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Approximatly 2 weeks ago I began an experiment at some of the lower level tables. Namely the .05/.10 at Pstars. I have played approximatly 30 hours...

at my home games I have been playign this one player and I either bust him down completely or he busts me down completely. He always checks and...

I have been multitableing at very low limits to rebuild my bankroll, and have ran into a problem. Should I play 5 tables with low quality reads,...

This move has taken over the NL$25 tables. How do you react to this? Me: AJo on the button. Four limpers to me. I raise 4x, $1 to go. One of...

2 others go all in before me (one is short). I have them both covered. I call them both for 75% of my stack with AKsuited. Bad call? It's still...

Say you have four players left and their remaining stakes are as follows: Player 1 $500 Player 2 $300 Player 3 $150 Player 4 $350

UTG: Raise 4x to 3 dollars. 1 Caller in MP. 1 Player in LP who is tilting goes all in for 30ish dollars. 2nd Player in LP who joined recently...

Is it worth it to do it with no reads whatsoever? Sorry for the HH in strat, but this is a strat question in my opinion. ***** Hand History for...

I have been doing this for a while and would like to hear what you think about it. If I am out of position and have a decent hand I will check any...

The other night, I saw a guy adopt the policy of calling all relatively big preflop raises no matter what cards he had. I saw him suck out monster...

Well, I am still trying to become one. But that’s what makes this game so great – the quest to become the best player possible. I thought I would...

After tracking my play for the last week, I have realized something that should have been obvious. But first some background… I’ve been away...

I had an interesting hand today that I lost a lot of money on. I knew I was beat and I still went all-in. Why is that? I guess I don't trust...

I'm kinda new to holdem and i understand the point and reason for pot odds i just don't understand how to find them.

Not sure if this was the right place to post this but anyway. Ive been looking at my profit stats recently. While ive been making an overall...

I have K5o, a terrible hand. But I have 150 in the pot (i am small blind). There are 2 callers so that this point there are 3x300 + 1x150 in the...

***** Hand History for Game 2398997087 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:14122083 Level:2 Blinds(15/30) - Thursday, July 21,...

Hi All, I'm new to FTR.com. I've been playing poker 'seriously' (as in trying to improve my game) for less than a year. I currently play at...

Do you play this? Let me setup the scenario. UTG raises $1, I reraise to $2, next player goes all-in. Button also calls All-in. Do you call?

Heres the scenario...heads up, both players check to see a flop. Player 1 has 4 5, flop is a 5 k. Player 2, at this point unknown however it is...

You are HU, blinds are relatively high. You are literally not picking up hands at all. Your opponent keeps raising and showing nice hands. ...

I have a problem that reoccurs frequently in my game. Often when playing against one dimensional players, I find myself reading into situations more...

I was playing NL $25 and this guy started talkin shit big time. I wanted to take away all of his $ so he would shut up. Well, he was folding most of...

I am starting to feel that I am not getting enough out of my play. I play about 25% of my hands which I am happy with. When I get cards, I raise...

Is a quick all-in by the button an auto call by the BB with 4-4 in heads up? It's so hard to get the read on whether or not they got a big pair or...

By the way, I think this forum is better than any poker book I've read. I've learned a lot so far. My question is regarding junk hands. I think...

What would Jesus (Ferguson, of course) do? Or... if you were Jesus... PL/$25. This was a pretty tough table I've figured as the betting when...

I know that this topic has been discussed to death so sorry! Just wondering on your guys experience with different limits. I play at pokerstars...

I've been in a horrible break-even rut recently where I feel I should be winning substantially (obviously I feel that way, I know Iknow). But I...

Having a little fun at the lower limits.. PokerStars Game #2146736709: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2005/07/20 - 15:38:01 (ET) Table...

I was wondering if this is a profitable move in 25NL when playing against a lot of the fish. When I say reraise I mean if someone bets 4xBB reraising...

25 NL on PP 10 max cards are delt. 6 limpers..i find AKo on the button .. i make it 8x the big blind to go everyone folds to the 4th...

Congratz on the new skin! - All hands are after the first break (70% of players eliminated). - I only posted the hands where I think I should...

Hi guys. Please let me know if this is in the appropriate part of the fora... I wanted your collective wisdom about a couple of beats I...

After reading some books recommended here, and reading in the forums, I must be doing something right. Tonight, I went to a local tourney near home,...

this is a long two questions, but i think they are good ones. thanks in advance for replies. recently i have moved from my generally tight...