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Sticky Thread Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll?

Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 03:12 PM
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08-09-2023 08:21 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest

Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 12:38 PM
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09-28-2014 12:38 PM

Sticky Thread Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum!

Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 03:04 PM
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09-11-2014 03:04 PM

200NL move...discuss

i have AKo in the SB and MP2 raises to 7BB. i know that he is capable of doing this with hands i have dominated but i also know that hes a TAgg and...

Started by journey075, 07-07-2005 11:57 PM
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07-12-2005 11:58 AM

what's the most you ever lost?

whats the most money you guys ever lost in one hand?

Started by behfar, 07-06-2005 01:31 AM
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07-12-2005 03:23 AM

Checkup - 16,000 hands

Can I get some feedback on my Poker Stats. This is all my NL$25 history from PT. It doesn't include some very bad, limited, and losing peeks into...

Started by EasyT, 07-07-2005 09:34 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,993
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07-11-2005 07:28 PM

River tempter

Ive been having a closer look at my river play recently trying to figure out if there is any way of sucking more money out of other players when i...

Started by Miffed22001, 07-08-2005 04:39 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,117
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07-11-2005 12:01 PM

Plaing Multiple Ring tables

So I'm sort of in a funk, and I'm sure it has to do with playing multiple tables trying to get all this bonus money. I play $25NL. When i play one...

Started by realgenius, 07-08-2005 12:23 PM
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07-11-2005 10:56 AM

The value of PFR - pocket 9's

This forum has told me to raise more preflop and play position better and I'm working on both :) In this hand I had played pretty tight for a while...

Started by Borax, 07-05-2005 02:53 AM
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07-11-2005 04:32 AM

Poll Poll: When does the kicker apply?

In the community there was Q Q 2 2 4. I had 2 7, for a full house. My opponent had 2 A for the same full house Queens full of 2s. The jackasses I...

Started by haywoodJ, 07-07-2005 08:51 PM
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07-10-2005 07:34 PM

Pitfalls of slowplay?

This is a made up hand but it happens often enough I want some advice on how to handle it. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed)...

Started by EricE, 07-08-2005 06:53 PM
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07-10-2005 07:45 AM

Random raises strategy

The raise amount should be the same no matter what you hold, right? Otherwise you'd be giving your opponents some information. But what if you...

Started by , 07-08-2005 07:07 AM
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07-10-2005 06:10 AM

PLEASE HELP WITH POSITION~~

Ok, after hearing some great advice from my last post, I think it will help me even more if I can determine what position im in when playing short...

Started by BILLABONG, 07-03-2005 01:32 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,414
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07-10-2005 05:17 AM

Advantages of PLHE vs NLHE

Anyone here play pot limit? What are the main differences from No limit? Are the basic ring or tournament strategies much the same? I wonder...

Started by DBL0SVN, 05-29-2005 02:08 AM
Replies: 21 Views: 3,973
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07-10-2005 04:12 AM

$ by position

Sorry that the table is hard to read. HTML removes extra spaces so I can’t lay it out in columnar fashion. Position CountOfPosition SumOfWinLoss...

Started by EricE, 07-08-2005 02:58 PM
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07-10-2005 12:27 AM

Tourny buyins

I had a quick question on buyins...ive been playin poker for lil over a year but im just starting to get into tournament playing. Well i was wanting...

Started by Syperus, 07-08-2005 09:14 PM
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07-10-2005 12:24 AM

How do you play this?

The other day, I had roughly $600 in front of me in a $100 buy in game. I limp in on the button with 7Ts. Five other limpers. Flop comes out...

Started by Checkways, 07-06-2005 03:43 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,883
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07-09-2005 08:14 PM

The Second Barrel

This is tripping me up a lot. And I think this is one of the more difficult things to get comfortable with. I open or raise with a good hand like...

Started by EasyT, 07-01-2005 12:58 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,519
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07-09-2005 08:07 PM

Making notes helps!

Over the past week or two I have really committed to making notes about what people play with when I sit at a table and their style of play. As a...

Started by ponyboy, 07-09-2005 08:52 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,011
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07-09-2005 02:41 PM

TpMk: out of control pot

I reluctantly ask another question here since I've been getting quite a bit of ridicule for them. So if you think it's a dumb question, just move...

Started by Checkways, 07-07-2005 10:21 PM
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07-09-2005 01:05 AM

Rule Clarification

I was playing a home game over the weekend and had tough situation. Two of us in the hand and we make it to the river. The last card comes out...

Started by EasyT, 07-05-2005 01:00 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,205
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07-08-2005 02:51 PM

How aggressive are you when its folded to the blinds?(yYou)

This is one part where I need to fix up my game. Say im SB and I have AX. Should I raise here? Also, say you have 45 spades. Flop is 69q Rainbow....

Started by Armstrong, 07-05-2005 04:24 AM
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07-08-2005 01:58 AM

That guy is Bluffing.

You have AK on the button... flop of 925.. first to act pushes AI, it folds to you. You've been at the table a while and are 99% sure he is...

Started by BIGandRICH, 06-29-2005 05:47 AM
Replies: 23 Views: 3,025
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07-07-2005 08:15 PM

Pokerstars ring game questions.

Okay, I started playing poker again about 2 months ago after a few stints at online poker the last 2 years. The first month back I was able to make...

Started by Inotreb, 07-06-2005 02:53 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 1,060
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07-07-2005 04:25 PM

Considerations for size of PFR

What are the things that you consider when deciding the size of a pre flop raise and how do they influence it. Here are the things I know of,...

Started by EricE, 07-05-2005 05:40 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,378
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07-07-2005 04:07 PM

quick call vs. slow call

I enter a good drawing flop (flush/OESD with overs for example) and have position. If checked to I usually bet out for fold equity but if I am forced...

Started by DimitriT, 06-29-2005 12:34 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 2,242
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07-07-2005 03:44 PM

Top Pairs killing me

Need some help with some hands that have killed me several times over the past 24 hours. Each time I've flopped top pair with a good kicker. Two...

Started by realgenius, 07-06-2005 06:38 PM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,501
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07-07-2005 03:40 PM

NL ring games for a former sng player

I am a former sng player who has been trying his hand at ring games, as I think I can make more long term there. However, the transition from...

Started by Rockymv, 07-05-2005 02:34 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,282
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07-07-2005 03:21 PM

runner-runner odds

Can anyone give me the odds for the making your hand when you need -runner-runner for a flush -runner-runner for a straight (your 3 cards are not...

Started by nossodo, 07-07-2005 03:00 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,231
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07-07-2005 03:06 PM

I don't understand +EV or -EV

I see it all the time among these boards. If someone could explain a hand where you are -EV and +EV, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Started by Armstrong, 07-03-2005 10:45 PM
Replies: 5 Views: 1,176
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07-07-2005 06:48 AM

I will never understand calling stations

Drives me nuts probably because at lower limits this happens all of the time. Just played a hand with JJ dealt. Raised 5xBB preflop. Three...

Started by ponyboy, 07-05-2005 11:58 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,223
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07-06-2005 06:03 PM

Gap Concept

Does some one want to take a stab at defining and explaining the 'Gap Concept'? Maybe use some concrete examples ..... If it's in another post or...

Started by RiverMonkey, 01-27-2005 08:19 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 4,794
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07-06-2005 11:32 AM

Mixed Terminology

Stop And Go I have heard many definitions of this move and I could use someone clearing it up for me. I have heard these definitions. You...

Started by Muxy, 07-05-2005 11:39 PM
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07-06-2005 10:50 AM

This hand made me confused... (LC)

Examine this hand and tell me what's wrong with this hand. Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is BB with 8:club:,...

Started by outphase, 07-06-2005 02:15 AM
Replies: 1 Views: 794
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07-06-2005 07:58 AM

Never slowplay?

I have changed my style to tight/aggressive for a little while. This normally results in a preflop raise by me with a good starting hand (varying...

Started by ponyboy, 07-05-2005 11:04 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,379
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07-06-2005 03:50 AM

TpWk and weak overpair play

(My first thread.....This is a neat site, and I'm glad I stumbled across it) I'm trying to plug some holes in my game, and these are two...

Started by underminedsk, 07-01-2005 02:10 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,091
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07-06-2005 03:14 AM

passiveness vs. aggression

Are there any articles/books that really explain why aggression is better than passiveness in general when it comes to Texas Hold 'Em (doesnt...

Started by spino1i, 06-24-2005 12:37 PM
Replies: 28 Views: 6,062
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07-06-2005 03:02 AM

poker tracker pfr and small blind question

hi, trying to plug leaks and wondering what figures other people have for things like pre flop raises and voluntary put in the pot from the small...

Started by smcicr, 06-23-2005 06:28 AM
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07-06-2005 01:37 AM

Typical session: start slow and then catch up

I have noticed a pattern in my chash games (at buy in levels from $4 to $100) where I'll start off losing about 30% of my chips early and then go...

Started by DimitriT, 06-22-2005 09:18 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 2,333
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07-05-2005 12:31 PM

Your Play?

Only read was he had a stack of 2.5x buy-in and hasnt played many hands at all (only been at table for 1-2 orbits). > Game # 266,708,718 starting....

Started by SinkRox, 07-04-2005 11:21 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,169
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07-05-2005 11:12 AM

The Flop is out to get me.

This seems to happening alot lately. Can someone please offer some guidance? The Scenario: 1) I have been patiently waiting for playable hole...

Started by G3O, 06-29-2005 10:56 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,889
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07-05-2005 10:58 AM

Counting outs

I continue to be puzzled by this familiar odds formula: 46 X (#of outs) minus 1. With 5 known cards (my 2 hold cards plus 4 cards on the table)...

Started by rev81, 06-29-2005 08:39 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 2,121
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07-05-2005 10:48 AM

More two pair problems!

Ok cash table, 6 players. I call from the sb with 8 6 off (my first call for a while as ihad nothing but crap like this) Flop is 8 6 4 with...

Started by Miffed22001, 07-04-2005 05:26 PM
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07-05-2005 07:23 AM

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