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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	Replies: 17 Views: 67,185	Last Post By Moritz Fischer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2023 08:21 AM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 33,650	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-28-2014 12:38 PM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 32,018	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 03:04 PM
Depositing money? I have been a victim of ID theft alreday, so I am kind of leery about putting CC or bank info on-line. Does anyone know if I could make a deposit... Started by cmg_poker, 02-09-2005 01:33 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,421	Last Post By r8ed View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-10-2005 05:18 PM
Where to go to train properly? I'm thinking in terms of training for poker - meaning playing with low risk for a while. I've tried micro limits but they seem to be filled with... Started by ponyboy, 02-09-2005 06:06 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,426	Last Post By DrumzCT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-10-2005 11:41 AM
Who wins the side pot in an All-in scenario? Just played a home game, and there was some discussion about a scenario that occured there. Here's what happened, and how we solved it. The... Started by Ace High, 02-10-2005 08:44 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,578	Last Post By dar103 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-10-2005 11:34 AM
Do you guys multi-table better than you single? Do you guys multi-table better than you single? I have noticed that, although I don't usually multi-table, I play better when I do. By having... Started by dalecooper, 02-09-2005 05:58 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 1,998	Last Post By BreakfastMan View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-10-2005 11:31 AM
Raked Hand...? Question for you. When you see a bonus such as at Poker Plex where they state that after your 300th Raked Hand you get the bonus, what counts as a... Started by Crunch, 02-09-2005 11:41 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 2,070	Last Post By Humphrind View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 11:54 PM
'Railbirding' online a good idea? I read somewheres that Railbirding (excuse me if I messed up the term) was a good idea when possible to get a good idea as to what the 'feel' of the... Started by Crunch, 02-09-2005 02:43 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 3,063	Last Post By ilikeaces86 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 08:01 PM
What limit should i start on ? hi i have 80 dollars at netteller. for a beginner what level should i start out on and where you recommend to play at for low limit holdem? ... Started by jbmagic, 02-09-2005 04:24 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,686	Last Post By guitarhero14 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 07:12 PM
AQo Played in a 7-man live tournament (homegame) last night. Got dealt total crap for at least two hours and only called into one flop (only to flop an... Started by scunning, 02-06-2005 04:59 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 2,167	Last Post By aleksandr View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 07:06 PM
My Cow That Craps Golden Eggs Watup everyone! I was playing on RVP last night and decided to play some 2-max (1 vs 1) .25/.50 NL tables and had a blast. I sat down with 50... Started by SmackinYaUp, 02-07-2005 06:58 PM	Replies: 18 Views: 2,310	Last Post By a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 04:17 PM
the second highest straight I suppose this goes in the Beginners Forum since its a hand ranking question: Is the wheel the second highest straight behind the Ace high... Started by jobupoker, 01-20-2005 04:52 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 7,930	Last Post By jobupoker View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 03:33 PM
folding JJ Preflop Yesterday on a 50nl table I was dealt JJ and the person before me went all in for about 30 and I folded my jacks. Was this correct I had just sat... Started by wwonka, 02-02-2005 12:47 PM	Replies: 24 Views: 3,661	Last Post By gregor View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 02:55 PM
some random thoughts and advice requests :) 1st some hands I've played: hand 1) Q4s I made flush on the river with A on the table. There was some raising action and I lost to the K!!!! In... Started by rmariani, 02-09-2005 12:19 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,492	Last Post By dar103 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 02:49 PM
How to deal with the low flush? Situation: I'm playing 78 suited in middle position. Limped in. There are a few other players in the hand. Pot's about $2. I flop the flush... Started by dalecooper, 02-07-2005 05:42 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,180	Last Post By dalecooper View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 02:21 PM
Trips got me! Again! I lose more money to trips than to anything else. I never seem to see it coming, and yet again I place 4th in a SnG after getting the chiplead and... Started by Crunch, 02-06-2005 01:37 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,742	Last Post By DrumzCT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 12:01 PM
BLUFFING IN EARLY POS WITH OVERS I was wondering in a Nl ring or* tourney what would be the most successful way of bluffing when you are in early position to act post-flop and raised... Started by BILLABONG, 02-07-2005 02:34 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,037	Last Post By gregor View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 10:33 AM
Most Outs Possible... Hey guys... just a interesting topic... I was thinking and I started to wonder what is the most amount of outs you can possibly have... I've been... Started by Tim Vecchioni, 02-02-2005 01:35 AM	Replies: 40 Views: 3,482	Last Post By gregor View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 10:01 AM
Absolute Poker freeroll ... 35 left in absolute pokers free , the one tahts been going on for like 3:15 ..Table 134... Hit me up on aol hardcoregymrat if ya... Started by ripjohngotti, 02-09-2005 02:27 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,481	Last Post By Aceofone View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 08:56 AM
one of my strateies for NL 1/2 tables quick comment first. I love your forum :) the best one I've found up to now, good work. Now for the real stuff. Here is a strategy that I found... Started by res1cue, 02-08-2005 11:33 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 2,103	Last Post By Aceofone View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-09-2005 08:49 AM
I'm a lucky bastard... I need a serious lesson it tilt management, but I really don't know if I want it. I deposited $100 on Party Poker around Christmas and I now have... Started by golf1886, 02-07-2005 11:10 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,716	Last Post By SteveO View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 09:59 PM
pot odds question Hello, I'm fairly new to poker. I understand the basic idea of pot odds but I don't understand the justification. For example, suppose you're... Started by benthehen, 10-01-2004 07:04 AM	Replies: 28 Views: 5,706	Last Post By RiverMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 08:26 PM
Which one is the best? which poker site do you think is the best out of all of them out there and why Started by mimmons775, 02-08-2005 05:10 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,295	Last Post By ilikeaces86 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 05:21 PM
Are "Play Money" games going to help my play? Hi everyone. I'm new to the site and very happy to see what seems to be a very supportive community. I have done a search through the forums but... Started by cassette, 02-06-2005 01:40 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,987	Last Post By cartilago77 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 04:01 PM
Handle bad cards, handle a loss and handle a bad week... I'm planning to take a few days off right now, after a very bad week... Played for about two months. Won at first, but now lost all of it in one... Started by Excalibur, 02-04-2005 12:32 PM	Replies: 21 Views: 2,576	Last Post By NTidd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 01:51 PM
6 max players strategies Hi i 'm a new member here. I have juste suscribe few minutes ago. This website is great !!! I'm playing poker online since 4 months and only play... Started by krikri, 02-08-2005 09:48 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,787	Last Post By krikri View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 01:46 PM
Min bet raise trap I was just wondering what everyone's view is on this. To clarify, you bet big PF and land something big on flop but you don't want to scare people... Started by bigred, 02-07-2005 12:57 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,291	Last Post By UG View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 10:11 AM
Home Game Short Handed I started playing a regular tounament-style home game which I'd like some advice on. The tournament is set up at 2 or 3 tables of 6 persons... Started by EasyT, 02-07-2005 01:20 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,403	Last Post By TLR View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 05:10 AM
Bet the flopped straight? Scenario: you hold QJo in middle position and limped in with a few other players. Flop comes AKT, and the two high cards are both hearts. Bet... Started by dalecooper, 02-02-2005 01:53 PM	Replies: 18 Views: 2,238	Last Post By aleksandr View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-08-2005 12:35 AM
Online Showdowns I was checking out Empire Poker and watching some of the high dollar games and I notice when a hand goes far enough that there is a showdown more... Started by injury, 02-07-2005 04:21 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,332	Last Post By Humphrind View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-07-2005 03:56 PM
What would you do? You get dealt JJ in MP UTG, who has just arrived and bought in for 10BB, goes all in - you call. MP2, a player one behind you who bought in for... Started by Ayce, 02-06-2005 07:07 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,357	Last Post By ChezJ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-07-2005 01:15 PM
The UK stinks!!! Ok, firstly can i just express my jelousy at all you guys out there in America having every game available, anytime, 365 days a year! I live in... Started by Libertine, 02-06-2005 05:03 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,368	Last Post By wobbler View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-07-2005 05:14 AM
sb/bb and single blind format i was wondering if anyone knows how to correctly alter their play to account for a single blind game. irl, i normally play 10/20cent no limit, but... Started by il.nico, 02-06-2005 10:44 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,362	Last Post By JeffreyGB View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 02-07-2005 02:37 AM
Aggression - help wanted I´ve really been trying lately to work on my aggression. It´s all fine when I bet the pot on flop and everybody folds, or I get a lot of action in... Started by Waggho, 02-04-2005 08:45 AM	Replies: 21 Views: 3,226	Last Post By aleksandr View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-06-2005 06:05 PM
AK vs AA I resently had AKs from middle position, and ofcource did a preflop raise (a big one) then I guy reraised me from late position with 4-5 times the... Started by Nut_Bob, 01-30-2005 06:51 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 7,668	Last Post By Pyroxene View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-06-2005 05:03 PM
The Fish are Getting Smarter... So much for getting reads on betting patterns.... I have noticed this trend alot the past couple weeks. It has always been around but it seems... Started by lolzzz_321, 02-06-2005 08:50 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,544	Last Post By elipsesjeff View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-06-2005 04:04 PM
Simple Question looking for a simple answer I searched for it on FTR but couldn't find it, it's probably buried somewhere. Using Pokerstove, I calculated the total number of possible hand... Started by Iconoclastic, 02-06-2005 01:10 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,353	Last Post By Iconoclastic View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-06-2005 03:46 PM
Help with cash games with many limpers i play cash games with about 6 people. the problem is that most (if not all) will limp in with any hand. this becomes frustrating because most will... Started by beez, 02-06-2005 01:47 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,183	Last Post By JeffreyGB View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 02-06-2005 02:12 PM
What do you consider the best bang for your buck? I'm having some difficulty in building up my bankroll. As it stands, I've tried all sorts of different tactics at different times, trying to get a... Started by Crunch, 02-05-2005 01:01 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,829	Last Post By Les_Worm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-05-2005 04:24 PM
2 table, or move up a level? Which would offer less variance, playing .50 SNG's 2 tabling? Or playing $1 SNG's 1 table at a time? If you achieved the same ITM and ROI at... Started by linker33, 02-04-2005 12:58 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 2,388	Last Post By bigred View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-05-2005 11:51 AM
AQ vs. 32 against AK I was thinking about this question... Probably I could come up with the answer myself with some effort but I let you guys take a bite on it. If... Started by Waggho, 02-05-2005 05:20 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,704	Last Post By lolzzz_321 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-05-2005 05:25 AM
Calculating SNG Variance What formula can I use to calculate variance, in the context of playing only SNG's? Started by linker33, 02-05-2005 04:49 AM	Replies: 0 Views: 1,256	Last Post By linker33 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 02-05-2005 04:49 AM