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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: 61,521	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: 30,402	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: 28,743	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 03:04 PM
Party Poker Replayer I got some great suggestions on my last topic, but I put this in as a second question and no-one responded. I downloaded the Party Poker... Started by Guitman, 08-22-2004 01:48 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 3,023	Last Post By strangebird View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-22-2004 02:12 PM
Party Poker Problems I started playing two tables at a time this week. Yesterday, I folded trip aces on the flop accidentally, (pair in the pocket). I was on the other... Started by Guitman, 08-20-2004 02:18 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 4,477	Last Post By Toasty View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-22-2004 10:48 AM
WHO WINS IF THE ACE IS ON THE BOARD IN A FLUSH SITUATION TWO PLAYERS HAVE THE FLUSH WHO WINS THE POT?? Started by cc5511, 08-21-2004 09:36 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,597	Last Post By stuck View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-21-2004 11:39 AM
rake & pot-odds Do people ever take into account the rake when calculating pot odds? I'd imagine not, because it tends to be a relatively small portion of the pot,... Started by stuck, 08-20-2004 04:39 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 2,084	Last Post By Fnord View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 09:45 PM
Did I make the right move? Played a tourney last night. To summerize. 1. Mid/Late game (200/400 blinds)and I'm the short stack (2400 in chips) 2. Dealt K/K on the button... Started by FyrFytr998, 07-29-2004 01:14 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 2,821	Last Post By phildo View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 09:07 PM
Betting flush draws Do you bet when you have a good flush draw and are first to act? If so how much? I bet draws frequently, and I usually bet just under what I... Started by heatman, 08-05-2004 08:56 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 2,953	Last Post By bellkev View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 08:01 PM
Loose as a goose Ok now people lose money because they have a need to win and sometimes they risk it all just to see the next cards. These people are foolish in many... Started by thewhales, 08-20-2004 01:27 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 2,216	Last Post By Fnord View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 06:44 PM
Buy-In What do you guys buy in for when playing holdem? If I am playing limit holdem, I like to bring 25-30 BB with me to the table. For NL, it depends on... Started by Les_Worm, 08-20-2004 01:48 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,830	Last Post By mike4066 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 04:34 PM
Buy-in for half In the $200 NL game at stars I've been buying in for $100 as part of my table selection strategy. This goes against conventional wisdom, which is to... Started by heatman, 08-02-2004 03:56 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 2,119	Last Post By Krapp View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 12:50 PM
How do you play Queens? I have a question, I play .05/.10 NL (10). How do you guys play Queens? In situations like.. 1. When 2 or 3 have limped in? 2. When you are in... Started by wuarhg, 08-20-2004 07:31 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,991	Last Post By SteveO View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 09:37 AM
How to play this kind of table? update Hello all, I've played a couple games of NL Texas Hold 'Em with some of my friends (6 total) and after a bad beat last night I'm frustrated and... Started by andaval, 08-13-2004 12:01 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 3,665	Last Post By andaval View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 01:24 AM
New user, Hello Hey everyone, been reading the site for about 2 weeks now and decided to register. Excellent site and I've learned a bunch so far. I've been... Started by sl0wfaller, 08-19-2004 05:09 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,941	Last Post By sl0wfaller View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-20-2004 01:15 AM
What to do when a bluff goes bad? Let's say you're second to act postflop and it is checked to you with 200 in the pot and 3 people. You're early in a SNG with stack sizes of 1000... Started by LolotheBunny, 08-18-2004 01:54 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,021	Last Post By michael1123 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-19-2004 09:04 PM
getting no hands What should one do when you get very little for hands/flops/etc? Tonight I was playing at a free mtt at a local club and seemed like whenever I... Started by lineof7s, 08-10-2004 12:35 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 2,458	Last Post By Krapp View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-19-2004 07:27 PM
Advice needed.... Being still rather new to online poker (3-4months now) I'm looking to improve my game to the next level. Consider I've never read a poker book and... Started by KewlKatt, 08-09-2004 04:23 PM	Replies: 23 Views: 3,696	Last Post By jmrogers7 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-19-2004 01:05 PM
Jack Five Suited The other night Sammy Farha took down a nice pot in the WSOP by playing J5 suited. I don't play J5 s outside of the blinds on a full table and I was... Started by Eric, 08-19-2004 02:23 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 2,592	Last Post By mike4066 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-19-2004 09:52 AM
Help with this scenario I've been reading alot about poker and I've learned several tricks. One of these tricks is if you have second highest pair off the flop, and you want... Started by nick87, 08-15-2004 10:36 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,971	Last Post By Fnord View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-19-2004 04:35 AM
$10 SnGs The last couple of days I've moved back to playing $10 SnGs. My mood has improved considerably. I' ve played 11 SnG's. 1st - 1 2nd - 3 3rd - 3... Started by aneratergos, 08-17-2004 02:16 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 3,162	Last Post By Krapp View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-19-2004 03:05 AM
My favourite bluff The most successful bluff i've found is when 3 cards come down on the river and everyone checks it round, then the turn pairs either the lowest or... Started by Legendash, 08-17-2004 12:46 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 2,247	Last Post By Bvest65 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-18-2004 11:30 AM
Another Pocket Pairs Questions I was playing late last night and had been doing pretty well for me. I was up about $20 in the first hour but then had pocket A's broken by a two... Started by aneratergos, 08-13-2004 04:02 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,418	Last Post By VeraN View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-18-2004 01:15 AM
quick and easy question I see people talking about UTG's, MP's, and CO's. I see what positions they are compared to the dealer, but what do they stand for? Started by lineof7s, 08-15-2004 11:14 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,739	Last Post By lineof7s View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-15-2004 11:42 PM
Isn't this a split ??? {This post has been removed} Started by , 08-08-2004 07:38 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 3,596	Last Post By michael1123 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-14-2004 04:03 PM
Whats wrong with this picture Been working on some more advanced strategies and trying to put them in play lately, which consiquently has been leading to greater loss variance in... Started by KewlKatt, 08-13-2004 12:58 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 2,338	Last Post By michael1123 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-14-2004 02:07 PM
How do you guys handle this kind of feeling the feeling you get when you are dealt KK, raise, get called A flops, fold to midium raise and seeing the K on turn Started by AllinLife, 08-12-2004 02:00 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,918	Last Post By johnnyawe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-13-2004 04:47 PM
Hello and Other Stuff Hello Everyone, I just started playing online a few weeks ago and at about the same time found this site. I have enjoyed reading your discussions... Started by aneratergos, 08-11-2004 11:00 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,889	Last Post By aneratergos View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-13-2004 03:49 PM
An inspired question.... Early/middle of a tourney (blinds are relatively sane.) An aggressive player from the CO/Button raises. You're in the BB with AQo and flat call. ... Started by Fnord, 07-26-2004 05:28 AM	Replies: 48 Views: 4,221	Last Post By Toasty View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-12-2004 07:38 PM
Slansky's probability chart and FTR's chart I've been studying slanksy's probability chart and when I checked out FTR's outs and pot odds page I noticed they are different. Slansky's chart... Started by nick87, 08-06-2004 11:54 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 6,902	Last Post By Toasty View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2004 09:58 AM
How to start playing online? Hey guys, I wanna start playing poker online for money but dont know where to start. Which site should a beginner start at? (Pacific, party,... Started by Papa Georgeo, 07-13-2004 04:26 PM	Replies: 27 Views: 5,474	Last Post By thelipkin View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2004 06:34 AM
ALL IN QUESTION? I PLAYED A HAND WHERE A PLAYER THAT WAS SHORT STACKED WENT ALL IN AND 2 OTHER PLAYERS CALLED THE BET. THE TWO PLAYERS HAD A SIDE BET GOING TILL THE... Started by CRILES2532, 08-10-2004 09:57 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,759	Last Post By Aceofone View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2004 10:04 PM
Antes and Blinds OK my friend seems to think that there are no antes in no limit texas hold me, but if you look at the web blog there are. Can one of you show me a... Started by Spammy12345, 08-09-2004 12:30 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 3,720	Last Post By Spammy12345 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2004 06:18 PM
Q high flushes Are they worth going all in on in ring games? Played a Q high diamond draw cheap on button. Flop two diamonds. Checked around to me and so I bet... Started by Iconoclastic, 08-09-2004 12:53 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 2,635	Last Post By johnnyawe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2004 05:22 PM
recognizing/controlling tilt? hey, i've been reading for awhile, have a question (my first post!). I don't think i'm a terrible player, but I do think i go on tilt too easily. ... Started by stuck, 08-09-2004 12:15 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,786	Last Post By AllinLife View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2004 01:41 PM
Dont know what to do next I've just started playing poker in the last 2 months. I started to play online about 2 weeks ago and started to play the 5/.50 sng's at PS. I did ok... Started by melinda27, 08-08-2004 09:24 PM	Replies: 21 Views: 3,322	Last Post By maxxscam View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2004 03:54 AM
raising vs. limping preflop If you're in late position with a marginal hand, and everyone or almost everyone folds to you (the ones who don't limp), is it better, on average, to... Started by stuck, 08-09-2004 06:37 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 2,552	Last Post By Fnord View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2004 06:53 PM
help a n00b Hi there. New to the forum. Question: what is a SnG? Started by xeqtr, 08-09-2004 01:07 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,560	Last Post By FyrFytr998 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2004 01:13 AM
What kind of hands do you play? I find myself losing SO MUCH becuase I will only play hands that are on the groupings. If its not atleast in group 6, I won't play it. and I lose... Started by nick87, 07-29-2004 09:32 PM	Replies: 23 Views: 3,971	Last Post By xeqtr View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-08-2004 08:33 PM
Introduction and some Queries Heya, I've been hanging about on some poker forums for a few months, Read some on the internet and read a few books (more coming in, mostly... Started by wuarhg, 08-04-2004 08:28 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,222	Last Post By wuarhg View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-08-2004 05:29 PM
Wasn't sure what to do here I was playing in a $25NL game on paradise, and utg went all in for $15. I'm in the BB with AKo, and it was folded round to me. I told everyone what I... Started by xbones, 08-06-2004 09:32 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 2,934	Last Post By allLiving View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-08-2004 01:33 PM
How Much Money Should I Bring A casino near me has a $2/$4 limit holdem game, how much money ought I to bring? Started by gshot, 08-07-2004 11:59 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,990	Last Post By mike4066 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-07-2004 01:22 PM
Tough decision Tough decision - in a bad spot because of my own bad play... 1/2 NL, rowdy table. Dealt KJc in BB. Comes to me with 2xbb raise by UTG and two... Started by heatman, 08-06-2004 10:27 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,936	Last Post By heatman View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-06-2004 01:58 PM