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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

august and graphs and grindtime

my turn to start a graph thread! first off, here is an interesting link to some micro fish graph a couple of years back. Now a link to his more...

Started by daven, 09-01-2011 12:12 AM
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09-02-2011 05:42 AM

T9s turns flush

Could someone try and convert this for me? Cards won't copy for some reason. Maybe 20 hands at table and on villain. No hud. Table is super loose...

Started by supa, 09-01-2011 02:44 PM
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09-02-2011 02:43 AM

good poker - bad poker

Anybody have a good list of the weaknesses/play characteristics of bad/beginners vs. experienced/advanced/profitable players. To start I would say......

Started by spaddedheaven, 09-01-2011 08:34 PM
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09-01-2011 11:03 PM

Flop straight but possible flush.

The villain is 50/40 agg fact 1.8 and freq 46%. Nothing major noted so far, I've seen him raise to isolate another on the table several times &...

Started by Moradis, 08-30-2011 11:21 AM
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09-01-2011 09:15 PM

flop straight, shove scary turn? 25nlFR

CO is 90-15 or so bb is bad nit (13-6) who plays draws passively my image possibly isn't too good at this table cos I've been trying to practise...

Started by daven, 08-31-2011 04:27 PM
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09-01-2011 06:30 PM

TP2k 3 streets? sizing? 25nl FR

villain is 37-11 over small sample of about 30 hands. No reads beyond stats. Sizing on all streets? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9...

Started by daven, 08-30-2011 07:53 AM
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09-01-2011 04:00 PM

Fundamental theory of poker thought

i was grinding away, playing more aggressively than normal, when a thought crossed my mind. We would probably end up doing a lot more betting and...

Started by daven, 08-31-2011 02:40 AM
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09-01-2011 03:01 AM

45s fd in mp to ep tight agg

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP1 ($9.78) MP2 ($5.45) MP3 ($2.69) Hero...

Started by Zorkion, 08-27-2011 12:46 PM
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08-31-2011 10:33 PM

8s and 9s - two simple spots? 25nl FR

Hand 1 Villain is 18-tabling, 22-20-5 wannabe LAG over 200 hands. 65% cbet. Winning player, South American, probably pro 25nlol debating float,...

Started by daven, 08-26-2011 04:18 AM
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08-31-2011 10:28 PM

calling range vs river check-raise? 25nlFR

villain is loose 18-14ish but reg and winning. He doesn't check-raise much and tends to play rivers pretty straightforward. He steals 35%, his stack...

Started by daven, 08-31-2011 04:22 PM
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08-31-2011 10:19 PM

KK top set vs check-raise 25nl FR

villain seems wannabe tag 16-12-4. He probably sees me as a little bit splashy cos button is a whale + sb is dead money so i've been seeing a lot of...

Started by daven, 08-29-2011 07:09 PM
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08-31-2011 02:06 PM

50nl FR: 99 vs fishy

Villain 46/5 over 20 hands or so - hes clearly bad. (his bet sizing isnt bad though) Trivial?? No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) -...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-30-2011 08:18 PM
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08-31-2011 01:01 PM

top set on mono flop, 3b pot, 200bb deep - 25nlFR

villain seems loose TAG. Russian. My image is aggro. I've put my chips in the middle a few times at this table, some bluffs some value. AcAx,...

Started by daven, 08-30-2011 07:50 AM
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08-30-2011 09:08 PM

AT cbet sizing on QQ4rb 25nlFR

limper is 40-6 with 70% fold to cbet sb is 20-14 straightforward high fold to cbet sizing? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) -...

Started by daven, 08-29-2011 07:12 PM
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08-30-2011 09:30 AM

jj vs lag on akx board in 3bet pot

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($10) Button ($6.40) Hero (SB) ($16.67)...

Started by Zorkion, 08-29-2011 11:20 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 791
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08-30-2011 09:27 AM

5NL - AK from BB

this was awkward for me, no stats or read on the player. Just started the session. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars...

Started by nonofyobiz, 08-30-2011 01:54 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 667
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08-30-2011 09:23 AM

AQ vs donk-bet on low board, 3b pot 25nlFR

utg opener does this with small pocket pairs hj is 31-10 over small sample this is completely standard right? or am i just playing stupid-bad here?...

Started by daven, 08-29-2011 07:18 PM
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08-30-2011 04:30 AM

Villain leads paired river.

This hand confuses me. Villain is 56/0/1 fish over 16 hands, fold to cbet 3/3. Std 3bet pre. How does flop and turn bet sizing look? Otr, I'm...

Started by Petulie, 08-28-2011 09:01 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 848
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08-29-2011 09:14 PM

aj on kqka

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($5.25) SB ($4.06) BB ($10) UTG...

Started by Zorkion, 08-29-2011 11:38 AM
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08-29-2011 08:52 PM

A 10NL busto set.

Here's a hand that made me sick yesterday. Villain is 17/14/4 over 218 hands. No notes on the guy, assuming he has been playing pretty std. Blinds...

Started by Petulie, 08-28-2011 08:36 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 896
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08-29-2011 06:59 PM

Raise sizing?

Villain is 17/14, cbet 100% over 42 hands PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by PKKFW, 08-29-2011 04:02 AM
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08-29-2011 10:49 AM

Adjusting is important.

<Miejuib> i am sitting at a nit table <Miejuib> like almost everyone is 10/8 or less <Miejuib> and im making profit by minraising any unopened...

Started by Zorkion, 08-29-2011 09:12 AM
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08-29-2011 09:26 AM

aq std cbet on jxx vs raise

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP2 ($5.45) MP3 ($6.44) CO ($5.84) Button...

Started by Zorkion, 08-29-2011 05:20 AM
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08-29-2011 06:07 AM

KT steal, villain donks turn and river on Kxxxx 25nl FR

sb is 13-11-4 with 75% fold to steal (13% 3b vs steal) I'm thinking about checking back this flop as some sort of balance, but that seems dumb cos...

Started by daven, 08-28-2011 05:54 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 800
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08-29-2011 05:25 AM

cold 4b bluff? 25nl FR

Original opener is 17-12, 35% steal, 100% fold to 3b (7/7) CO is TAG who 3bets obvious spots and situations a whole lot, 16-11-7, high fold to 3b. ...

Started by daven, 08-28-2011 05:50 PM
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08-28-2011 11:16 PM

5NL stat check (14K hands)

I know it's a small sample but just wanted to see if anything popped out and if there's anything I need to work on. Any comments are greatly...

Started by nonofyobiz, 08-27-2011 06:03 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 775
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08-28-2011 11:02 PM

79s bluff river on QQJ62? 25nlFR

villain just seems weak and bad over tiny sample river bluff cos i about never have showdown value and he has AT a lot? needs to work >25/63 times....

Started by daven, 08-28-2011 06:01 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 781
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08-28-2011 10:25 PM

KQs, fold to 3rd barrel?

this is from rush poker, which I sucked at. since all draws bricked do i call this? he probably doesn't have any value hands i beat. ...

Started by baudib, 08-28-2011 08:30 PM
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08-28-2011 10:19 PM

99 in 4-bet pot

going over old hands from my database or from weaktight that i remember as interesting. sometimes i can't remember or understand my thought process....

Started by baudib, 08-28-2011 08:05 PM
Replies: 5 Views: 622
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08-28-2011 08:29 PM

Rockets OOP versus King High Flop, 4-Bet Pot

Villain is 16/4/0 after 45 Haven't seen anything out of the ordinary... PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter...

Started by DoubleJ, 08-27-2011 04:31 PM
Replies: 29 Views: 1,549
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08-28-2011 07:26 PM

10NL flopped two pair facing raise

UTG is 17/15/2 over 228 hands, no notes of anything out of the ordinary. So I flat the BB with a nice implied odds hand. I flop two pair and so l...

Started by Petulie, 08-28-2011 09:21 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,195
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08-28-2011 06:28 PM

ak squeeze becomes multiway?

Cake - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 8 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 3 MP+1: $3.30 Hero (CO): $16.04 BTN: $9.65 SB: $5.41 BB: $10.63 UTG:...

Started by Zorkion, 08-25-2011 07:04 AM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,254
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08-28-2011 04:53 AM

I am I the Donk?

Hello all, this is what would be my first post had I not posted on the introduce yourself column. Will try and post for the Bikes comp too if I have...

Started by Jour-Ne', 08-26-2011 03:07 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 873
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08-27-2011 12:23 PM

ARGH! Losing my shirt and getting frustrated. (3 hands inside)

I"m about 14k hands this month, and I'm now down 5 buy ins, and I"m playing tighter than I have ever played. I just keep having my big hands run...

Started by nonofyobiz, 08-27-2011 04:14 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 820
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08-27-2011 07:13 AM

What did Johnny Donothing not do?

I did not make this post for a while because I thought it sounded too much like some forced lateral thinking, but I think it's an important concept...

Started by oskar, 07-21-2011 11:02 AM
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08-27-2011 12:26 AM

turned top pair crap kick vs maniac overbet shove 25nlFR

villain is 80-35 over 12 - he has folded to 2/2 c-bets. completely standard? or am I missing something? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6...

Started by daven, 08-26-2011 04:21 AM
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08-26-2011 10:56 PM

Public Humiliation

Basically I'm posting this to punish myself because I can't believe how retarded I am. This is easily the biggest mistake I've ever made playing...

Started by chatzilla, 08-26-2011 06:38 AM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,134
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08-26-2011 04:37 PM

BB AKs to squeeze or? how big? 25nl FR

table is breaking. UTG open is 22-8 over 40 hands or so, nothing special and we haven't seen a flop where he's PFR. He has folded to 2/2 3bets (1...

Started by daven, 08-26-2011 04:11 AM
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08-26-2011 02:00 PM

NL50 TT vs squeeze

Not enough hands , but he seems sensed , running something like 35/27 No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from...

Started by Aleksej Ivànovic, 08-24-2011 01:51 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,139
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08-26-2011 04:23 AM

.02/.04 flop set vs bigstack

$0.02/$0.04 No Limit Holdem Merge 4 Players Stacks: CO $4 BTN $4 aznfoodgood (SB) $4.20 BB $22.24

Started by AznFoodGood, 08-25-2011 07:27 AM
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08-25-2011 10:34 PM

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