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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 02:04 PM
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09-11-2014 02:04 PM

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 11:38 AM
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09-28-2014 11:38 AM

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 02:12 PM
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08-09-2023 07:21 AM

AA facing turn heat from 60/0

Had just over two orbits at table when I ran into this hand against an unknown. Villain is in BB and appears to be 60/0/1.4 over 25 hands. I was...

Started by seren, 03-12-2008 10:09 AM
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03-15-2008 03:37 AM

AA flop reraise

dont have hud cause PT3 needs reainstall i think, no reads on him, he's totally unknown PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) -...

Started by Razvan729, 12-30-2010 08:32 AM
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01-01-2011 08:18 AM

AA from ep problems

i hate getting AA when i am UTG-UTG+2. it sucks getting action. and, when i do, its a pp. and they seem, lately, to slow play my AA all the way...

Started by Chopper, 01-24-2008 01:15 PM
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04-10-2008 04:07 AM

AA from ep vs drawy board

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (8 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (UTG) ($9.88) UTG+1 ($1.14) MP1 ($4.08)...

Started by Zorkion, 07-04-2011 09:01 PM
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07-05-2011 01:11 PM

AA gets flop c/r in 3bet spot

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop UTG+1 ($25) MP1 ($18.95) MP2...

Started by Razvan729, 10-01-2011 07:15 AM
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10-03-2011 09:58 AM

AA Getting Donked into by Aggro opp

Villian is 18/12 and aggressive postflop over 80 hands. I just called the flop because of him being so aggressive and also because I had the A of...

Started by Kbryce23, 05-26-2009 02:06 AM
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05-26-2009 01:04 PM

AA getting raised all in by medium stack, call or reraise?

Should I have called to try to get 1-2 more callers in here, or was the raise ok :?: 0.25/0.5$ NL 10 player Dealt to Borax on Button :ah::as:...

Started by Borax, 06-12-2005 01:31 PM
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06-22-2005 11:33 PM

AA goes big time multiway

ZOOM not alot of hands on anyone Button is 36/12 or something seen him call K8s IP before. $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 9 Players...

Started by kickass, 06-22-2012 05:10 PM
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06-22-2012 07:33 PM

AA hand @ 25NL FR

H1: I have less than 10 hands on the guy and thus no HUD. He bought in full. That's my only read that he is more likely to be reggy. The reason for...

Started by !Luck, 03-05-2011 12:32 PM
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03-08-2011 05:12 AM

AA hand- Halp

Like 5th hand, no reads. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($6) Button...

Started by Illfavor, 02-08-2009 03:54 PM
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02-08-2009 04:41 PM

AA huge multiway..

MP2 is 56/0/1.5 but only over 9 hands. CO is 43/14/4.6 over 56 hands.. both seem passive. Ive never seen such preflop action before. this...

Started by texa8, 03-09-2009 08:53 PM
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03-10-2009 08:45 PM

AA in a four way pot

so yeah... another situation where i wasnt sure about what to do. i am BB with a full stack i receive AA 2 limpers, one raise to 10xBB. button...

Started by JCMoney, 07-08-2006 09:38 PM
Replies: 47 Views: 2,230
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07-16-2006 05:00 AM

AA in BB

I just sat down at this table. I am maybe 4 hands in, so no stats no reads. I wanted to isolate to HU and then that failed, so I bet out hoping to...

Started by profnabeshin, 02-26-2011 05:40 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,457
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03-04-2011 03:13 AM

AA in BB

Hi friends. What is the best way to play pocket aces in BB, in a full ring game when you don't know what kind of players you are playing against.?...

Started by vatopkr, 04-02-2015 07:33 PM
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04-04-2015 07:58 PM

AA laydown on turn

No reads this is only the 4th or 5th hand after i sat down, it looked to me like a set, does everyone else lay this down too? ***** Hand History...

Started by apunisher, 06-05-2006 10:04 PM
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06-07-2006 10:50 AM

AA Line.

Sweating someone at 4nl. 55/1 over ~200 hands or so. Quite loose post flop but not particularly aggressive. 200bb effective stacks. He does his...

Started by The Edlets, 07-09-2011 09:57 AM
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07-09-2011 03:11 PM

AA max value on Q626 3-way

CO is a probably winning-ish reg 14-10 who only 3bets AA, his fold to cbet is low 38% and he's kinda floaty (80% bet flop/turn vs missed c-bets). He...

Started by daven, 11-28-2010 11:07 PM
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11-30-2010 09:23 PM

AA more interesting - 25nl

original raiser is 29-7 over 20 or something equally unknown. Reads are he is uber-fish cos stacksize + unknown at 25nl bb cold-caller is reg who...

Started by daven, 12-01-2010 05:32 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,184
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12-05-2010 03:40 AM

AA NL 50 6-max Call,reraise or push

This should be pretty basic I guess....and yes I know it's all read dependent. Anyway, Preflop : Villain in EP raises 4 BB, Villain in MP ,...

Started by RaoulDuke, 02-07-2007 10:24 AM
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02-08-2007 09:05 AM

AA on a nasty board

No reads. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG+1 ($6.94) MP1 ($6.27) MP2...

Started by miracleriver, 05-19-2009 08:08 PM
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05-20-2009 08:39 PM

AA on BTN, 4bet or call?

Had played only a few hands with villain. Hadn't seen anything overly fishy. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter...

Started by azalehabibi, 05-21-2010 03:33 PM
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05-23-2010 02:29 AM

AA on Kxx flop

FullTiltPoker Game #1352834512: Table Streamer - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:39:00 ET - 2006/12/04 Seat 1: Hero ($48.65) Seat 2:...

Started by XTR1000, 12-05-2006 04:50 AM
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12-08-2006 01:13 AM

AA on paired board

Hey guys just want your thoughts on this hand... just sat down at the table, this is within like the first 5 hands so no reads to speak of. Full...

Started by dahve3d, 09-20-2010 09:29 PM
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09-25-2010 06:48 AM

AA on paired flop

to my shame i still dont know the best way to play this hand. opp is 19/10/34 AFq over 91 hands i have no specific reads on him, seen him twice...

Started by Razvan729, 02-10-2011 01:02 PM
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02-12-2011 12:40 PM

AA on paired flop.

Should I have raised this flop for value? I can't see many worse hands calling (QQ,JJ,KK aren't in their range) + easy fold to a shove? Very...

Started by Hoopy, 11-01-2009 06:29 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 1,187
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11-03-2009 11:54 AM

AA on QTJA4 3-flush board facing river decision

This one was pretty sick. Villain is a solid 25/18 with an AF of 4.2 over 200 or so hands. We haven't been involved in too many blind battles. I've...

Started by DoanDiggy, 02-13-2009 02:51 PM
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02-15-2009 12:43 AM

AA on the button - FR 2NL

Villain was new to the table - had only played one hand with them previously and it hadn't gone to showdown. I feel I played fairly standard...

Started by Shifter, 02-04-2010 07:36 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,148
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02-05-2010 10:14 AM

AA on ugly board

How's my line? Villain is 40/5 over a large sample PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by AFchung, 10-27-2008 02:13 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,216
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10-29-2008 04:54 AM

AA on very slippery board

CO is 68/28 over 47 hands, fairly aggressive post flop, and has shown down 75bb deep J6o air against me. SB is 48/4 over 28 hands No-Limit...

Started by bhaley66, 08-06-2010 01:30 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,192
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08-09-2010 08:56 PM

AA on wet board

Very early in session, and no reads. PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO...

Started by Illfavor, 03-21-2009 10:13 PM
Replies: 30 Views: 1,240
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03-23-2009 08:55 PM

AA on wet flop

No reads on this guy yet. Easy fold here? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP...

Started by deucesomething, 03-18-2010 05:54 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,214
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03-19-2010 02:59 PM

AA on zzz turn card

no reads on villain PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop BB...

Started by AFchung, 05-20-2009 10:34 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 805
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05-21-2009 02:41 AM

Question AA OOP vs. Fish - Wot's His Range?

This is not so much a "wot's my action" question; more of a request for tips on putting these kind of players on ranges. TableScanner found me...

Started by DoubleJ, 04-18-2013 09:02 AM
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04-23-2013 10:10 AM

AA or KK right?

Played a few orbits with this opp and he seems tight enough, ala i dont see him 4 betting AKs preflop. Am I getting good enough odds, all things...

Started by OhBollocks, 08-12-2008 06:35 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,069
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08-16-2008 04:37 PM

AA OTB facing a preflop raise with multiple callers

EP preflop raiser is running 18/16 over 220, the callers are basically fish who can't fold preflop from what I've noticed, but I don't know if...

Started by caddie444, 06-16-2009 12:09 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 733
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06-17-2009 05:26 AM

AA overpair - simple flop fold? 25nl

villain is 13-9 over decent sample. He has raised 10% of flop c-bets, has a pretty high W$WSD and i have notes that he fastplays nut hands on wet...

Started by daven, 11-21-2010 07:06 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,480
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11-23-2010 05:36 PM

AA overpair fish etc

going through some old 25nl hands i found interesting.... villain is 38-7 small sample $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem 8 Players Hand Conversion...

Started by daven, 04-15-2012 05:21 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 699
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04-16-2012 01:09 AM

AA overpair vs reg, 4b pot, turn sizing? 25nl

villain is nit 14-8 with 3% 3b, 60% fold to 3b, 5% 4b, 50% fold to both flop and turn c-bets. He sees me as active, prepared to bet. His range is...

Started by daven, 01-23-2012 06:06 PM
Replies: 20 Views: 1,295
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01-25-2012 01:04 AM

AA paired board line check

$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($5.40) UTG+1 ($5.38) Hero (CO) ($5.00) BTN ($5.24) SB ...

Started by machine1984, 04-13-2009 07:23 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 797
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04-14-2009 08:30 PM

AA played incorrectly?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from Poker Strategy Forum | Online Texas Holdem Reviews Strategies Tools &...

Started by tharps22, 12-03-2010 10:40 PM
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12-04-2010 01:07 AM

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