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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 02:12 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 58,809	Last Post By Moritz Fischer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2023 07:21 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 11:38 AM	Replies: 0 Views: 28,676	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 26,874	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
I'm playing too tight MTT / Turbos Hello all, I've had good fortune with my return to online NLHE, and I'm doing fine BR wise, but I'm hitting the same "glue patch in the road" in... Started by LMFAO1, 03-26-2011 01:24 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,636	Last Post By LMFAO1 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2011 01:16 PM
25nl: Fish open limp calling 4bet range? $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 7 Players Stacks: UTG HarrySonkk ($25) UTG+1 MrBangkok ($26.78) agro fish running 45/38, 6 agg... Started by chatzilla, 03-25-2011 11:05 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,495	Last Post By chatzilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2011 09:18 PM
AA facing check-raise on Turn @5NL Villain has been at table for only few hands, so no significant stats. Is this a reasonable analysis? PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem -... Started by PutaForkInIt, 03-24-2011 10:04 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 2,437	Last Post By bikes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2011 08:58 PM
2NL 6 max spots H1 Villain has folded 8 hands before playing this one, no other reads. Comments on all streets welcome, river play? $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem... Started by daviddem, 03-25-2011 03:55 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,601	Last Post By unclesteve View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2011 08:13 PM
Awkward spot on turn...What do I dooo. Sup guys this player I was against was a 9/9/71 TAG. Really agressive postflop. I wanna know whether I played this right, what he could have, and if... Started by whisper132, 03-24-2011 08:33 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,832	Last Post By Penneywize View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2011 01:30 PM
Moved to 10nl I just started 10 nl about 3 sessions ago and so far I am down about 2 BI's. One came from a single hand where I had nut flush and got it all in on... Started by gotigers1234, 03-24-2011 02:04 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,673	Last Post By mbiz View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2011 06:52 AM
weak tight plays or just sensible? $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem FullTiltPoker 7 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($10) UTG+1 ($10.39) MP ... Started by kickass, 03-23-2011 03:50 PM	Replies: 24 Views: 1,842	Last Post By d0zer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2011 10:43 PM
Next poker education step? Hello all, I have just gotten back into online poker, on Pokerstars. I re-read all the articles and the newer ones regarding MTT tourney tactics,... Started by LMFAO1, 03-23-2011 03:47 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,845	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2011 03:39 PM
Can you really get away from this hand????? 6 Max...10/25 -Im on the Button...with KK -Player in MP raises standard 3x the bb....75 c -I 3 bet to 2.50 -he calls...we go HU to the flop ... Started by nros0801, 03-21-2011 06:31 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,735	Last Post By Ender View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2011 10:40 AM
$5.50 House of Spoon Tourney This thread is for voting and deciding on a day/time to play a 5.50 tourney home game(House of Spoon) and use our "reload bonus ticket". Im free... Started by settecba, 03-19-2011 07:41 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,894	Last Post By settecba View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2011 07:45 AM
2 pair against unknown opp, coord. board Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop \| saw showdown BB ($4) UTG ($2.80)... Started by heat680, 03-23-2011 04:43 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,386	Last Post By thelorax View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-23-2011 10:19 PM
25nl KJs vs nit reg Villain is 11/3 nit reg, platinum star. 3% 3bet over 360 hands. Table is tight, BB is a fish. What other hands are in his range other than AQ, QQ, JJ... Started by StarGrinder, 03-19-2011 08:34 PM	Replies: 28 Views: 3,372	Last Post By thelorax View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-23-2011 04:24 PM
OESD w/ overs in multiway flop w/ a short stacker From UTG I flop an OESD w/ a backdoor FD facing one loose shortie (40/10/4), and another vanilla player w/ few hands. (Btw, I don't normally... Started by rowhousepd, 03-21-2011 06:44 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,436	Last Post By Hoopy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-23-2011 05:22 AM
Hand rakings calculated w/ non-PokerStove formulas I've been playing around w/ a few equity tools (besides PokerStove) like Holdem Viewer, Equilab, and Slice, and I've noticed they have options to... Started by rowhousepd, 03-19-2011 08:56 PM	Replies: 16 Views: 5,189	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-23-2011 03:20 AM
Dumb people believe in downswings Dumb People Believe in Downswings « Poker Blogs Thoughts? Are you a fool who believes in downswings? Started by givememyleg, 03-18-2011 01:44 AM	Replies: 25 Views: 2,874	Last Post By thelorax View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-22-2011 11:55 PM
10NL: KK overpair getting raised small on flop No history with villain and just 50 hands or so. I assumed him to be TAG, I remember me thinking he was on the tighter side of it for some reason.... Started by minSim, 03-20-2011 06:59 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 2,430	Last Post By minSim View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-22-2011 08:19 AM
2nl. TPTK dry board getting 3:1 on river here is the hand: weaktight.com/3377169 -Villain is 19/13 and is playing very straightforwardly. Having said that, I want to fold this river but I... Started by Sorcery11, 03-20-2011 12:15 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,618	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-22-2011 03:54 AM
UTG Limps then re-raises @ 5NL This happened twice today with different players. UTG limps, then it is folded to me in CO (the other time in BU). I have good cards so I raise... Started by PutaForkInIt, 03-20-2011 07:34 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,286	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-20-2011 11:14 PM
Reload Bonus @ Stars Home Poker Games Reload Bonus - March PokerStars Deposit Bonus Code YES. !luck Started by !Luck, 03-07-2011 09:43 PM	Replies: 39 Views: 3,902	Last Post By BooG690 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-20-2011 12:04 AM
what to do without reads AK in position vs limp min raise. $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem FullTiltPoker 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($2.47) UTG+1 ($3.96) kickass... Started by kickass, 03-15-2011 01:25 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,503	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-19-2011 11:24 PM
JJ faces very wet board, makes OESD on turn vs fish I'm playing OOP vs a super fish (37/1/1). He calls my flop bet, and the turn puts the flush on the board but also gives me a OESD w/ a pair. ... Started by rowhousepd, 03-18-2011 10:26 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,721	Last Post By bikes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-19-2011 02:16 PM
I fold quad aces pre - lc 4 da bc mini-ftops limit o-8, folded pre obviously cos i suck Started by daven, 03-18-2011 11:46 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,147	Last Post By daven View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-19-2011 01:43 AM
Trips on turn, wet board vs maniac in EP who reraises & shoves (2NL) The villain is a maniac donk (58/26/3.5) and I flop TPTK in position. My first mistake (I think) is only calling his tiny bet w/ such a wet board. ... Started by rowhousepd, 03-18-2011 06:34 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 862	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2011 09:24 PM
Flopped straight vs river shove 25nl $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Virmos ($13) UTG+1 Pejca ($20.52) ... Started by chatzilla, 03-16-2011 09:01 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,867	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2011 08:21 PM
25nl 3bet multiway pot $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG TonnaMunz ($46.91) UTG+1 ivailo 49... Started by chatzilla, 03-15-2011 08:59 AM	Replies: 30 Views: 2,504	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2011 08:16 PM
PP cbets OOP thru each street, makes a set, but could be crushed by riv (2NL micro) In MP, I raise a limper w/ 88, get callers, and flop overpair on a somewhat innocuous board that comes more dangerous on each street. I make... Started by rowhousepd, 03-17-2011 07:03 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,013	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2011 03:53 AM
2 hands. 2nl 6max I am not allowed to post formatted hands on this site for some reason so I will have to use weaktight. I am sorry for this. I also tried posting... Started by Sorcery11, 03-18-2011 12:22 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,139	Last Post By Razvan729 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2011 02:36 AM
Combo FD & OESD on Btn w/ loose villains betting & raising (2NL micro) I raise small suited connectors from the button and get into a good situation on flop w/ 3 caller and a combo draw. It's a well hidden inside SD... Started by rowhousepd, 03-16-2011 06:38 AM	Replies: 14 Views: 1,504	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2011 02:33 AM
How to Make a Metric Fuckton of Money in 2011 Step 1: Go download IceChat: IceChat IRC Client :: IRC Client Extra-Ordinaire :: The Chat Cool People Use. It's free and it's small and it doesn't... Started by spoonitnow, 01-18-2011 12:30 PM 2 Pages • 1 2	Replies: 79 Views: 12,464	Last Post By KevinLTK View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-17-2011 08:41 PM
aces in position vs 27/0. $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem FullTiltPoker 8 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: kickass (UTG) ($5.10) UTG+1 ($3.37) ... Started by kickass, 03-14-2011 10:37 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 2,204	Last Post By Roid_Rage View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-17-2011 10:34 AM
Big combo draw on turn vs 2 villains - shove? (2NL micro) I'm raise in CO to try to isolate a weak EP player but get callers. Both of their stats are vanilla and I haven't seen them play enough hands to... Started by rowhousepd, 03-16-2011 06:20 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,054	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-17-2011 12:10 AM
Look at both ends of the equation! I'm doing some equity training and it's opening my eyes to some very fundamental things. One big one that just stood out is the equity that AQs has... Started by HarleyGuy13, 03-16-2011 09:22 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,501	Last Post By settecba View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-16-2011 10:32 PM
flop nut straight paired turn PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop UTG ($5.29) UTG+1 ($4.10) MP1... Started by Razvan729, 03-08-2011 03:40 AM	Replies: 17 Views: 2,183	Last Post By LkySlevinsNo1Fan View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-16-2011 11:00 AM
44 on the river 10NL So a little background on this hand and my play lately. I've started to play without a HUD on UB (no deposit bonus) in order to work on my hand... Started by lombracremisi, 03-12-2011 02:17 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 1,918	Last Post By daven View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-15-2011 11:42 PM
3bet pot oop I'm not able to use URL and IMG tag, dunny why, sorry PokerStars Game #59192884789: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2011/03/14 18:50:55 CET ... Started by Ope, 03-14-2011 04:44 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,714	Last Post By Donachello View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-15-2011 04:03 PM
Turn Aggression I use PokerTableRatings.com's ReportCard feature to keep an eye on my performance. It has really helped a lot to plug some leaks I had. However, I... Started by noteluv, 03-10-2011 06:56 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,253	Last Post By kickass View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 03-13-2011 09:09 AM
Fundamentals- Value Betting Rivers For my 500th post I thought I would give a little back to this great community that has helped me so much in my poker endeavors, and write about... Started by caddie444, 09-02-2010 01:57 PM	Replies: 25 Views: 5,775	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-12-2011 10:43 PM
Total air river bluff? UTG is really tight.I dont use a hud and dont believe in them so I dont have numbers.But hes super tight.Id say he has ak,aq, and jj up for the most... Started by try_2_improve, 03-10-2011 03:43 PM	Replies: 20 Views: 1,492	Last Post By kmind View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-12-2011 10:27 PM
flirting w/ the idea of joining a training site I'm a novice NLHE full ring microstakes player who has been playing sporadically on & off over the past year and am pretty much just breaking even... Started by rowhousepd, 03-07-2011 08:00 PM	Replies: 22 Views: 2,134	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-12-2011 12:21 AM
Your win rate, (bbs/100) your bankroll and you. So, ive never done anything like this before, but i keep seeing three questions cropping up on the forums as of late due to the changing nature of... Started by Miffed22001, 02-25-2007 10:36 PM	Replies: 36 Views: 12,263	Last Post By mbiz View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-10-2011 11:40 PM