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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: 67,140	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: 33,629	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: 32,006	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 03:04 PM
Winrate? What is a good winrate at the lowest levels (say .05/.02) in BB/100? How do you know it's time to move up? Started by clavio, 10-16-2009 12:32 PM	Replies: 20 Views: 1,811	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-07-2010 08:34 PM
NAPT -Los Angeles Sat: Freeroll Round 1 US/CA I just got eliminated from this Tournament. My personal goal was not to Win obviously but it was to not be elimanted first and I know I was not... Started by Dimaline312000, 06-27-2010 11:45 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 3,441	Last Post By Dimaline312000 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-07-2010 02:16 PM
Why Are There Antes and Blinds? If you've ever wondered the game theoretical reason why antes exist in our game, this video answers that question: ... Started by somepokerdude, 07-06-2010 10:15 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,294	Last Post By Imthenewfish View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-07-2010 01:04 PM
QQ MP against super nits UTG raise -5NL Villain is running vpip 8 and pfr 6. I really wasn't sure what to do in this hand. If I put him on a range of KQs+, AQo+, JJ+ then I have like 52%... Started by nonofyobiz, 07-05-2010 10:10 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,152	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-07-2010 12:44 AM
2 Hands: TP3K and Trips3K vs 18/8/inf Villain was 18/9/inf over 22 hands. The only read I had on him was from the first of the two hands with what he opened with (I realize this gives the... Started by xpaand, 07-06-2010 01:47 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,406	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 07-06-2010 10:05 PM
Passive with Big pairs It's been a while since I put up a hand and I basically just wanted to check my line on these two hands. Actually, I just realized upon further... Started by Donachello, 06-30-2010 08:28 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,709	Last Post By Donachello View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-06-2010 07:11 PM
JJ vs an Early Position raise from Nit 2 hands in total: Villain is 15/11/3.8 over 226. He has played a big pot against me with TPTK on a 7 high board but it was a BTN vs SB battle... Started by Vinland, 07-06-2010 02:09 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,084	Last Post By Penneywize View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-06-2010 02:21 PM
Where do you go to get the imput for hand history to post I went to PTR to see hand but cant copy paste the HH to use in converter Started by paratrooper99, 07-06-2010 03:10 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 891	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-06-2010 03:46 AM
Hello I am new and would like advice about the place where I play Poker now??? hi i'm tried to spam a shady poker room site and now i'm the ban time. Started by RIZZ_La, 07-05-2010 05:21 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,014	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-05-2010 09:58 PM
BB,top 2,raised on river Villain is 28/10/56 over 72 hands.I'm not sure how wide of a range to put him because I think he's limping in the SB with alot of crap.I hit top... Started by supa, 07-05-2010 02:20 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 964	Last Post By NightGizmo View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-05-2010 08:32 PM
KK out of position, A river Villain - 19/12 and has folded to 12/15 (80%) 3bets over 489 hands Absolute, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players LeggoPoker.com - Hand... Started by kidsoldja, 07-05-2010 06:32 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,292	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 07-05-2010 04:28 PM
How would you play a villain with such odd stats. .5 pfr over 40000 hands and when he shows down he a win at showdown of 80 percent With such a low pfr that means he isn't even raising aces every... Started by littleogre, 07-01-2010 06:22 AM	Replies: 23 Views: 1,732	Last Post By littleogre View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 07-05-2010 10:24 AM
As6s worth as much as As2s It seems there is a point of view that a hand of Ax2x is worth the same as Ax6x even though the latter has a higher kicker, and that Ax5x can... Started by Tasha, 07-04-2010 05:34 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 1,371	Last Post By Imthenewfish View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-05-2010 12:43 AM
please help I have been playing poker for a few years now and would like to think my nl hold em game is pretty solid. However my past rookie mistakes always... Started by steoha12, 07-04-2010 07:00 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 926	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-04-2010 10:52 PM
KK vs. BB 2$nl Villain was 21/12/0.2 over only 33 hands... No other reads. Now obviously this is a small sample, but the aggro factor being so small means he is... Started by bhaley66, 07-01-2010 08:52 PM	Replies: 37 Views: 2,184	Last Post By Penneywize View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-04-2010 05:37 PM
flop top two virran is 21/6 over 70 hands with a 0 % fold to cbet (out of 3 times), only read is "likes to limp suited cards and weak aces" Full Tilt... Started by philly and the phanatics, 06-29-2010 09:38 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,330	Last Post By sauce123 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-04-2010 01:51 PM
Set on draw-filled turn facing aggression BB is 28/13/36% over the first 32 hands, and has flat called a few flop bets already. SB is 34/27/57% over 44 hands. My flop bet was to try to... Started by NightGizmo, 06-29-2010 03:10 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,554	Last Post By philly and the phanatics View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-02-2010 03:50 PM
Flush and Straight Draw on Turn facing Raise! Villain is some random tight reg. My image is about 38/30 over 150 hands. Very LAGGY and maniac-ish. I've made some very bad plays and I'm sure... Started by CBAT, 07-01-2010 04:05 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,605	Last Post By kfaess View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-01-2010 11:46 PM
2 hands vs the same dude this guy is 13.6/10.9 over 110 hands he has an aggression factor of 4 and a cbet of 100% Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) -... Started by philly and the phanatics, 06-30-2010 11:46 PM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,552	Last Post By philly and the phanatics View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-01-2010 08:27 PM
HU, FTR tourney for feeshus. Ok so I've decided it's time for a HU tourney again for the lesser ones among us. It'll pretty much be open to anyone, it's just that the BI will... Started by Carroters, 03-23-2010 08:33 PM 5 Pages • 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies: 322 Views: 21,753	Last Post By daven View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-30-2010 09:33 PM
10NL Low Set on Wet Board vs Solid Tagg I've been having a really tough time since my return to Stars and I want to start improving my decision making and ranges. I'm posting an in-dept... Started by xpaand, 06-29-2010 08:32 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 1,544	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 06-30-2010 04:20 PM
Your Approach to Improving Sucks (Chick Pic Inside) The typical BC hand history is usually accompanied by something like, "wow I screwed up here." Then everyone says, "yeah you really screwed up here,"... Started by spoonitnow, 01-07-2009 01:56 PM	Replies: 49 Views: 8,322	Last Post By bhaley66 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-30-2010 03:41 PM
gay river 10nl a similar hand to the other 2 that i posted, villain is 71/14 over 50 hands with afq of 48%. no reads, probably should have folded pre with this... Started by philly and the phanatics, 06-23-2010 08:36 PM	Replies: 27 Views: 1,893	Last Post By Imthenewfish View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-30-2010 01:52 PM
The Basics of Position Introduction Someone asked for an introduction to position. Here it is, short and sweet. In poker, position refers to the order in which the... Started by spoonitnow, 06-29-2010 06:44 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 3,595	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-30-2010 01:09 PM
stats at 6h 5nl sooooo just curious if someone could note places that I should make changes based on my stats. I want to try some changes and see how they work out,... Started by sven00100, 06-27-2010 07:36 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,430	Last Post By dranger7070 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-30-2010 05:30 AM
What percentage of players truthfully make money in poker? (Couldn't find a good search string for this topic, I'm sure its been discussed.) Every poker player I know tells me that they make a profit in... Started by leotran, 06-24-2010 04:55 PM	Replies: 26 Views: 10,949	Last Post By Imthenewfish View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-29-2010 05:48 PM
Factoring in reverse implied odds in a ver sppecefic situation Ok i call a pfr with a big ace like AT+. Villain c-bets. I have A gutshot draw. Now i know i need around 10-1 to call. Now here is the tricky part... Started by littleogre, 06-25-2010 08:08 AM	Replies: 34 Views: 2,883	Last Post By littleogre View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 06-29-2010 04:37 PM
bottom 2 BvB 35/0/1.4 aggro factor, no real reads other than that he completes sb with any 2 suited cards... only 50 hands Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB... Started by philly and the phanatics, 06-28-2010 05:51 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,090	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 06-29-2010 03:39 PM
we shold always bet enough to kill implied odds if the following 2 conditions are met 1 we are a head of villains range 2 the board is wet. I read this in one of sklansky's new books. He's talking more about playing good players... Started by littleogre, 06-29-2010 03:14 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,111	Last Post By Penneywize View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-29-2010 02:55 PM
5nl - horrible spot with bottom set MP is 22/14 over ~80 hands, SB is 45/8 over ~50 hands. Should I have folded the flop or the turn here? On the flop I couldn't work out what to do,... Started by kidsoldja, 06-29-2010 12:29 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,027	Last Post By Imthenewfish View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-29-2010 02:50 PM
some poker self-shrinking Since im too dumb to contribute in any significant way to poker theory, i have an observation (on myself) regarding poker psychology. I suppose... Started by mbiz, 06-26-2010 04:19 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,238	Last Post By Outlaw View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 06-29-2010 09:01 AM
QQ vs Loose Fish Villian 36/20 over 100 hands, floats pots often with overcards PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool... Started by DA9ers, 06-24-2010 12:55 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,292	Last Post By Roller View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-28-2010 10:43 PM
AQ to the river, No Info, bet sizing? Well after 11 posts I guess I still dont have permission to post converted hands. So, here it is in raw form. Can someone convert it for me? I had... Started by bhaley66, 06-24-2010 11:49 PM	Replies: 18 Views: 1,715	Last Post By philly and the phanatics View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-28-2010 03:04 PM
5nl AA deep stacked facing large river bet Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($35.50) UTG ($16.56) MP ($3.78) CO... Started by kidsoldja, 06-28-2010 08:04 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,004	Last Post By Donachello View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-28-2010 01:17 PM
Stats check before I move up I have over 50 buy-ins for 50NL now and am moving up. Please critique my 25NL stats this month. I wanted to make sure there isn't anything glaring.... Started by Outlaw, 06-26-2010 09:47 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 989	Last Post By donkfish View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-27-2010 06:03 PM
4bet pot HU Ok so this the 6th hand at the table - only thing of note is that he limp/folded once before. weaktight \| Hand \| KAo - $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem... Started by Hoopy, 06-25-2010 09:02 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,362	Last Post By Hoopy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-27-2010 05:50 PM
Proper Buy-In What's the proper buy in and why? For instance at PokerStars 2NL, maximum buy in is $5.00, but the real buy in would be $2.00. Which should a newbie... Started by 2DangFishy, 06-26-2010 10:34 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,214	Last Post By Outlaw View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 06-27-2010 12:47 PM
NLHE Theory + Practice: Week 6 - Position! General Update Hai guys. Slight change to the way we run this discussion this time around. I'm going to concentrate on a more narrow section of... Started by Carroters, 06-21-2010 03:20 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 2,562	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-27-2010 02:06 AM
Whats good micro stakes top 20 in mtt WHats a good percentage of getting to the top 20 in a big mtt? 1000 plus entrants. micro stakes Thx, pce Started by AlaskanShark, 06-26-2010 09:52 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,007	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-26-2010 10:11 PM
Discussion: Taking Breaks and Avoiding Tilt RE: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=27258 Since tilting is usually playing too many hands there are signs that you are on... Started by TLR, 01-22-2006 04:46 AM	Replies: 23 Views: 6,903	Last Post By UnbelievableJeff View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 06-26-2010 09:55 PM