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Sticky Thread Sticky: Full Ring Digest (and ABCD Theorem)

Full Ring Digest Here are links to the most helpful and popular articles written by our own forum members for Full Ring players. If you see...

Started by Renton, 08-05-2008 06:50 AM
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06-03-2009 03:12 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: READ BEFORE POSTING: Full Ring NL Hold'em

This forum is specifically for full-table NLH ring game strategies, hand analyses and discussions. Hand Posting Guidelines o Hands must contain...

Started by Fnord, 09-08-2004 09:29 PM
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09-08-2004 09:29 PM

Tricky 3 of a kind hand...

The villain here truly surprised me. How could I have seen this coming/played it differently? ***** Hand History for Game 1857135911 *****...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-07-2005 02:14 AM
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04-07-2005 04:22 AM

A poor player needing advice

I have been playing online for a few months now and I can't seem to become a consistent winner. When I first started playing on UltimateBet I won 50...

Started by homerjayhawk, 04-06-2005 10:36 PM
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04-07-2005 03:40 AM

set on the river

both of us have almost exactly 50 dollar stacks in a .25/.50 blind room, full ring. Hero is dealt 2h, 2s Madoek posts .25 hero posts .50 3...

Started by Greedo017, 04-05-2005 09:12 PM
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04-06-2005 10:23 PM

Was this too passive?

If the guy called my preflop AND my flop bets he could have KQ, KJ, or AK feasibly (maybe KT) OR be on a flush draw. Any of those I lose to except...

Started by mcpeepants, 04-05-2005 12:38 AM
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04-06-2005 07:54 PM

Was this too aggressive of a semi-bluff?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) converter Hero ($25) Button ($17.40) SB ($7) BB ($11.45) UTG ($8.55) MP ($12.75) Preflop:...

Started by mcpeepants, 04-04-2005 11:57 PM
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04-06-2005 06:57 PM

Think I confused him

After getting schooled earlier by an aggressive bettor, I vowed to be more forceful with my hands. What do you think, he thought I had? ...

Started by Maverick, 04-06-2005 01:49 AM
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04-06-2005 06:56 PM

Tough hand - did i lose too much on it?

No reads, i have no idea what the guy was on. how would you have played it? ***** Hand History for Game 1851547798 ***** $50 NL Hold'em -...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-06-2005 12:43 AM
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04-06-2005 03:36 PM

Put this guy on your Buddy List

He called a 10BB raise with what??!!?!? PokerStars Game #1479948044: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2005/04/06 - 13:33:41 (ET) Table...

Started by 72bluffer, 04-06-2005 02:38 PM
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04-06-2005 02:43 PM

Top Pair/Weak Kicker

Preflop, I figured it'd be easy enough to get 20x my .75 BB if I hit. Post flop, I felt like with a preflop raise ahead of me, I was likely to have...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 07:21 PM
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04-06-2005 02:34 PM

Heres an old hand...how should the opponent have played?

Ignore my actions, there is history between me and villain who was on tilt. How were his actions? I think he should have just put me all in on the...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-05-2005 02:17 AM
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04-06-2005 12:16 PM

Flopped a boat...

Small turn bet to get him committed? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) converter UTG+1 ($57.65) Hero ($25.25) MP2 ($57.25) CO...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 11:41 PM
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04-06-2005 09:02 AM

Low Pair on a Paired Board

Bet harder on the flop? Check and bet if no heavy paint comes? Fold/reraise the turn bet? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed)...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 03:32 PM
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04-06-2005 06:58 AM

what can you do (sigh)

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Started by , 04-06-2005 01:45 AM
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04-06-2005 02:17 AM

Too ballsy?

First hand at the table. I felt if he had a hand, he'd have raised at some point prior. This smelled to me like a big stack trying to push people...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 01:56 AM
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04-06-2005 01:47 AM

AKo hand

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter UTG+1 ($42.95) MP1 ($68.9) Hero ($14.5) MP3 ($35.13) CO ($49.25) Button ($47.9) SB...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 04:39 PM
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04-06-2005 01:06 AM

My river play is being questioned by this guy i know as me

***** Hand History for Game 1849353642 ***** $50 NL Hold'em - Tuesday, April 05, 16:42:25 EDT 2005 Table Table 37282 (6 max) (Real Money) Seat 5...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-05-2005 05:50 PM
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04-05-2005 11:31 PM

Fold this set?

I think I needed to drop the hammer on that turn. Possibly even push more on the flop. I couldn't see calling for $18 more here...but raising more...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 10:20 PM
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04-05-2005 10:55 PM

Any reason to hesitate calling here?

I don't have the actual hand history... but I will describe to the best of my memory. I hold 67 suited and limp from mid position. About 4 other...

Started by RHCNNN, 04-05-2005 10:26 PM
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04-05-2005 10:35 PM

did the right thing with kings?

I was happy with the original all in from the fish, and flops don't get much better than this for unimproved kings, so i pushed, the guy to my left...

Started by Bmxicle, 04-05-2005 09:52 PM
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04-05-2005 10:30 PM

KKK w/ a straight draw

Turn bet was too weak, I think. I'm thinking it should have been more like $5. Thoughts? I have no explanation for the river call, except for...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 09:07 PM
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04-05-2005 10:20 PM

TT developing to a straight

I don't like my turn play - I think MP3 had me beat. I'm not sure if I should have bet harder or played safer, however. Part of me likes a bigger bet...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 08:58 PM
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04-05-2005 10:04 PM

Push faster?

Reraise the flop? Raise harder on the turn? Question the straight draw (his raises made that seem unlikely)? Or was I dead on? Party Poker...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-04-2005 09:02 PM
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04-05-2005 06:04 PM

Good fold?

Was I too quick to fold here? It was a min bet, but I figured losing more than needed on a hand where I had nothing wasn't a good idea. It's a clear...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-05-2005 03:20 PM
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04-05-2005 04:28 PM

KK into a flush draw...right odds?

Jus played a strange KK hand. Table was fairly loose-aggressive and normally I would not have stayed after a flop like that (hard to bet to...

Started by Maverick, 04-04-2005 12:39 PM
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04-05-2005 02:19 PM

Was this guy just trying it on?

Was I giving my opponent the right flush draw odds (didn't even consider it on the flop to be honest...didn't know what he had) Just working on...

Started by Maverick, 04-05-2005 03:07 AM
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04-05-2005 10:50 AM

What did he thought I was holdin?

During a game with some friends of mine I run up into the following situation (from my opponents few) he was holdin AA both black at the button (I...

Started by richardwe, 04-04-2005 06:07 AM
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04-05-2005 04:41 AM

WTF was he thinking?

So I started some 4 tabling 100NL. Hope there are a lot more players like this guy playing it... #Game No : 1845756809 ***** Hand History for...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 04-04-2005 10:42 PM
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04-05-2005 02:47 AM

AA out of position with deep money and an unknown opponent

Pacific Poker $200 NL $2/$4 blinds Late night, play has been fairly sane. Dropped down to beat up on the $100 guys a bit, then this table had...

Started by Fnord, 04-01-2005 09:17 AM
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04-05-2005 02:46 AM

Yet another hand I need comments on...

I feel like I played this hand fairly well. A little scary that I got 4 callers preflop. That doesn't usually happen with this raise. I didn't...

Started by mcpeepants, 04-05-2005 01:11 AM
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04-05-2005 02:38 AM

Blinds Hand

***** Hand History for Game 1846470082 ***** $50 NL Hold'em - Monday, April 04, 23:34:22 EDT 2005 Table Table 36962 (Real Money) Seat 10 is the...

Started by sejje, 04-05-2005 12:55 AM
Replies: 3 Views: 1,213
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04-05-2005 01:52 AM

When should I have folded this?

No read on these people. I had an extremely tight table image, not playing the last 20 hands or so. I feel like this is a preflop fold. The...

Started by mcpeepants, 04-05-2005 12:00 AM
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04-05-2005 12:15 AM

Bad steal attempt?

No specific reads, but something about his bets screamed to me that he didn't have anything. Any reason that pushing back was a mistake? Should I...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-04-2005 08:44 PM
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04-04-2005 09:05 PM

Aggression with an overpair

I had just played in a hand against this person. She didn't bet with a set of 5s on a board of AK5 and only bet 75 cents on the river. When should...

Started by mcpeepants, 04-03-2005 04:15 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,698
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04-04-2005 07:08 PM

What a moron... (Or, how not to play KK)

This was a hand I had at Pokerroom.com earlier today. Did I make any mistakes this hand - or were they all Teed's? Hand 789530554, Started at...

Started by OntarioQuizr, 04-04-2005 04:50 AM
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04-04-2005 05:24 PM

AKs hand

Sidenote: Should I have folded preflop to a reraise? No reads. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter MP2 ($48.5) MP3...

Started by JeffreyGB, 04-03-2005 02:58 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,887
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04-04-2005 04:26 PM

Need your feedback - fire away!!!

This was in a live game between friends. We play all the time and more or less know each others style of play. The game is no limit, $0.5-1 blinds,...

Started by Fimanoid, 04-04-2005 03:12 AM
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04-04-2005 04:17 PM

Just when you think pond is empty

This guy saw about 80-90% of the flops. POKERSTARS GAME #1467012437: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/04/03 - 22:38:15 (ET) Table...

Started by Bo G, 04-04-2005 01:22 PM
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04-04-2005 02:46 PM

Another disgusting 6max hand for you

I didnt raise very much preflop because the table was playing scared the whole game and I wanted some action, but unfortunately I got the wrong kind...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-04-2005 01:29 AM
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04-04-2005 02:46 PM

Laying down AK

I could not, anywhere in this hand, muster up the strength to fold. Should I have reraised the flop? HOW do people fold stuff like this? You...

Started by mcpeepants, 04-04-2005 11:32 AM
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04-04-2005 02:40 PM

Very weird.

How do you all play this? ***** Hand History for Game 1841901088 ***** $50 NL Hold'em - Monday, April 04, 00:43:30 EDT 2005 Table Table 36947...

Started by sejje, 04-04-2005 01:54 AM
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04-04-2005 03:49 AM

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