Hand 1. Fold... 3x raise means i have 2p or better 95% of the time. Remember mate, these guys are rotten players in general, until you hit 5-10 level, give them credit unless you have a strong reason not to, like your notes telling you otherwise, you got to fold. If it's a FTR player, i'd also be inclined to stay around.

Hand 2. Fold the river, you are beat. If he had 10-x, he has no reason to try and steal, i'm positive even a donk would check for a free showndown here. There's nothing you can beat to a strong river bet and even if you were ahead here and called and won, "long term" you WILL LOSE in the same situations. Not to mention you can check here with a 5 to try and induce a bluff in future to keep observent tricky opponents honest but thats a different topic.


This is my last post on FTR, looking at the way you guys play, it defeats the purpose of playing poker if i'm trying to educate people who i hope to win money off at a later stage.

Good luck Pokerl with your new vested interest in poker. My advice to you is, stay agressive, but know when to excersise caution. The over agresive pot sized C-betting, trying to push people off hands with mediocre holdings etc that all these wannabes advocate is easily exploitable and remember sometimes you got to fold the best hand. No reason to get involved in big pots in iffy situations, your oppoents will give you ample opportunity to cripple them when you are pretty certain your ahead...All the best.