The software drove me nuts at first, I hate the bet slider compared to stars' so now I've started typing bets, which at 25NL is a pain when you've got a limper and have to type "1.25" when you've got 6 other tables needing attention

I like how you can set your auto-buyins as the max though... Other than that everything's pretty much the same. Uglier themes than stars' 'simple' theme. Overall not bad.

Despite less tables, I have about as easy of a time finding 30%+ flop tables almost any time of the day, and so far my winrate is sexy. Only 4k hands so far, but at 12.5PTBB/100 it's been a good 4k hands. Made $40 of my bonus so far...it's a slow but steady process. I've been almost perfectly disciplined with BR mgmt, starting at $500, playing 25NL only (except for that drunken 50NL night where I donked a buy-in ).

Anyway, enough blabbing, here's a few sticky situations I got myself into:



Villain unknown here. I f'n hate blind wars. I really thought he figured I was steal / c-betting on the flop which is why I continued here despite his aggression.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP1 ($24.75)
MP2 ($7.30)
CO ($3.05)
Button ($10.60)
Hero ($30.85)
BB ($32.70)
UTG ($5.05)
UTG+1 ($10)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, T.
6 folds, Hero raises to $1.1, BB calls $0.75.

Flop: ($2.10) 9, Q, A (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, BB raises to $4, Hero calls $2.25.

Turn: ($10.10) A (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $7, Hero calls $7.

River: ($24.10) K (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $20.7 (All-In)


Here villain was 11/8 over 40 hands, infinite post-flop aggression. I was really lost on this one. I obviously thought villain would get tricky on the flop with less than TPTK (I'd seen him appear to c-bet on a couple flops), but I didn't have a plan for what I was going to do next after calling. His re-raise on the flop really threw me into a cautious "call it down" mode, which may have been a mistake...

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

UTG+1 ($4.85)
MP1 ($19.45)
MP2 ($24.65)
Hero ($27.70)
CO ($24.65)
Button ($25.40)
SB ($24.10)
BB ($11.80)
UTG ($4.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 1 fold, Button calls $1.25, 2 folds, UTG+1 folds.

Flop: ($3.10) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $2.25, Button raises to $9.85, Hero calls $7.60.

Turn: ($22.80) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($22.80) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $10 ...