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Sticky Thread Sticky: Winners Circle

This will help me keep up with the topic in IRC. Just post: Name: Tournament played (buy-in, type of game, rebuy, etc) Winnings: How much...

Started by Corey, 12-07-2004 11:32 AM
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03-19-2016 11:49 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: Tournament Poker FAQ (Please Read BEFORE Posting)

Welcome to the Tournament Poker FAQ. Contents: 1. Welcome to the Tournament Poker forum! 2. Where can I learn how to use the forum features,...

Started by Pascal, 08-27-2012 01:46 PM
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08-27-2012 01:46 PM

Sticky Thread Sticky: MTT & SnG Tactics Digest

Welcome to the MTT & SnG Tactics Digest. Here you can find essential articles for MTTs and Sit and Gos written by our members! MTT Articles: ...

Started by Pascal, 08-25-2012 12:53 PM
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08-25-2012 12:53 PM

Picking Good Spots...

Been thinking alot about picking good spots, and in this spot, ive oftened just shove...but in this one i folded, let me know what you guys...

Started by Roco415, 06-03-2008 05:38 PM
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06-06-2008 08:36 PM

Weak-tight Bubbles Kinda Piss Me Off!

I just bubbled on the most weak and tight table in history....seriously. I was aggressive...very aggressive and I ducked when any of them decided to...

Started by Im_new, 06-04-2008 02:19 PM
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06-06-2008 08:30 PM

just played one

i just play a sng for the wsop and this guy would push all in after we got down to 4 people left. I thought at the beggining when everyone was...

Started by sethmundy, 06-06-2008 05:02 PM
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06-06-2008 06:19 PM

NC: Losing/breakeven stretches

For you grinders, how often do you experience breakeven/losing stretches and how long can they typically go on for? Last month I was near breakeven...

Started by fjuanl, 06-03-2008 02:54 AM
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06-06-2008 02:37 PM

When to get into push fold mode in a tournament

When do you guys usualy stop standard raising and start just pushing and folding. I've heard less than ten BB but is that the same when there are...

Started by bigteif, 05-12-2008 07:30 PM
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06-06-2008 10:49 AM

$16, AA vs c/r on KKx flop

I sharkscoped villian after the c/r (has a 10% ROI thru 1000 games). Is this standard? Flop bet too small? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney,...

Started by fjuanl, 06-05-2008 06:18 PM
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06-06-2008 04:14 AM

JJ after a min-raise and two callers.

This was a 6-max $5.50 SnG. Is there any other way to play this at a 6-max? It seems to happen quite often and I sometimes wonder if it wouldn't just...

Started by Rage2100, 06-05-2008 04:54 PM
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06-05-2008 08:15 PM

$16, JJ vs UTG donk minraise

UTG has terrible stats (4 STR on StarTracker). No specific reads, so I'm pretty clueless here PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is...

Started by fjuanl, 06-05-2008 06:16 PM
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06-05-2008 07:17 PM

Aggression and when to apply it?

I asked this in my operations post, but I am going to pose the question here as well as I am trying to focus my aggression on hands properly... I...

Started by Monty3038, 06-05-2008 09:05 AM
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06-05-2008 06:50 PM

Final Table for Review - $50+$5 RA - Trimmed to 9 hands

Been donking around in donkaments the past week and final tabled one today that I'll probably never play again because I'd have to make top 6 for it...

Started by zook, 06-03-2008 08:36 PM
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06-05-2008 02:04 PM

Stars $22 FO. FT bubble approaches - Blind steal turned TPWK

Stars $22 FO 14/1328 remaining. Chip average is about 250k. Villain is 15/12/7 after about 150 hands and about 25/10 from the BB. I was chip...

Started by HiLo, 05-14-2008 05:31 AM
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06-05-2008 12:50 PM

Bubble delema...

In a weird turn of events, we were down to 4 people in a $1.25 9 player SnG and I found myself grossly understacked. Me: 1120 Villain 1: 3860...

Started by TheScientist23, 06-04-2008 07:49 PM
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06-05-2008 12:13 PM

Cold cards late in MTT

Anything to do except push once you have hit 10xBB? I just finished 475/4700 in an MTT where I was doing quite well (3x average stack and table...

Started by ponyboy, 06-03-2008 12:40 PM
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06-05-2008 10:08 AM

Smells like a continuation bet

I was BB and the button raised 3x. I thought he was stealing from position, and i had 9Js so i decided to call and see what the flop would bring. ...

Started by AFchung, 06-02-2008 08:30 PM
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06-05-2008 12:15 AM

Two $3.40 Turbos for review

Ok, I'll post up the notes and a few comments I had taken down on the tables to help out when reviewing. I feel like my early game is fairly solid,...

Started by bluedevil907, 06-03-2008 06:18 PM
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06-04-2008 11:07 PM

LC/NC: Why you can still have a good ROI at $38s

Thank the poker gods for terrible players like this guy. Strange thing is that he has a positive ROI and profit according to Sharkscope - must be...

Started by taipan168, 06-02-2008 07:43 PM
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06-04-2008 08:28 PM

2 FTR satellites on Bodog this Saturday to 5 Seat WSOP Gtd

Just spamming this forum quick. FTR is holding 2 private events for its members, where you can win a seat to the Bodog $270 “5 Seats Guaranteed...

Started by givememyleg, 06-04-2008 05:53 PM
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06-04-2008 05:53 PM

2 FTR satellites on Bodog this Saturday to 5 Seat WSOP Gtd

Just spamming this forum quick. FTR is holding 2 private events for its members, where you can win a seat to the Bodog $270 “5 Seats Guaranteed...

Started by givememyleg, 06-04-2008 05:49 PM
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06-04-2008 05:49 PM

$5.50 Tournies for Review

Here are two of my tournies after 2-3 months of no play....my ICM is weak, I'm sure. I just picked these two random from my HHs for the last couple...

Started by Im_new, 06-03-2008 08:40 PM
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06-04-2008 02:36 PM

early AA $27 45 man turbo

bigger bet on flop? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by jdubs, 06-04-2008 03:11 AM
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06-04-2008 12:38 PM

FTP Knockout Rundown

Just posting some recent stats on the FTP knockout 3$ sitngo 90 plr basically presenting the looseness of the knockout format which benefits gear...

Started by MehFU, 05-10-2008 01:05 AM
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06-04-2008 05:51 AM

SAGE (Sit and Go Endgame System)

Was just recently pointed into the direction of this article by a fellow FTR'er and found it to be a very interesting read. After reading it, I felt...

Started by Stacks, 06-03-2008 12:29 AM
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06-04-2008 01:10 AM

pretty much the perfect flop.

FullTiltPoker Game #6679708291: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (50767822), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:12:46 ET - 2008/06/03 Seat 3: shanpu...

Started by TheScientist23, 06-03-2008 04:42 PM
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06-04-2008 01:07 AM

FTR Guantlet - Squeeze play ?

The following hand is posted per Kevester's request, it is taken from last night's guantlet PokerStars Game #17845436750: Tournament #88304190,...

Started by TLR, 06-02-2008 02:55 PM
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06-03-2008 05:25 PM

$5.50 Tourney for Review

I'm pretty sure there were quite a few mistakes in this SNG. I feel like I played pretty poorly during the SNG and looking back now still feel the...

Started by Stacks, 06-03-2008 05:08 AM
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06-03-2008 04:25 PM

Rate my tourny!

Topic says it all. I had a specific area I was going to ask about in my game, but then I thought it would be better to see if people voiced the same...

Started by SnoT_III, 05-22-2008 04:52 AM
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06-03-2008 02:21 PM

QQ flops a set on a very bad board ($38)

Opp's stats were 29/14/4.5 over 63 hands. There's no getting away from this, is there? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8...

Started by taipan168, 06-01-2008 10:24 AM
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06-03-2008 02:15 AM

Difference between $5.50 and the $11's?

For those of you who have moved up between these two levels, I'm curious as to what you did to adapt and what major differences you've noticed? The...

Started by Ryski, 06-02-2008 02:29 PM
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06-02-2008 09:53 PM

QQ, minraise and 3-bet in front ($38)

SB's stats were something like 20/15 at this point but only over a small sample size. 1. What's your preflop move, shove over or flat call? 2....

Started by taipan168, 05-31-2008 10:54 AM
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06-02-2008 08:30 PM

$16, QQ facing turn c/r

Had villian pegged as a calling station. Thoughts on the the turn? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by fjuanl, 06-01-2008 01:15 AM
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06-02-2008 07:48 PM

77 to UTG minraise level 5 ($27)

Opp's stats were something like 35/13 up to this point. Shove over or fold? I ran this in SNG Wiz and it was very close - if UTG open raised with 15%...

Started by taipan168, 06-01-2008 06:22 PM
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06-02-2008 07:45 PM

BR management for SNGs....querstion

I couldn't find the information anywhere for SNG BR management. I found stuff for MTTs and cash, but nothing for SNGs. How many buyins should I have...

Started by CTorode, 06-02-2008 05:39 PM
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06-02-2008 07:44 PM

6 left in 11.00 180 man

What is your move? PokerStars Game #17486843267: Tournament #88633523, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (1000/2000) - 2008/05/17 - 04:20:42 (ET)...

Started by hlester25, 05-17-2008 04:45 AM
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06-02-2008 03:51 PM

A couple hands from tonight...

I have been away from poker for quite some time, and so now I'm going to try to grind up a BR playing SNGs. Here are a couple hands from tonight that...

Started by CTorode, 06-02-2008 03:53 AM
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06-02-2008 03:08 PM

Pretty standard hand, thoughts?

Is this best course of action to take, by inducing a possible cbet? Full Tilt Poker Game #6661243974: $3 + $0.30 Tournament (50521973), Table 3 -...

Started by CTorode, 06-02-2008 04:53 AM
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06-02-2008 03:01 PM

why play tournaments?

Ask any good poker player about tournaments, and he'll probably laugh at you and tell you what a waste of time they are. Cash players tend to think...

Started by mcatdog, 05-16-2008 08:52 AM
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06-02-2008 02:45 PM

Battle of the planets

So I was playing turbo sng's the 3.4o's last week and I ended up 22 on the leader board and won 20 bucks. I was on the low orbit because I only...

Started by bigteif, 06-02-2008 12:07 PM
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06-02-2008 02:42 PM

Better line that this?

25 FT freeze, first hand No Limit Holdem Tournament $28000 Guarantee 9 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Hero (3000) UTG 1...

Started by drmcboy, 05-17-2008 10:07 PM
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06-02-2008 12:35 PM

Moving up a level - observations

Recently moved from one microstakes level to the next due to good results at the lower level (70% ITM) and things definitely changed. However,...

Started by ponyboy, 05-29-2008 05:29 PM
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06-01-2008 08:49 PM

Crappy turn and river with KK, $6.50

Ya'll can tell me if there's any value in betting turn or river, I didn't think so: -----Hand 1----- Heros M = 50.00 PokerStars Game...

Started by zachaser, 06-01-2008 01:59 PM
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06-01-2008 06:10 PM

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