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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

From zachasers thread...

Hand 6 -----Hand 5----- Heros M = 7.58 PokerStars Game #17805653592: Tournament #90299252, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) -...

Started by ClemsonPoker, 06-01-2008 02:48 AM
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06-01-2008 12:58 PM

99 Shove/Fold/Call

Interesting hand . . looking back I played it badly, anyways . . gobo is a fish - and has been tilt shoving since losing the majority of his stack....

Started by Skeeno, 05-26-2008 08:10 PM
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06-01-2008 11:00 AM

Interesting Bubble Dillemma - AK

Interesting scenario with two short stacks and two huge stack... i think i made the rght play but want some others opinions.. PokerStars...

Started by Roco415, 05-28-2008 04:50 PM
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06-01-2008 10:52 AM

$5.50, QQ, call or push?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO...

Started by RML604, 05-30-2008 08:11 PM
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06-01-2008 10:49 AM

99 shortstacked facing raise/shove

Is this a call given my shortstack? No reads on either villian. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by Stacks, 06-01-2008 01:32 AM
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06-01-2008 02:15 AM

Some Stars $6.50 hands

What's up guys, been a while since I posted any hands, been lazy with it. I'm still working on tilt issues, but I'm at the stage now where I can...

Started by zachaser, 05-31-2008 10:32 PM
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06-01-2008 01:06 AM

$16, AQs TPTK

Got put into a really difficult spot on the flop. No specific reads on SB but obviously its a donk. Original raiser is a winning multi-tabling...

Started by fjuanl, 05-30-2008 10:36 PM
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06-01-2008 12:59 AM

All in, or fold?

Home game, 2 tables. 250 starting chips. We're down to one table. All the stacks are between 400 and 600 with one player at about 1100 blinds...

Started by Ghaleon, 05-31-2008 05:55 PM
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05-31-2008 08:16 PM

Playing ultra passive players heads up?

This is just an example: No Limit Holdem Tournament $10+$1 2 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: BTN Hero (5040) BB Errato (8460)

Started by ClemsonPoker, 05-31-2008 01:33 PM
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05-31-2008 08:15 PM

My queens got screwed, opinions?

This got me eliminated from an STG and I was enraged. The reason I limped with the QQ is because I was UTG and bets were flying around the table in...

Started by Bloopie, 05-31-2008 11:55 AM
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05-31-2008 06:04 PM

$16, QQ on Kxx rainbow

Villian has been playing very laggy, seems like a bad player. Comments on all streets plz PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100...

Started by fjuanl, 05-30-2008 10:43 PM
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05-31-2008 04:22 PM

is this spewy?

PokerStars Game #17717719083: Tournament #89644779, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2008/05/26 - 22:23:31 (ET) Table '89644779...

Started by hlester25, 05-26-2008 10:41 PM
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05-30-2008 10:20 PM

4.40 180 man, close to bubble, top two on dry flop...

can I get away fromt his? The more I think about it the more I feel I should fold here. I mean what hand could he have besides 3 sixes? ...

Started by hlester25, 05-17-2008 04:00 PM
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05-30-2008 10:16 PM

SNG Wiz Says Push, But...

It didn't feel right when I shoved. OTOH, maybe I'm puckering up at the bubble. Thoughts? POKERSTARS GAME #17757150877: TOURNAMENT #90035218,...

Started by chincheck, 05-28-2008 05:49 PM
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05-30-2008 10:05 PM

5x BB raise in front level V, I have AQ ($38)

Opp's stats were something like 27/15 at this point. This is a breakeven shove over if he is shoving 15% or wider and assuming that he never folds to...

Started by taipan168, 05-30-2008 11:01 AM
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05-30-2008 05:32 PM

Trouble staying focused during Sit-n-Go's

I have been playing online for a long time, but I never really knew what I was doing. I have recently started to take the game seriously and am...

Started by RML604, 05-28-2008 10:04 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,209
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05-30-2008 05:23 PM

Do you call this river?

Both players are regs and are pretty solid. What do you do on this river with MP1 left to act? Btw, this was from last nights Gauntlet tourney...

Started by GatorJH, 05-29-2008 11:14 AM
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05-29-2008 06:01 PM

Good spot to make a stand?

Small mutli-table tourney. 14 players, two tables, 5,000 starting chips. Blinds are 75/150 and I am short stacked in the big blind with 1300 chips...

Started by Ghaleon, 05-29-2008 03:55 PM
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05-29-2008 04:43 PM

Raising Preflop

After a lot of snooping around the forums to try and pick up a few NLHE strategies, I realized that raising preflop is something that is absolutely...

Started by AFchung, 05-28-2008 08:30 PM
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05-29-2008 01:13 PM

$5.50, Straight flush draw, Level V

PokerStars Game #17763339924: Tournament #90074248, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/05/28 - 22:18:18 (ET) Table '90074248 1'...

Started by RML604, 05-28-2008 10:41 PM
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05-29-2008 11:37 AM

$5.50, Playing the bubble in only the 2nd Level

I just finished a SnG where 5 people players were eliminated in a matter of minutes. There were four of us left and the blinds were only 25/50. I...

Started by RML604, 05-29-2008 07:43 AM
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05-29-2008 09:53 AM

When is the next SNG experiment?

Just read it all again, cracked me up, but seriously be fun to play another or even watch one,

Started by Skeeno, 05-27-2008 12:00 AM
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05-29-2008 08:54 AM

AQs with royal flush draw on turn ($27)

SB's stats were 20/5 at this point. What's your turn move? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter...

Started by taipan168, 05-27-2008 06:39 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,401
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05-28-2008 01:06 PM

Top Two Pair on a dangerous flushing board

Ok, this hand has been bugging me, so I need your help on if I played the hand badly and where did I go wrong if I did. We started off with stacks...

Started by Perrygarl, 05-26-2008 06:38 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,098
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05-28-2008 09:03 AM

Turbo fast micros - luck of the draw?

Been playing these quick turbo micro SNG's ($1) with some free money I recieved from bonus whoring, but the whole thing almost seems ridiculously...

Started by ponyboy, 05-26-2008 09:31 PM
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05-28-2008 08:21 AM

New to the forum, trying to grasp ICM...

and had a hand fairly recently that I wanted to ask about. Live tourney, but only 2 tables, so I'm playing like a two table SNG. 1500 starting,...

Started by ClemsonPoker, 05-27-2008 04:18 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 838
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05-28-2008 01:34 AM

$10 1010 first hand

First hand, no stats, reads etc... seems standard but I hate playing huge pots right away like this. You play it the same way? I thought about...

Started by yourfather, 05-27-2008 08:48 PM
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05-28-2008 01:18 AM

$27 turbo win

Been a while since I posted a full tourney, so I thought I'd post this win from a couple of days ago. I think it's a pretty good example of...

Started by taipan168, 05-22-2008 03:27 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,206
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05-27-2008 07:55 PM

Strong enough for a slow play?

Quick question about a hand I ran into the other night at the local charity card room. I flopped a big hand, but wasn't sure if it was strong enough...

Started by Ghaleon, 05-26-2008 12:18 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,129
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05-27-2008 06:29 PM

What if all SnGs were changed to Winner Take All?

Was thinking a bit about the format and what's wrong with it. I like what it would do. o ICM calcs become less relevent o Gambling early is no...

Started by Fnord, 05-23-2008 04:56 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,577
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05-27-2008 09:04 AM

OTM Finishes

In the last week I've played 50 $5.5 Stars STT's with the following results: 32% ITM Finish % 1st 2% 2nd 10% 3rd 20% 4th ...

Started by BKKPLAYER, 04-19-2008 02:58 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,793
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05-27-2008 06:23 AM

WSOP $1M Giveaway Hand Questions

Today I played in my first freeroll and did pretty well. I do have questions on 2 different hands. Anyway, I have absolutely no MTT experience at...

Started by Ryski, 05-23-2008 06:50 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,157
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05-26-2008 11:51 PM

99 mid game

You play any differently...no real reads... PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by Roco415, 05-26-2008 07:17 AM
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05-26-2008 05:24 PM

$5 SNG - Line check and turn decision

Just doubled up first hand, then I get this. I'm guessing he has an Ace. So how do you like the flop bet and what's your move on the turn? Edit:...

Started by kevster, 05-24-2008 05:01 AM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,246
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05-26-2008 02:18 PM

$5.50 Stars, Am I checking too many rivers?

I remember reading the concept of checking the river in position when you feel that the only hand that will call you is a better hand. I feel like I...

Started by RML604, 05-19-2008 11:24 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,282
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05-26-2008 01:29 PM

Finally....i talk myself into not talking myself into doing

OkaY, as of late ive been quite frustrated and always find a way to tlak myself into being ultra lag in terms of pushing and repopping people after...

Started by Roco415, 05-26-2008 06:58 AM
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05-26-2008 01:14 PM

Massimo...

Max, can you elaborate on thuis hand a little. Thx.

Started by kevster, 05-26-2008 02:36 AM
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05-26-2008 12:34 PM

How NOT to play bubble

Been apretty solid game to here. I'm short stack after some bad cards and a set over set w/ short stack. Going to push here but look what...

Started by fdnypoker, 05-23-2008 10:04 PM
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05-25-2008 12:58 AM

something maybe you SNG/MTTers can help me out with

You're at a table with 40bb behind. You open to 4x with 66-JJ in MP and an LP player 3bets to 12x . You have 36bb behind. He has you covered. ...

Started by euphoricism, 05-24-2008 08:41 PM
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05-24-2008 09:06 PM

folding AA preflop

Yes, I just did it!!!!! OK, it was in the 5.50 rebuy satellite to daily $55 and was at the very end with 2 players left to the money. I still...

Started by cunninglinguist, 05-22-2008 04:12 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,310
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05-23-2008 07:57 PM

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