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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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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

What is super-aggressive or loose?

I'd like to loosen up my hand requirements a little, and I realised that if I can ignore the people who enter most pots, I'll have a lot more hand...

Started by silverfist, 11-09-2005 12:38 AM
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11-09-2005 05:59 AM

AK UTG Small Blinds

Tonight I was dealt AK UTG with small 10-20 blinds. I raised to 60 and got at least 4-5 callers, I missed the flop and folded when it was bet. Should...

Started by aislephive, 11-09-2005 12:25 AM
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11-09-2005 05:55 AM

UB 5.50, drawing at 15 outs twice...

Here's a hand from my latest debacle. I had 15 outs as I saw it, although the possibility exists that BB could have higher diamond flush draw or...

Started by A10Chief, 11-07-2005 10:40 AM
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11-09-2005 05:34 AM

preflop push or stop 'n go

5+.50 on stars, blinds 100/200, I have about 1400 after posting the BB. SB raises to 800, I have TT. I put him on a decent Ace, and figure he is...

Started by pgil, 11-08-2005 07:25 PM
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11-09-2005 02:52 AM

20+2 MTT

Unsure about this one. Down to about 140 left(540 starters), average stack about 4-5k, top27 get paid. Villan was the chip leader and had been...

Started by lamaros, 11-08-2005 08:26 AM
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11-09-2005 02:26 AM

I won my first cash Sit-n-Go today

I've been playing the 50k play money games on Poker Stars until I felt good enough to play for cash, and today I tried it and won US$22.50 :). ...

Started by silverfist, 11-07-2005 09:02 PM
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11-09-2005 01:53 AM

Did I do anything wrong? Or does god just hate me?

Ok I built up to 3k(starting hand 1.5k) by the 3rd hand of this SnG. And just stole a lota blinds and stuff to get up to where I was. I had great...

Started by ProZachNation, 11-05-2005 09:27 PM
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11-08-2005 08:29 PM

Pot odds can be the death of your SNG.

I had an epiphany last night while playing poker. I was thinking back to a hand that I had played and had discussed on FTR recently. I played it...

Started by Fortune 500, 11-08-2005 12:42 PM
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11-08-2005 08:00 PM

Semi-Bluffing in Early Position

This comes up for me a lot. I get a good draw in early position (often because I play hands in the blinds I wouldn't normally play. How is it...

Started by silverfist, 11-08-2005 04:24 PM
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11-08-2005 07:05 PM

Another AK situation. How do you play it.

Please blast me. I almost want to limp with AK nowadays. Any thoughts? What do you put villian on? 30/60 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL)...

Started by Cpaz, 11-07-2005 09:20 PM
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11-08-2005 06:49 PM

AA in BB- SB only caller

whats the play here? raise and possibly just get 50 chips or limp and allow bullshit hands? PokerStars Game #3003055300: Tournament #14830197,...

Started by tom, 11-08-2005 02:41 AM
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11-08-2005 06:08 PM

it was a freeroll...but a win's a win :)

PokerStars Tournament #14705076, No Limit Hold'em Freeroll Super Satellite 4275 players Target Tournament #14407689 27 tickets to the target...

Started by smlame, 11-08-2005 05:45 PM
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11-08-2005 05:46 PM

what to do?

I recently participated in my first real live multi-table tourney. It was a 270+30$ tourney capped at 77 participants. I did much better than I...

Started by grimedizzle, 11-08-2005 02:09 PM
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11-08-2005 04:34 PM

My thoughts on the ITM to FT stage

It seems like we have been having an influx of players saying that they are happy with the times they are making it ITM, but just can't seem to...

Started by chardrian, 11-03-2005 11:35 AM
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11-08-2005 03:19 PM

Can you stack your tokens from PP Steps

Can you collect lets say 10 tokens to step 2 and play them up to step 3 and so forth...So that you in the end have 1o tokens to step 5? Strip :D

Started by Stripclubjunkie, 11-08-2005 12:20 PM
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11-08-2005 03:15 PM

Watch out for the slow playing fishies on poker stars 5 +.50

Wow who the hell slow plays this hand????? this is the last hand I would slow play Oh and would you play this any differently? I was thinking about...

Started by STIdrivr, 11-07-2005 08:22 PM
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11-08-2005 02:26 PM

Problem getting a stack at the $22s on PP

I find that my play at the PP $11s is not too shabby- I can usually get a decent stack somewhere in the first 3 levels (either a double up or some...

Started by lowBoy, 11-08-2005 02:20 PM
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11-08-2005 02:20 PM

couple questions from 5.50

5 + .50 on Pokerstars. First question: If you know that someone will call an AI with a flush draw when you have say top 2 pair, do you push even if...

Started by pgil, 11-08-2005 01:52 PM
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11-08-2005 02:00 PM

Party BR question

Due to some recent complications, I've had to cash out 2k of my bankroll. This leaves me with 2.6k which I have moved to Party because I believe its...

Started by Rockymv, 11-08-2005 01:13 AM
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11-08-2005 01:10 PM

Bad play here or no?

What would you put the villain on here? I'm not sure I should have called that flop bet, but with an over-pair and nearly nut flush draw, it was...

Started by silverfist, 11-07-2005 09:55 PM
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11-08-2005 12:33 PM

Some Bad Plays I Made Today

How should I have played these hands differently? Should I just lay down my hand when I get raised? My biggest leak seems to be that I can't put...

Started by silverfist, 11-07-2005 06:25 PM
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11-08-2005 11:15 AM

party $5+1 sit and go (analysis needed)

My bankroll dropped significantly in cash games recently so I decided to try some sng's. So far, I've played about 10 and have come in 1st twice,...

Started by flamingo, 11-08-2005 11:03 AM
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11-08-2005 11:03 AM

How stupid am I

#Game No : 2996240398 ***** Hand History for Game 2996240398 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:17210182 Level:4...

Started by Toad13, 11-07-2005 10:34 AM
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11-08-2005 11:03 AM

Looking for analysis

I was playing my normal good game. We are now down to ~ 70 players (90 got paid). Blinds just went up so we have about 15 minutes left at this...

Started by chardrian, 11-08-2005 01:23 AM
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11-08-2005 10:58 AM

What is this play called?

One of my more profitable plays in the ITM period is to rep a slowplay against an aggressive tricky player playing blind defence. For this play there...

Started by lamaros, 11-07-2005 11:05 PM
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11-08-2005 10:37 AM

A decent position?

I played my second MTT today, $1 PokerStars NL. In my first tourny the other day I did pretty well, getting to the final table as chip leader (1102...

Started by lamaros, 11-07-2005 06:22 AM
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11-08-2005 10:27 AM

I'm the bubble boy. Coin flipped to death!

I'm the bubble boy for 3 tourneys in a row. I got coin flipped to death. This is getting frustrating! I'm mad chip leader when the blinds are...

Started by Shadowskills, 11-08-2005 06:11 AM
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11-08-2005 09:36 AM

When things work just right.

$3.00 NLHE on Stars Sunday night. Midway through. Guy 2 seats to my left is a real assss. I win a pot by sucking out 2 pair calling small...

Started by Monty9, 11-08-2005 08:42 AM
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11-08-2005 08:42 AM

Critique, please

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em $10+1 Tourney I'm in fair shape t2730 stack, blinds 100/200, and get dealt TT on the button. ********** UTG+1...

Started by Operandi, 11-07-2005 04:42 PM
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11-08-2005 08:38 AM

Looking down at MONSTERS in the low blinds

So, how do you guys maximize chips off AA-QQ at the 2nd or 3rd blind levels where everyone is looking to get in cheap and destack someone with any...

Started by bluedevil907, 11-07-2005 03:21 AM
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11-08-2005 08:34 AM

Call Or Fold?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx BB (t39194) UTG (t36108) MP (t91306) CO...

Started by lamaros, 11-07-2005 03:23 AM
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11-08-2005 08:17 AM

I'm having a bit of trouble..

I'm on an ugly streak right now for SNG's, and I could use some help. I'm batting 0 for 3 tonight and need some critique. I could post some hand...

Started by aislephive, 11-08-2005 12:25 AM
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11-08-2005 01:31 AM

Negative Variance Sucks! (NT)

Nuff Said

Started by Cpaz, 11-06-2005 11:26 PM
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11-07-2005 11:15 PM

Ugh.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx MP3 (t1840) Hero (t1710) Button (t1640) SB...

Started by lamaros, 11-07-2005 06:42 AM
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11-07-2005 10:42 PM

HU SNGs

Anyone play these things a lot? I've been trying my hand at the 100+5 and 200+10 on pacific, and have been running into a lot of fools...

Started by Aquinas, 11-07-2005 03:52 PM
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11-07-2005 09:26 PM

Obvious?

I should have put them AI on the flop? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx BB...

Started by lamaros, 11-07-2005 01:35 AM
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11-07-2005 08:59 PM

Right play here?

PokerStars Game #2984127999: Tournament #14733088, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/11/05 - 22:57:15 (ET) Table '14733088 1' Seat #9 is...

Started by DLC11, 11-05-2005 11:02 PM
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11-07-2005 08:08 PM

All-in this hand or next hand?

I'm short stacked, and UTG. I'm pretty much committed to going all in either this hand, or the next hand when I'm the BB. What hands are not good...

Started by ShortPoolGuy, 11-07-2005 10:45 AM
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11-07-2005 06:32 PM

Is this the right play?

I figured that I had the best hand here, but I'm wondering if I wasn't too aggressive. Lots of people had been going in with TPTK or TPGK all...

Started by silverfist, 11-07-2005 04:40 AM
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11-07-2005 05:35 PM

Bank roll for SNG

I'm pretty familiar with BR and RING games, but how does BR apply to SNG? How much should my initial bankroll be for $5 +.5 and when would I move...

Started by sunfunbunch, 11-06-2005 07:59 PM
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11-07-2005 12:02 PM

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