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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

Spenda's "what's my calling range?" MTT thread

Opponent is 20/8, we just made the money in the $10k gtd: 10615 to win like 15100 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10+$1 Tournament, 625/1250...

Started by bigspenda73, 12-28-2008 06:38 PM
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01-04-2009 10:40 PM

BR requirements and overlay

I had a thought earlier today about the effect overlay has on winrate. We base bankroll requirements on edge and variance. So, if we increase...

Started by dev, 01-04-2009 09:26 PM
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01-04-2009 09:26 PM

what should i be calling with here? another f'n bubble post

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $35+$3 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 25 Ante (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button...

Started by givememyleg, 01-04-2009 06:34 AM
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01-04-2009 08:56 PM

another weird bubble spot $38

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $35+$3 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 25 Ante (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button...

Started by givememyleg, 01-04-2009 05:54 AM
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01-04-2009 07:34 PM

hand play check

45 man 3.25 about 30 still in and im in about 4th spot. no real reads and havent seen much action from villain. should i have folded on the...

Started by technician, 01-02-2009 07:43 PM
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01-04-2009 01:13 PM

Trimmed bubble $6.50

Just trimmed a bubble from a $6.50 where I believe I was unlucky to bust 3rd, but think I played ok. I have the big stack and the blinds were...

Started by gingerwizard, 01-04-2009 11:30 AM
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01-04-2009 12:19 PM

$6.50 Stars 2-Table turbo. Villains very loose. Comments?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $6.00+$0.50 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button (t2080)...

Started by Bad Beaten, 01-03-2009 11:19 PM
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01-04-2009 11:17 AM

Another AK hand

Can we fold here? Though do we need to risk all with 3000 chips with blinds at 200? My only read on this guy is that he sees EVERY flop, seen him...

Started by Danh Bai, 01-03-2009 10:14 PM
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01-04-2009 08:08 AM

$6.50 bubble, opp raises when folded to

Villain here is typical laggro. Been raising tons even when short. Raised me from button and called my shove with AJ. Lost, pushed 2 hands in a row...

Started by gingerwizard, 01-03-2009 02:40 PM
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01-04-2009 07:46 AM

Matrix Mayhem!!

Okay I am playing some $1.25 matrix games atm, enjoying them and doin okayish. But here's some hands that i thought would be ermm interesting to...

Started by Freeroller, 12-31-2008 01:34 PM
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01-03-2009 11:27 PM

$6.50 short. Discussion of push hands

This depends on ranges. I actually have done the calcs on here, and it's near the border but definitely to one side. It's a common spot to find...

Started by gingerwizard, 01-03-2009 02:36 PM
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01-03-2009 08:34 PM

tourny for review missed spots?

The Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) was developed by JeffreyGB at http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com. ---Tournament Summary--- $5.50 SNG: Finished 7/9 for...

Started by fulksy, 01-03-2009 05:48 PM
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01-03-2009 08:14 PM

Couple of interesting AI calls against good opps ($27)

In both cases, opps are solid winning multitablers with several thousand dollar profits on Sharkscope over a big sample size. Hand 1: I ran this...

Started by taipan168, 01-03-2009 06:56 AM
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01-03-2009 06:35 PM

gross bubble spot - $38

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $35+$3 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds 25 Ante (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (SB)...

Started by givememyleg, 01-03-2009 03:01 AM
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01-03-2009 04:08 PM

Heads-up advice $2.00+$0.25 sngo

Lost this heads up. Comments? advice? I feel like I was winning the small ball game. Lost two coin-flipping situations... should I have waited for...

Started by rudefella, 01-03-2009 11:50 AM
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01-03-2009 02:07 PM

2 AK hands

Hand 1 - I was leary with that half stack raise he might have QQ+, on the other hand I saw him overpaly weak A's twice already. Does second opp's all...

Started by Danh Bai, 01-01-2009 03:44 AM
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01-03-2009 10:53 AM

Aggression

Aggression is not measured by the number of steals you make, but by the number of pushes that take your steals away...

Started by pokernoob, 01-03-2009 09:04 AM
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01-03-2009 09:04 AM

Early in Matrix: TP/FD, turn trips

I assume it's OK to felt this even though it's early and survival points are key.... No Limit Holdem Tournament $11 + $1 Matrix 4x Sit & Go 9...

Started by baudib, 12-28-2008 01:03 PM
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01-03-2009 02:15 AM

jj utg vs reraise

couple questions, should i just shove this utg with 13 bb, if not is 300 the right raise? and do i have to call his reraise? what would his standard...

Started by fulksy, 12-30-2008 03:42 PM
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01-03-2009 12:20 AM

Sunday Million - another ranges question

Let's assume no reads. What should my range be here? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $200+$15 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars...

Started by donkbee, 12-29-2008 11:01 PM
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01-02-2009 11:45 AM

55 vs. minbet on K high flop

Was this a bad place to put my chips? With his donk bet I knew he was weak (unless he was slow playing). I was putting him on unimproved AX. Would a...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-31-2008 10:37 AM
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01-02-2009 08:44 AM

What was your longest bubble?

Just had one tonight 4 handed for 70 hands. It was a gruelling back and forth struggle and one of the players had a bad connection, so it must've...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-31-2008 11:15 AM
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01-01-2009 07:30 PM

$11 FT SNG tournament trimmer

Here's a tournament where I think I played moderately well. Recovered from one bad beat against a moron playing 85s for like 15% of his stack. I...

Started by baudib, 12-31-2008 04:37 AM
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01-01-2009 07:03 PM

77 in BB - multi callers

About 3 hands in, everyone has been calling, and raises are not being respected. I have 77 what do I do? I am sure a raise will be called by more...

Started by Thunder, 12-31-2008 01:20 PM
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01-01-2009 05:05 AM

Couple of shoves

Is this first one bad...Villain was probably steaming a bit after taking a bb earlier with QQ. I also figured with my stack size, this was a good...

Started by baudib, 12-31-2008 07:45 PM
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12-31-2008 08:02 PM

Long Holiday - Back after 2 yrs

I have been away from FTR for about 2 years. Long story, basically Poker as a whole was placed on the back burner. So for Xmas I gave myself a...

Started by Xo_Sirk_oX, 12-31-2008 07:29 AM
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12-31-2008 02:51 PM

KQs Utg

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP (t830)...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-30-2008 08:48 AM
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12-31-2008 09:25 AM

ZZZZZZ?

Some $10 freeze, early, no reads except that I'm sure he's not that good. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00+$1.00 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (9...

Started by bigspenda73, 12-30-2008 09:11 PM
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12-31-2008 01:26 AM

Is this an easy shove? (4.75 BB)

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 5+0.50 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds (3 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB (t3040) Button...

Started by kingme620, 12-23-2008 04:32 AM
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12-31-2008 12:41 AM

AKo vs. Big stack on bubble

I didn't know what to do here since he had me covered. No Limit Holdem Tournament $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) 4 players Converted at ...

Started by baudib, 12-29-2008 11:35 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,000
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12-31-2008 12:02 AM

99 with raise from shortstack, risk half my chips?

Opp is a tight regular. I feel like he wants a call here. If he has AK we're pretty happy to raise him AI right? But I think if he had Ax he'd just...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-30-2008 09:37 AM
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12-30-2008 11:56 PM

KK: A on flop, flush hits river

Am I crazy for calling this? This is early but villain had been in a lot of hands, showing down K9o from the cutoff and J8s UTG. On the hand before...

Started by baudib, 12-30-2008 02:41 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 647
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12-30-2008 11:21 PM

$20.80 DoN bubble hand KQ, all-in?

I'm trying to get a feel for good strategy in these types of situations. I really don't know what the cut off is for going all in when I and another...

Started by bonaparte, 12-12-2008 07:34 PM
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12-30-2008 02:10 PM

Slowplayed AA; shortstack squeeze and PFR flats

PFR here seemed pretty tight; he had seen me play AA exactly this same way vs. an EP raiser just a few orbits earlier. It took him a looong time to...

Started by baudib, 12-30-2008 03:13 AM
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12-30-2008 01:32 PM

KQo in SB vs. Big stack button, 6-max

Full Tilt, 600/1,200 blinds, 150 ante NL Hold'em Tourney, 6 Players UTG: 47,995 (40 bb) BTN: 76,500 (63.8 bb) Hero (SB): 52,839 (44 bb) BB:...

Started by baudib, 12-29-2008 10:27 PM
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12-30-2008 10:24 AM

How bad is this?

Opp is 52/10 from 30 hands and is constantly making plays at the pot post flop. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 10+1 Tournament, 40/80 Blinds (5...

Started by kevster, 12-27-2008 10:05 AM
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12-30-2008 09:43 AM

Soupie in the nightly 70k

Man I was railbirding Soupie in the PS Nightly 70k after reading his how to win in MTT's and I have to say Soupie is one of the most patient players...

Started by bpurvis2, 12-30-2008 12:48 AM
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12-30-2008 02:35 AM

KQ

I have been thinking about KQ lately and how I keep losing with it when I am pushing my 8-10M stack deep in a tourny. The only equity I seem to gain...

Started by sk8r_daniel, 12-29-2008 12:25 PM
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12-29-2008 09:16 PM

$10 88 on turn

Opp. was about 35/6 over this tourney and a previous. Do I slow down here or push? How afraid am I of opp. holding Kxs? Full Tilt No-Limit...

Started by cag8f, 12-28-2008 09:56 PM
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12-29-2008 08:33 PM

3.40 Turbo trimmed tourney. Looking for pointers / comments.

Anyone feel like providing some feedback on a $3.40 turbo. Looking over it, I feel like I was a little reckless, but the table was playing so...

Started by angrystoc, 12-29-2008 03:29 PM
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12-29-2008 08:31 PM

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