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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

Poll Poll: Tell me how you get away from this hand

I was obviously trying to steal and had a weak passive player to my right heres the end result would you try to steal here? What would you have done...

Started by bpurvis2, 12-21-2008 06:05 PM
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12-22-2008 01:06 AM

Was this a shove?

or have I totally donked up this one? SB is lagg but won't call substantial part of his stack light, BB is Tagg. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-17-2008 07:48 PM
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12-21-2008 06:38 PM

99 overpair, opp shoves turn ($27)

Opp's stats were 30/0 up to this point, no other reads besides. I did not bet the flop because there were three opps in the hand and I was first to...

Started by taipan168, 12-19-2008 07:33 AM
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12-21-2008 06:35 PM

Strategy on mid-pairs in BB

Struggling a bit with how to play 77-99 in late position with several early limpers. Early tournament, no reads, can anyone provide some advice on...

Started by Cougar, 12-19-2008 01:49 PM
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12-21-2008 05:03 PM

Another AK hand

deep in a 75$ mtt blind 300-600-75 you are in mp with AKo with 18k in your stack, you´ve just been moved to this table and raise to 1500 you get one...

Started by Fjaman, 12-21-2008 10:45 AM
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12-21-2008 04:23 PM

109 sat FTP JJ

Villain is Liina Love a decent winner over a fairly large sample size. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 60/120 Blinds (9 handed) - ...

Started by bikes, 12-21-2008 01:35 PM
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12-21-2008 01:56 PM

pwning bubble, should I fold AK

So I'm caining the bubble, pushing every hand folded to and getting folds. Then the shortie pushes UTG (well effectively) to my BB and I have AK. ...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-18-2008 06:29 PM
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12-21-2008 09:43 AM

Shove or fold these?

Sattelite tourny, seats given to top 10 finishers. Most of these hands were about 10 places from the bubble. Hand 1 and 2 the table is extremely...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-21-2008 02:07 AM
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12-21-2008 02:41 AM

AK on an AQx board

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG (t1745)...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-20-2008 12:38 PM
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12-21-2008 01:33 AM

$3+.30 R/A at PokerStars, Advice Please!

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Online-Poker-Tournament-4666.html It's quite long, tourny worked out well, but I just know I've got some holes. ...

Started by nUFamn, 12-19-2008 04:27 PM
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12-20-2008 08:12 PM

180 player $2.20 MTT for advice

MTTer's, I've posted this 180 player tournament which I'd be grateful if anyone could look at. I'm normally a single table SnG player, so any advice...

Started by Nakamura, 12-20-2008 09:44 AM
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12-20-2008 04:24 PM

Some hands late in FT $8,500 Guarantee

I won this after being shortstack/card dead for a huge chunk of this tournament, especially on the bubble. I didn't do anything special except get...

Started by baudib, 12-19-2008 10:48 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,047
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12-20-2008 03:31 PM

JJ in first hour of rebuy

Bought in for double, and lost whole stack after 45 mins on AK AI vs A9. Rebought and now have 1600ish, when dealt JJ Villain is in a lot of...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-03-2008 07:46 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,331
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12-20-2008 02:24 PM

Giving incorrect implied odds ($6.50)

How do we bet the turn here to give the wrong implied odds for a flush to draw on us? 360 chips (or a psb) seems ok if only one opp comes for the...

Started by Nakamura, 12-17-2008 06:15 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,033
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12-20-2008 10:57 AM

How much should I raise?

No reads yet. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by trilerian, 12-19-2008 04:15 PM
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12-20-2008 02:47 AM

Advice: Room for Improvement ($2 + $0.25 SNG)

Posting this because I feel like it represents my average play, and looking for ways to improve... General advice good, or but especially comments on...

Started by rudefella, 12-19-2008 02:26 PM
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12-20-2008 12:28 AM

December stats

It's early and obviously it's a small sample size but I am spewtarding SnGs. Prizes Proft ROI ITM ...

Started by baudib, 12-14-2008 05:55 AM
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12-20-2008 12:06 AM

Weird and awful play at $2 sit and go

Can I call here with the Jacks? I folded thinking I could be really beat bad against either UTG raiser or reraiser. Full Tilt Poker Game...

Started by rudefella, 12-16-2008 04:47 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,142
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12-19-2008 10:53 PM

Strange AQ spot, 3-handed, one sitting out ($27)

Opp's stats were 14/7 over 150 hands. He has been playing tight up to now but has just woken up to the fact that I have been raising almost every...

Started by taipan168, 12-19-2008 08:00 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,216
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12-19-2008 01:03 PM

Question about pairs

Just wondering, when facing a raise with pockets up to 99, do i cap the call at 10% of my stack or villians stack?

Started by Marbleboy, 12-18-2008 04:55 AM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,447
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12-19-2008 08:59 AM

BB vs Button raise. What'd I need?

Just been playing a hand. I don't have the exact hand history available yet, but I know how the play went. Can anybody tell me if I'm thinking this...

Started by ginozola, 12-18-2008 03:55 PM
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12-18-2008 04:33 PM

2 calling spots 1 off bubble

I think I know the answers, but would like to see. Are these calls? Both villains are the players on the table I don't consider to be horrendous....

Started by gingerwizard, 12-18-2008 04:41 AM
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12-18-2008 04:29 PM

Please Review

I feel like I'm a huge nit late in tourneys. Please take a look and let me know where I'm missing some spots. This is a $10 FO from this morning. ...

Started by Sprayed, 12-17-2008 07:36 PM
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12-18-2008 12:53 PM

AQs in BB vs. Limpers

Pretty loose table, seems like a pretty obvious and lucrative raise opportunity. If villains had AK+ or QQ+, one would think they would raise...

Started by Cougar, 12-17-2008 09:26 PM
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12-18-2008 12:42 PM

I raise 20x BB ldo

Early on we had a guy get down to like 60 chips, then he doubled up a couple times to 330. He open shoved that hand (blinds 15/30), villain in this...

Started by drmcboy, 12-17-2008 01:52 PM
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12-17-2008 08:42 PM

The $10+1 (500k guaranteed) on December 25th on Pokerstars.

Pokerstars is hosting an event to try and break a world record of most people in a tournament. There will be a 35,000 person maximum. So there will...

Started by dranger7070, 12-15-2008 04:08 AM
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12-17-2008 07:37 PM

KQ flops middle pair on scary looking flop ($6.50)

Am I correct in thinking this is a simple call on the flop? I figured if a T or K comes on the turn we are probably ahead. We also have some bluffing...

Started by Nakamura, 12-17-2008 06:25 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,399
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12-17-2008 04:53 PM

SB calls prf raise, check raises flop, Can I fold top two?

$3 + $0.30 Tournament, 6max, Double stacks, Blinds 40/80 Hero (3,110) on Button Villian (5,910) in SB Hero UTG folds HJ folds CO folds...

Started by rudefella, 12-17-2008 10:27 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,055
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12-17-2008 04:46 PM

ATo in the CO facing a button resteal ($6.50)

Opp appears competent, but has not made a resteal before this hand. I suppose his reraising range includes mid-high pocket pairs, plus some good Ax's...

Started by Nakamura, 12-17-2008 06:42 AM
Replies: 3 Views: 704
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12-17-2008 01:59 PM

turning dem pocket sebens into a bluff

Villain is an OK tournament regular. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $50+$5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by mcatdog, 12-16-2008 10:40 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 996
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12-17-2008 10:36 AM

Interesting end-game decision ($6.50)

Getting better than 4:1 and a chance to knock out the SB are we best off calling here? If we call and opp bets the flop we can safely fold if we hit...

Started by Nakamura, 12-17-2008 06:51 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 3,417
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12-17-2008 08:39 AM

1000 posts for GingerWizard!

Wow, I remember Taipan's 1000th post, and he had this whole thread in the SNG section on who he was and how he'd improved etc. Da Goat then copied,...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-08-2008 05:55 PM
Replies: 21 Views: 1,572
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12-17-2008 06:10 AM

AJ, A high 3-way flop with action ($27)

UTG's stats were 64/29 so I'm not worried about his donkminraise. SB's stats were 21/14. How is this line? I am committed on the flop aren't I? ...

Started by taipan168, 12-17-2008 05:00 AM
Replies: 1 Views: 735
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12-17-2008 05:31 AM

Raping the bubble

I'm really working to improve my bubble play. Did I mostly do this right? -----Hand 17----- Heros M = 37.67 PokerStars Game #22973951538:...

Started by DoanDiggy, 12-16-2008 02:54 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 712
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12-16-2008 11:18 PM

Final Table Short Stacked Play

$2 + $0.25 Rebuy (1r+1a) - 2000/4000 Ante 500 SB (66,578) BB (98,395) UTG (239,925) UTG+1 (323,367) MP1 (93,398) MP2 (85,537) HJ: HERO...

Started by rudefella, 12-16-2008 02:38 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 742
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12-16-2008 10:00 PM

W$?!!!! Help WTF!

I cashed out my roll to pay for my wedding. I've been playing a little on betfair building a small roll (up to around $150 now). Betfair was...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-16-2008 07:22 PM
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12-16-2008 07:52 PM

$3.25 6 max bubble hand (AK)

Am I wrong not snap-calling this? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.25 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool...

Started by caddie444, 12-15-2008 11:32 PM
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12-16-2008 04:46 PM

75 on 8698 board

Does this turn card slow us down at all? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50+$0.00 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter...

Started by DoanDiggy, 12-15-2008 09:06 PM
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12-16-2008 03:23 PM

Raping the bubble on a 3.40 27-player

I was very aggressive on this bubble, but I got unlucky to only win one of my all-ins, even though I only went in as a big dog a few times. It ended...

Started by DoanDiggy, 12-16-2008 03:07 PM
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12-16-2008 03:07 PM

The deck is frozen

Probably a bad fold but had to show this one... #22929558631 Hero (Button) (t2400)

Started by caddie444, 12-16-2008 03:02 AM
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12-16-2008 02:36 PM

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