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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

Bubble Tactics

Here is an interesting situation I ran into yesterday. Begs the question: How do you know whether you should be stealing blinds or holding tight....

Started by checkoutftr, 11-28-2008 12:21 PM
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11-28-2008 03:59 PM

Am I playing made hands too strong?

Is my bet sizing ok here? Obv we want to give the incorrect to opps on drawy hands and entice them to call or go over the top. Should my bet size be...

Started by Nakamura, 11-27-2008 05:18 PM
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11-28-2008 09:33 AM

$11 SNG Trimmed - Tell me where I should have pushed harder

Alright, again with this tourney, the end result was fantastic, but I know at the point where I hold 1/2 the chips at the table I may not have been...

Started by Kijjo, 11-26-2008 02:46 AM
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11-28-2008 01:16 AM

Flopping a weak flush ($5.20)

Have I have got myself into trouble here by not potting/pushing the turn? Part of the issue is I have no idea what the villain is calling the flop...

Started by Nakamura, 11-27-2008 10:11 AM
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11-27-2008 11:50 PM

$5 SNG Trimmed - Am I too tight?

Alright, so the end result of the tourney is great, but am I playing too tight? Basically the feel I got from these guys was that they were calling...

Started by Kijjo, 11-26-2008 02:37 AM
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11-27-2008 11:24 PM

Hold 'em Man and tourneys

I have just got hold of a copy of Hold 'em Manager. Is it possible to see tourney wins/positions and total tourney profit? I'm a bit clueless when I...

Started by Nakamura, 11-27-2008 02:52 PM
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11-27-2008 02:52 PM

SNG eeriness

All day long I see this image of the sky for several players. Does anyone know why it is used by literally hundreds of players? And yes this does...

Started by ghem67, 11-26-2008 11:44 PM
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11-26-2008 11:44 PM

TT, vs. UTG raiser and shortstack squeeze

Just moved to new table so i thought about folding this to UTG raiser... The shortstack had just doubled up by pushing T8o from CO and beating AJ....

Started by baudib, 11-25-2008 08:29 PM
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11-26-2008 06:19 PM

Worst equity you will take at the final table?

this is the situation, you are going into the final table with just under 17% of the chips in play, you are top 3 in chips and can easily take top 6...

Started by Fjaman, 11-25-2008 09:43 PM
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11-26-2008 02:23 PM

$5 Double or Nothing Stars AK flop comes KQJ

What would you do? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $5.00+$0.40 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by ghem67, 11-25-2008 08:09 PM
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11-26-2008 02:22 PM

$10 Double or Nothing A8 BB Bubble

So the guy in the Small Blind pushed everytime to steal from me. I finally had enough and did this: What would you have done? PokerStars...

Started by ghem67, 11-25-2008 11:02 PM
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11-26-2008 11:19 AM

Flopped nuts, facing donk reraise

Villain is a complete maniac, playing any 2 suited cards, defending far too often, sometimes pushing in on bottom pair against continuation bets. I...

Started by baudib, 11-25-2008 10:25 AM
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11-25-2008 11:44 PM

home game structure and strategy?

this belongs in "live," but i felt it would get more play here... i play in the dumbest structure ever known to mankind once a month. start...

Started by Chopper, 11-25-2008 09:30 AM
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11-25-2008 05:01 PM

Final 3 and Heads up Q ($33+3 180)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $33+$3 Tournament, 3000/6000 Blinds 600 Ante (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flow...

Started by g1212, 11-23-2008 07:23 PM
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11-25-2008 04:51 PM

Folding AQ

I know there are people who don't play AQ and are very successful...I think I am on the verge of joining the ranks. I just can't quite get there...

Started by baudib, 11-11-2008 09:01 AM
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11-25-2008 12:40 PM

Blind v blind with 44 ($6.50)

Do we 2nd barrel here or are we done with the hand? No reads on opp yet Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 6+0.50 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (8 handed) -...

Started by Nakamura, 11-25-2008 08:00 AM
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11-25-2008 08:17 AM

Does he ever have anything besides AA or KK here?

No reads. I have to lay it down right? I can't though :? FTR Hand History Converter Output (intended for copying and pasting into poker forums!):...

Started by Danh Bai, 11-24-2008 06:17 AM
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11-25-2008 06:43 AM

tough spot here in a 3.30 MTT

-----Hand 20----- Heros M = 15.94 Full Tilt Poker Game #8930029153: $3 + $0.30 Knockout (68216118), Table 45 - 60/120 - No Limit Holdem - 1:44:39...

Started by philly and the phanatics, 11-12-2008 06:23 PM
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11-24-2008 11:09 PM

Stacking off KQ on QJ8 board late in 4.40 180

Good play or bad here? MP1 is pretty average, not horrible, but not necessarily great, either. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00+$0.40...

Started by DoanDiggy, 11-18-2008 08:13 PM
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11-24-2008 06:49 PM

A few questions about the 10% rule?

now i usually play cash games but do dable in mtt's. i heard or read that there is a general strategy that if there is enough in the pot that you can...

Started by machine1984, 11-24-2008 12:11 PM
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11-24-2008 06:36 PM

Hand that had me scratching my head ($11 5k Gtd)

Villain is 30/6 over 40 hands or so, haven't caught him playing much postflop. This is the nightly $11 5k just after the 1st break (3k starting...

Started by bigspenda73, 11-23-2008 10:40 PM
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11-24-2008 06:29 PM

Would you call this?

My instincts tell me it's probably a "meh" situation - call or fold is probably about equal - but I dunno. 700 person MTT (the 12500 guarantee on...

Started by dalecooper, 11-22-2008 12:12 PM
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11-24-2008 06:21 PM

Stars $11 8k gtd. 88 bubble hand.

Hi, I have been away for a while and am a bit rusty! What should my thinking be here? BB has only been at the table one orbit but appears to be...

Started by HiLo, 11-24-2008 10:28 AM
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11-24-2008 11:46 AM

$11 - A couple of hands

Hand 1: Fire again or check? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 10+1 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by kevster, 11-23-2008 04:07 PM
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11-24-2008 07:27 AM

BEST. FOLD. EVER.

Full Tilt Poker Game #9117178882: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (69748223), Table 2 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:32:46 ET - 2008/11/22 Seat 1:...

Started by baudib, 11-22-2008 09:36 PM
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11-24-2008 07:22 AM

Taking Chances at the Right Time

Y'all MTT regs probably know this. But I was considering why, once you're getting 2 to 1 odds and/or nearly half your stack's in the middle, it's...

Started by Robb, 11-21-2008 08:24 AM
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11-24-2008 06:08 AM

Post-flop Spot $4.40 180-man

Relevant info: BTN,SB,BB are all fairly tight, villain (SB) is the loosest of the group, running 20/6 over 3-4 orbits. I doubled up 15-20 hands ago...

Started by bigspenda73, 11-21-2008 04:29 PM
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11-24-2008 05:52 AM

QJ in SB, opp calls preflop raise, J high flop ($27)

Opp's stats were 27/5/4.6 at this point. Ship it? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $25+$2 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter...

Started by taipan168, 11-23-2008 06:01 AM
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11-24-2008 02:41 AM

K3o flops K high flop, flop bet gets 2 callers ($27)

Button's stats were 24/7/6.0 and MP2's were 23/14/2.3. What is your line here? It is clearly shove or give up on the turn. Are they slowplaying or...

Started by taipan168, 11-23-2008 06:48 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 905
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11-24-2008 02:31 AM

TT on 8 high flop

This is not a bad beat post. I want your opinion on what I could've done better here. This table was extremely loose aggressive. I had accumulated a...

Started by Danh Bai, 11-22-2008 09:38 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 629
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11-24-2008 01:57 AM

Do you put it AI with QQ here?

SxyRose is a terribad player who I've witnessed go AI with A3s, but I don't know what the other FIVE fish are going to do... If one goes AI with Kx...

Started by Danh Bai, 11-22-2008 10:18 PM
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11-24-2008 01:47 AM

$11 - Cold Deck?

Ugh. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 10+1 Tournament, 80/160 Blinds (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button (t1395)...

Started by kevster, 11-23-2008 05:06 PM
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11-24-2008 01:45 AM

Playing Draws [5,50]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $5.00+$0.50 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 11-23-2008 08:39 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,072
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11-23-2008 10:46 PM

AQ facing re-raise

No reads on BB PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by Danh Bai, 11-23-2008 10:05 AM
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11-23-2008 04:26 PM

Interesting Semi-Bubble spot [5,50]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $5.00+$0.50 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 11-23-2008 03:23 AM
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11-23-2008 06:07 AM

Aggression vs Caution

It's a common enough adage that you gotta be aggressive. If you're gonna raise, raise enough to push your opponent out if that's your intent, or to...

Started by x in extremo, 11-21-2008 04:59 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,054
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11-23-2008 05:15 AM

66 vs. shortstack min-raise?

This is ALWAYS a monster isn't it? Thus, given his shortstack, probably a fold preflop? Villain had donked most of his chips off and limped a lot...

Started by baudib, 11-22-2008 09:19 PM
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11-23-2008 01:53 AM

Flush draw against 2 opps facing AI ($6.50)

The pre-flop call is probably a little loose here. After the flop I figure opp who puts in 375 has at least TP and the implied odds are sufficient to...

Started by Nakamura, 11-22-2008 12:05 PM
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11-22-2008 06:26 PM

Set on flop, flush gets there on the river ($27)

No reads at this stage. I know I should probably have bet the flop a little harder with four opps in the hand. What's your river move? I don't think...

Started by taipan168, 11-21-2008 05:57 AM
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11-22-2008 07:47 AM

DoN pickle..

what do you do here in these hands? PokerStars Game #22240404609: Tournament #122015678, $5.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) -...

Started by Chopper, 11-21-2008 04:13 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 823
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11-21-2008 11:47 PM

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