Hello, FTR! We hope that you've had a fantastic summer.

Starting with this newsletter, we've added some regular columns that will keep you more informed of what's happening in the FTR community and the poker world in general. Forum Fanatic is one in which we highlight a popular or interesting forum topic, and its debut here features an ask-me-anything "Well" thread by griffey24 for his 3000th post at FTR. Check out this and the other new columns below and see what you've missed if you haven't been perusing around the rest of our site.

What's New

Poker Essay Competition

This contest started a little while ago and the deadline has been extended through the end of this month, September 30. Any FTR member may submit an essay on an interesting poker topic. Prizes will be awarded to the top quality entries deemed most helpful by the FTR community. This a great opportunity to organize and get your thoughts down, share your wisdom with your FTR friends and win some neat prizes to boot! There is just over a week left and more submissions are needed, so hurry and get writing. Go here for all the details of this competition.

Poker Tools

The Poker Tools section of our site has recently been revamped for easier navigation through the wealth of tools available to help you get an edge in your poker game. From the odds calculator to the Trimmer archives to the bankroll management spreadsheet as well as useful site recommendations, it's all here! If you haven't been to this part of our site in a while, please check it out here now.

Poker Talk

Forum Fanatic: Confessions of a Bluffer

In griffey24's insightful and inspiring topic, zook writes "Discuss ip 4betting ranges," to which griffey responds:
I've tried toning down my outright 4bet bluffing lately, just cause it has to work too often and ppl seem to be jamming on me everytime I 4bet anyhow. Though, I'd say one of my bigger weakness' is playing in 3bet pots, IP, without initiative. That being said, it makes sense that my fold to 3bet is very high, and my button 4bet is probably also pretty high. Adding in more pairs to your 4betting range, instead of 4bet bluffing more, is also a good way to up your 4betting vs ppl fighting back and jamming too much.
If I do choose to 4bet bluff I try to do it with blockers at least. There are definitely lots of players that 3bet like madness in the blinds, and fold waay too much to 4bets, so finding these ppl is pretty helpful.

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Poker News: South Carolina Poker Players Set To Win Appeal

In April 2006, police raided a house in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina where a group of friends were playing a home game. The players were arrested and charged with running an illegal gambling operation. The majority accepted the charges and paid a small misdemeanor fine, but five men stood up against what they saw as a miscarriage of justice. Their original trial found in favor of the state, but the impending appeal hearing looks set to side with the defendants.

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Poker Article: Live Poker Cash Game Strategies

Massimo makes a couple of insightful posts about good adjustments to make when playing poker in a live casino cash game. Here is an excerpt:
In terms of raising preflop, i recommend playing pretty tight in early. Raising sc's can be ok at tighter tables. In terms of in late position, i realize now that making gigantic LP raises ,with a wide range of hands, when there are limpers is a very effective strategy. It accomplishes a few things:
1) You get noticed when you raise 8-10x preflop, it pisses off the limpers and you get paid off more because of it. "YOU RAISED 69S $50 PRE WTF?"
2) You get isolation usually
3) Casino players judge hands by money, not pot size. When you make a big pot cont bets become much more effective in casinos. In a $20 pot, you can cont bet $15 and you'd get called by any pair. In a $100 pot, a $75 bet will only get called by TP. Yet, they're the same 3/4 pot sized bets! it's something to think about.

Click here to read more from this article. Or click here to submit your own thoughts on a poker topic and you may get published in our Poker Articles library!

Poker Dictionary: Wraparound Straight Draw

In Omaha, a straight draw with more than 2 ranks helping to complete the hand. A wraparound straight draw is a better draw than an open-ended straight draw.
Example: Hero's hand is 9JKQ, board is 28T, hero has a wraparound straight draw as the 7,9,J and Q all complete the straight.

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Exclusive Monthly Events

All of our regular monthly private tournaments are listed below. Money-Added Tournaments are open to all registered FTR forum members. Extra money is added to the prize pool in each of these low buy-in tournaments. Qualified Member Freerolls are open to FTR forum regulars that meet certain criteria. Direct Sign-Up Freerolls are open to anyone who signs up to the poker room via FlopTurnRiver.com.

FTR1 | ChiliPoker | $3 Buy-in | $300 Added
1st of every month

FTR365 | Bet365 | $3 Buy-in | $300 Added
2nd of every month

FTRSUN | SunPoker | $5 Buy-in | $250 Added
First Friday of every month

FTR500 | Full Tilt | $5 Buy-in | $500 Added + Full Tilt Clothing
5th of every month

$100 Freeroll | Bodog | Qualified FTR Members | Free $100 Prize Pool
6th of every month

FTR7 | CDPoker/William Hill | $5 Buy-in | $150 Added
7th of every month

$100 Freeroll | Full Tilt | Qualified FTR Members | Free $100 Prize Pool
9th of every month

FTR11 | Carbon Poker | $1 Buy-in | $50 Added
11th of every month

FTR333 | Bodog | $3 Buy-in | $300 Added + Bodog Clothing
13th of every month

$200 Freeroll | PokerStars | Qualified FTR Members | Free $200 Prize Pool
14th of every month

FTR14 | Fortune Poker | Qualified FTR Members | Free $300 Prize Pool
14th of every month

FTR $350 Added | Tower Gaming | $2 Buy-in | $350 Added
15th of every month

FTR $100 Freeroll | Bwin Poker | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | $100 Added
16th of every month

FTR $200 Added | Everest Poker | $2 Buy-in | $200 Added
18th of every month

$200 Freeroll | AP/UB | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $200 Prize Pool
18th of every month

$100 Freeroll | Players Only | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $100 Prize Pool
19th of every month

FTR20 | Reefer Poker | $5 Buy-in | $300 Added
20th of every month

FTR $200 Added | PokerStars | $2 Buy-in | $200 Added
21st of every month

$100 Freeroll | LuckyAcePoker | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $100 Prize Pool
21st of every month

$200 Freeroll | Bet365 | Qualified FTR Members | Free $200 Prize Pool
22nd of every month

$200 Freeroll | ChiliPoker | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $200 Prize Pool
22nd of every month

$200 Freeroll | Full Tilt | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $200 Prize Pool
23rd of every month

FTR25 | Cake Poker | $1 Buy-in | $100 Added
25th of every month

FTR5 | AP/UB | $5 Buy-in | $300 Added
25th of every month

FTR26 | PlayersOnly | $3 Buy-in | $300 Added
26th of every month

FTR27 | TruePoker | $6 Buy-in | $100 Added
27th of every month

$200 Freeroll | Tower Gaming | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $200 Prize Pool
27th of every month

$300 Freeroll | PokerStars | Direct FTR Sign-Ups | Free $300 Prize Pool
28th of every month

FTR300 | PokerStars | $3 Buy-in | $300 Added
30th of every month

FTR400 | Titan Poker | $2 Buy-in | $400 Added
30th of every month

Check our FTR Events and Announcements forum for complete details and start-times. To receive an email reminder on the day of each event, join our Events Mail group.

Passwords for our private tournaments (when required) may be accessed by FTR forum members in our FTR Event Passwords forum. You must be a registered FTR Poker Forum member to view these passwords.

Last But Not Least

FTR Birthdays

Upcoming birthdays of some of our FTR friends:

XTR1000 (Sep 28)
Staresy (Oct 8)
UG (Oct 10)
arkana (Oct 22)
dsaxton (Oct 29)
HalvSame (Oct 30)
Michael1123 (Oct30)
Fnord (Oct 31)

Wish them all the best!

Randomness

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