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Small Stakes ($25NL and lower): Basic No-Limit Hold'em strategies and general NLH discussions.

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Sticky: Welcome to FTR! Introduce yourself here. If you're new to our forums, welcome to FTR! Please take some time to introduce yourself and give us some background so that we can get to know you.... Started by donkbee, 01-16-2007 01:11 AM 20 Pages • 1 2 3 ... 20	Replies: 995 Views: 37,155	Last Post By henrik View Profile View Forum Posts 05-17-2013 09:22 PM
Sticky: [FTR Video Series Digest] Here we will be archiving all of the new weekly videos that are released. FTR Quick Tips #007: 3-Betting, Part 4: Hand Examples #006:... Started by givememyleg, 04-02-2013 05:18 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 416	Last Post By givememyleg View Profile View Forum Posts 04-02-2013 05:18 PM
Sticky: Build a Bankroll with FTR While the micros are great for improving your game, they aren't great for winning money especially with rake being a much higher relative percentage... Started by Pascal, 01-06-2013 10:26 PM	Replies: 18 Views: 961	Last Post By Keith View Profile View Forum Posts 03-13-2013 10:58 AM
Sticky: Beginner's Forum FAQ (Please Read BEFORE Posting) Updated 23/08/12. Massive credit to spoonitnow for the original, and to PlayToWin and bikes for additions Welcome to the Beginners Circle Forum... Started by Pascal, 08-23-2012 06:36 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 1,531	Last Post By Pascal View Profile View Forum Posts 08-23-2012 06:36 PM
Sticky: Beginner's Digest: The Best Threads (special thanks to rpm) Here are links to the most helpful and popular articles written by our own forum members for players just starting to learn Texas Hold'em. If you see... Started by Xianti, 05-29-2006 06:37 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 50,003	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts 04-10-2011 10:15 AM
Idea - Hand-Reading Homework OK, so me and Seven-Deuce have been talking w/ Spoon in IRC about hand-reading skills and how to get better, and i thought it'd be a good idea to... Started by DoubleJ, 04-28-2013 05:47 PM	Replies: 37 Views: 860	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts 04-29-2013 10:19 PM
[2NL] KQs hand analysis Villain (CO) is 67/24 over 77 hands. He's quite fond of limping in with crap before calling raises, but has raised 4/5BB pre-flop with JTs, ATs and... Started by Circuits, 04-27-2013 03:15 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 473	Last Post By Circuits View Profile View Forum Posts 04-28-2013 10:27 PM
[5NL] 77 flop an overpair in 4 way pot. What to do? SB - 46/33/11 through 118 hands. Fold to cbet 63%, 5/8. Had notes that villain was passive, c/c 3 streets with a set. Had also seen villain 3bet with... Started by Cobra_1878, 04-21-2013 11:43 PM	Replies: 29 Views: 1,169	Last Post By seven-deuce View Profile View Forum Posts 04-26-2013 01:30 PM
Poll: FTR Chat Question of the Day #1: Full Ring vs. Six Max <spoonitnow> okay so here's your question of the day <spoonitnow> might make a thread out of this * gizmo... Started by spoonitnow, 04-24-2013 07:46 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 828	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-26-2013 01:22 PM
Notes Just out of interest, do yous guys prefer keeping notes: in your poker client in your tracking s/ware all of the above thankin yew Started by DoubleJ, 04-23-2013 05:53 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 273	Last Post By Pascal View Profile View Forum Posts 04-26-2013 12:48 PM
River sizing? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com BB ($5) UTG ($5.91) Hero (MP)... Started by seven-deuce, 04-25-2013 11:48 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 297	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts 04-25-2013 05:05 PM
[5nl] AQ on BTN, trips on turn, bad river Villain is 0/0 over 4 hands. Played passively pre and flop, to get max value from worse aces. Think I should have raised turn though. River... Started by Fielmann, 04-19-2013 09:05 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 269	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts 04-25-2013 01:26 PM
How to handle extreme aggression? I was playing .05/.10 heads up NL yesterday and was being the aggressor for most of the match. I think my opponent started getting frustrated/bored... Started by heLPME, 04-09-2013 07:37 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 213	Last Post By sevenandnine View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 07:23 PM
[FTR Quick Tip #004] 3-Betting, Part 1: Three-Betting for Value http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnmZZiCvOXY FTR Quick Tip: Helping you plug leaks in 5 minutes or less. In this installment, we talk about... Started by givememyleg, 04-23-2013 03:41 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 170	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 06:05 PM
How to Connect to the FTR Poker Chat Room (With No Downloads) A group of players, both new and experienced, chat in the FTR Poker Chat Room regularly during the day. We would love to have you there! Here's a... Started by spoonitnow, 03-05-2013 05:59 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,277	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 02:12 PM
NL10-HU Good aggression or spewy? I've played about 50 hands (.05/.10) with villain and he hasn't done anything out of line at this point and has 3 bet a few times and vice versa. I... Started by heLPME, 04-17-2013 01:01 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 767	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 02:11 PM
AA OOP vs. Fish - Wot's His Range? This is not so much a "wot's my action" question; more of a request for tips on putting these kind of players on ranges. TableScanner found me... Started by DoubleJ, 04-18-2013 01:02 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 317	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 02:10 PM
TP Makes Weak Boat OTR; Facing Shove This is another "Wot's his Range" question $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 5 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com ... Started by DoubleJ, 04-19-2013 02:22 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 193	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 02:06 PM
[5nl] AJ, hits something on river MP3 is 19/13, quite passive, standard player BTN is 22/16 over 68 hands. Post-flop he has been a calling station, rarely folding or betting. ... Started by Fielmann, 04-20-2013 12:22 PM	Replies: 22 Views: 360	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 01:58 PM
[5NL] AQo on button. TPTK on mono flop, 3 way. River decision and line check. SB - 16/12/4 through 394 hands. Fold to cbet 20%, 1/5. MP - 23/17/4 through 538 hands. Fold to 3bet 78%, 14/18. 86% cbet, 24/28. Not many notes... Started by Cobra_1878, 04-22-2013 12:56 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 182	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts 04-23-2013 01:55 PM
[10NL] HU- All in first hand? Hero-Q9os (10.00) Villian-? (10.00) I raise 3x and he 3bets me. FLOP- 4/7/Q rainbow Villain bets 1/2 pot, Hero calls TURN- 6 of... Started by heLPME, 04-18-2013 06:10 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 168	Last Post By heLPME View Profile View Forum Posts 04-18-2013 10:26 PM
HEM2 HELP Finally bought HEM2, but it thinks i'm a different player?? What the fuck is going on? http://i.imgur.com/dFzpItP.jpg That's not my screen... Started by seven-deuce, 04-17-2013 11:11 AM	Replies: 19 Views: 278	Last Post By kiwiMark View Profile View Forum Posts 04-18-2013 12:18 PM
[10NL] Defending against cbets Villain is fairly loose and aggro in small pots, 35/22/58 (steal)/86 (cbet) but I haven't seen him getting to showdown with anything too silly. I... Started by Pelion, 04-06-2013 11:21 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 457	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts 04-17-2013 06:57 PM
Possible bluff spot PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (4 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com Hero (BB) ($9.43) UTG ($5.79)... Started by seven-deuce, 04-16-2013 10:41 AM	Replies: 14 Views: 244	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts 04-17-2013 10:41 AM
April Poker Chat Thread New month, new thread Still no poker for me - #retiredlad - graduate in 2 months and will be back to playing after that! Random news:... Started by Pascal, 04-02-2013 11:16 PM	Replies: 22 Views: 369	Last Post By Pascal View Profile View Forum Posts 04-16-2013 06:31 PM