Welcome to FTR! Introduce yourself here.

naaaaah realy?
geeez cant write all this in english lol !! insane.... im just a little dane

Name: WEBB

Age: 23

At what stakes do you play? 25NL

How long? Far too long to still be this bad

Where? Stars

Why FTR? Learn

Goals? PWN NOOBS

I'm Brian and I'm 38.
I mostly play on AP but I occasionally play on Full Tilt.

Hi guys! I think I have already introduced myself here...I keep trying to post and I keep getting a message saying I don't have permissions. Anyways...thanks for the games, I have played a few and recognize a lot of my poker buddies here. GL on the felts!

Hi there.

hi i'm a 27 yr old male from belgium , i am a poker fanatic in a vacuum. lol, meaning i have discussed tons and tons of hands with online pokerpals who play proper stakes , personally i have splashed around in online poker from time to time. for shits and giggles , so basically yes i was a donk , i purely played for entertainment because i never had the time to properly grind out profits.

That being said i think i do have the knowledge to beat micro, lowstakes poker. I have recently decided to challenge myself and deposited like 70 $ on full tilt. currently being a good boy and using proper bankroll management. I am very determined to build a proper bankroll. the challenge is to be rolled for 100 nl by the end of the year but i'd be very happy if i make it to 50 nl as well , and it's probaly a more realistic goal but i like to aim high, i started off playing some FR but to be fair it bores me so i got into 6 max where there seems to be way more fishy loose players than on FR. not that i didn't know that already , but i was quite surprised to see the amount of meganits at FR tables , might as well exploit people in 6 max.

I play on full tilt, love the software and rakeback

in my signature you can see my link to my blog, come have a look when you are ( extremely) bored. the log kind of keeps me motivated to put in the hours to grind. really basically talking to myself. Once i reach 25 nl i am planning to get a coach but that will take at least a few months but hey whenever you know a good guy with a good reputation you can always send me a PM.

good luck at the tables

Hi! I've just visited this forum. Happy to get acquainted with you. Thank

Hi Im from KY Im down to six cents and trying to climb back up yhe latter .Im a grandma of seven so prety busy most of the time.Im only playing free rolls now Ive lost way to much money with nothing in return.

Hey everyone my name is brad I'm 30 years old and I just started playing poker again after about 4 years. I pulled my whole bankroll out of neteller after it was frozen for two months and didn't look back until the other day when I remembered I still had 80 dollars left at ftp. I have some freetime again so I decided to redownload pokertracker and get serious about learning and playing again. I've played about 2000 hands of 5nl 6 max since starting again and am up about 6 buyins. My goals over the next several months are to rebuild my roll back up to the point where I can play 50 and 100nl again to give myself a nice side income. I used to post over at bet the pot with some good people and the environment here at ftr has the same good feel. I've had to adjust my game quite a bit to the new tag style everyone plays and I still need a ton of work on every part of it so I'm excited to be here and back at the tables. Thanks

Name: Sam

Age: 49

What do you play? NLHE

At what stakes do you play? $10 FR with a $250 BR.

How long have you been playing? occassionally for 4 years (<10 hrs per week)

Where do you mostly play? FullTilt

Why did you come to FTR? Googling prior to sending money to FullTilt. I've been lurking for a long time (3 years or so). It's clear that this site holds enough knowledge to keep me learning for a long time.

Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? I'm in the process of moving to Las Vegas and I can see myself spending some time in the poker rooms, so I want to be able to play 1/2 and 2/5 NLHE profitably. That will require that I learn how to put people on ranges, correctly calculate things like odds and pot equity, understand bet sizing, etc. and understand it well enough to be able to do it at the table. FTR's role in that would be to continue to do what you are already doing. The reason I went from lurker to posting was to take the first step in pushing myself to get better.

Hi! I'm new to the forum just gonna follow the form lines here...

Name: Marvin
Age: 24
What do you play? Texas Hold'em
At what stakes do you play? 50 NL / 100 NL
How long have you been playing? 5 years
Where do you mostly play? Fulltilt, Bodog, UB, Mansion
Why did you come to FTR? Just messing aroung... some socials
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? To become god... just kidding these questions are gettin anoying

Hi
This is Charlies..
Cool going guy currently staying in New york..
Playing poker is my passion and I love to play all the time.

Hello.

We share the same first name .

Im in the UK.

Name: Derrick

Age: 23

What do you play? Hold 'Em, SnG, and MTT sometimes. and Stud and PLO H/L

At what stakes do you play? Micro stakes (.02/.04, .05/.10)

How long have you been playing? Started about 3 years ago. Decided to improve as much as possible a few months ago

Where do you mostly play? UB and AP. Although after some of what I've read here, I might change venues soon.

Why did you come to FTR? Came across it by chance, and it seems to be a very nice environment for learning and developing ability.

Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? To develop my poker knowledge and performance as much as I can, and hopefully become adept enough for $10NL within a year's time. Any additional books, videos or various resources and knowledge you guys and gals can provide will be a great asset

Hello, My name is Jared and I've been playing 5NL Hold'Em on PokerStars for nearly 2 weeks now. Looking to build my bankroll for 25NL in a few months. Trying to post a hand but I can't post URL/IMG code yet for some reason.

Been playing on line for 10 years
My bank roll is being badly eaten up. After my first 8 months of playing I was running at a loss forever depositing, then after winning a sat to the main sunday $200 buy in at pacific with then 100k grt i hit the jackpot with a 2nd place fin $18.000.
That should have been the springboard to great things.
But it's not working so I'm ready to invest but could do with tips and advice hence joining a good forum.
I'm very knowledgable my self and play at many sites.
p.s I badly need advice on playing on cash table as i know thats where the money is.

Name: Mike
Age: 44
What do you play? micro 6max nlhe, some stt's, some plo
At what stakes do you play? micro
How long have you been playing? 3 years
Where do you mostly play? Full Tilt
Why did you come to FTR? sick and tired of the juvenile bs at 2p2
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? over-rolled and looking to move up but want more confidence in my postflop game

Name: PJ

Age: 38

What do you play? Specialize in large field NLHE MTT's and occassionally dabble in NLHE, RAZZ and STUD cash games on the side.

At what stakes do you play? I range from micro - meduim level stakes and am concentrating on gaurantee events, whilst building my online BR to such, that i'm able to play high stakes comfortably in the future.

How long have you been playing? 18 months

Where do you mostly play? Started out playin at Pokerstars and Fulltilt, however now all my online play is at Pokerstars

Why did you come to FTR? Came across FTR from seeing the FTR500 event listed on Fulltilt and more recently reminded of it, when coming across the new FTR500 starting on Pokerstars

Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? As i am fairly new to poker and to playing full-time, i have a number of goals, ranging from small "tourney by tourney" goals, right up to large goals such as "making a name for myself both online and live". 2011 is going to be a year of concentrating on the "online" part of that goal and then 2012 will be more focused on the "live" aspect.
I think FTR can help in my goals, with regards to the large and varied knowledge base of members and being able to "tap" into it through these forums etc...

what's the difference between auckland and yoghurt?
etc

Hello to daven, sonic, and all FlopTurnRiver forum members, new and old.
My name is Paul and I recently turned 31.
I enjoy playing nl holdem and plo hi/lo mainly in tournament settings on Tilt or Cake.
I've watched and played in 'house games' with my dad growing up and although I wasn't very successful financially I certainly learned how to bet, check, raise and every which way to lose your money.
But the first time I saw anyone play texas hold'em was Moneymaker and Farha heads-up, on t.v., in the main event -and that's when my curiosity got the better of me.
Maybe it was being able to see their cards and understand their game strategy, as well as, reason to believe I too, an amateur, could bluff and out-maneuver a player with more experience.
Ever since then, I've enjoyed learning and playing the game with friends, online, or at the casino on occasion.
Starting from scratch I've been able to amass a respectable bankroll spanning across a dozen or so sites online.
I learned of FTR on cake while registering for another private game.
The money added was hard not to notice and I thought that it was an opportunity that I could not pass up and I'm glad I did not.
I hope to utilize some of the poker tools available and learn how to best manage my time and money to maximize my results and bankroll. (I think I have TOO many sites)
Thank you for providing such great incentives for being a member of FTR.

Hello
Name: Anatoliy
Age:38
What do you play? Texas Holdem NL.
How long: 1year.
Where do you mostly play? Party Poker. Full Tilt. Bodog.888.Poker Stars.

Name: Brooks
Age: 26
What do you play? NLHE, FLO8, Stud and Stud H/L
At what stakes do you play? All the micro stakes
How long have you been playing? About 6 Months (only the past month have I taken it seriously)
Where do you mostly play? Poker Stars
Why did you come to FTR? Did a google search for poker strategy videos, ended up here by chance..
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? I just want to wake up and play better than I did the day before.. win or lose (wins are better though yes? ) I eventually want to get to a point where I can look at a bad beat for any areas that I made a mistake first.. my opponents mistakes should be encouranged.

I've done a little reading here and there (just found the site a few days ago) and it seems like a good community.

Name: Tom
Age: 40
What do you play? I do not play, I was just watching.
At what stakes do you play? I watch the game for $1 or more.
How long have you been playing? 1 year
Where do you mostly play? Poker Stars
Why did you come to FTR? google search
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Write hand history files and publish the players. Does not bind his past with Poker. FTR can not help me.

Name: Neil
Age: 31
What do you play? NLHE mainly, occasionally dabble around elsewhere at tiny stakes
At what stakes do you play? Micro/Low stakes
How long have you been playing? A few years on and off but with I've started to research more and take it seriously rather than just for entertainment with the mentality of "doesn't matter if I lose" the last few weeks.
Where do you mostly play? Full Tilt
Why did you come to FTR? Was googling around for strategy help since I know I'm most likely a fish right now
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? I love playing MTTs mostly, I've reached a few final tables but I have yet to place above 7th even when getting there as the biggest stack. I want to be happy with my performance, and not get knocked out of tournaments with the thought "Why did I just do that?".

i dont surpose people read this but i want to be honest with myself.
NAME: luke
AGE: 29 old enough to know better.
STAKES: right back down to 5nl. thanks to a massive lack or disciplin and a game with more leaks than i'd like to admit.
HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN PLAYING: online for a year as of the 3rd december.
WHERE: fulltilt
WHY AM I HERE: I dont practice good bankroll management. I make far too many bad decisions and blame them on everyone else. I let the outcomes of certain situations affect what few good decisions i do make. I'm a lazy fish, that should know better but somehow doesnt. ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE. I dont want to have to quit playing because i really enjoy it but i cant afford to keep donating to the prize pool and never winning any of it.

Name: Shawn

Age: 42

What do you play? Low-Limit and No-Limit Hold em

At what stakes do you play? $3-$6

How long have you been playing? Since 2000 off and on

Where do you mostly play? In Casinos and online

Why did you come to FTR? To improve my game

Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? I want to be good enough that I can walk in once a week and make a weeks worth of cash.. 10 hrs in a casino and I can take the rest of the week off... I like that idea!!! woooohooo.. lol

Age: 32
What do you play? NL SnGs, MTT, Ring Games
At what stakes do you play? Micro .05/.10 | .10/.25 NL
How long have you been playing? About a year
Where do you mostly play? PS and FTP
Why did you come to FTR? Google
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Yes to Start Making a living with Poker. More immediate goal is to start building my Bankroll, I have already lost about a $1000 over a year. Right now I have about $100 each in both PS and FTP - my goal now is build my bankroll. Any advise, anyone can give is much appreciated. As although I have many SnG's and a few MTT's my cash games really suck. But I'd say even the SnGs and MTT's I have won have been at smallr limits, no more than $10 buyin's excluding tournament fee. So if anyone of you would like to mentor me, Please... feel free. Need serious help.

Hi this is charlies.....
Currently staying in new york..
Playing poker is my passion.

Name: Christopher
Age: 24
What do you play? NLHE
At what stakes do you play? $10 NL
How long have you been playing? 2 years (recreation not serious poker sucked at BRM)
Where do you mostly play? Carbon Poker
Why did you come to FTR? To improve my game... not succeeded yet still a noob IMO.
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? BRM, Grinding to 100NL, clearing carbon poker bonus

lol. love all the one posts then disappearing people never to be seen or heard from again.

Name: Matt
Age: 18
What do you play? NLHE
At what stakes do you play? $2NL
How long have you been playing? Couple of Weeks
Where do you mostly play? 888
Why did you come to FTR? 2+2 seems seriously immature and I have been very impressed with advice that has been given here.
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? To learn the ins and outs of playing this game and to fast track myself to making some serious money at this. A long-term goal would be to make around $50-100 an hour. From there onwards I am not sure.

Name: Ron

Age: 46

What do you play. N/L Sng's


Stakes: 4 table 5's

How long: I have been "gambling" and donating to the rest
of you for about 5 years.

Where: You name the site, I probably have an account there.
But for now FT

Why FTR: Trying to figure out how to take funds out instead
of put funds in.

Goals: Short term, roll myself up to 11's. Long term, roll myself
up to the 11's

Name: Scott
Age: 28
What do you play? Full ring NL
At what stakes do you play? Online: $10NL - moved up to $25 but quickly lost my bankroll
How long have you been playing? Have always played with friends or the occasional casino trip, but started playing more frequently in the last 2-3 months.
Where do you mostly play? Mostly FTP, with a trip to Atlantic City once every two months or so
Why did you come to FTR? To learn from others and get better

hello everyone
my full tilt id is 280volts
name is scott
i am 39 y.o
own whiting electric very slow no work anywhere
started playin poker 2 days ago and a friend hooked me up to this site

Name: Paranoid Anonymous Netizen
Age: 29
What do you play? Holdem
At what stakes do you play? Currently 4NL, with a bankroll of a whopping $16!
How long have you been playing? A month or so
Where do you mostly play? PKR
Why did you come to FTR? Googling for strategies, tips, and poker forums to learn from more experienced players
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Just developing my poker skills enough to make a little side money on mid stakes tables would be great, but I'll happily settle for breaking even in the long run.

Name: Martin
Age: Im an old fart
What do you play? NL Hold'em / Omaha Hi/Low / Stud
At what stakes do you play? Low
How long have you been playing? Online for about 6yrs
Where do you mostly play? I cover 3 sites Bodog / Fulltilt / Pokerstars
Why did you come to FTR? I came here cause I found the site to be very informative. Good poker tips
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? I would love to stop my bad habits and play a more solid game.

Hey Jam ere 35

low stakes plyr, looking for recs on poker trackers, and a sound explanation of rakeback, thx in advance

Originally Posted by courtiebee

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. Things you might wanna include:

Name:
Age:
What do you play?
At what stakes do you play?
How long have you been playing?
Where do you mostly play?
Why did you come to FTR?
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)?

Include more stuff if you want

Hiya everyone

Name: Simon
Age: 25
What do you play? Holdem, mostly cash games, but a little bit of everything
At what stakes do you play? Micro
How long have you been playing? On and off for about 2 years but more regularly in the past 6 months or so
Where do you mostly play? Recently moved to Full Tilt
Why did you come to FTR? 'Cos it's awesome?
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Of course! To be a better poker player than the day before and hopefully to one day make a living from this game. You can help by sharing your awesomeness.

Name: Gez

Age: 38

What do you play? No-Limit Hold em

At what stakes do you play? 2NL

How long have you been playing? Since Oct 2010

Where do you mostly play? Titan, Pokerstars and Party

Why did you come to FTR? Impressed with the knowledge here. Also, looks like you can ask Beginner's questions without attracting useless 'hero' one-liners like 'cool story bro' or 'lol ez call'...

Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Very simple - I'm currently a winning player at 2NL, but want to gradually improve my game to move up each stake, and have a solid battle plan when I move up.

Name: malik aka lil cottonball aka red hot rovah
Age: 22
What do you play? this shit aint a game and i aint playin
At what stakes do you play? high stakes baby
How long have you been playing? eight years deep in the game
Where do you mostly play? none of you're fuckin business
Why did you come to FTR? to roll one up on these muthafuckas
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? bout to build my empire

yo whats up muthafuckas this is malik aka lil cottonball about to show you how a real southside nigga get down

Name: Matt
Age: 30
What do you play? NLHE, PLO every now and then
At what stakes do you play? Micros
How long have you been playing? 5 years, 2 taking the game somewhat serious.
Where do you mostly play? Stars
Why did you come to FTR? To be a member of a community
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Plug leaks, build a solid game.

sup pps

Name: Pierre
Age: 42
What do you play: uNLHE on Pokerstars
how long have you been playing: since Nov 18, 2010
Goal: improve

lo ftr.

Name: Desmond
Age: 22
What do you play? 6max NLHE
At what stakes do you play? 100NL
How long have you been playing? online for 1.5 yrs give or take
Where do you mostly play? Bodog/Stars
Why did you come to FTR? to help supplement poker learnings experience
Do you have any goals? move up to where they respect my raises

Name: Humberto
Age: 18

What do you play and what stakes: Pretty much every poker game, freerolls.

How long have you been playing: I learned Hold'em a little over a year ago and the other games a few months after that.

Where do you mostly play: I play mostly on FTP, and sometimes on PS.

Why did you come to FTR: I really want to improve my game and just learn as much as I can.

Do you have any goals: Just build a bankroll from nothing(freerolls).

Name: zW00pa1
Age:21
What do you play? NLHE-FR
At what stakes do you play? $2NL-$5NL
How long have you been playing? 3 years
Where do you mostly play? PokerStars
Why did you come to FTR? Take durrrr's roll
Do you have any goals (and how can we help)? Eat durrrr

Name: corey
Age:32
What do you play?Ilove to play nlhe but have got alot of love for omaha hi/lo and omaha hi as well as razz. I find that the stud games give you alot of experience in the poker fields as there is alot more thinking and stradgy involved in stud games.

At what stakes do you play?I play alot of micro sitngo adn micro mtts adn just started to dip in to the low field of mtts like 5.50's, also play at 5cent/10cent nlhe cash

How long have you been playing?Well i have started out at absolute poker, then went to fulltilt poker and now at stars but play all three on regular basics. for about 6 years now

Where do you mostly play? mainly at stars lately

Why did you come to FTR? I came here because of lately i can get deep in mtt but cant seem to get further then a min cash something in my game just aint right adn see yu have great help around here with articles and reat members to help me out in this field.

Do you have any goals (and how can we help)?I do have a few goals adn they are to be at medium level mtt at stars by 2012 adn the other is big goal which i dont know what year it will come at but that is to play in atleast one event at the wsop.

I thank you for this great forum adn hope to learn alot from everyone here adn articles adn all members posts thank you for this great forum you offer adn will see veryoe tonight in the 3.30 ftr500 at stars acetoopoker at pokerstars.

thank you
corey shewfelt

Hey just joining, glad to be in! I'm glad to be here ultimately, going to submit due to the fact I've been reading through a very long time.

Sooo anyways, sufficient info about me, see you around and hello once more haha.

BTW, what can I do to change the time zone for my account? It's kind of weird having the time like 5 hours off lol

Name: Lee

Age: 20

What do you play? Allsorts if im honest, Mainly NLHE but often like to change it up abit playing 10 game etc..

At what stakes do you play? Mainly low/microstakes as im try to go through good bankrool management and work my way up

How long have you been playing poker? Umm quite a while, not sure exactly how long but 4-5 years manybe

Where do i play? Full Tilt, considering playing Poker Stars also

Why did i come to FTR? well since i always end up going broke i was hoping this FTR can help me manage and maintain a healthy bankroll

Do you have any goals (And how can we help?): YES! My goal in life is to be happy of course and to be financially secure.
However one goal i'd like to achieve is to earn a weekly wage from playing online poker and would like help on this is anyone can.

Thanks Lee DD

Hey just becoming a member, glad to be here! I'm glad to be right here ultimately, heading to post considering I've been reading through a lengthy time.

I've been concerned in some other forums and have identified this place to have considerably far better content, so it tends to make sense to eventually publish!

PS, how do I change the time zone for my account? It's kind of weird having the time like 5 hours off lol