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Hey all, Sorry for the length of this post but I have some things that I have to say and the people at this forum have always acted more friendly...

After a pretty short sample of 4k hands Ive noticed ive been losing a lot of money in the blinds. Is this normal? Should I be winning money from the...

Was about a week ago, i forget any specific reads. I think i was putting him on a low king, but I don't remember. What do you think he had?...

I'm a poker noob and I need something explained to me. How come it "feels" like flush draws have a much a better chance than open-ended straight...

i must to say sorry because i wanted the password to pokerstrs freeroll before reading the forum rules....just it!!!excuse me.. and greatings for...

I've been trying to read up what I can find and scour the forums to learn, but there are some things I still have questions about. I know they're...

I've been watching the pros these past couple of weeks. It seems like every hand on tv is an interesting one. Should I assume that they are...

Villian is 22/6 over 200 hands cbet 100%. I checked the river because I didnt think he was calling with many hands that I beat. Is river a b/f. ...

Just wondering what these stats should look like. I just want to see if i'm playing too tight or loose or passive and what not. Lately i've been...

Alright, so I started my $50 deposit on Pokerstars and have been grinding a little day by day. I've reach just over 1k hands (I know it's not much)...

Villain is unknown and hasn't been active over 15 hands. The BU is a total fish, so it's possible his range can be wider than usual preflop. I'm...

Anyone have blogs I should be reading? Or recommend blogs I should be reading?

So, I've been following a few threads, including the hazards of slow-playing AA, and I'm curious. What's the ideal scenario for monetizing the AA?...

A ton of you have probably already read this or are familiar with it but I found this for the first time today. This article written by Phil Galfond...

ive just recently start playing $20nl cash i run very well for the first few hours playing 2 or 3 tables. i occassionaly bust but more often ive 3 to...

Raiser is a 10/8, and MP2 is 10/5 both over decent samples. Button is a fish. Should I fold pre? Is river an easy fold? Also flop seems bad too....

CO - 28/17 with a 42% steal from the CO/BU. He has not 4bet...but then again, I only had 49 hands on him so, yeah. I've been 3betting a good amount,...

So tonight, a friend is bringing me along with him to an informal tournament around town. This will be my first time playing with physical stuff like...

Hi everyone! Im just new here. Can anyone suggest the best poker site for beginners? It would really be a big help if you can specify the poker site...

Doesn't that seem weird? I play on pokerstars, but I see a lot of promotion for FullTilt on tv. Is there any advantage of one over the other?

In reaction to this earlier thread: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/aa-vs-aggressive-t89216.html For some this might be a stupid and...

Hey guys, Villain in this one is running like 10/6 over 60ish hands. I had been opening a fair bit from late position and this is the 3rd time he has...

MP1 is loose and weak. I give him credit for hand pre, he is only raising pre with 5%, probably QQ+, AK. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9...

No reads on villain, only 8 hands at the table. He's been open limping though I assume he isn't great. On the turn I think I fold out his 55-99...

Normally, "limp" sounds like a pretty bad thing to be. It certainly sounds like the opposite of aggressive. However, if I can limp to the flop on...

What are some things I can do to make it go in the opposite direction?

I play fixed limit holdem and am trying to figure out how to adjust -- more than I do -- to different kinds of tables that I tend to encounter way...

I've been reading though things, trying to catch up and learn more. Why is "tilt" a negative word with a bad connotation? I know it seems like a...

Villian is 13/10/1 (VP$IP, PFR, 3betpre%) over 500 hands. Basically a complete nit. He 3 bet one time before out of 140 chances with AA. I called...

HI guys I never used Sharkscope before , a friend of mine told me about it and I checked my stats for the first time my AV, Roi is at the moment 73%...

Villain is a 25NL reg and defo one of the better players I've came across preflop. I haven't noted a whole lot about his post flop game. He runs...

Boycott online poker tournaments/sit n go's Online poker tournaments/sit n go's have approached the point where just about all participants in...

Although, maybe I should have folded pre, or shipped it pre. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Hand 1 $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG OldSmokey888 ($11.05) UTG+1 ...

ok, I cant use HH (something about SQL Error : 1064) so.. im gonna try this way. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars ...

Ok so i joined this 2nl table today ....(FT mini OP ) and walked in on this chat ..with jmcdaniels claiming to be a FT pro or something. He was...