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Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll? Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we... Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:12 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 47,576	Last Post By Moritz Fischer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2023 07:21 AM
Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the... Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 11:38 AM	Replies: 0 Views: 22,198	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum! Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games... Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:04 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 20,415	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
A3s flops a nut draw - flop? turn? no 3-betting types behind, fish in the sb, button is 15-11 playing a few tables 40% fold flop cbet, 30% fold turn cbet, 7% raise cbet, not enough... Started by daven, 05-23-2013 04:54 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,502	Last Post By The Bean Counter View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-24-2013 09:04 AM
[2NL] CBet sizing CO ($2.83) Button ($1.68) SB ($1.48) Hero (BB) ($2.13) UTG ($5) UTG+1 ($1.31) MP1 ($2.95) MP2 ($4.69) MP3 ($1) Started by Circuits, 05-22-2013 03:20 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,978	Last Post By The Bean Counter View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-24-2013 09:00 AM
5NL AQo [formerly 'test'] Full Tilt - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 SB: $5.53 (VPIP: 30.61, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands:... Started by derekeverett, 05-22-2013 01:09 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,830	Last Post By jackvance View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-22-2013 11:07 PM
OESD played badly given stack sizes? Hy! I have to say that I don´t look at his stack size and feel bad when he raises and I see that I have just prized me in for a call when I´m... Started by Finn, 05-22-2013 09:52 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,983	Last Post By Finn View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-22-2013 03:56 PM
in the cutoff A4s vs TAG's open from hijack villain is 14-13-4 with 65% fold to 3b. Blinds are both nits with 3b of less than 2%. $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem 8 Players Hand... Started by daven, 05-17-2013 12:27 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,814	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-21-2013 11:43 PM
[5NL] JJ against maniac. Villain is 46/31/8 (3bet) through 134 hands. Cbet 63%. Notes on villain: Passive with draws, becoming agg when he makes his hand. Had seen him... Started by Cobra_1878, 05-21-2013 01:59 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,595	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-21-2013 06:21 PM
River decision against a maniac Hello again! After a few weeks without a hand I´m back and startet to play again. So here´s an interesting hand (for me), because it was against a... Started by Finn, 05-17-2013 09:20 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,858	Last Post By Finn View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-20-2013 02:25 PM
FTR Free Sunday Tournament (2pm EST, 7pm BST) Starts in 30 mins, 5 of us in so far get involved! ... Started by Pascal, 05-19-2013 01:30 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,199	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-20-2013 06:02 AM
[10NL] ATs, OOP. BvB, shove turn with trips and RFD. Villain is 22/20/13 (3bet) through 156 hands. Folded his blinds to steal 64% of the time, only 45% in BB, 5/11. This was the 6th time he had 3bet... Started by Cobra_1878, 05-17-2013 07:27 AM	Replies: 33 Views: 8,120	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-19-2013 01:23 PM
K High Flush No Good? Or Played Poorly? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (6 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com CO ($10.01) Hero (Button)... Started by derekeverett, 05-17-2013 02:03 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 3,691	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-18-2013 10:10 PM
Nuts flash-draw. Would you choose bet on turn? macropoker.com MrUpStreak (UTG) ($10, (100bb)) pokerdaxs (MP1) ($17.45, (174.5bb)) BaQ88 (CO) ($10.05, (100.5bb)) Joffster (BU) ($12.01,... Started by agressive, 05-17-2013 06:51 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,821	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-18-2013 09:29 PM
[5NL] KQo OOP. Flop raise and continuation on turn. Villain was 37/18/0 (3bet) through 93 hands. Fold to cbet 25%, 2/8. First time I had seen him raise on flop, usually called. Only notes I had on... Started by Cobra_1878, 05-15-2013 07:49 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 3,489	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-17-2013 04:19 PM
[5NL] AQo...TPTK. Easy fold? Villain was 22/15/6 (3bet) through 177 hands. Cbet flop 67%, cbet turn 83%, 5/6. Folded blinds to steal 92% of the time, 75% in the SB. I realize... Started by Cobra_1878, 05-15-2013 07:16 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 3,436	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-17-2013 04:12 PM
BROKE AND DISILLUSIONED Hi all ,i started playing online Texan hold em about 3 months ago,after playing for 3 years on various other online casino sites ,but lately the... Started by sevenandnine, 04-24-2013 03:04 PM	Replies: 42 Views: 7,102	Last Post By sevenandnine View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 05-17-2013 07:42 AM
FTR SCOOP sat 6 seat promo http://www.flopturnriver.com/pokerforum/ftr-announcements-feedback/ftr-scoop-special-6-seat-giveaway-194378.html come on guys. 5 more $5.50... Started by Keith, 05-15-2013 04:44 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 3,423	Last Post By Roslyn_akka View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-16-2013 08:04 PM
[FTR Quick Tip #007] 3-Betting, Part 4: Example Hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vLx4IYFQEc In this installment, we look at some hand histories illustrating the 3-betting principles explained in... Started by givememyleg, 05-14-2013 04:27 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 4,684	Last Post By Mike1013 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-15-2013 04:13 PM
KK When an Ace hits the Turn Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (5 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com MP ($4.10) Button ($4.07) Hero... Started by derekeverett, 05-12-2013 10:34 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 3,872	Last Post By Malbrack View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-14-2013 11:16 AM
[5NL] A7s...blind vs blind...limped pot...line check. Villain is 17/10/0 (3bet) through 52 hands. No other notes. PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 ... Started by Cobra_1878, 05-13-2013 06:51 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 4,329	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-13-2013 09:39 PM
Thought Process What is your thought process check-list so-to speak in any hand? Before making any action? Like what are the factors your run through your mind?... Started by JustinSKS, 08-30-2012 04:12 PM	Replies: 40 Views: 10,005	Last Post By heLPME View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-13-2013 09:02 PM
Questions Needed For Upcoming FTR Chat Room Interview With Mid/High-Stakes Regular A lot of people complain about high stakes players not answering questions from beginners, so now is your chance! In the FTR Chat Room, we're... Started by spoonitnow, 04-26-2013 09:41 AM	Replies: 21 Views: 3,771	Last Post By sah_24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-12-2013 07:43 PM
study group Hi im new to this forum I would like to know where to post about study groups . I play 20NL speed at ipoker , and would like to make a... Started by donkbetthomas, 05-06-2013 08:33 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,752	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-12-2013 12:10 PM
Doing work! I'd like for any one and everyone to name a concept and/or a HH and ill explain them in my own words to see how well I really know them. I'll analyze... Started by JustinSKS, 05-10-2013 07:12 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,950	Last Post By JustinSKS View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-11-2013 07:56 PM
QQ 25nl time to 3b from the blinds ok, villain is unknown but likely fish-maniac say 60-20 over 20, no action past the flop yet, betsizing hasn't been ridiculous, folded to 1/2 3bets... Started by daven, 05-11-2013 12:19 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,666	Last Post By kickass View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 05-11-2013 02:35 PM
[10NL] Q-High Flush OTT; Doomed OTR? $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($10.30) 103bb UTG+1 ... Started by DoubleJ, 04-23-2013 08:56 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,369	Last Post By daven View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-11-2013 12:01 AM
[FTR Quick Tip #006] 3-Betting, Part 3: Merging http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsdDNjcn6M Opponents who frequently call your 3-bets make it difficult for you to bluff against them. But this... Started by givememyleg, 05-10-2013 05:45 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 2,095	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-10-2013 06:09 PM
Poker Advantage and the Gambler's Fallacy Ok mates, I know I haven't posted in a while, but I'm fairly boozed, so listen up. I made a little simulation in excel to demonstrate the effect of... Started by Zorkion, 11-17-2012 04:55 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,081	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2013 06:22 AM
New to the FTR Introdution Hello, to everyone I have not played poker tell I got hurt a year ago and was laid up in house recovery. I have a love for water sports and extreme... Started by BenjaminMan, 05-06-2013 05:04 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 4,462	Last Post By eugmac View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2013 12:57 AM
Thoughts about my HU pre-flop ranges? I'm trying to focus more on what my default ranges should be for pre flop situations against an unknown opponent heads up. I am currently playing NL5... Started by heLPME, 05-02-2013 07:17 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,704	Last Post By heLPME View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-06-2013 10:33 PM
forum ettiqette is it ok for me to post a charity game details on the ftr forum its for a kid who needs a hearing aid and will have real money prizes vs some pros!... Started by steelsatin, 05-04-2013 10:18 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,387	Last Post By steelsatin View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2013 11:14 PM
[FTR Quick Tip #003] Defending the BB vs a SB Open http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB_ZGvKE2k FTR Quick Tip: Helping you plug leaks in 5 minutes or less. Here, we take a look at a relatively... Started by givememyleg, 04-16-2013 02:24 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 4,375	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2013 09:08 AM
What's this about? Anyone ever seen anything like this before? http://fuckpokerstars.com/ Started by Cobra_1878, 04-30-2013 06:02 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,784	Last Post By agnesamurphy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 05-04-2013 12:00 AM
3betting polerized vs depolerized Iv'e recently been looking into why people 3bet and in the micros it seems that most people 3bet depolerized , and i think this leads to a'lot of... Started by M.I.B, 05-03-2013 02:59 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,064	Last Post By jyms View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-03-2013 08:41 AM
HM2 Stats - Help please does anyone know if there is a stat for assessing how a player responds to a raise after Donking the flop? Cheers! Started by DoubleJ, 04-25-2013 01:51 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,988	Last Post By DoubleJ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-03-2013 08:06 AM
fr utg range question So I normally open something like: 77+, AQs, AK. 68 combos. If I'm 3b, villain dependent of course, I prob continue with: TT+, AK. 42... Started by rong, 05-01-2013 08:48 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 2,098	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-02-2013 11:46 AM
A nit makes a surprise shove (5NL) PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com UTG ($6.63) Hero (MP) ($9.35)... Started by eugmac, 05-01-2013 12:02 PM	Replies: 27 Views: 5,426	Last Post By sam1FTR View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-02-2013 10:27 AM
KK wants to fold pre I had just 2 orbits or so on the guy, he was running 35/12 or something like that so he looked like a fish, or at least rather passive at any rate.... Started by eugmac, 04-29-2013 04:21 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 3,364	Last Post By M.I.B View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-02-2013 02:02 AM
Is online betting legal? Is online betting legal? Started by nbrownyy, 04-30-2013 04:53 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,257	Last Post By kiwiMark View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-01-2013 06:23 AM
Poll: FTR Chat Question of the Day #2: To C-Bet Or Not To C-Bet? With 100bb stacks at 25nl, we open to 4x from UTG in a 6-handed game. A 26/22 player after 60 hands calls on the button, and we have no other real... Started by spoonitnow, 04-29-2013 11:22 AM	Replies: 18 Views: 2,382	Last Post By Micro2Macro View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-01-2013 04:34 AM
[FTR Quick Tip #005] 3-Betting, Part 2: Polarization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpLHf_cZ5l0 Here, we look at ways to exploit your opponents who often fold to 3-bets. They know how to avoid paying... Started by givememyleg, 04-30-2013 07:26 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 2,024	Last Post By givememyleg View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 04-30-2013 07:26 PM
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 01:47 PM	Replies: 37 Views: 3,745	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-29-2013 06:19 PM