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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: 58,516	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: 28,568	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: 26,759	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
5NL: AQ facing min-raise on the turn Villain was 90/9 over only 10 hands. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ... Started by Bradley, 06-13-2009 11:15 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,232	Last Post By Luco View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-15-2009 05:43 AM
Any 2 Cards... freeroll pokering it at the pay structure... any thoughts on bullying vs playing it safe in the home game? Started by raginghalfasian, 06-14-2009 10:27 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 791	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-15-2009 01:08 AM
PT question... I googled around for a bit but couldnt come up with anything. Sorry if this is something addressed already. Is there anyway to track the % of... Started by revolvingiris, 06-13-2009 06:06 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 585	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 08:18 PM
Poll: Believing in flow of the game? This topic , it's seem illogical in reality but sometimes I feel like if I can winplay with any kinds of hand and make some streaks win in the... Started by FateAver, 06-14-2009 12:16 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 995	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 08:05 PM
I i'm new poker player Hi all comunity of FTR I'm a new player and .... WHAT IS THE BEST TACTIC TO WIN IN nlh? by and gl all Started by , 06-14-2009 07:50 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 595	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 07:53 PM
So Is There A Hand Genious? Like is there a way to know a percentage of chance of winning a hand with only knowing ur 2 cards? if there is somthing out here that can help... Started by ChokeOnMySho, 06-14-2009 06:51 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 676	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 06:59 PM
How did you get there? just interested to hear some poker stories. Where did you start? Where are you now? How much learning money did you pay? that kind of... Started by Stuventus, 06-14-2009 09:11 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 704	Last Post By a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 06:49 PM
25NL: Overpair facing small c/r multiway pot. Villian Stats : (VP$IP/PFR 3-bet%) 45/36 0% over 11 My Thoughts And Questions From the few hands i can pretty much assume he is not... Started by Evilpopcorn, 06-14-2009 01:11 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 730	Last Post By revolvingiris View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 06:40 PM
QQ facing strange bet on river Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP1 ($15.87) MP2 ($29.47) CO ($29.20) Button... Started by shyguy03533, 06-12-2009 06:01 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 854	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 04:02 PM
Rockford Charitable Games Kick Off & Summer Lovin Does anyone know anything about these private tournaments at Players Only? I would like to find some information on them to be able to register. ... Started by DMTZen, 06-05-2009 09:23 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 719	Last Post By ttwarrior1 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-14-2009 01:59 PM
A couple of spots from last nights Full Ring $2NL Hand 1: I know I was all over the place on this hand- I'd just like to get a better idea of how I could've handled it- fold pf? The thing is this... Started by JoeHaw, 06-13-2009 01:25 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 645	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 10:54 PM
what point does a call cost a high enough % of stack shove Ok we have Ak With With 2 dollars at the table. To make a long story short it is raised back and forth between us. It,s on us to act and we have 1... Started by littleogre, 06-13-2009 06:34 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 657	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 07:35 PM
Advice on profitable flat calling. This isnt the biggest concept in the world but IMO its a leak in my game. Here are two hands where it would have been better to flat than raise,... Started by revolvingiris, 06-13-2009 04:10 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 739	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 06:23 PM
Off-Topic Banter I see more english grammar mistakes here.Are you going to correct yourself like you did me? :oops: Started by , 06-13-2009 02:56 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 709	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 05:35 PM
5NL: couple of hands Had a much better session on Saturday morning at Full tilt. does anyone notice that saturday is a little fishier? Maybe i just hit the right tables... Started by Senguin, 06-13-2009 11:34 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 760	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 03:00 PM
10NL : Strong donk bet Villian Stats : (VP$IP/PFR 3-bet%) SB: 22/6 0% over 32 UTG:54/4 0% over 27 My Thoughts And Questions Ok so the donk here by SB i... Started by Evilpopcorn, 06-13-2009 10:10 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 738	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 02:31 PM
1 Hand for Review First off was a tight table was just about to get off I have been running it over and getting some cards so I prob looked very fishing and playing to... Started by T-Rex, 06-10-2009 01:23 AM	Replies: 36 Views: 1,823	Last Post By revolvingiris View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-13-2009 03:45 AM
How's my line? Does my line here seem good? Have just sat down at the table so I don't have real postflop reads on the villain, he's been about as loose and passive... Started by knaplek, 06-11-2009 04:32 PM	Replies: 20 Views: 1,149	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 06-13-2009 03:43 AM
Pairs hitting more sets Does anybody feel they get certain pairs that hit them more sets? It seems most of the time i get snowmen i always seem to hit a set or even quads... Started by Stuventus, 06-10-2009 06:43 AM	Replies: 32 Views: 2,489	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 05:50 PM
Video: Ben playing 100nl http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SO8IIBK5 Check it out. Dont think I'm up to making official FTR vids for ring games yet, but this works through some... Started by bjsaust, 06-05-2009 01:58 AM	Replies: 32 Views: 1,786	Last Post By bjsaust View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 03:11 PM
KK has not been working out for me Well i can't post any hands yet, it says i have to have 10 posts first. So i'll just say the last 4 hands of KK have been horrendous. Only one of... Started by Senguin, 06-12-2009 10:06 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 769	Last Post By JKDS View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 02:21 PM
Just wondering How many tables do you all play a day, and how many hands on average? I play 4 tables and try to do about 60-100 hands per table. that normally... Started by Senguin, 06-12-2009 10:49 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 631	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 11:49 AM
Bet-sizing reads Wouldn't you like to soul read like nutsinho? I've collect some of his vintage threads to take a look at. Lots of FTR regs make really good reads and... Started by Robb, 06-09-2009 06:51 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 828	Last Post By Robb View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 07:56 AM
Blind stealing goes wrong (10NL) I think I played this hand pretty badly. Villain was running at 21/3/3.5 over about 40 hands. I wanted to throw out a flop c-bet, but it seems like... Started by Nakamura, 06-05-2009 04:20 AM	Replies: 25 Views: 1,321	Last Post By Robb View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 05:45 AM
25nl Top 2 ?? I just sat down at this table. I have no current read on the villian. Should I have made the call? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8... Started by dejection08, 06-10-2009 05:10 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,174	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-12-2009 12:03 AM
What I learned here today... I put up a post about building a poker bot today.The truth is it was a post just to see how many flamers i got.I was telling my poker friend that I... Started by , 06-11-2009 08:24 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 1,006	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 11:11 PM
NL 25: AJ get shoved on on river. I so wanna look him up.... Villain is somewhat LAGGY over a small sample (50 hands) playing about 31/27. He has an overall aggression factor of 5 and has gotten to showdown 17%... Started by BlueBull, 06-09-2009 11:43 AM	Replies: 35 Views: 1,621	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 06-11-2009 09:19 PM
10NL - Rivered two pair Villain was 47/11/1.3 over 83 hands. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) SB ($9.40) BB ($2.90) UTG ($10) MP ($15.60) CO ($3) Started by kfaess, 06-07-2009 11:23 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 911	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 06:12 PM
Odds question Ok, so I've read over and over that the odds of having a pp is 221:1. So here's my question, what are the odds of you holding a pp, while one of... Started by Kijjo, 06-08-2009 03:34 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,495	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 06:10 PM
Some lines to check My name is UnbelieveableJeff and through 75k hands of 25NL I am running at 0.2 BB/100. Introductions over, lets get to some hands. Any advice... Started by UnbelievableJeff, 06-09-2009 11:19 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 732	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 06:06 PM
NL 25: JJ - Standard fold? Villain is your typical regular TAG. Seems an above avg winning player at 25NL. His 3 bet % is over 8 but the EP raiser is pretty tight which... Started by BlueBull, 06-09-2009 11:48 AM	Replies: 25 Views: 1,599	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 06:04 PM
A couple interesting spots from my evening session. Villain was 33/10 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP2 ($15.60) MP3... Started by revolvingiris, 06-08-2009 11:12 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 872	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 05:59 PM
Poker Tracker for low stakes? How necessary would you say Poker Tracker is for playing $2 NL on pstars? I know it would probably help, but at the same time I can't really drop 90... Started by JoeHaw, 06-11-2009 05:39 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 603	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 05:57 PM
A question for the veteran players... I'm asking this in the context of 2NL which may mean that I'm overthinking this compared to the rest of the players. When you're in position on an... Started by van.dog, 06-09-2009 02:04 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 1,327	Last Post By Robb View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 01:27 PM
10NL : Is this just spewy? Villian Stats : (VP$IP/PFR 3-bet%) SB: 40/4 6% DonkBet% = 43% (6/14) My Thoughts And Questions Alright so the doink lead is weak.... Started by Evilpopcorn, 06-10-2009 04:52 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 846	Last Post By Hoopy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-11-2009 01:17 PM
FTR MEMBERSHIP and ACCESS! OK members of FTR, I am not able to send any pm to admin or anyone on site because it is saying I must have 10 posts to do so no contact by email yet... Started by , 06-09-2009 07:07 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 802	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-10-2009 03:41 AM
10NL - TP + FD villain is 36/10/2.6 over 88 hands No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) BB ($1.80) UTG ($6.70) Hero (MP) ($13.55) Button ($22.15) SB... Started by kfaess, 06-09-2009 12:05 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 799	Last Post By kfaess View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-09-2009 09:04 PM
hello everyone Name:giuseppe Age:27 What do you play?NL Holdem FR At what stakes do you play?$10NL How long have you been playing? from about one... Started by giumary, 06-09-2009 05:13 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 535	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-09-2009 05:43 PM
T9s with interesting turn spot. I have no reads on either player. UTG just sat down. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from... Started by revolvingiris, 06-08-2009 08:34 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 696	Last Post By revolvingiris View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-08-2009 10:50 PM
10NL : Value Pwned ? Villian Stats : (VP$IP/PFR 3-bet%) BB: 100/50 0% over 5 hands. My Thoughts And Questions Getting 3 to 1 on an almost unknow who has... Started by Evilpopcorn, 06-08-2009 01:10 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 719	Last Post By revolvingiris View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-08-2009 07:47 PM