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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: 58,551	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: 28,576	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: 26,776	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
How do you know when someone has flopped a set? Also how would you go about playing this hand, did i do something wrong here? CO: t3445 34.45 BBs Hero (BTN): t2670 26.70 BBs SB: t1560 ... Started by devildog195, 04-01-2013 05:13 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 3,011	Last Post By Luco View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-04-2013 06:49 AM
[FTR Video Series Digest] Here we will be archiving all of the new weekly videos that are released. FTR Quick Tip #001: To C-Bet or Not to C-Bet? #002: Preflop Raise... Started by givememyleg, 04-02-2013 01:18 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 2,055	Last Post By givememyleg View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 04-02-2013 01:18 PM
Villains's UTG Range? Lock Poker -- $0.02/$0.04 NL Hold'em -- 9 Players UTG Villain has a tendency to raise limped pots and to 3-bet when s/he sees the previous play as... Started by agnesamurphy, 03-31-2013 07:48 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,614	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-02-2013 06:45 AM
[2nl] stat check I just moved to 5nl and I figured it might be a good moment to have you have a look at my 2nl data for some general pointers as to what to do... Started by Fielmann, 03-29-2013 03:41 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,930	Last Post By Icanhastreebet View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2013 04:49 PM
Big Draw OTT - Villain shoves Lock Poker - $0.02/$0.04 NL Hold'em -- 8 Players First hand ever on table. No reads on either Villain. Haven't played with either before. CO -... Started by agnesamurphy, 03-29-2013 12:34 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,276	Last Post By Cobra_1878 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2013 01:16 PM
Sickest Setups http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/sickest-setup/ Any one got a sick setup worth 50k FPPs? Started by Pascal, 03-29-2013 06:11 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,418	Last Post By Icanhastreebet View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2013 09:10 AM
Standard Spots against Unknowns Hand 1) Merge - $0.04 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players BB: $4.00 UTG: $1.98 CO: $1.80 BTN: $1.40 Hero (SB): $4.00 Started by surviva316, 03-28-2013 01:22 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 2,499	Last Post By supa View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2013 06:51 PM
4nl 6m: I think I sized the turn wrong, now what on the river? Merge - $0.04 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players Hand converted by not FTR :( 5 hands in, everyone is unknown. PFR (CO) is raising for the second... Started by surviva316, 03-27-2013 03:19 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,263	Last Post By Hoopy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2013 04:08 PM
March Poker Chat Thread Decided to put this up as a way for people to put general stuff which doesn't deserve a thread. There's no real place to just put poker... Started by Pascal, 03-01-2013 09:48 AM 2 Pages • 1 2	Replies: 85 Views: 15,133	Last Post By supa View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-27-2013 07:13 PM
Post Your Poker Setup I've basically come to the conclusion that my setup (half lay down/sat up with a laptop) is probably doing some very bad damage to my back and really... Started by Savy, 03-27-2013 03:48 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,578	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-27-2013 05:32 PM
[5NL] KQo, 3bet pot, river decision. Villain was 49/33/6 (3bet) through 211 hands. Fold to 3bet, 38%, 3/8. Fold to cbet, 18%, 2/11. Donked flop 17%, 4/23. Had a few notes on villain.... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-26-2013 08:18 AM	Replies: 17 Views: 3,053	Last Post By baudib View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-27-2013 04:24 AM
[5NL] 3bet pot, 3 way to flop. To cbet or not to cbet? SB - 30/17/10 (3bet) through 192 hands. Fold to 3bet 55%, 6/11. Fold to cbet 60%, 9/15. Villain had 3bet with QQ and had also just called 3bets... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-24-2013 09:01 AM	Replies: 24 Views: 4,192	Last Post By Icanhastreebet View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2013 08:50 PM
[5NL] 77 UTG line check. Villain was 26/20/15 (3bet) through 172 hands. 60% cbet, 9/15. Had only seen villain 3bet with KK & AKo. PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem -... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-24-2013 10:07 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,463	Last Post By Hoopy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-25-2013 01:24 PM
25nl 6-Max: Bottom set and hating life Is this one of those times where we can find a fold with a set? The difficulty I'm having is coming up with a reasonable flop raising and... Started by The Bean Counter, 03-23-2013 06:35 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 1,497	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2013 09:39 PM
[5NL] QQ OOP against maniac. Villain was 48/44/44 (4/9, 3bet) through 28 hands. 0% fold to cbet, 0/2. I had just watched him bluff off 200bb obviously within 28 hands, with... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-24-2013 09:17 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,143	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-24-2013 04:17 PM
Bovada poker hand converter Is anybody aware of a site that has a hand converter for Bovada poker? Started by HarleyGuy13, 03-21-2013 11:51 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 2,463	Last Post By Pascal View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2013 03:03 PM
When you are short stacked in on online tournament.... Is there any point in continuing to build your chips as it seems almost every time the group with larger stacks always win, it doesn't matter what... Started by devildog195, 03-18-2013 09:12 PM	Replies: 23 Views: 2,070	Last Post By Pascal View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2013 02:58 PM
25nl 6-Max: Top & Bottom Pair Facing Flop c/r Flop:Does anybody find a fold here? The c/r is pretty ugly as I doubt the typical 25nl post-flop nit doesn't have me beat (3 combos of 66 and 2... Started by The Bean Counter, 03-23-2013 06:23 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 824	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-24-2013 02:09 AM
Slow Played Set PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 BTN: 102 BB SB: 72.4 BB Hero (BB): 100 BB UTG: 104.2 BB ... Started by norman, 03-23-2013 08:52 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 713	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-23-2013 03:19 PM
5NL FR AJs oop vs 2 opponents Hello. advice/opinions please. not sure if I played this right? PokerStars - $0.05 NL - Holdem - 9 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 ... Started by dirtyden, 03-22-2013 10:39 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 873	Last Post By dirtyden View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-22-2013 12:27 PM
[5NL] KK...should I be betting this flop? Villain was 26/16/5 (3bet) through 74 hands. Fold to cbet, 50%, 2/4. PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-20-2013 07:16 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 1,466	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-21-2013 11:11 PM
[5NL] JJ Line Check Villain was 22/16/12 (3bet) through 152 hands. Fold to cbet 0%, 0/1. Had no real notes on villain other than I had seen him 3bet with AJs and... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-19-2013 06:26 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,495	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-21-2013 12:04 PM
[5NL] AKo OOP line check Villain is 26/21/4 (3bet) through 236 hands. Opens UTG 31% of the time, 9/29. Fold to 3bet pre, 40%, 4/10. 37% cbet, 7/19. Had a few notes on... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-19-2013 07:15 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,500	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-21-2013 12:58 AM
[5NL] A5o, blind vs blind, facing river min raise. Villain was 56/20/0 (3bet) through 77 hands. Fold to cbet 0%, 0/2. Had a couple of notes on villain. I had seen him stack off pre with JJ. He also... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-18-2013 07:50 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,670	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-21-2013 12:55 AM
[20NL] QQ overpair. Villain calls river. This is a hand from Oct 2011 on Ongame and it still bothers me. At the time I was normally 16-tabling $5 SNGs and had decided to sit down at a cash... Started by HarryHatless, 03-19-2013 04:50 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,294	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-21-2013 12:41 AM
QJo BB v BU Things have been pretty quiet around here the past few days so I'll post a few hands I feel I played poorly and/or have questions about. Poker... Started by mondayscool, 03-19-2013 01:15 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,217	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-21-2013 12:39 AM
99 BU Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players Hero (BTN): $30.28 (121.1 bb) SB: $26.12 (104.5 bb) BB: $22.72 (90.9 bb) UTG: $25... Started by mondayscool, 03-19-2013 01:49 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,147	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-21-2013 12:25 AM
Break Even Odds Just a quick theoretical question I think is quite interesting. You're on the turn with a drawing hand. Villain shoves and then turns over his... Started by Savy, 03-19-2013 03:00 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 1,797	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-20-2013 05:33 PM
[5nl] QJs...very strange hand. Villain was 53/13/15 (3bet) through 71 hands. Cbet 57%, 4/7. Had not seen villain play like this at all before this hand. PokerStars - $0.05... Started by Cobra_1878, 03-20-2013 07:34 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 771	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-20-2013 09:11 AM
Questions about Bovada? I know this isn't the best place to post this but I assume there are a few here that play on Bovada. I made a deposit yesterday and played a few... Started by HarleyGuy13, 03-15-2013 05:02 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,453	Last Post By HarleyGuy13 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-19-2013 04:31 PM
Constructing a flop raising range. I have been trying to think about the sort of hands I should be raising flops with, particularly the most common sort of situation where we are... Started by HarryHatless, 03-18-2013 10:30 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,788	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-18-2013 06:08 PM
set on turn, board 7cJcQs10s, 5 handed Hello guy´s Sorry but I can´t use the converter yet... I feel that I have played this hand not optimal and would like to now how to do better.... Started by Finn, 03-13-2013 07:24 PM	Replies: 25 Views: 2,314	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-16-2013 12:12 AM
Question about Bovada payout What is the difference between Money Transfer and Rapid Transfer? Started by Playa4, 03-14-2013 10:23 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 744	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-14-2013 11:55 AM
full membership What shall I do to become a full member of this great community? Started by wodeny, 03-13-2013 09:30 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,133	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-13-2013 04:02 PM
Bovada cash game auto rebuy? I just started playing on Bovada and can't figure out how to auto rebuy in cash games to always have 100BBs. Can someone tell me how to do this? Started by Playa4, 03-03-2013 05:00 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 9,121	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-12-2013 10:50 PM
[10NL] Top two vs whale and rock - Action from the wrong one. UTG is 52/21 megawhale with a 60% cbet. Very passive postflop, but will call down with any top pair or draw. Button is 12/8 after 100 hands. He... Started by Pelion, 03-09-2013 11:20 AM	Replies: 23 Views: 3,466	Last Post By Migo14 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-12-2013 10:20 AM
Visa gift cards in US for Merge skins (Not sure if this is the right subforum to post this. Apologies if it's not.) In light of the new "BIGMARCHPK Reload Bonus" at Carbon (not sure... Started by rowhousepd, 03-02-2013 04:44 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,697	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-10-2013 07:19 AM
5NL FR QQ in 3bet pot Hello everybody. This hand was dicussed alitlle in IRC earlier today and i was advised to post this hand. opinion/advice please PokerStars... Started by dirtyden, 03-05-2013 02:21 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,072	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-09-2013 08:58 PM
25NL AQs UTG Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players SB: $77.13 (308.5 bb) BB: $27.69 (110.8 bb) Hero (UTG): $26.10 (104.4 bb) MP: $21.48... Started by mondayscool, 03-07-2013 07:00 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 2,037	Last Post By Savy View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 03-09-2013 09:16 AM
10NL 45s BU Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players SB: $13.50 (135 bb) BB: $8.22 (82.2 bb) UTG: $7.15 (71.5 bb) MP: $10.55 (105.5 bb)... Started by mondayscool, 03-01-2013 01:46 PM	Replies: 46 Views: 7,321	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2013 09:10 AM