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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: 58,503	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: 28,566	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: 26,751	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
My biggest leak is FPS The scenario is I'm playing the micros 10nl and feeling pretty good about my game, I've done well the last few sessions. Today I'm up over 3... Started by Hit_it&enjoy, 03-26-2009 01:12 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 882	Last Post By Benzooka View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 11:16 PM
Learning How to Fold After going through a pretty bad downswing I realized I was stacking off way too much when I should have known I was beat. Also I was told this was... Started by Kbryce23, 03-29-2009 09:31 PM	Replies: 23 Views: 4,236	Last Post By Benzooka View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 11:04 PM
Where are you aiming? I was watching TV earlier. Pro bowling was on and it made me remember something from a few years back when I was in my late teens. I had just... Started by Outlaw, 03-29-2009 12:27 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 887	Last Post By kleitches View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 06:11 PM
Hand Review - call the river shove? LOL river shove dilemma again: No read on the villain. Not enough hands for stats. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt... Started by lytstephe, 03-29-2009 12:41 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 717	Last Post By BooG690 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 06:08 PM
3betting questions After going through my stats with a friend of mine who is winning at 400nl, he commented on my low 3bet percentage (<2%) which he says allows my... Started by AFchung, 03-28-2009 06:01 PM	Replies: 24 Views: 3,463	Last Post By LawDude View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 02:26 PM
freeroll experience i am not normally a freeroll player but this last weekend fortune poker was having a 10k freeroll and i thought that i would try it. it was a pretty... Started by sethmundy, 03-30-2009 11:42 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 888	Last Post By flomo View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 02:23 PM
6-handed or 9-handed When I first started playing online, I got into alot of 9-handed freerolls and lost alot of hands on the river. Now that I've found 6-handed games... Started by Olddog21, 03-28-2009 11:27 AM	Replies: 17 Views: 2,180	Last Post By smitts187 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-30-2009 11:59 AM
Set of 4's faces some odd river aggression Villain was 24/15/1.2 over 33 hands. Had not seen him sepecifically play anything a certain way as I was multi-tabling. PokerStars No-Limit... Started by KeeKoLy, 03-26-2009 02:01 PM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,141	Last Post By lytstephe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-29-2009 10:34 PM
Call the river shove?? No stats or read on villain FTR Hand History Converter Output (intended for copying and pasting into poker forums!): Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em,... Started by lytstephe, 03-28-2009 09:35 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 982	Last Post By Outlaw View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-29-2009 10:22 PM
Poll: Calling all-in with QQ?? Want to take a poll here. Not a specific case, but in general micro/low stake NL with no read on opponent, would you call an all-in with QQ... Started by lytstephe, 03-28-2009 11:36 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 4,531	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-29-2009 04:57 PM
stats question + level thinking? I almost got stuck in a FPS move but folded. My question here is based off my opponents stats. Villian is running 17/10/3.3 w/ %6 3 bet stats. ... Started by inƒamous, 03-28-2009 09:32 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 838	Last Post By hangchiong View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-29-2009 10:41 AM
Hand Review - Any Suggestions? HAND 1: Not much history on villian. Suggestions on how to play this? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter... Started by wolfmmix, 03-28-2009 07:24 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,109	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-29-2009 09:24 AM
Check back the turn? No reads on villian 17 hands 12/0/3 %50 checkraise This hand came up during a sweat session with someone who I felt was better than myself so I... Started by inƒamous, 03-28-2009 09:21 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 807	Last Post By BankItDrew View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-29-2009 03:16 AM
QQ on A high board 25/15 over 160 hands Should I have called that river bet? I had no intention of calling a river bet until a 2nd ace came which lowered his chances... Started by AFchung, 03-27-2009 02:51 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,300	Last Post By lytstephe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 11:30 PM
difficult hand, some insight please $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Pis.Pshan3 ($8.83) UTG+1 Hero ($5.22) CO Hardhard ($9.99) BTN... Started by wonderland, 03-28-2009 02:03 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 852	Last Post By lytstephe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 10:46 PM
HI! I am Martin from montreal..i am 40 years old and i play poker for 2years now..i learned poker on internet ..i play between 4and 8 hours a day...yes... Started by k1nghammer, 03-27-2009 07:36 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,317	Last Post By helpme2win$ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 10:06 PM
6max vs 9max Anyone have any thoughts on the profitability of micro-low stake NLHE cash games with 6max vs 9max? Started by lytstephe, 03-28-2009 09:45 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 944	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 09:52 PM
What do I have? Alright, I thought this would be kind of fun. Post a hand and let others put a range on the people on what they could have. After a few guesses... Started by ArcadianRock, 03-28-2009 01:29 AM	Replies: 19 Views: 1,115	Last Post By Ragnar4 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 03:44 PM
Some horribly played 25NL hands Sorry about the lack of images in the converted hands here... apparently I'm not allowed to post pictures yet :( Hand 1: Villain is 28/5/0.5.... Started by UnbelievableJeff, 03-28-2009 08:52 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 716	Last Post By ColdDecked View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 03:20 PM
Thread about marginal value hands vs donks/stations I'll start with this example hand from today's session It got me thinking that this spot comes up a lot, and thought we could get some discussion on... Started by Carroters, 03-26-2009 03:59 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 828	Last Post By Carroters View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-28-2009 10:46 AM
double or nothing pokerstars double or nothing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- well got sick of getting bounced... Started by helpme2win$, 03-28-2009 07:45 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 755	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 08:04 AM
Winning position stats from hand histories, suprising result Curious about the table position play advice dispensed by the gurus, I collected the table position for 270,000 games, the surprise by far the small... Started by jake123, 03-28-2009 06:47 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 650	Last Post By oskar View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 07:04 AM
2NL: Overpair vs possible flush Villian was 36/8 over 25 hands. I had no particular reads. Just wondering how you guys would play the hand and if it's a call or fold. Thanks. ... Started by PlayToWin, 03-26-2009 05:46 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,107	Last Post By Monsieur_chat View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 06:43 AM
hand from 5nl advice? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($4.95) UTG ($10.16) UTG+1 ($9.95) MP1... Started by Schya, 03-27-2009 05:21 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 869	Last Post By BankItDrew View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 06:03 AM
Kicker trouble? First hand at the table. No reads obv. Call? Shove? Fold? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from... Started by Micro2Macro, 03-26-2009 06:24 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,204	Last Post By Micro2Macro View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 12:52 AM
Flopped straight in big multiway pot Very first hand here. I flatted and planned to ship on non spade turn Thoughts? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars... Started by AFchung, 03-27-2009 02:43 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 927	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-28-2009 12:01 AM
QQ in position Vs Squeeze Villain is pretty much unknown running 24/18 over 30 hands or so. His 3 bet % is 8 over this but, meh, pointlessly small sample. Is it better... Started by Carroters, 03-27-2009 01:11 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 817	Last Post By JKDS View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-27-2009 05:03 PM
sweat session? Hi I am not sure if there is a section for this or not but. I am interested doing sweat sessions with other players. One on one or group sweats. ... Started by inƒamous, 03-26-2009 02:30 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,418	Last Post By Carroters View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-27-2009 10:24 AM
I got lost in this hand need help I got lost in this hand villian is a reg running 14/10/2.7 %26 steal 3.0 3bet seems pretty solid. I didn't have a good plan for the hand going in... Started by inƒamous, 03-26-2009 03:34 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,051	Last Post By Luco View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-27-2009 05:03 AM
AK at $5NL Hi, I'm currently grinding it out at $5NL on stars, and feel like I'm improving having for some reason when I first moved up from $2NL to not play... Started by nickthefool, 03-24-2009 02:19 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 968	Last Post By nickthefool View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 06:13 PM
When playing against calling stations.... Have a pair of hands I want people to take a look at. Both are against the same player, who after 30 hands was at 33/7/3.5. I don't have super strong... Started by Tyshalle, 03-24-2009 01:50 PM	Replies: 23 Views: 1,120	Last Post By lockpull View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 05:59 PM
Big hands vs unknowns I was talking to a friend the other day and I came up with something that might help some people. He has some trouble coming up with a line to run... Started by dev, 03-26-2009 03:53 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 786	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 04:08 PM
5NL - JJ as overpair in position vs unknown Line check: How's flatting pre here vs unknown? Another thing..his bet size on the turn is fucked, I don't really know if he's strong or weak here,... Started by Micro2Macro, 03-24-2009 10:01 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 1,211	Last Post By Airles™ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 03:17 PM
Fishiest Site for 10NL 25NL 6 max Hey guys I currently play 4 tables of 10NL 6 Max at Absolute poker and I have played at full tilt and poker stars but not when I was good at poker so... Started by T-Rex, 03-22-2009 06:11 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,517	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-26-2009 01:53 PM
AA vs nit. Slow down or 3 streets of value? 12/9 over 33 hands PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop Hero (UTG)... Started by AFchung, 03-25-2009 09:47 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 1,426	Last Post By Gshark View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 12:10 PM
Moving tables? How long will someone sit at a table before moving? Meaning the vpip number is still ok and not to many regs or short stackers but you can't get... Started by inƒamous, 03-26-2009 04:15 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 881	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 10:18 AM
Buy In Amounts Hey guys, I play 2NL at pokerstars, started with $50 and have worked my way up to $100. My question is this, the max buy in at the 2NL tables... Started by Hoopy, 03-26-2009 09:02 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 788	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 10:16 AM
Repping the trip tens obv. FWIW: I very rearely do stuff like this in these games and often fold preflop here. Villain was 31/17/4.4 over 96 hands. His att to steals was 32%... Started by Carroters, 03-23-2009 12:53 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 954	Last Post By texa8 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 08:47 AM
a hand or two ok a few hands id like some opinons on please, 3bet pre flop. Hand 1 villan is 38/26/2.4 no other reads was the turn call weak here and could u... Started by EthanH1, 03-25-2009 09:35 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 903	Last Post By pocketfours View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 08:37 AM
limpers looking for some discussion opening ranges with limpers in 2 example situations... do we adjust our opening ranges when we have limpers? or do 4x... Started by langaan, 03-25-2009 01:51 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,110	Last Post By Luco View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2009 05:19 AM