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Sticky Thread 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
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08-09-2023 07:21 AM

Sticky Thread 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
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09-28-2014 11:38 AM

Sticky Thread 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
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09-11-2014 02:04 PM

I am limping too much...do I need to grow a pair?

I am playing in full ring 2nl. Basically I find myself limping too much into pots with cards that have good, but not killer starting value. For...

Started by Vinland, 03-02-2009 04:42 PM
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03-03-2009 08:00 PM

Having trouble knowing when to slow down on the turn

Villain is 22/2 over 250+ hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO...

Started by RML604, 03-02-2009 11:18 PM
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03-03-2009 07:31 PM

4-of-a-kind Profit Max Help

I've never encountered four-of-a-kind on online before and for some reason I lost all sensibility and decided to slowplay it very poorly. I wanted to...

Started by xpaand, 03-03-2009 02:42 PM
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03-03-2009 06:08 PM

Acronyms

Could someone please explain to me what all the little acronyms stand for. I see them used so often on this forum that sometimes I can't understand...

Started by youngunpoker, 02-28-2009 12:18 PM
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03-03-2009 04:20 PM

Important Stats When Posting For Analysis

What stats should I include in my screenshot when asking for analysis of my stats?

Started by BooG690, 03-03-2009 12:34 AM
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03-03-2009 04:10 PM

Aggression Frequency vs. Total Aggression

On Pokertracker, what are the definitions of aggression frequency and total aggression? Where do you suggest these numbers should be? How should I...

Started by BooG690, 03-03-2009 12:36 AM
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03-03-2009 03:45 PM

Is this considered spewing?

I'm not even sure why I'm calling here. Based on PF action, I am most likely behind and it's multiway. Only reason I call is because the bet size is...

Started by Revolver123, 03-02-2009 05:58 PM
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03-03-2009 03:27 PM

QQ vs 4bet

PokerStars Game #25557164210: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2009/03/03 10:36:01 ET Table 'Megaira V' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: CBat28...

Started by CBAT, 03-03-2009 10:43 AM
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03-03-2009 02:28 PM

Small roll.... Tourn vs. Ring

I will give a little backstory on this. I wasted a lot of money with $20-$30 loads on Bodog for the 1st year and a half I was "learning" (not...

Started by lockpull, 02-27-2009 05:53 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 610
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03-03-2009 01:54 PM

Battlefield Poker

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows anything about battlefied and what is happening. i still have some money left on there and atm dont seem to be...

Started by Reesy, 02-27-2009 04:51 AM
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03-03-2009 11:24 AM

Need advice!

I've been pllaying on Pokerstars for a couple years now, and I'm starting to see that the 180 man Sit & Go's are my speciality. I'm just wondering,...

Started by 24kobe420, 03-03-2009 04:16 AM
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03-03-2009 10:28 AM

KK flops flush draw- shove or no?

Opponent is 25/11 over 55 hands. A shove here is standard given that the pot was bigger than my stack right? Would it have been best to shove pre...

Started by Elrohir44, 03-01-2009 11:12 PM
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03-03-2009 06:30 AM

Holdem Manager EV - WAIIIIIIIIIIIIII

i think most people in this BC need to stop making such a big deal about their $EV and EV line on their graphs etc. It is NOT the worlds most...

Started by sil693, 03-03-2009 06:29 AM
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03-03-2009 06:29 AM

10NL - 3bet light limper isolator

22/22 ats 33. raises limpers from the blinds 25% of the time... A5o a pretty shyte hand to 3bet here I guess, but what's your flop action like? ...

Started by sweetlemon69, 03-01-2009 09:23 PM
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03-03-2009 02:46 AM

EV line question

(obv there is leaks in my game). But my question is when should I know that my play is causing my losing session vs variance or a downswing? With...

Started by inƒamous, 03-03-2009 01:17 AM
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03-03-2009 01:59 AM

Bad turn spot with AA

Villain is 23/4/1 over 24 hands and hasn't reloaded after losing a little of his stack. He seems very passive, but I don't have enough hands to be...

Started by Carroters, 03-02-2009 11:50 AM
Replies: 14 Views: 941
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03-02-2009 11:21 PM

Need serious advice

I cannot seem to take 2NL seriously, i do not know why. I decided to ignore BR management and jump up to 5NL been doing decent ups and downs. Moved...

Started by Schya, 03-02-2009 07:53 PM
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03-02-2009 08:39 PM

Texa8's grind - good day!

I know i have a little banner signature thing but no real thread but i thought id just give a shout out and say thanks cause i feel this site is...

Started by texa8, 03-02-2009 07:30 AM
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03-02-2009 08:28 PM

AK rivers trips vs river CRAI

Thoughts? x-post from my operation threadz. Semi-interesting hand from today. I don't bet turn as it's obv a scare card for most his range if he...

Started by Muzzard, 03-02-2009 12:45 AM
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03-02-2009 08:14 PM

Poll Poll: Self-Exclusion

Since there isn't really a GENERAL poker discussion forum, I figured I'd post this here since I play in micro stakes. I have an Organic Chemistry...

Started by BooG690, 03-01-2009 08:24 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 733
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03-02-2009 06:49 PM

FTR Classic Rethread, Week 6

I was just checking my LP play last night, looking at blind defense and stealing. Thought of these two classics from Spoonitnow: Blind Stealing...

Started by Robb, 03-02-2009 08:41 AM
Replies: 1 Views: 519
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03-02-2009 06:37 PM

Finally hit $500 BR

Actually BR is at $530. Many thanks to the FTR folks. I owe it all to y'all even though you can be brutal at times. Any comments to these stats...

Started by Sasquach991, 02-25-2009 01:28 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,010
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03-02-2009 12:14 PM

jumping the gun

BB was a 12/5/4.5 regular (355 hands). The 2 notes I had on him of relevance were his tendency to push pfr off hands with a check-raise on the flop...

Started by okiman, 02-28-2009 10:30 PM
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03-01-2009 09:21 PM

Calling all in

I think my biggest leak is calling all in's. I seem to lose 5 out of six times that i call all in. Absent reads, is there any reliable...

Started by poker_pup, 03-01-2009 01:44 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 660
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03-01-2009 06:59 PM

Poll Poll: Limping with KK UTG

In a full ring game what conditions would it be better to limp with KK UTG? I believe by raising UTG, you limit the competition and their starting...

Started by naturalassassin, 02-28-2009 10:44 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,010
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03-01-2009 06:36 PM

Top Top+ flush draw

I played this hand on while tilting. Hopefully only a bi product of being down 7 buy in's below my ev line in last 9k hands. Hey at least my EV...

Started by inƒamous, 02-28-2009 05:28 AM
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03-01-2009 05:28 PM

the math of the small blind

The small blind is the serpent's apple of Texas Hold 'Em. It is almost deliberately designed to tempt the player to put money in the pot he shouldn't...

Started by LawDude, 02-26-2009 02:13 PM
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03-01-2009 03:09 AM

Good spot for a delayed C-bet?

Villain was 38/6 over 15 hands thus far. He nearly INSTA-checked this flop, so I figure he has nothing 90% of the time. Given this information,...

Started by Micro2Macro, 02-25-2009 12:52 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 874
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03-01-2009 02:07 AM

donk bet help

Is this a set line scared of a flush draw? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by Revolver123, 02-28-2009 12:47 AM
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03-01-2009 01:33 AM

How do increased stakes effect winrate?

I'm just trying to understand something. At the low stakes 3bb/100 is a modest achievable winrate. At what point if any does that become unrealistic...

Started by LuckySlevin, 02-28-2009 05:28 PM
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02-28-2009 10:41 PM

QQ reraised

Could have saved a few bb's here by raising to like $3.50, right? Is the c/f ok? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars...

Started by Danh Bai, 02-26-2009 07:56 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 779
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02-28-2009 09:40 PM

Ugh.. AQ

No reads on the villain. AQo and AQs are a money sink for me.. I am down so much with these two hands. I think I should've tossed it on the flop.. my...

Started by Revolver123, 02-27-2009 12:33 AM
Replies: 10 Views: 844
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02-28-2009 05:51 PM

Ace considered a brick in this spot vs loose/passive?

Villain is 33/0 over 9 hands. Seen him OPEN-LIMP Q8o on the Button. Put him all in on the turn? I think I might be able to classify the ace as a...

Started by Micro2Macro, 02-27-2009 01:10 AM
Replies: 69 Views: 4,484
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02-28-2009 05:27 PM

TPTK Live Hand

Probably not beginner stuff, but this game reminds me sooooo much of the moronic $25NL games I started in I figure I'll post in here and give my...

Started by Fnord, 02-23-2009 04:05 AM
Replies: 42 Views: 1,701
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02-28-2009 03:10 PM

Insta check fold turn?

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($10.55) SB ($6.65) Hero (BB) ($10) UTG...

Started by inƒamous, 02-28-2009 03:33 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,055
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02-28-2009 02:27 PM

poker names

mine is ozyychich -pokerstars my stats are not that good but you check me out tell me yours after you read this thread i just love to...

Started by ozyychich, 02-28-2009 01:06 PM
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02-28-2009 02:24 PM

Anybody in the green in the blinds?

Looking at poker tracker, I'm in the red for SB, BB and MP2. (MP2 is a series of ridiculous beats though so I'm not worried). Just wondering how...

Started by Revolver123, 02-28-2009 01:07 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 769
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02-28-2009 11:42 AM

2 QQ hands

Opp is a rock, have only seen him involved in 2 hands in an hour. Have a lot of outs, but decided to fold. Correct fold? PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by Danh Bai, 02-27-2009 10:35 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 622
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02-28-2009 09:14 AM

Hey all!

Hey Guys/Gals, I just joined your forum but thought I would share a little about a recent win. Lately I have been playing on NLOP (Mike Sexton...

Started by bignutz515, 02-28-2009 05:47 AM
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02-28-2009 09:09 AM

check...

hand 1- not many hands on vill, but he has been in more than 1/2 the pots, tbh not a clue what his donk on flop is Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by langaan, 02-27-2009 10:24 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 958
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02-28-2009 08:39 AM

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