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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

Tear me up please I'm recruiting your advise!

Hey I posted a few hands from my session tonight and would really appreciate any input! I posted in my operation but if you could take a few moments...

Started by HarleyGuy13, 01-04-2009 03:21 AM
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01-04-2009 03:07 PM

What turn card am i looking for to two barrel?

I thought he had top pair and i could push him off of it with that scary turn card. With a closer look though, it completes straight and flush draws...

Started by AFchung, 01-03-2009 11:10 AM
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01-04-2009 02:37 PM

3-barrelling on river scare card

I thought there was a pretty good chance I had the best hand when I bet on the flop and turn, but after he called my turn bet, I wasn't so sure. Do...

Started by DoanDiggy, 01-03-2009 10:02 PM
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01-04-2009 02:08 PM

Flush. All the way? <25nl>

Villian is 54/10/2.4 (only 30~ hands). after the river 5bet I was in Oh $*(@ mode and should of either folded or pushed, no sense in calling. On...

Started by kingme620, 12-31-2008 03:48 AM
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01-04-2009 01:58 PM

More 5nl hands

Thanks to everyone who answered my first post your info helped alot, had a positive day today heres a few more winners and losers that troubled me ...

Started by Sl4y3r, 01-04-2009 05:59 AM
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01-04-2009 01:56 PM

WTF am I doing wrong...

Just moved up to $50NL. Has been more of a f-kin disaster than my last month at $25NL. I'm getting killed on the big pots. Any feedback on the...

Started by sarbox68, 01-03-2009 04:32 AM
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01-04-2009 02:52 AM

Accused of cheating?

I got accused of cheating by a player on PS and he was telling all the other players not to bet when I was in the pot. Should I have reported him to...

Started by Sasquach991, 01-01-2009 07:56 PM
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01-04-2009 01:52 AM

Reading David Slansky's Small Stakes Hold 'em

It stated the book was written in limit hold 'em. Is it still a good read for nolimit hold'em?

Started by NewbieNoOne, 01-03-2009 02:28 PM
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01-03-2009 09:08 PM

Super Duper Basic Game Theory Concepts

Introduction I'm writing this post because game theory is math and math scares people. I think it would be nice if everyone had a basic idea of...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-30-2008 10:18 PM
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01-03-2009 08:09 PM

Which hands should I raise UTG?

For basic ABC style poker, what's my UTG range? (coming in for a raise) Also, what should my raise size be? I currently use 3x for UTG and 4x+1...

Started by AFchung, 01-03-2009 03:27 AM
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01-03-2009 06:30 PM

25NL 6m. Fistpump call? or Just call, wait to see showdown?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($14.20) Hero (SB) ($42.05) BB...

Started by wellrounded08, 01-03-2009 01:23 AM
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01-03-2009 06:24 PM

Leakaholics Anonymous

Hi, my name is Silent7 and i'm a leakaholic. I play out of position too much. I get far too wrapped up in my table-dominating image and find...

Started by DogOnMySide, 10-13-2005 06:06 AM
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01-03-2009 08:13 AM

my 10NL variance...is this normal?

I've been playing with HEMs All-in EV graphs and I feel the pain of variance! Is this normal? Will it eventually swing the other way? lol I wish I...

Started by FriskyPirate, 01-02-2009 11:42 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 1,027
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01-03-2009 12:45 AM

Never Mind

......

Started by Mr Bigcity, 01-02-2009 10:21 PM
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01-02-2009 10:24 PM

My putting people on range problem

Thanks to spoonitnow for his post on why newbies suck. ...

Started by celtic123, 12-31-2008 07:32 AM
Replies: 16 Views: 1,576
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01-02-2009 11:11 AM

A few 5NL hands

Hi guys, what do you think about these hands from todays session. Hand 1 Fold river?? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) -...

Started by Sl4y3r, 01-02-2009 04:52 AM
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01-02-2009 10:37 AM

Continuation Betting Revisited

The purpose of this post is to ease some of you guys into doing some analysis on your own. I'm going to use an example of looking at a continuation...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-29-2008 04:00 PM
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01-02-2009 10:12 AM

Hey there again...

:o I just want to say hello again to everyone. I had some health issues this year and had to deal with them but I am better now and will be around...

Started by Grover66, 12-29-2008 04:54 PM
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01-02-2009 08:05 AM

was i too aggressive in this hand

villain had been playing virtually every hand and raising roughly a third of hands pre flop.I'd been playing too tight roughly 25% in SB 25% in BB...

Started by Keith, 12-31-2008 05:15 PM
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01-01-2009 11:54 PM

hem help

no one intrsted

Started by celtic123, 12-27-2008 10:11 AM
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01-01-2009 06:19 PM

ABC ?

ve just acquired hem and poker tracker, i know the BB is tagg , but i dont know where fo find his stats on PT3. my simple question. was i wrong...

Started by celtic123, 12-27-2008 12:35 PM
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01-01-2009 04:52 PM

PT bb /100 and BB/100

whats the difference between PT bb /100 and BB/100? what do they mean? how can i calculate approx how much i would win over a certain sample size...

Started by AFchung, 12-31-2008 09:06 AM
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12-31-2008 07:35 PM

Inherited $20 on Stars

A friend of mine recently cashed out of Stars and he was nice enough to leave me $20 dollars because I had told him I wanted to make a foray into the...

Started by jpdbaugh, 12-31-2008 02:21 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 773
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12-31-2008 07:33 PM

Move Up to 10NL?

I'm thinking of moving up to 10NL. I've been playing 3 tables at once in 5NL and seem to being doing well. Three tables is just enough to keep me...

Started by Sasquach991, 12-30-2008 03:36 PM
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12-31-2008 07:31 PM

$10, Set on a drawy board. Slow down or speed up?

I'm having trouble in general knowing when to protect a hand and bet vs slowing down and trying to get to showdown without building a huge pot. ...

Started by RML604, 12-31-2008 12:18 AM
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12-31-2008 10:06 AM

KK Tough Decision

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP2 ($5.88) CO ($2.23) Button ($11.92) SB...

Started by Ragnar4, 12-31-2008 02:32 AM
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12-31-2008 03:21 AM

guys that play with a stack of like $1.21 at 10nl

When I play 10nl, these guys that play with a stack of like $1.21 are starting to really annoy me. I've got a decent hand like wired 6's or KQs and...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-28-2008 04:26 AM
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12-30-2008 08:57 PM

Without reads, am i going broke here correctly?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop MP3 ($9.70) CO ($16.25) Button...

Started by AFchung, 12-30-2008 02:17 AM
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12-30-2008 08:42 PM

turns out I *don't* like money

Actually can you find a fold? Villain is 30/9 over 75 hands PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool...

Started by Ragnar4, 12-27-2008 03:07 AM
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12-30-2008 08:40 PM

Poker New Years Resolution (POST and ye shall receive HALP)

Ok, my idea for helping everyone. Pick something you believe you need to get better at. I will then pick 4-5 of them and we'll start a thread on...

Started by bigspenda73, 12-26-2008 01:24 AM
Replies: 40 Views: 2,109
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12-30-2008 06:46 PM

10K hands does this tell me anything?

Ok so I don't know if there is much to be learned from this sampling or not but if so please let me have it. I started off at 2nl then moved up to...

Started by HarleyGuy13, 12-30-2008 01:05 AM
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12-30-2008 09:24 AM

I expect the word standard after my post

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($5) UTG ($1.83) UTG+1 ($3.24) MP1...

Started by Ragnar4, 12-29-2008 01:40 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,033
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12-29-2008 05:35 PM

Argh 2nl AQ is killing me...

Don't know why but it feels like I'm being dealt AQo a hell of a lot and losing with it a hell of a lot. I think I played this pretty standard at...

Started by Monsieur_chat, 12-28-2008 01:22 PM
Replies: 16 Views: 1,628
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12-29-2008 04:31 PM

Levels of Thinking: An explanation of sorts

I like many of the other people in the BC have probably heard one of the mods or more experienced players talking about levels of thinking, and if...

Started by mieczkowusc, 12-28-2008 04:50 PM
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12-29-2008 03:06 PM

playing draws

{Split by jyms from Spendas new years halp thread} Not sure this is exactly what your looking for, but i sometimes have a problem playing draws,...

Started by ryokan, 12-27-2008 01:53 PM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,086
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12-28-2008 11:54 PM

Playing flopped TPTK when scare cards turn

{split by jyms- from Spenda's New Years Halp thread} I'm usually a lurker here. I'm pretty much a beginner at NL. A common situation with me is...

Started by borges, 12-28-2008 10:27 AM
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12-28-2008 09:06 PM

89s 20nl

Why does he bet small on the turn? Did the Q scared him or is he slow playing AK? How much to bet here? iPoker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (8...

Started by Danh Bai, 12-28-2008 10:56 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 971
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12-28-2008 09:06 PM

was my raises ok here?

villan was 50/50/? over 6 I was 25/5/4 over 20 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by celtic123, 12-28-2008 05:43 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 892
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12-28-2008 07:20 PM

SUPER SUPER BASICS: Expected Value and Pot Odds

Ok, so I was trolling through a post and ragnar4 noticed that there wasn't a topic posted and stickied about pot odds or expected value. The two...

Started by JKDS, 12-27-2008 06:48 PM
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12-28-2008 02:25 PM

Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder.......

........But nobody wants to lift these heavy-ass weights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWW89QPrmng that is all (yes this is in the right forum)

Started by bigspenda73, 12-28-2008 11:09 AM
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12-28-2008 11:14 AM

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