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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

Reraising?

If you have position, a strong hand (eg. tptk or 2 pair) and there is a raise in front of you, how much should you reraise as a % of pot or based on...

Started by Biglines, 09-13-2008 04:54 AM
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09-13-2008 11:29 AM

over pair on flop

Good fold or too nitty. Villian's VPIP% is 14. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by Pig_Vomit, 09-12-2008 10:46 PM
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09-13-2008 02:29 AM

Standard?

Okay so i know this is standard but... No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP3...

Started by Pig_Vomit, 09-10-2008 05:56 AM
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09-12-2008 10:51 PM

AKs got ugly

No reads :( PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($1.97) UTG+1 ($4.91)...

Started by AFchung, 09-12-2008 06:56 PM
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09-12-2008 08:19 PM

Preflop QQ action

MP2 is 15/10/1.5 over a lot of hands. No reads on MP3 fold or shove? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter...

Started by AFchung, 09-12-2008 12:24 AM
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09-12-2008 01:18 PM

2-pair + flush draw on turn

Consider villian's range to be 72o - AA at $25NL Board: :kh: :qs: :8s: :td: Hero holds: :ks: :ts: Deep stacked, facing a 100BB+ shove, how...

Started by , 09-09-2008 09:53 PM
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09-12-2008 11:00 AM

Tight v. Loose

So I spent some time studying n' sh!t... like I'm spose to... TTOP has a great section on adjusting tight v. loose tables. If I read it right, I'm...

Started by sarbox68, 09-08-2008 01:17 AM
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09-12-2008 09:45 AM

flopped weak flush...now what?

So, after a year long hiatus and only a couple of weeks after withdrawing most of my roll I've decided to get back to pokering :D and ran into this...

Started by Trashcona, 09-11-2008 05:46 PM
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09-12-2008 09:25 AM

Tough fold or no-brainer?

This made me want to hurl. Villain joined table 2 orbits ago. No solid reads but seems to be a limptard, so Im guessing his range is something...

Started by OhBollocks, 09-09-2008 08:55 AM
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09-12-2008 02:44 AM

Where can I get HEM

What is the link for the HEM software beta?

Started by Aces_wired82, 09-11-2008 05:17 PM
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09-11-2008 11:12 PM

question about hand probabailities charts

From the poker odds section, at the bottom where it has probabability of various hand combinations, e.g. dominated hand vs undominated hand etc... ...

Started by LuckySlevin, 09-11-2008 03:51 PM
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09-11-2008 08:13 PM

The basic brain sh!t that I finally figured out

I like chips. Sour cream and onion to be particular. And the flat variety, not any of that ruffled sh!t. I don’t get what’s up with those, ‘cause...

Started by sarbox68, 09-06-2008 03:41 AM
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09-11-2008 06:52 PM

I was wrong.

according to the math of combinations it doesnt matter how the cards are dealt. thought it did and it doesnt. that is all. apologies to spoon...

Started by MehFU, 09-06-2008 11:11 AM
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09-11-2008 06:42 PM

realpokertraining.com poker training site..is it worth it?

Its been about four or five months since ive played some serious poker and im finally getting the itch to play again, but this time I want to do it...

Started by rvrking22, 07-21-2008 06:11 PM
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09-11-2008 06:20 PM

online tells, bankroll management, HU play

I’m a new player just trying to learn about the game and I’d love to become a pro. There’s a show on TV ‘How to become a poker Millionaire’ that’s...

Started by Spider Man, 09-08-2008 05:13 PM
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09-11-2008 06:12 PM

Which HUD stats do you use?

Currently I'm only using 3 because i didn't know which good ones to put in VPIP / PFR / Fold to F Cbet There also was AF for agression factor...

Started by AFchung, 09-04-2008 10:30 PM
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09-11-2008 04:40 PM

Bless micro nl players

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.02 BB (10 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com MP1 ($.56) MP2 ($2.24) MP3 ($.07)

Started by littleogre, 09-05-2008 05:23 AM
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09-11-2008 01:28 PM

lets exhaust a hand...

i want to run this from several different angles and see how our action changes...assume microstakes <25NL. HH 1..villain (CO) is 34/6/.1 thru a...

Started by Chopper, 09-08-2008 07:19 PM
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09-11-2008 10:45 AM

Ugly Spot: CRAI

new at table. no reads PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG+1 ($3.19) MP1...

Started by AFchung, 09-09-2008 08:20 PM
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09-11-2008 03:04 AM

when good tables go bad

My first ever how-to guide... Leave the table dumbarse - a brief guide to table un-selection at micro-stakes. Playing poker is about making...

Started by daven, 09-09-2008 03:56 AM
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09-10-2008 05:57 PM

AKs TPTK OOP 3bet pot

v is 13/7/5.2 over 660 3bet % of 4 i pretty much butchered this hand. any thoughts on all streets welcome. $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 7...

Started by sil693, 09-10-2008 06:29 AM
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09-10-2008 05:26 PM

Value bet here?

Should i have value bet on the river? Villain is 51/3/2 over 100+ hands. On the river, he insta-checked If i v-bet in this spot and he shoves is...

Started by AFchung, 09-08-2008 03:42 PM
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09-10-2008 02:15 PM

I Suck at Poker

Well, here it is. I have finally come to fruition. I suck at poker. I haven't always sucked at poker however. I was actually quite good once, at...

Started by , 09-01-2008 07:58 PM
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09-10-2008 01:53 PM

FOLDING KK PREFLOP

I'm sure this has been discussed in some detail in previous threads, but I'm new here and would like to get some opinions and advice here. I'm...

Started by MRWN8R, 09-08-2008 08:02 PM
Replies: 34 Views: 1,648
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09-10-2008 01:42 PM

Session I had earlier today. 10nl where am I leaking

So I played a 9 table about an hour 15 minute session. Was up at one table to about $27 but ended up down for the session $.1 Now I was kinda...

Started by ProZachNation, 09-09-2008 10:50 PM
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09-10-2008 01:35 PM

$25NL Find a fold

Vil is 27/17/3.8 over 94 hands. I think I should have found a fold on the Turn, but by the time I make the call, I feel committed. I just don't see...

Started by sarbox68, 09-06-2008 09:42 PM
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09-09-2008 03:06 AM

10nl Tough spot

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($10.25) UTG+1 ($10) MP1 ($10.30) MP2...

Started by bigteif, 09-08-2008 05:01 AM
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09-08-2008 06:35 PM

Had a really craptacular session tonight

Again another time where I won small pots and lost some big ones. Had a bad run in with one particular villain who took my entire stack with two...

Started by ponyboy, 09-07-2008 10:19 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,221
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09-08-2008 03:20 PM

Some HUD stat questions/advice

Recently I changed around some of my HUD settings and wanted some advice/suggestions on how to implement these stats into my play and act accordingly...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 09-08-2008 05:32 AM
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09-08-2008 05:45 AM

Pick bidspenda's mind

FTR member bigspenda73 is going to start a weekly strategy discussion. Basically, writing poker strategy articles to help players finally "get it." ...

Started by givememyleg, 08-06-2008 12:55 AM
Replies: 41 Views: 2,078
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09-08-2008 05:08 AM

The trough-Bigspenda73--4000 Posts of Degeneracy

Wow, 4k posts, never thought this day would come. For those who don't know me I'm FTR's biggest post-whore, an instructor for a poker video site,...

Started by bigspenda73, 08-06-2008 04:27 AM
Replies: 85 Views: 4,015
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09-08-2008 04:11 AM

Value-Betting the River

Here's a trick question: Assuming we are IP and checked to on the river against a single Villain, under what conditions should we value bet?

Started by spoonitnow, 09-06-2008 11:43 PM
Replies: 47 Views: 1,560
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09-07-2008 07:58 PM

Poker Math Quiz #1

With 100bb effective stacks, it is folded to Villain who opens {22+,ATs+,KTs+,QTs+,JTs,AJo+,KQo} for 4x. It's folded to Hero in the big blind with...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-05-2008 08:37 PM
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09-07-2008 10:01 AM

Someone sweat me for free

Maybe I will suck less or something. FTR vent sucks because people are always busy and they're not really there to give me advice but mostly to whine...

Started by , 09-07-2008 01:19 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 771
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09-07-2008 01:31 AM

cash vs tourn

This is just some food for thought. How many people wanted to be something when they grew up to only find out that, that is not what was meant to...

Started by bigstock2001, 09-06-2008 07:26 AM
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09-06-2008 11:21 PM

Lay down AK pre. Hand Advice*

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP1 ($5.11) MP2 ($3.73) MP3 ($3.67) CO...

Started by wellrounded08, 08-23-2008 05:59 PM
Replies: 106 Views: 5,608
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09-06-2008 04:23 AM

10NL overpair with gutshot

Assume villain just sit down. $0.05/$0.1 Deep No Limit Holdem 9 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($12.35) UTG 1 ($10.10)...

Started by DaddyDeez, 09-05-2008 05:36 PM
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09-06-2008 03:33 AM

range

hi, how do i decide what someones range is? could i work out what my ranges are then assume they have the same and build it from there?

Started by celtic123, 09-05-2008 06:17 PM
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09-05-2008 10:59 PM

"Tallstacking"

If I've been at a table a while and I'm holding between 200-300xBB, How should my play differ? In all area's what should change?

Started by wellrounded08, 08-31-2008 11:49 AM
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09-05-2008 08:12 PM

Fold Equity.... What is it?

I did do a forum search and didn't seem to see a topic on it. Just alot of posts where someone mentions it in passing. I am familiar with pot...

Started by Myke, 05-05-2006 10:21 AM
Replies: 32 Views: 2,307
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09-05-2008 06:56 PM

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