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Okay, I am a little confused with suited Ace/trash in late positions. I tend to limp with them much in the same way I would limp with lower pairs. ...

I'm just wondering what we should be doing when grinding it out at the microstakes levels. I'm currently playing at Party Poker at .02/.04 ($5)NL...

Suppose I have a pocket pair and hit trips on the flop. What's the best way to get an opponent to go all in? Should I just push on the flop? Min...

2 usual scenarios (I'm talking 22 through 99): 1) Limp to see a cheap flop, fold to any raise unless you're getting good pot odds. 2) Raise...

I played two PS $3.40Ts a little while ago, both of which were INSANELY tight passive tables. If it's 5-handed, and everyone has an M<10, all with...

How do u convert hands from PartyPoker? It doesnt seem to work w the hand converter of the site.

Coming from a 6-max 50NL point of view. Someone puts a gun to your head and tells you to raise to with 72o. You can do this: A. When folded...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) BB ($3.40) UTG ($5.87) MP ($5.52) Hero ($7.40) Button ($2.43) SB ($2.62) Preflop: Hero...

Got this weird situation on pokerstars tonight. Cards on board were Other guy had , I had . I was all in. The pot went to him saying he won...

:shock: I got killed in a Bodog microstakes room last night by two players that could not have been any worse if they tried. It wasn't that they...

Ok I was playing no limit but i read that howard ledderer said limit was his favorite game and it seems beatable at more $ per hour than no limit. ...

I've pretty much only played FR... just clocked by 200K hand a week or so ago. Currently at $25NL and running okay long-term. I'm thinking of...

when do you fold a nut flush draw on the flop? just looking for standard examples/situations of where we fold NFD on the flop.... lets assume...

Hey, I'm 18, live in Europe and have another year of highschool before going to LA or NYC for college I deposited into pokerstars in january ago...

So, I'm a big tilter and here are some of the things that help me overcome/minimize its effects. Maybe we all can add some of our own "tricks" and...

I've been trying to clear this (and failing) and it's about to expire. The money is released in $20 segments as it's cleared. If I don't clear...

Listing some of the reasons that quickly come to mind about why I might cbet the flop... 1. Disguise value bets and semibluffs 2. Villain will...

With all the respect I can muster, I am asking the community for some advice on where I go from here. Where I've been. I started playing on Party...

Ok hand reading exercise time. Both players have $25. UTG is 23/6/.75, and CO is 20/8/1.3. Go ahead and adjust ranges for each player after each...

When i started to play NLHE, my friend told me that a very fast and pretty accurate way to calculate my % of hitting a hand on the next card was to...

When do you Cold Call? I CC with Low/Med PP, and some suited connectors in multiway pots (in position) Isolating I normally will steal in...

Hi guys, have spent a bit of time lurking here and am looking forward to being part of this community At the moment Im playing microstakes SNG's...

I have recently moved into the micro SNG tourneys, and have caught myself trying to bust what I consider all-in bluffs from maniacs. The few I have...

You do a lot of thinking for a short-stack.

I was dealt KK on Button. Raised 6x BB with 3 limpers and got two callers Flop: 466 different suits Limpers check to me and i raise half the...

Coming from a 50NL 6-max perspective. I hear a lot that I should refrain from c-betting draw heavy flops, but what exactly constitutes a draw...

Hello to you all. I am a new online player, who has decided to use this site to help me progress. You can call me Mr. C. I've been playing poker for...

Just wondering what the general consensus is on playing with KK vs an A-high flop both in and out of position. I've seen a few threads here about...

Is there any reason why Omaha Hi is not played as a no-limit game? I'm going to host a omaha night instead of our usual NLHE night, but think people...

just wondering...

What's everyones user name + limits etc. <~~~~ BankItDrew 200nl FR

Raising on a flush draw helps disguise your hand. Lets say the flop comes and you're on a great flush draw. You bet and you get one, maybe two...

An interesting thread started here: Playing AK The discussion turned to 3betting with AK preflop. I made the case for 3betting AK 95% or more of the...

prolly missed this somewhere, PT3 is avaiable now correct? is the hud included too?? if so, are any of my histories with PT2 worth anything?...