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Just something I have been thinking about.. Most good players have a skill advantage, and play more profitably the bigger their BI is. Therefore,...

So I decided to finally start using a HUD. I'd like to know what steps I need to take towards allowing me to check the Start HUD box on the Auto...

I'm finding "deep" 200BB buy-in tables at $25NL on FTP now. Are these new? I don't remember running into them before... Also... If I'm looking to...

A little background. I have only been playing since the start of April. I win decently at 10nl. I still have plenty of leaks I am working on. ...

Hey I just got done playing 2 sit n gos on pokerstars and for both games I could not catch any cards that were worth playing and towards the end of...

What would you guys do in these situations? I often find myself getting in these tight spots without knowing what to do. 1. Preflop you get...

Hi All, The other day while playing with some friends, we ending up in this situation. 2 players are left, one has a pair of 2s the other has an...

POKERSTARS GAME #17170119240: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/05/03 - 10:31:03 (ET) Table 'Hedwig III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1:...

Hello everyone, I haven't been played poker in a while, but within the past couple of months I have gotten back into it. I was playing mainly...

$2/$3 NLHE $100max in CAL-I-FORN-IA I hate this structure, I hate my seat, but am enjoying playing with a guy I used to play LHE and talk strategy...

Ok, I'm trying to understand pot odds and won't swear I've got it. So this was during the FTR500 last night and someone pointed out that I should...

I made a quick PHP script to let you practice calculating pot odds and knowing the odds you're getting with some number of outs with one card to...

i have KK. raise 6x BB to take out a full table of limpers. I get one caller Flop: Q45. All different suits I check. He raises all in. Average...

$3/$5 NLHE you've just sat down and have a $300 buy-in and haven't been very active. The table is fairly deep with four players over $500 and a...

1. how big should a cbet be in relation the pot (generally)? 2. i raise 4x BB with AQ/AK preflop, and i get a caller. i'm late position. flop comes...

Villain is 16/14/1.8. This poll asks for Hero's action. In the thread, tell us what villain can have here, and why. Then explain what Hero should do....

How do you arrange five or six table on the screen? I can four table just fine, but I am wondering what resolution you use, or do you not fit the...

Very first hand at the table. By the river I really don't see anything that I'm beating...clear c/f, right? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB...

On my spreadsheet I have all my sessions recorded, this includes what site, date, total time played (in minutes) how much won or lost, how much...

I misclicked on the river with AK and a dry, Axxxx board. I accidentally minbet instead of hitting the other button after typing in a 2/3's pot value...

This topic may have been addressed, but I personally could not find it. Put simply, at what point do I get to raise the stakes? I recently...

My two roommates and I have recently been playing a lot of smallish buy-in homegames all over town. To this point we've all just chipped in the $20...

Hello all, this is my first post here been a looker for awhile now but I need some input on this hand here. I don't have the hand history so here is...

I recently got Holdem Manager and it has a lot of stuff that my old program didn't have. One thing is a more in depth graph. Can someone please...

Hi guys. I'm yet to delve into the world of poker tracker. I think it's a good future investment but for now i think it's a little too advanced...

I play better with a sense of urgency, when my bankroll is dipping low, I start concentrating and become selective with hands. When my bankroll is...

What does it mean when you guys say "bet for value" or "by not betting you are giving up too much value" ? I'm assuming "value" in this term takes...

Y'all know the rules. Noobs and microplayas get first stab at the hand-reading response posts. Anyone can vote. I'll post the results in a few days -...

how do you post an image so that it comes up as the full pic in the post, rather than a link? ( from image shack )

Hello again, One thing that I am finding to be discouraging is present within a lot of the poker videos on this site, and that is the technical...

Ok, I've read Sklansky's Theory of Poker though not really understood all of it and I'm going through a Harrington book and he goes on to mention...

Disclaimer: This is discussing people who are not capable of beating $2/4 at a typical online no-limit hold'em game when buying in for 100bb and who...

Guy was running 30/15/7 over 60 hands. Saw him overbet shove the river on a QQ55x board holding a Q (got called by a donk with 77). After his raise...

I have a poker problem on my hands. I cannot play online poker due to my own problems. I also have no poker bankroll. In short i am taking myself...

REGS, DON'T PWN THE THREAD TIL TUESDAY!!! Edit: Villain is 12/9/1.9 Noobs and micro ballas, please take a shot at putting villain on a range...

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I play $0.5-$1 blinds no limit, I have only been playing for a while and was wondering if the only way to win at this level was to play very tight...

what is the probability of two pairs going against each other preflop? is it less likely of both players holding pairs in heads up?