Beginners Circle

The phrase in the Beginners Digest is this (for when betting preflop with the small blind) If you are folded too in the small blind raise any...

Villain is 20BB shortstack running 8/7 with att. to steal 30+. Hero's image is Tagg running 15/13. Villain is either CO or BTN. Villain raises...

$3/$5 NLHE $300 buy-in Goodish but looseish reg (nearly $1k) limps Total donator ($200) cracks a kidding around smile and raises to $15...

Please explain how this works. It says that a deposit during the bonus period, using any deposit method offered in the PS cashier, cam earn up to...

Reading through all the beginner materials. What does pot will be heads up after the flop Mean? Thank you!

have been running pretty decent this month, but could be better if it werent for the way ive been playing QQ (I think) looking for advice on how...

I'm starting to have a bit of success in $3 +.40 sngs at Poker Stars. I'm able to make to a position where I'll get paid, but I very seldom win. ...

Hi Poker Pros, I'm working on my continuation betting. What I'm hearing and wondering about though is continuation betting at a loose table. It...

just a quick question really on what is considered a acceptable win rate in PTbb for around the $25 to $50 NL area, as i am unsure as how to compare...

This has probably been asked already but.... What is the best poker site to learn while you play at, free. I have been playing at PokerStars but...

<cross posted in my blog/journal> I'm going to attempt to break down the different styles within poker and what they mean in the real world. This is...

well i just learned the painful lesson of currency conversion... made 2 withdrawlas and 2 deposits back and forth between party and...

what do you think? Table '84171442 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 2: TheAugustKid (11700 in chips) Seat 10: sask2008 (3300 in chips) ...

My brother plays on PKR software. His poker bankroll strategy is this: $500 bankroll, one table 200NL, sitting with maximum chips, every time he gets...

is poker tracker 3 beta worth trying? or should I be waiting for the full realease...

What is the easiest way to import hand histories into tracker from Stars? Do you always have to request them or are they stored automatically in the...

Basically, I'm planning on (finally) depositing with the hopes of grinding up the stakes to a point where I can earn some extra income on the side...

So I just started playing poker about 2 days ago and I've been sucked in. I've been playing on Poker Stars free tables and after finding this site...

Decision in question: Flop call. $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 10 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($6.48) UTG+1 ($4.10)...

Opponent is 65/24/3. I know pre flop wasnt a great call, but this guy was pretty bad and was getting out of line. http://weaktight.com/153147...

Hello FTRers! What constitutes a TAGG and a LAGG in terms of VP$IP, W$WSF, PFR, and ATT to Steal? Is someone 13.4%, 37.52, 4.41%, 8.99% a...

I play ultra-turbo 6 person SNGS. Of the times I have places I get around 65% second place, 35% first place. I want to get the first place percent...

I have heard talk of data mining. I assume it's some kind of recording without actually having to play the players. Is this legal/ethical? How...

have made many mistakes getting all the chips in on the flop with FD's in the past, but i think pushing is right in this spot...?? vill is...

I was at the casino and these 2 dudes were in a hand. anyway, one guy had Ace/5 offsuit, other guy had Ace/9 offsuit. the board was 4s 6c Ad...

hello im new just sayin hi and good luckj to you all at the tables

Got thinking about this last night trying to fall asleep and in the shower this morning. I think we are socially programmed to remember the feeling...

Hey, as a prospective first-time depositor, let me ask: What method do you guys normally use? And do you trust poker sites with your bank...

x(1)/x(2)/x(3) what stats are these 3 x's usually representing?

villan is 8.3 pfr over 417 hands so we can assume his3-bet percentage is even lower Hand #51341691-30416 at Fort McMurray (No Limit Hold'em)...

2 FR, 2 6M so I decided to post these here. I get a little uncomfortable in these spots because I don't like getting too agro with a naked draw. ...

I would like to play semi-regularly at my local casino. It offers a 1/2NL $200 max game that I would play in. What are the usual bankroll...

I don't push much... very little when deep stacked. And since I'm always topping up, I'm basically always deep stacked. I'll push PF w/ AA and...

First I am new to these forums and would just like to say it has helped me a great deal. I read the stickies and couldn't find anything on this...

I had two hands today that I never like to play, and I certainly don't like to play them the way I did... if I was playing higher - it would have...

I'm still in the process of reading through old posts in this forum, from oldest to newest. I happened to stumble upon this one, which makes me feel...

I thought this post would be appropriate for the BC because I am a beginner, and have never played a hand of HORSE before. Anyway, I played in a...

I've been bouncing back and forth between 6m and FR. It's mainly because I've been running bad, but it's forcing me to do a lot of thinking about...