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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

Was it wrong to reraise?

I am unsure of these kind of hands, when they bet into me and I think that I have the best hand. Now I made him fold, but the reason I reraised...

Started by Lonny, 03-11-2008 11:27 AM
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03-12-2008 04:39 AM

Using HUD

i have just recently got hud how do you recommend interpreting the stats i understand what the stats mean but its odd actually having the numbers...

Started by aka_red, 03-12-2008 12:13 AM
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03-12-2008 01:46 AM

# of Hands played Vs Moving Up

I have read the posts about the Bankroll Management. I get it, play within your bankroll, and move up when your bankroll allows it. My question...

Started by hanso_lo, 03-11-2008 12:58 PM
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03-12-2008 01:25 AM

I like it when the villan thinks really long and hard...

Then still makes a pointless and wreckless play. Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.02 BB (3 handed) Ultimate-Bet Converter Tool from...

Started by littleogre, 03-11-2008 01:49 PM
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03-11-2008 08:15 PM

Was it wrong to reraise?

I am unsure of these kind of hands, when they bet into me and I think that I have the best hand. Now I made him fold, but the reason I reraised...

Started by Lonny, 03-11-2008 11:27 AM
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03-11-2008 12:24 PM

playing a very strange player

Ok some donk has been at my table for the last hour. He has a 100 percent VP$IP. Also he min bets every street of every hand. Any tip for maxamizing...

Started by littleogre, 03-09-2008 07:42 PM
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03-11-2008 07:07 AM

Quick question in need of a quick answer

what does it mean when ppl say 3 betting someone? what does it mean when ppl say this play is 24/21/9 thx in advance

Started by diabloiij, 03-11-2008 05:47 AM
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03-11-2008 06:09 AM

Did I have enough implied odds?

Should I have called this one (because there was a call in front of me and there would be more to win if I did hit) or was my fold correct? ...

Started by Lonny, 03-09-2008 04:44 PM
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03-11-2008 02:50 AM

Is poker tracker nessessary for micro limits?

Ok here is my situation, I play very low limits on pokerstar something like 5 and 10 cents BB tables. I notice that people come and go alot and i...

Started by diabloiij, 03-10-2008 04:27 AM
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03-10-2008 06:51 PM

line check pls

vil 21/11 over 180 hands... Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Party-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by langaan, 03-10-2008 12:06 PM
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03-10-2008 04:35 PM

QQ, Good fold??

$100 buy-in 10-seat sit 'n' go at a local cardroom. Blinds are 500/1000 I have about 15K in chips. Player A, under the gun, raises all-in for...

Started by Ghaleon, 03-09-2008 09:02 PM
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03-10-2008 11:39 AM

Help me - I can't even beat a callingstation....

Hi everybody I have just started playing cash games 14 days ago and I am not very good at it... :( I have played turneys before and that went...

Started by Lonny, 03-07-2008 03:35 PM
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03-10-2008 10:17 AM

HUD?

i have no clue but i think its that thing that shows all the stats on the poker tables i just want to know if thats what it is and any input on...

Started by aka_red, 03-08-2008 03:33 PM
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03-10-2008 09:18 AM

Playing against FTR guys in cash games

This is happening to me more and more often. People know my "ArsenalRocks" userID and say hey when we're playing. I know the big guys play each other...

Started by Robb, 03-08-2008 11:53 PM
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03-10-2008 12:00 AM

G2G deposit bonus

Has anybody tried out G2G's 200% deposit bonus? How quickly does it clear? I am thinking of depositing on there to bolster my initial $1000...

Started by Elrohir44, 03-09-2008 08:26 PM
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03-09-2008 10:05 PM

Anyone else being told "ship it" a lot lately

I guess I'm kinda past the "ship it" line. Of course had someone say it yesterday when they had pocket AA over my KK, and that kinda set me on tilt...

Started by allabout, 02-23-2008 07:22 PM
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03-09-2008 08:11 PM

FR NLHE

I have logged over 5K hands in $10 NLHE and alas it was a complete waste of time from a profitable standpoint. I have pretty much broke even. I am...

Started by Grinder, 03-05-2008 05:49 PM
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03-09-2008 04:40 PM

could I have done this any differently?

I am not used to going all in, so I just want to make sure that I did the correct thing (even though I lost :wink: ) PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by Lonny, 03-09-2008 01:44 PM
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03-09-2008 02:31 PM

Am I doing it wrong or am I just unlucky?

I did think that he might had AK, but then again, why did he not reraise preflop then. And he was lowstacked so it was limited how much I could loose...

Started by Lonny, 03-09-2008 01:56 PM
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03-09-2008 02:20 PM

different 3 bet sizes

so when raising otb, i have seen all sorts of 3 bet sizes, even from regs, ranging from 3x-5x. so my question is, do the people who bet 4x + just not...

Started by will641, 03-08-2008 04:28 PM
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03-09-2008 01:48 PM

Tight games on FT and PStars

Does anybody have any idea why the games on Full Tilt and Stars are so much tighter than sites like UB? I always figured that if a site has more...

Started by Elrohir44, 03-08-2008 12:22 AM
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03-09-2008 12:18 PM

I have a problem :(

This is extremely depressing, and I don't know what to do to turn it around. In February I didn't play many hands - I was just starting off and I...

Started by trump, 03-08-2008 05:49 PM
Replies: 5 Views: 1,038
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03-09-2008 08:59 AM

PP NL $25 Maniac Strategy

Here's a strategy that's proved to be fairly effective for me on the Party Poker NL $25 tables. Playing tight, solid poker is a lot less risky and...

Started by , 03-15-2004 11:40 AM
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03-08-2008 06:08 PM

$5 NLHE hands, please comment

Hey guys and gals, I'll be posting hands over here from my blog here : ...

Started by speedcake, 03-05-2008 04:46 PM
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03-08-2008 12:43 PM

AJo in the BB. I hate this hand...

I'm rusty, just getting back into playing again. I don't like to raise this hand from EP. And I wasn't so keen on doing it here PF either... What...

Started by ChrisBCritter, 03-06-2008 01:46 PM
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03-08-2008 09:35 AM

Poll Poll: AK all-in poll

Just interested to know what others do. I'm pretty convinced about my own play with AK preflop at NL10 on the two sites I frequent. Let me know what...

Started by Robb, 02-15-2008 11:42 PM
Replies: 47 Views: 4,393
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03-08-2008 08:51 AM

Suppose I tell the world that you're a dumbass...

Suppose I tell the world that you're a dumbass because you don't know that KK beats T9 on a board of T9A2A. You might lash at me because of that. ...

Started by spoonitnow, 03-07-2008 11:36 AM
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03-08-2008 08:16 AM

Funding Problem Solved

I am now able to fund my online poker and play from my room in Bangkok. I was using my Bangkok address, and that prevented me from using Epassporte...

Started by BKKPLAYER, 03-08-2008 12:57 AM
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03-08-2008 01:44 AM

Defending blinds and Stealing blinds

I don't know quite what to do about defending and stealing blinds. I fold my small blind to a steal 92% of the time and my big blind 85% of the time....

Started by Rs, 02-29-2008 09:19 PM
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03-07-2008 10:14 PM

UB Rai$e 'n scroo

Didn't want to hijack the multi-table thread for this, and apologize if I already did. I'm with Hawk on this one. Seems to me that UB went to...

Started by sarbox68, 03-07-2008 05:47 PM
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03-07-2008 07:59 PM

Multitabling tips

Well hullo all... First post here, so please be gentle... I've been playing online on and off for a couple of years, and have made the switch...

Started by seren, 03-05-2008 06:46 AM
Replies: 25 Views: 1,829
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03-07-2008 05:42 PM

$10NL March 5th

1. Opponent is 38/12/1. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver...

Started by wesrman, 03-05-2008 02:30 PM
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03-07-2008 04:37 PM

HAnds for Review #2

Note: All of these hands are from the same table and as mentioned before no reads unless noted. Hand 1 - My thought here was that the only way I...

Started by GatorJH, 03-07-2008 01:07 PM
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03-07-2008 04:37 PM

Hands for Review #1

So in an effort to improve my post flop play I have decided to play some ring game instead of solely playing SNG's. I started out 4 tabling (I 4...

Started by GatorJH, 03-07-2008 12:55 PM
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03-07-2008 03:20 PM

Signing up for PokerStars

So I signed up for Full Tilt before coming to FTR and learning about Rakeback and referrals and everything else so I lost out on a bunch of $$. ...

Started by vividplayboy, 03-07-2008 01:48 PM
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03-07-2008 02:06 PM

How NOT to play poker

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2228046

Started by eugmac, 03-07-2008 09:21 AM
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03-07-2008 01:15 PM

Online insults are ramping up

I've started seeing "Keep Da Change" more and more lately. A villian leaves you with under a dollar purposely after winning a big pot and then rubs...

Started by Pythonic, 03-06-2008 03:52 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,609
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03-07-2008 11:19 AM

At what point do you graduate from beginner?

Hi Everyone, This is a question I've been asking myself... and I'm curious as I feel I am on that verge of graduating from beginner. I am...

Started by Monty3038, 03-04-2008 07:45 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,443
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03-06-2008 05:35 PM

Sklansky Bucks & PokerEV

There have been some good threads about PokerEV, the game analysis graphs and the "all-in" luck graphs lately. I've been looking at Sklansky Bucks,...

Started by Robb, 03-06-2008 09:08 AM
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03-06-2008 03:52 PM

pokerstars echeck deposit require Canadian SIN

hello all, here's a question hopefully Canadians can help with. i'm was thinking of depositing at pokerstars by echeck, but the transaction...

Started by bluestreak, 03-06-2008 01:33 AM
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03-06-2008 12:17 PM

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