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I had been doing well tonight until this hand. Bad play by me, or just bad luck? (Also notice the hand converter is misreading the cards and...

Hi, Im new to this site and relatively new to poker to poker Iam trying to watch the online videos here but there are continually buffering...

I didn't know exactly where to put this question so I just stuck it here..hope its ok :) I've withdrawn at least twice in the past through echeck...

down 100bb early last night, then after the cpl hours it took to get it back i get hit with this at the end of the night do we ALWAYS re-raise...

no reads other than 44/26/3.6 on 45 hands should i pushed flop here? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool...

thin value is a concept i have struggled to fully comprehend for some reason. i understand it as betting the river when you are about 50% sure you...

FTR converter doesnt seem to be working, so no graphics here :P some good play, some bad... and some accidents to go with.. no stats on vill...

Which of these poker books would you recommend? I've borrowed alot of poker books from a friend and I don't want to waste time reading one if its...

My first post at FTR i think, but I have been lurking for a while. Thumbs up to everyone for making FTR the great resource it is! On to the hand in...

Having just broken my old computer / laptop i was wondering wot type of computers people use to play on! i normally play at least 8 tables and was...

The other day I was in the BB on a full-ring microstake table with K3o. Five people limped in, and I checked, and the flop was something like K84...

Was wondering whether u guys can give me some advice on this matter. I was playing in a home game with unfamiliar ppl and found out it was a tough...

I played for a few hours today at a 10-hand NL$10 table, which was being dominated by an ultra-aggressive maniac. He would raise pre-flop 4-5BB ALL...

so what is this telling me?

After my first 9k kands. People over value the heck out of mid and small pairs. I see the following all the time. Player A raises player B reraises....

I never play it but 47 suited - especially hearts - fixates me every time. Other honourable mentions to go K9 and J9 suited.

Heres for my first ever post on FTR! :clap: first of all thanks to everyones efforts, ive been coming to the site for a couple of weeks now and...

Hello All, I'm new to FTR and somewhat to Poker. Have been playing a while, but just started to take it seriously enough to try to educate myself. ...

Ok situations like being 10.5-1 to hit a gs a fairly simple but lets say i have hand X and hand x has a 48.7% equity versus the villans shoving...

When you have a marginal PF hand, such as Q8o, K7s, etc, and you flop TP, what is your general strategy in position, out of position, multiway, HU,...

please dont ever, ever do this. if you ever read anything about "odds based river calls," you will quickly see why. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

I just signed up for rakeback on FTP. A rakeback calculator shows that if I 4 table $1/$2 limit shorthanded I can make about $1000/month just in...

just wanted to let my fellow noobs know i came across an interesting rakeback site. i posted about it in the poker rooms section since i figured...

I'm looking for a good HUD to use while I multitable $25NL full ring tables. I have pokertracker and I know some HUD's get data from that. I need one...

My info - Canadian, currently playing at Party - Swap btwn phases of playing 5 and 10 NL FR and 3 and 6 SNG's with a current $180 roll -...

Villain is 43/8 over a pretty small sample (like 80 hands). How often is this an ace or something like 77? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB...

I keep hearing people talk about M in there post. They say oh you have a high m or a low M. What is this?

my brother emailed me with this today. it is an old email from me to him that he saved so he could make fun of me some day. i just thought it was...

Hi Everyone, I've been reading and reading, playing in my game of choice (low entry fee SNG's at FTP) and have come to the realization last night...

Can someone please explain why any one, when down to the final 3, would make a deal and what a typical breakdown would be? I am assuming that the...

I feel this is still a leak in both my game and knowledge. What's the best way to play blinds in: *Multiway limped pots. *Min raised pots...

What's a good rate of bb/hr I should be aiming for? I've yet to get PT so I'm keeping a track of my wins/losses in a spreadsheet (from here) and just...

EDIT: After posting this, I realized it may be better for the Online Poker Rooms forum. If the mods agree, please move it. I've been considering...

Out of curiosity, how difficult is it on one's style of play when moving up stakes? Playing at 2NL I'm trying to create "good" habits whilst doing my...

After doing well at $5NL (up over 5ptbb/100 over 20k+ hands) i moved up to $10NL but for some reason I just keep on calling allins when ive been the...

Blinds were 30/60, UTG raised to 120 and as I went to reraise, I noticed that the min was 240 or something like that. As the min bet at this level is...

i post this here because this is where i will find the ultimate "lab rat," the ubermicro grinders. i'm talking to those of you pounding away at...

Is the payoff here good enough to justify all the variables at the lowest of low tables? 3 weeks ago, I knew nothing of poker. I knew what a few of...