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Hi - I was looking for advice on general bet sizes for post flop play. Typically if im first raising i raise 3xbb with all hands (read that this is...

Not a particular HH but as a rule of thumb. If the guys PFR% is like 6.5 or lower, he raises, you 3bet, and he 4bets, do you fold?

I'm currently 18-tabling 200nl full ring on PokerStars. By currently I mean right now, as I'm typing this. So ask me questions, and I'll ask you...

Is there any difference in the strategy/tactics/methods? Is any A or pp gold and worth mega raising? Should you be raising or folding, no flat...

yeah, lets rehash this one. or at least humor me a bit. which is the easier win rate to sustain? if you dont like the choices, provide some of...

These seem like the stakes where I notice good skill jumps in cash, and I stay out of them unless the games totally warrant playing (2+ obviously bad...

So I'm playing a game at home with some friends of slightly lower skill than myself, and the cash game is reaching a close here at 7 AM. I look down...

I got called out for playing this hand. I didn't feel that I had played it that poorly, and my calls wern't that bad (IMO). I got called out by the...

Its often said that cash games are where the money is but Im having trouble seeing why Lets take a player with $2,500 BR The common rules i see are...

Apologies. This might get long. I'd like to know if my general thinking is correct. Here are some things I've learned lately at NL10: 1. How much...

I ran into a set in two of these hands, see if you can spot what was a set and what wasn't. Also if you can comment on the play much appreciated....

So I spend this afternoon in the library doing some research for my economics seminar. While browsing different online economics libraries I stumbled...

ROUGH BONUS CHASING GUIDE FOR LIMITED, NON-US BANKROLLS updated Jan 26, 2008. i used to chase bonuses quite frequently before Bill Frist and...

I'm having trouble with this. If I have a hand like A J and the flop comes 8d Jd 3s, I should be raising any bet right? Or should I just call for...

Ok, I'm on a bit of a cooler lately, and I'm not complaining about beats or anything, just want to know if others think I'm overplaying AA post flop....

Interesting new feature on the main page, but how do I read the comments on the Hand of the Day? I see the link to post a comment, but can't find out...

Beware of the long post, and I thank anyone in advance who bothers to reply, I promise to remember your username and see if I may ever be of any use...

10 handed blinds at $75-$150 action folds to MP2 MP2 makes it $450 to go w/ about $7500 behind action folds to SB SB calls w/ about $6600 behind...

Capture image: Cntrl+PrtScr - captures you're entire monitor, good for showing setup, multiple windows, etc. Alt+PrtScr - captures just the...

thinking of buying a new lappy. they all have Vista on them. i have figured out so far that i need 2 GB of RAM to run efficiently, but wondered how...

Ok well, I played poker a little bit before Frist UIGEA, beat 10nl, broke even at 25nl. My deposit goes through on the 23rd, so I have been...

Just getting back into 6max LHE aftr taking a break for a few weeks and I'm playing 0.5/1.0 with a new $400 bankroll. I have played profitable...

i didnt know of a better place to put this because spoonitnow is in this forum quite a bit. you guys need to be asking him questions right now,...

PA HUD or Poker Crusher? And why?

This seems like such a noob question so I'm gonna post it here. 25NL, 6-handed. Ok so I'm in the BB and I have TT, 2 limpers. For some reason I...

Any thoughts on my play? My starting hand was QQ and the flop comes up with . I had hit a Queen set, and I thought the K was perfect to trap someone...

particularly 3$ and 5$ rebuys... What is the best way to play these things ? I usually have an average chip stack throughout tourney and usually...

Can someone please point me in the direction of how to post PT images? im sure ive read a thread about it somewhere but i cant find it!!

BankItDrew's posts in one of my stats threads made me start thinking about limping in spots that I don't already limp in, and that's really the...

This is a hand from a $1.10 45-player Sat to the Sunday 100K. CO seems to be a reasonable player and I don't think he'd bluff with his entire stack....

When do you consider a level "beat" and move up? For 25NL I'm thinking 50K hands, with a profit of atleast 2.5BB/100, and 20+ buy ins for 50NL...

This hand right at the end of my session, led me to think - can u fold Kings preflop! The number of times this happens leads me to think that...

No real reads on villain, other than he seemed slightly more loose than the rest of the table (over the two or so orbits that I had witnessed but...

Hey all. So after a year of hiatus I'm back building a roll at 10NL. But I'm not doing so hot. Here are my stats. Can you guys see anything that...

i feel that 25NL is no longer the "starting point" for players. 10NL...or 5NL...is. 25NL is the old 50NL. full of rocks and hard to grind through,...

I have a few questions I'm needing to get answered. I have read HOH volume 1 through once about a year ago. I'm starting it again. I will be...