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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

4nl AQo- 3b pot,wet flop - OOP'

MP is 17/11/4 Fto3b=79% over 188 villain is 40/1/3 Fto3b=67% Ftocbet=33% callCbet=33%, RaiseCbet=33%, only over 67 , saw him ra' cbet w/ sets , and...

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-12-2012 08:47 PM
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11-13-2012 02:30 PM

How badly did I play this hand? 89s @ 16NL

I decided to fold but I REALLY wanted to call lol... Also I'm not sure whether I just played it bad in general, I mean maybe I should've checked...

Started by xptboy, 11-11-2012 01:58 PM
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11-13-2012 01:51 AM

4nl AKo in CO, mono-flop & turn, 3b pot

Villain 20/17/10(6/58) cbet= 58, cbetin3bpot=100% over 200 tagish saw him flat 88 vs. CO open so while his 3b is wide its not ridiculous, also only...

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-11-2012 07:59 AM
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11-13-2012 01:47 AM

PM if you are interested for an ACR stake in FTR tourney the 20th

Americas Cardroom FTR special event stake offer. - FTR Poker Forums

Started by dombo, 10-31-2012 09:28 AM
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11-09-2012 05:22 PM

Stats to use at 5nl

Hi everyone, I am about to start using a HUD and wondered if any consistent winners over a large sample could tell me what stats they use to beat...

Started by calcium180, 11-06-2012 04:27 PM
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11-08-2012 10:16 PM

4nl KQo in SB

UTG is 17/10/4 over 500 weak-tight, he's opening 17%, and changes his open ra' POS to POS utg=.20 mp=.16 c0=.12 BU= .08. , he ovevalues small - mid...

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-03-2012 06:25 PM
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11-08-2012 01:23 PM

4nl 99 in BB. vs. ep weak tight

villain is 24/17/6 cb=30 weak-tight. playing face -up for the most part. I decide to flat here pre cause i think he folds everything but QQ+,AK to...

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-02-2012 07:19 AM
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11-07-2012 07:27 AM

Deuces cracked - Favorite Author/Series??

Hey guys, I got a Dc'd account, I have already downloaded a lot of their vids , and was curious if anyone who uses/used the site had a favorite...

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-04-2012 04:16 AM
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11-06-2012 08:47 AM

LOL Jyms WTF?

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Started by supa, 11-04-2012 02:03 PM
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11-04-2012 02:14 PM

4nl - My graph

well, this is the first graph I've ever posted. It is over 6000+ hands i've played at 4nl.... my first 3000 hands i was really covered in rust.....

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-03-2012 09:44 PM
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11-03-2012 09:44 PM

semi-bluff maths help pretty please

ok so i'm reviewing some hands and one came up where i thought this piece of knowledge, and specifically how to acquire it, would be very helpful for...

Started by rpm, 10-24-2012 03:34 AM
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11-03-2012 09:41 AM

~4nl TT in CO facing Flop Ra'~

Villain is 30/24/0 only over 40... saw him call a 3b in w/ 55 , he flatted my mp open i checked K5J two tone and he 1/2p'd it . I had 77's and...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-30-2012 06:41 PM
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11-02-2012 05:48 AM

4nl AK UTG low wet board, but picking up equity

Villain is 18/11/0 playing 4 tables. over 60 hands , but his post flop play is full of donks. i saw him showdown 9's after donking 3 streets on J4682...

Started by WeldPhaser, 11-01-2012 08:07 PM
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11-02-2012 05:43 AM

Question NLHE Rule Check

Hello Chaps, this happened to me twice tonight; once PF and once OTF. 3 players left in the hand short-stack goes all-in next player calls...

Started by DoubleJ, 10-30-2012 08:10 PM
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11-01-2012 08:01 PM

PokerTracker 4

OK, I have bought PT4 but it's ridiculously complicated to navigate compared to PT3. Does anyone know how to get the leaktracker working? It keeps...

Started by Cobra_1878, 10-31-2012 02:32 PM
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11-01-2012 07:23 PM

I feel like the LOne nOOb!!

since this whole debacle went down. Which happened right before I got the net set back up at my house, and I had no clue about any of it. I was...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-30-2012 06:04 PM
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11-01-2012 05:37 PM

~4nl QQ in SB~ ~3b' pot facing R' decision~

Ok, so First let me say a couple a few things about the table and the pre-fl' situation. I Don't have a decent(+100) hand sample on anyone here. ...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-29-2012 05:27 PM
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11-01-2012 01:07 PM

FTR Review Contest

Hey guys, Just dropping a link here to the contest we've got running from tomorrow until the 7th of November - review any site and you'll be...

Started by Pascal, 10-30-2012 03:25 PM
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10-30-2012 03:25 PM

4nl Q9s in BB vs. 2(short) unknowns

This was after my first orbirt. all I have on BU is he limp/called oop' and c/f a flop. SB sat in after me..... Just curious what you guys...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-26-2012 11:23 PM
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10-29-2012 05:58 PM

4NL - AKs two pair facing river donk shove

The villain limps a lot preflop and is pretty passive. He had flatted with QQ. Plays a lot of trash hands (J7s, T2s etc) Cake Poker No-Limit...

Started by maverick007, 10-25-2012 07:21 AM
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10-28-2012 09:21 AM

4NL - QQ overpair facing Flop Raise

The villain is a huge fish from what I observed. Limps/calls a ton preflop and calls flop bet quite freely. Stats - 39/6 (from PT3 during my...

Started by maverick007, 10-25-2012 08:08 AM
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10-27-2012 09:26 PM

4NL - AQs facing turn donk

Dont have reads on the villain. But he looked like a decent player. Didnt see him make any crazy plays. Stats - 19/12 (from PT3 during my review...

Started by maverick007, 10-25-2012 07:56 AM
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10-26-2012 08:05 PM

AQ, TPTK in 3b POT, IP

Might have the wrong thought process here but guy 3bets a ton like 8% or so. I think flatting is good here, keeping in his worse aces. When he...

Started by m3taphysics, 10-20-2012 04:18 AM
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10-25-2012 05:47 PM

keith

Werewolf comeback? Go on, you know you wanna!

Started by rong, 09-07-2012 06:37 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,726
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10-25-2012 04:32 AM

Question [$10NL] 2nd Set OOP vs Turn Raise, Drawy Board

$0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($25.21) 252bb UTG+1 ...

Started by DoubleJ, 10-23-2012 12:42 PM
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10-25-2012 12:07 AM

4nl(shallow) ATo on BU vs. BBnit

Villain is 9/6 3b= 0% cb= 50% over 70 hands donkfl'/BB=3/3 I don't usually run into nits donking flops so much, and I just wanted to get some...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-15-2012 09:04 PM
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10-24-2012 10:29 PM

4nl(shallow) AKo, w/ a theorectical

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (6 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($5.10) MP ($0.64) Hero (CO) ($2)...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-13-2012 05:14 PM
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10-24-2012 06:51 AM

I tilt because...

I think I shouldn't have to try to crush retards.

Started by aka_red, 10-09-2012 11:14 PM
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10-24-2012 05:57 AM

[2NL] AQs Vs Button call (Short Stack)....facing turn raise

Villain was 31/15 through 26 hands. Had only faced 2 flop cbets, called one & folded the other. Had folded to the only turn cbet he had faced. ...

Started by Cobra_1878, 10-19-2012 10:49 AM
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10-24-2012 05:52 AM

KK, squeezed pot vs a nit

So this was only over 26 hands but he was 8/8, a perceived nit. My problem here is once I squeeze (maybe I could make this 3.25?). The SPR is so...

Started by m3taphysics, 10-20-2012 12:31 PM
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10-24-2012 04:59 AM

2NL] 88 Flop a set....3way pot

Button was 81/8/7 through 52 hands. Usually limped, 89% of the time. Folded to cbet 57% of time, 4/7. Folded to flop raise, 100%, 2/2. Had seen him...

Started by Cobra_1878, 10-20-2012 06:24 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,105
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10-23-2012 07:24 PM

[2NL] ATo, TPTK. Weird river shove?

Villain was 15/7 through 41 hands. This was the first time he had donked a flop and he had definitely picked up on the fact I was stealing a lot from...

Started by Cobra_1878, 10-20-2012 02:51 PM
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10-23-2012 11:50 AM

4nl(shallow88) UTG- what do I rep??

MP is 29/6/2 cb=100 he done all his 3b'ing in bb which is only 1/11. BU is 17/12/2 cb= 47 squeeze = 0 fcb= 57 , and has foldT'bet= 10/11 times...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-23-2012 06:57 AM
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10-23-2012 08:06 AM

Picked up on Fish's bluff tell (Genius or horrible play?)

This fish i was playing against had a huge bluff tell that i caught onto, Everytime he would donk bet full pot he had air, However when he bet half...

Started by sotekmedia, 10-13-2012 10:18 PM
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10-23-2012 04:22 AM

4nl(shallow) AJo vs. Fishy line check..

villain is 50/0/ over 50 call cbet 5/5. he is capable of folding prob just air . Not w/ any piece though. After i put this in equilab his range is...

Started by WeldPhaser, 10-20-2012 07:53 AM
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10-23-2012 04:17 AM

4NL - AKo facing flop C/R

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (8 handed) - Cake-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop BB ($1.11) UTG ($2.30) UTG+1...

Started by maverick007, 10-18-2012 04:19 AM
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10-23-2012 02:05 AM

Turn spot vs reg ZOOM 25nl

Hi Guys, another one for you all :) I had 100 hands on villain and he was playing 25/20 with a 10% 3bet, f3b of 67%, Flop CB 100% TCB of 67%. ...

Started by m3taphysics, 10-21-2012 05:59 AM
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10-22-2012 09:27 PM

Turned a set... ZOOM 25nl

The guy on my right was a fish and I think he has a pretty strong hand given his min raise to the UTG raiser. So i think flatting with 44, given that...

Started by m3taphysics, 10-20-2012 04:15 AM
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10-22-2012 06:05 AM

removing that thread...

... whilst understandable, is not a great way to treat this community. The issue brought up has been debated for years. Clearly somehow someway...

Started by rong, 10-17-2012 11:29 AM
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10-21-2012 06:17 AM

$2NL 9Max - 2pr monotone flop

Villain is a fish, who likes to limp pf as well as min raise pf. Seen him limp with T8o in MP, and min raise the flop overbet on J97. PokerStars...

Started by tripaces, 10-13-2012 04:43 AM
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10-19-2012 05:43 PM

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