Beginners Circle

So..... I have been introduced to the world of online poker! I was playing at a home game last wednesday, when the player one my left busted out....

Last year when I was playing online poker, I started with a BR of $50, and made it up to $400. I started playing above my stakes, and ended up losing...

I know the sample size is small. I just got PT today and haven't registered it, so I can't go over 1000. These 931 hands were in a single session...

"Never raise a hand to your children...slow-play the little bastards!" --VP Pappy "Good players have their place in the game of poker and hopefully...

Are you all able to play good poker somewhere else than your regular set up? I've been playing poker in college for about 1-1/2 years. When I'm at...

Just lost with a set of deuces on the flop against a set of fives. That's twice in a week and I'm wondering about the odds on this: 12% on the flop...

As I wrote in my introduction, I want to create about $500 a month playing SnG's and cash games. Does anyone have success or advice on how to do...

I play tourneys and sngs and want to start playing cash as well. My question is if i need a BR for each, or if they can all figure into 1. For...

was thinking about posting this in "beginners," but thought it better here because its pure strategy and i dont want to confuse the newest of players...

On the luck graph if the green line is above the red line you are running hot? And whats the best use of this program if it's not the luck chart?

i was just wondering the consensus was on satellite tournies? I mean if you win those tournies you get more money than just the buyin for the tourn...

I was just curious what you guys do when you hit a ton of bad variance, do you take a break, move down stakes, just curious what the play is for me...

hand one...assume villain is typical micro-donk. he takes some hands too far, but will also play almost any A in raised pots. whats your default...

I'm reading HOH and really trying to put villains on ranges and putting them against my pot odds. Is the call on the river a donk move. All I...

After his turn on the turn I'm ready to shut this down. Then I hit a straight on the river, so I decide to check/call a reasonable river bet. How...

can someoen explain what this means : {acronym Renton hates}. I see it pop up now and then and i don't get the joke! also do people use "is...

I am wondering if suited connectors are a good hand to try and steal blinds with. Likewise would it be good with suited, gapped connectors? for...

Quick question (or 2) about bonuses vs rakeback: When signing up for a new site in order to "chase a bonus" (which I've read is better than...

I saw a deep stack table today. The players per flop was 67% and the average pot size was a lot bigger than the normal stack tables. Is this...

Cash game, you're on the button and make a standard opener for your game. SB folds, BB calls. Flop is 3 cards. Should you be more or less...

ive been havin trouble in situations where i call a guys' preflop raise with a mid pocket pair and the flop is two low cards and maybe a J. any...

With these two hands specifically, I basically gave up on the hand after the turn completed both straight and flush draws. Is this the right play,...

I hope so because they are one of the few sites left where i can get RB.

Playing around with Pokerstove tonight before bed. What is the difference in the "Enumerate all" and "Monte Carlo"?

Ok played poker a couple of years mainly sng's on VC until they changed their software (and pricing structure) about a year ago where I got an...

Seat 1: Profit Hound (1,105), is sitting out Seat 2: dcsscd (1,065), is sitting out Seat 3: tiggr84 (1,185), is sitting out Seat 4: Alexandre Ydra...

Name: Tom Age: 45 What do you play? NLHE freerolls At what stakes do you play? Free How long have you been playing? Since July 07 Where do you...

I'm going to be in the FTR Chat Room an ungodly amount of time over the next four weeks so get your asses in here and ask me some stuff or just keep...

TAG is using the term loosely. i'm a friggin' nit. but, i want to experiment with REALLY opening the game up in lp. i read an article from...

Hi everyone, just wanted to poke my head in here and introduce myself. I've actually been coming to this site for a couple of months now, but only...

Anybody know if/how you can sell seats in the PPM steps system? I've got a level 3 seat, but really I would consider just selling it and take the...

This guy was a minraising fool preflop. I decided to see what he would do with a 3-bet, and show aggressoin on the flop. I hate my fold on the turn...

Hi Guys, Dave Here Again... I Have Just Finished Playing My Latest Game Of Poker To Date ''AND I WON!''... Until Now My Luck Has Been About 50-50, I...

I don't have a HUD so no stats, but I was playing with villain on 3 different tables for a while. He wass pretty loose and c-bet around 80-90% of the...

Ok, so I have been folding for most of the tournament simply because I get crap, and then the big blind comes I have crap and get reraised. Then...

I'm the chip leader with 3/4 the chips in play at a $4 180 man SnG on Stars. Can rail me!!! Alt2Face