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Hi guys, it's been a while since I posted but my game is thankfully improving thanks to the sound advice I find here at FTR, so thanks! I've...

i dont like sitting and figuring math. i will do the work, though, if someone can get me off the right start... 1) no math required. but, in GT+...

I'm in a 2/4 NLHE cash game. My image is tight, maybe a little weak. The stack sizes are as follows: SB $400, BB $250, UTG $600, UTG+1 and MP...

at lower stakes against random opponents, making "big laydowns" is often a no-no. these guys are just too stupid/bad to justify it. however, there...

Playing short-handed LAG-Crazy these are the good oil. I'm experimenting with 70-30 raising normal-raising min, independent of cards. Seems to drive...

.............................................................please shove 72o. kthx!! This is common knowledge to SNG players but I think alot of...

i just signed up for full tilt with the ftr bonus code, what is this ftr500 that im signed up for..?

i've had to withdraw my entire bankroll (been screwed over by bank and need some cash). I've left £5 on WillHill to play with over weekend. ...

SB ($576.60) BB ($392) UTG ($601.60) MP ($421.20) Hero ($464.30) Button ($439.30) Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, 9. UTG calls $4, 1 fold,...

Could someone walk me through the step to converting a hand using the FTR Hand Converter? I'm trying to convert a Limit Hand from Full Tilt but I...

Hi all, I went to DL Betfair for some freeroll fun but when I went to execute the file, my AV said it had found a virus:...

Full Tilt Poker Game #4266879585: Table Charleston - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:05:06 ET - 2007/11/23 Seat 1: henketico ($39.25) Seat 2:...

Has anyone noticed a dramatic decrease in the Pls/Flp %?

Ok so this hand came up at the local Horseshoe yesterday. 1/3 NL. I raise to 11 from EP with JJ. Tight, very aggressive villain makes it 30 from MP....

Since Sunday

OK what do these numbers mean if someone gives their stats. I konw the WSD is wins for show downs. Whats the t and $ for? I'm thinking tie and win....

Playing live $1/$2 at the local casino ($5 to open btw, meaning you cannot bet less than 5 dollars when you enter a pot)), 6-handed, guy straddles to...

Just wanted to say hello. Curtom

Just wondering if anyone has any strageties that have paid off for them in a turbo tournament where the blinds increase every 5 minutes

Name: Bob Syr Age: Older than most What do you play? Piano. Oh, you mean cards, hold'em At what stakes do you play? none How long have you...

Hey, I hope this in the right place. There are so many topics… :? So in Harrington On Hold ‘Em vol one, he says on implied odds: ‘To be more...

Im going to try some half stacking at FR100 NL. Ill post some hands here as I go. I dont have to much history with villan. He is running at...

Here's a noob question: how well should I be doing against the regs in my poker room that play at my level? I've played about 40k hands at NL10 and...

just looking in to option on how to make my first deposit and wondered what everyone else uses.

some of you are more into teaching/advising in this forum than posting. i am calling out to you. the rest of us can just listen, if possible. if...

When open raising OOP or 5xBB in position after a limper, what is the general thoughts about ranges? Are we narrowing a limping range, or their...

Sorry I don't have the actual hand history from hand earlier this morning, but I think I can recreate the hand pretty accurately. Playing $10NL...

Not sure where this goes so i'll just post it here... I decided to put $500 into pacific poker just to see where it takes me. The % players/flop...

Hello all hooray for first posts. At the moment I don't really have any real money to invest in poker but Ive been playing 10 person 5/10 play...

Hi all, probably a very pointless post and you know it all already. Newbies may find benefit from it and if nothing else, it is quite cathartic just...

i was wondering how many others have been confused like i was. when you hear "open up your range pf," did any of you think to "loosen up?" ...

post whatever you want here, but i have a serious one. whats the deal with all the minraising? i sit at 25's and i havent seen so much. i...

I play Ring games tight aggressive and do it with the tournament games. I get good results but usually end up as a short-med stack at a final...

i know this is a generalized question,but i was wondering,since this happens alot it seems..if i am heads up with a guy and he bets all in,would you...

I recently started playing poker again and started with $10 free from bulldog poker, I have got to make a $25 dollar deposit before i can cash out...

Is this right for this board, or did I blow it? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Picking up from hand I mentioned in http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=62780 and a thread I made in the MTT section. How do you...

I'm sort of at a weird spot in the development of my game and I'm going to type out a bunch of random crap about common drawing spots with straight...