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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

Next FTR Book Club Book!

Professional No Limit Hold Em (PNL) by Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta & Ed Miller. More information: ...

Started by zook, 08-01-2007 01:38 PM
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08-01-2007 01:38 PM

what tool do you use?

To get all those statistics on your game?

Started by asdpikas, 07-31-2007 07:49 AM
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07-31-2007 07:51 PM

22 blows

this could be for either cash or tourneys, imo. please tell me i'm wrong. 22 has to be one of the worst possbile hands you can play with...

Started by Chopper, 04-25-2007 01:56 PM
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07-30-2007 09:14 PM

AA winrate 20% after 2.5k hands????

I've recently taken up "bonus whoring" and have enjoyed seeing my bankroll grow at a healthy rate. I recently signed up to pacific poker playing 1/2...

Started by Jibalob, 07-28-2007 07:42 PM
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07-30-2007 08:37 PM

how to deal with a player that can read you

I just started playing poker this summer with a group of guys at my camp. We usually have from five to eight people in a game. We have $10 buy in,...

Started by looseswing, 07-30-2007 03:17 PM
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07-30-2007 08:08 PM

Question re: NL Short Raises

I was at a underground game last night, and a situation occured in a 1-2NL game, and I just wanted to get some clarification. After the flop...

Started by FATSHARK, 07-28-2007 01:19 PM
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07-30-2007 07:44 PM

13,000 hand checkup - Please evaluate my PT stats

Here are my PT Stats. I had 16,000 previous hands as well but lost them all when I upgraded my pc. Those stats were generally the same as these. ...

Started by Pythonic, 07-23-2007 11:06 PM
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07-30-2007 04:32 PM

When is openlimping OK?

I literally never openlimp online. I play 6max NLHE. I read this today at...

Started by pokerroomace, 07-24-2007 12:01 PM
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07-30-2007 12:48 PM

TLR's Operation 30x

After a few bad sessions I have about $150 in my FullTilt account (actually $149.88). So I decided to try to run an operation to have 30x that...

Started by TLR, 07-10-2007 12:27 AM
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07-29-2007 03:48 PM

200nl vs 100nl

What should I be looking for? Is it the same as all other transitions... tighter, more aware, more aggression? I have never played 1/2, aside from...

Started by BankItDrew, 07-19-2007 03:37 AM
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07-28-2007 05:57 PM

What is the best way to stack villian's overpair with trips?

I don't feel that I'm getting the most out of my trips hands. Lets say I have pocket 4s and I can put villian on KK or AA. Flop comes 4 Q 2...

Started by Pythonic, 07-24-2007 01:27 PM
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07-28-2007 09:08 AM

The Truth about the dangers of playing under rolled.

This article aims to express just why, in a theoretical sense, you can't play poker under rolled. It's for people at all levels of the game who don't...

Started by gingerwizard, 07-22-2007 09:16 AM
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07-27-2007 09:48 PM

Tilting, Its just silly, and heres why.

In hold em poker and all other variations, a crucial part of the games stratagy, metagame, and economy, is luck. And by "luck I mean the statisticly...

Started by SHAKE, 07-26-2007 07:22 PM
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07-27-2007 05:57 PM

Crazy move with AQs

BB is 22/14 and likes to 3-bet in position or re-steal from blinds Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by Bizu, 07-26-2007 03:25 PM
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07-27-2007 05:49 PM

internet to B&M

So I take my online game to a casino. I played at a B&M this weekend and wanted to share a few hands to get your feedback. 1/2 NL minimum buy in...

Started by tbone, 07-23-2007 10:24 PM
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07-27-2007 04:42 PM

Rookie question

Hello, I have looking at this site for some time but have only just registered, anyway could someone please answer my question? I see winrates...

Started by monkeyboxing, 07-27-2007 02:08 PM
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07-27-2007 03:41 PM

Feeling bad about your play? EDIT, w/ Guess Phills thoughts.

http://www.pokertowatch.com/interviews/ This chick won a BRACLET!!!!! Highlight Reel Im bad at math, somtimes i think im short stacked...

Started by SHAKE, 07-24-2007 06:53 PM
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07-26-2007 09:44 PM

10,000 hand check-up

Started by andy609, 04-04-2007 01:28 AM
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07-26-2007 07:51 PM

Question about bankroll size

This is a stupid question, i'm embarrassed to ask. When people say you should have 300bb at a particular limit, is bb big blind or big bet?

Started by bigjiml0pht, 07-25-2007 11:01 PM
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07-26-2007 06:47 PM

Should I move back down to 10NL?

Ive been experiencing a downswing at 25NL for my last 5K hands and I am wondering if i should move back down to 10NL. This summer I have played 20K...

Started by kman, 07-26-2007 12:19 AM
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07-26-2007 06:42 PM

Adjusting to 5-max?

I'm playing small stakes 5max NL hold'em at Boss Media atm. Question 1: I raise crap like KJx, QJx, ATx from UTG. My play from UTG is profitable...

Started by Jupit3r, 07-26-2007 02:40 AM
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07-26-2007 06:35 AM

odds calculators… ?

Hello, I am a newbie to online poker and so far I’ve just played Texas Hold‘em with friends. I thought it would be fun to try and play online...

Started by Sarah9, 07-25-2007 07:53 PM
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07-25-2007 07:59 PM

Can we talk about flopping combo draws?

I've lost more money in my regular 1/2 NL live game on flopped straight + flush draws this week than any other type of hand. I was hoping for some...

Started by StageWhisper, 07-24-2007 12:44 PM
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07-25-2007 07:26 PM

$2+.20 SnG's at Ultimate Bet

Some questions pertaining to this level of SnG, and UB in general... Does UB seem easier to beat than other rooms? I threw $100 on the other day,...

Started by nUFamn, 07-24-2007 07:52 PM
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07-25-2007 06:02 PM

Books

Hi, Started playing poker some months ago (mainly online), and i've read books, watched some videos, and i am constantly trying to improve my...

Started by asdpikas, 07-25-2007 08:35 AM
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07-25-2007 11:50 AM

Playing Poker Intoxicated..

Lol weird topic just wondering if anyone has had positive or negative results playing under the influence. If so what were you on? My 2.50 I won...

Started by DetroitHusling101, 07-18-2007 01:27 PM
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07-25-2007 10:02 AM

Squeezer's Test

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards) Cesar04X...

Started by joecrocker, 07-23-2007 09:19 PM
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07-25-2007 02:09 AM

spotting AK

Does anyone else experience this kind of thing? I've had extraordinary luck recently picking off Cbets when the villian was holding AK on a missed...

Started by gop2004, 07-24-2007 04:10 PM
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07-24-2007 07:27 PM

NL HOLDEM Bluffing, dont be shy...

Alot of players ive been talking to really have a problem pulling the trigger in NL holdem. No 50NL players but 400NL and up, where you might have to...

Started by SHAKE, 07-18-2007 04:32 PM
Replies: 45 Views: 2,323
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07-24-2007 04:38 PM

Be a dangerous player that’s going to win a lot of money

Enjoy if you missed it. http://tonyg.pokerworks.com/2007/06/full-tilt-3-6nlh.html

Started by SHAKE, 07-23-2007 06:09 PM
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07-24-2007 04:03 PM

Learn to use PokerTracker stats

I only recently purchased PT after playing online poker for about 1.5 years. I use GameTime+ to overlay stats on the tables. I'm not making the most...

Started by pokerroomace, 07-23-2007 06:33 PM
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07-24-2007 11:35 AM

13,000 hand check up

How do you copy PT stats on here??? Anyways, I'm at 13,000 hands for 10NL and i have a 12.11 bb/100. I'm running at 18.5/6.5/2. Is this decent?

Started by Pythonic, 07-23-2007 12:48 PM
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07-23-2007 10:11 PM

> 20 K hands checkup, plus basic moving up limits questio

23 K hands this month. second consecutive month with BB/100 hands over 10. weaknesses: limping too much in EP when unsure of hand, i tend...

Started by wouterpoker, 07-23-2007 05:57 PM
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07-23-2007 07:19 PM

What if they just call with a set?

Do we pay them off when the board pairs? No exact hand histories. Hand 1. 1st level of Stars $16 SNG. 3 limpers to me with Ac8c in BB. Flop...

Started by bbqsquirrel, 07-23-2007 06:42 PM
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07-23-2007 06:52 PM

bad beat result

villain had quad jacks

Started by ton321, 07-22-2007 07:44 AM
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07-23-2007 04:40 PM

Blinds vs. Money

Blinds vs. your money. Is there a time when you should change the way you are playing in a tourney when the blinds are raising and your money is...

Started by satori970, 07-21-2007 05:04 PM
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07-23-2007 12:46 PM

Carbon Poker

Anyone know how to export Hand Histories from this site? Or a program that catalogs play from this site? New to online poker pretty much.

Started by DetroitHusling101, 07-23-2007 12:34 AM
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07-23-2007 12:34 AM

Overpair question

MTT Tournament , 2nd hand. QQ on the button. Raise 4xBB , 3 callers. 5 6 Jack. What should i bet? Half the pot or the pot? I bet the pot and...

Started by DetroitHusling101, 07-23-2007 12:10 AM
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07-23-2007 12:25 AM

Bankroll Question

Lemme break it down simple. Would i be wrong to.... Enter Live MTT for $50 at my local casino not having a big bankroll. I know technically i...

Started by DetroitHusling101, 07-22-2007 10:53 PM
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07-22-2007 11:55 PM

sng wiz help!

how do i use this thing? i emailed my torn history from poker stars , and i saved in a txt file...put it in a folder and tell it to load that...

Started by orbital, 07-19-2007 08:51 PM
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07-22-2007 10:15 PM

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