Beginners Circle

Well, I've been reading over the board here for the past couple hours - hi, I'm new - and one thing so far has stuck out for me: AJs. A few times...

So, how to play: 1: PP 22-TT (first position/ mid-pack/ late position) (open limp/ raise/ call up to 4 BB raise?) 2:AJ/ AQ s or off (all...

I see a lot of posts and interviews by pros and other players saying that they are beating the cash game or limit that they are playing at. I have...

Atm I have my options set to muck losing hands and dont show winning hands. Played for a bit with showing my hands sometimes, but wasnt sure it was...

Does anyone ever bluff raise IP over river bets that appear to be a medium/marginal hand betting for value? I was reading a hand in the SH forum...

Playing 10NL the other day POKERSTARS GAME #10096405270: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2007/05/25 - 09:36:56 (ET) Table 'Orthosie IV' 6-max...

Where are handhistories for UB saved? I tried searching forum but couldn't see anything.

Okay so I finally spent the money and got PT and Ace HUD because I am on a huge downswing lately and I've got a few questions. So first off, I got...

I am just returning to ring after a few months off, I am also trying to expand beyond the '19 hand' strat. After the flop should I bet out and try...

I know this is a "texas hold 'em community," but I was wondering if anyone had any idea of what an achievable winrate is for omaha, specifically...

At Party you have the option to cascade your tables. It seems really hard to play this way. What technique do players use that play this way? It...

Its 8:55 PM EST and stars is down. Does anyone know why or how long its been this way? Thanks

What adjustments become necessary when you become super deep stacked in cash? There have been a number of times in the last week in which I've...

Feel like I been hearing this a lot lately when players get questioned on bad bets that suck out... "HOW COULD YOU CALL MY ALL IN WITH 2Q?" ...

Something I've been experimenting with recently when on a draw and in EP is "buying" a card.. putting in a min bid - 2-4cents .. Most players...

always had trouble with this, but i did run into a pretty good explanation of them for anyone who also had some...

I'm sure this has been discussed before. I'll look around tonight and post some links if I find anything relevant. When do you c-bet? Assuming...

Hi! Somewhere I've read that in order to play 1$/2$ live ring games, you got to beat the 0.10/0.25 ones online...is that true? and how about that...

I was originally writing a post asking why you would play medium strength hands like A-Q/A-J/K-Q OOP for a 3bet preflop, but in the process of...

I've noticed when playing 25nl that if I check the turn for pot control, I am getting potted against. For instance, if I have top pair, weak kicker...

Hi, I was just wondering whether getting rakeback is worth it. i already have an account on full tilt and so cant set up rakeback there, and so...

I know this all depends on a lot of things (reads, board texture, etc.), but under what circumstances do you fire a second barrel on the turn after...

I think this is a big weakness of mine. Sure if a player calls 80% of hands, he gets a 'Calling Station' note. If someone else regularly reraises or...

Right, first a bit of an introduction: I have been playing poker for around 5 months now and until quite recently I was 100% a losing player. I...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP1 ($5) MP2 ($4.91)...

Has anyone else experienced this. I was playing cash games and the odd tournament and found I was doing poorly at tourny's so I stuck to cash and...

If you're the preflop aggressor in position HU and the flop comes something like Js5s2o and your opponent leads into you - what do you make of it? ...

So , 14 month ago, I started with online poker. Builded my roll fron 14 $ to about 1300$ with s.a.g`s. Than cleard some ( about 15) Savvy promotions...

I don't know where to post this because the book forum topic is the big NLHE book. This book isn't that. I just read Anthony Holden's follow-up to...

what are you all using to cash out now as US players?? last time i cashed out i used neteller, which is obviously not possible anymore. I did read...

I play 10NL and have a current BR of 225. I deposited on Fair Poker for their excellent first-time bonus of 150%, but am finding it a little hard to...

Unraised pot preflop. 3 handed, meaning me and two suckers. I had :Kh: :Jh: OOP Flop was :ah: :3h: :7h: I checked flop (it was checked...

Mods, please move if this is in the wrong section, I wasn't sure where to put it. I have just won a sattelite to the sunday million on PS but my...

I know in FR that the general assumption is that you cannot fold K-K preflop with 100xBB stacks. Is this also true with Q-Q in 6Max?

I was playing some local games last weekend and the weekend before. One of them was a ways out of my bankroll, but I was sure I was the best player...