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I've made a lot of them...still make them all the time...maybe some of them don't just happen to rookies call when you mean to fold, thinking...

I recently received a second copy of poker academy and am looking to sell it. I will accept $25 on pokerstars, full tilt, Absolute, or Ultimate bet....

Hey everyone, Ive been playing poker for a few years now but am somewhat new to the online scene. I have studied Lee Jones' low limit book as well...

I've been running like crap past 10K hands, seen the bankroll drop to $800, just really dont feel like playing all that much... Im going to quit...

What is your thought process for reading your opponents hands? Please post HHs and give your thought process, comment on what's important, etc. I'd...

Just recently got a poker tracker type program and was wondering what percentage of VP$IP to PRF would you consider someone passive or aggressive? ...

nice job, babe.

I play at pokerroom and I'm quite sure that the level of play at some other sites is much stronger than at pokerroom. For example, the play at Full...

didnt no the best place to put this, but i struggle to play pp's , especially lower ones such as 55/66/77... any tips or advice on how to play...

I was just wondering which softwares you would recomend. While im not new to poker I have never used any software and I think it can help me take...

Thought this was best place to go as i am a beginner totally :) I'm a tight player, mainly better on strong scs, pp, AK, AA, QQ, JJ. Basically im...

I haven't played online since early January and just before I was about to make a deposit large enough to give me an adaquate bankroll was when...

These hands happened within minutes at the same table. PokerStars Game #8696199042: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/03/02 - 01:14:06 (ET)...

Is anyone else having problems finding decent tables at the 50nl and 100nl at Stars? I can't hardly find one that has over 25% of the table seeing...

You've found a table you like and taken your seat. All your opponents are unknowns. What do you do in early orbits to: a) Establish your table...

I am constantly trying to improve my game and lately i've noticed that im playing way too tight(13/8/2). The main reason for this is because anytime...

So I play 300$ buyin NL exclusively at a B&M. Hit a rough patch and down 5 buyins in 3 days. 2 set over sets and other disasters. Lost every single...

so i've been running about 16 bb/100 while 4 tabling 50NL and then 100NL (full ring) for the past 10k hands or so, and i was wondering how much a HUD...

At any table I'm aggressively betting JJ+ unless my Jacks / Queens get SEVERE warning. Overpair is pretty easy to play postflop given fewer...

Ok trying to concentrate on Aces for these: 10NL 10players BTW, the stupid converter doesn't convert PP hands! i think i messed up big time...

hey im completely new to this site and ive only been playing online for a few years so bare with me here.... i have read plenty of information...

Mon. 3/5/2007 12:00PM 1 No Limit Hold'em $300+40 Mon. 3/5/2007 12:00PM Step 1: No Limit Single Table $65+15 Mon. 3/5/2007 4:00PM No...

Anyone who uses Poker Tracker knows that the blinds are bound to be losing positions. Considering this, it occurred to me that posting out of turn...

I've been searching the forums, and with no luck have found a chart or a formula for figuring out the probability of being dealt a specific hand or...

These hands are causing me some headaches at the moment, I'm happy raising them in the last 2 or 3 seats with no raises in front of me. However in...

I was playing the 180 person tourney $50 buy-in on Stars recently. There were 22 people left and I was sitting in about 8th place with a slightly...

In a 9-handed cash game, how likely percentage-wise is set over set? For simplicity's sake, let's assume that if someone is dealt a pocket pair,...

i recently made the switch to 6max. I didn´t feel good anymore at rocky full rings at gave it a shot, also because most ppl here said, there´s more...

Last February on the 21st 2006 I decided after dilly dallying around with poker for a few years, I was going to study, post, and try and play...

We've all experienced the pain of set over set. As an inexperienced cash game player, are you always paying it? Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem...

Ive thought about my usual line here but im having doubts now. Scenario; Hero holds :qc: :9d: $50 stack SB limps with $50 stack and 1...

I find it strange but it seems i just feel so much more comfortable at 100NL then 50NL. I think maybe it's because general play is better and people...

... and added this post: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=472170#472170 It's about luck vs math and why you need a proper BR...

Is "turning a good hand into a bluff" the same thing as "a better hand will call, a worse hand will fold"? I was chatting to Renton earlier and he...

Your getting 4 to 1 if its folded around to you in the big blind, your calling with any 2 cards right if you dont have a hand to raise with. (in a...

For those who browse FTR regularly, we've all seen the eventual "x does this and y does that", leading up to the eventual question: should I lay down...

You have AK or AQ in late position and someone has raised 3xBB. You reraise to 9xBB and they rereraise to 27xBB. Now what do you do. To avoid...