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...over 70-ish hands. He's giving me a headache. Thoughts?

What are the odds that in a full ring game one person will be holding 2 suited cards, however high or low. I ask because when all 9 of us saw the...

After seeing the topic, many people might ask WTF -- why is this even a topic? "Knowledgable players" laugh at those who chase gutshots, but IMO...

It's pretty much a year since I made the switch from play-money to actual money poker; so I thought it was a good chance to take stock, see where I...

AA KK AK suited QQ AK offsuit I have never layed these hands down preflop under any circumstances and I don't think I ever will, even if I was...

If there are any questions, see this thread: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/poker-42620.htm Big-EZ and Bode-ist Da Goat and Djbruxism...

Hey all Everytime I join a table 9/10 are players I haven't encountered before. Which means my stats on them are zero. Now I've set PO to start...

Is it possible to make good money with a loose aggressive style? Why do most players reccommend tight aggressive?

B&M game. Blinds are 1/2 NL I play a pretty tight game compared to most people at the table. A 10xBB bet preflop will not drive many people...

Last night I was playing a 46 man, 11 buck buy in tourney NL Hold'em. I got to heads up, stacks were about 29k vs. 12k or so and blinds were...

Hello all, This is something that I have been thinking about for a while. Especially after listening to Chris Ferguson's podcast $1 to $20,000. ...

Hi all :), I mostly play limit and do ok in small stakes NL S&Gs and tourneys. I am looking to try some small stakes NL. I recently read in the...

1. I was reading davsimon's articles about pre and post flop play and also the 19 playable hands article, but I seem to only get these hands maybe 1...

I know this is key for all levels and forms of poker but its just kind of hard to develop reads in sngs and mtts online with multiple games going on...

What will you do in this situation? Stacks are deep. Hero has A:heart:K:heart:. You raise 4xbb and get one weak caller from button. Flop:...

I keep paying off the hands that are great and then turn into bluff-catchers. Did I play this wrong? I was hoping he had higher overpair or...

I did go broke, IMAGINE! Who ever told me I was under-rolled in the other thread, you were not kidding. I still have 1k left.. but compared to where...

Can anyone please help me out with this rule...... If Player A has 8S 6C Player B has 7S 4H Player C has KH 10D The Flop is 10S AS 5S...

Hi, i am new to the forum. Ive enjoyed reading lots of the posts I have been playing poker for about a year and a half, ever since i turned 18! ...

Hey all, I discovered the joy of poker like two weeks ago. so far I've been playing for play money, reading books and forums, and generally having...

Hi, I was just wondering if any of you have any tips on stacking people. I seem to make my money mainly by just winning small/medium pots and do...

Theoretical hand. BB: very aggressive - >100 BB stack ~$200 - no crazy showdowns - does nearly all betting on flop - (plays much more...

This is simply a reflection of my first casino game, don’t expect any quality plays from me because frankly, I think I made some really bad plays...

is it profitable to 3bet with any 2 cards pf with position at 50NL or 100NL? Raising a raiser is such a strong play. Even hands like QQ are...

to bet? Like not AA, AK, KK, QQ etc... Lately JT suited or not has been getting me awfully excited. I'm not even sure why.

I installed poker tracker, and have it copying hh's etc fine However, on the 'manual entry' for tournaments, I have entered in a tournament that...

hi to all my name is john i'm old lol i have been playing holdem for 7 years now i mostly play 1/2 nl (live) but 2 or 3 times a week you will find me...

I play 1/2 NL live far more than any other game. Recently, 2 hands have made me consider folding KK preflop. Hand 1. MP, raise in front of...

on the chart http://www.flopturnriver.com/start_pot_odds.html is listed "two overs", what does this mean? TIA

Not a bad promo going on this week. Easy way to make a few extra bucks for that bankroll ...

no real reads, seen 12 hands with villian, 3 hands earlier he raised 3xBB, I re-raised 9xBB with QQ and he folded PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Okay to say this is a common scenario would be an undersatement. EP limp, MP limp, CO limp, BU raises to 5xBB, blinds fold EP call 4BB MP call...

In poker, Nothing much feels better than when you bet/raise with nothing and then catching a miracle 2-outer or runner-runner hand, before destacking...