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As everybody know, there are special names for the different seats/positions in a poker game. My question here is, which names disappear when a table...

I started playing online NLHE at Stars again after about 6 months off and it seems like the overall skill level of players is way up. I'm playing...

This happened in a SNG but could be applied in an MTT. Villan 1 Button $1100 +/- Villan 2 SB.... $8,000 +/- Hero....... $3250 +/- ( JJ ) ...

i hear it all the time but what is a railbird?

How do you go about betting your set when you are OOP? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

How do you play AJo, AJs, AQo, TT or JJ UTG or UTG+1 in FR, at the lower stakes, at a table where a high number of players will see a flop? (even if...

Who are the regulars that you try to avoid?

How do people actually self-evaluate? Ok, first of all, I DON'T play online poker. Most of the time, I get 6-10 friends and play low stakes poker...

I have been playing online poker for a couple of years, mostly as entertainment, I have occasionaly deposited real money only to get cleaned up in a...

Hi everyone I'm currently playing no limit .02/.04 poker on PartyPoker.com I think I'm an okay player. Lately, I've been looking at other sites...

Here´s a hand from this morning. villian was playing very aggro postflop, betting bottom pair with no kicker right into me a few hands ago, but...

Hello all, I have been a lurker for a while, but have really learned a lot on this forum over the past year, so thank you to all who post...it...

In the rakeback meter do you see your accumulated rakeback (not just the rake you've made) if you're getting it? Also, what did I do wrong if I'm...

as i was laying down to sleep, frustrated from taking another bad beat, probably one of the worst i feel ive ever taken, i lost 35 dollars on the...

I cherry picked some interesting hands over the last few days and was hoping you all might be interested as the guys in the mtt forum really dont...

Lets say you raise PF in the CO seat and the button calls and everyone else folds. Would you rather have this board. A-x-x No flush or Straight...

Game #4145968794: Hold'em NL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/01/12 - 18:00:50 (UK) Table "CarbonCliff" Seat 7 is the button. Seat 1: SOLUX ($37 in chips) Seat...

Villain has only been at table for a few hands. Laying this down seems really w/t at this level, especially without some sort of read that he isn't a...

this is a 2 dollar rebuy tournament Table '39910558 999' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: jiggerjake23 (1230 in chips) Seat 2: JOEY-FREE...

Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I learned to play poker about 3 years ago and have been trying to improve ever since. I have never been...

how do you play AK preflop? do you play AKs and AKo differently? if you bet preflop and someone then 3-bets. do you come over the top or do you...

general situation: FR - you're on the button with a hand like JTs. 2 players have limped in. the table is an average table. not superloose. what...

i have the obvious calculations down (pair over pair = 80/20, flush draw by river = 3.5ish:1, bet size to take away draws, etc). its the "fancier"...

I saw a similar thread for NL100 that went unreplied. But I want to start off another thread here regarding the limit at which I'm playing, and I...

I am a little confused with rackeback. So supposedly you get, depending on affiliates, like 30% of your rake back. Can someone testify if it...

Hi, I've read through some of the posts and people here tell that one needs a bankroll of ~30x the Buy in, if it comes to tourneys. I'm playing...

I basically play nothing but live home games with friends and the occassional online freeroll / donkfest. Basically the only legit real-money games...

Rather than turn the SC thread into a set thread, I thought I'd create a new thread. This may be "rehash" to some, but there is some debate about...

Small hand sample. Long time lurker trying to figure out how to increase paltry BB/100. total hands____7172 VPIP ________15.70% VPIP...

What do you guys think about this idea from the concepts section of NLHE T&P: Concept 17: If your preflop raise is called behind you, check a lot...