Beginners Circle

Firstly, I'm new to poker. A friend of mine called me about a month ago and asked if I wanted to go to a poker night at his house. Seemed like a fun...

I was hoping we could get some discussion going on the situations I've outlined below. I have seen them a number of times at 10NL and 20NL, usually...

So in a tourney last night a guy I was playing with lived in the same state as me and we were buddying up/STS (that's a new one I hope)...we had...

just wondering, a question to all of you winning poker players who make extra cash, do you guys have to do your income tax return(applies to U.S....

How and under what circumstances would you play small and low medium pairs (77-22) in a 10 player cash game in your regular game play with positive...

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The title pretty much explains it all. After joining FTR and with the very helpful knowledge of people here I was able to turn a good profit over...

What's the optimal level? I'm checking in at 36% in FR and the CO and button are my only unprofitable positions other than the big blind. I assume...

1) Bankroll ( ability for deposits, withdrawls) Number one because without it there is no poker. It's what we strive to build. 2) Stakes within the...

What do you guys do most of the time where you have a really small pot, like 4BB pot, and you backdoored a straight or something. Do you just make a...

I've noticed my style of play greatly varies depending on the table. I guess I'm not very "solid", like I should be. The thing is, when 2 tabling my...

Is picking up Limit Hold'em a bad idea since I am only at 20NL right now? Will attempting to learn both at the same time just cause problems? I ask...

Alright guys, I think we all need a little holiday break so the session reviews will take a hiatus for a few weeks. Ill chat with some of the other...

I made my first royal yesterday and I hate it! On the turn there were only me (in SB) and another left at the 6 handed table. Then the ugly Jack of...

I want to extend an invitation to a few higher stakes players. I need one hour of your time, I have had several conversations with players over a...

So I am very new to the online world of poker (I have been playing since Oct. 2006). Due to a unique financial situation I do not have to work. So I...

Sometimes I play at a site with alot of new players. Usually the game is ultra loose. At the 10 seat tables, usually 8 players see the flop. My plan...

Some newbie questions about physical tells in case I decide to play in person: What are some common tells that get overlooked? I know to pay...

Hi all, A small amount of background: I am a $25NL player with only 4000 hands under my belt and I am starting to play regularly. I have a full...

Motherboard fried...dell less than 1 year old...been on a roll lately too...tripled my bankroll (if you can call it that) in the last week and BLAM...

Been seeing enough players at 100NL FR that will bet $1 into a big pot and then fold to a raise that I now have an abbreviation for my player notes...

alright, i got a question, say your in a tournament and you want to get 1st place, to make up for all the money you've lost playing poker, this...

Should I beat myself up over stacking off on a king high flush to an ace high flush on a board with 4 to the flush? To me it almost seems like...

Curious what everyone out there considers the most essential skills in winning poker. It makes me laugh a little how much the commentators will say...

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...

this is quite a good deal and you can receive up to $25 a day = $50. does anyone here play willhill and take advantage of this offer? can someone...

I took $25 dollars (i.e not alot) and went to the 0.10/0.25 NL tables at Party Poker JUST to try and steal as many pots as possible by betting big on...

i've heard players say that whenever they are 1st to open they will only play the hand if they are willing to raise with it. and then followed on by...

Without sets/FHs, and AA/KK I am in the red. How profitable are you if you take PP from your stat sheet? I seem to be able to flop sets, get paid,...

http://www.flopturnriver.com/essays_preflop_groups_3_to_4.html Is this good advice? playing the bottom 4 hands in this group: "ATs KJs QJs KTs"...

My opponent is a thinking TAgg who I've recently learned is capable of floating, raising with air and all sorts of little things that build up his...

i know that backdoor flush draws are 4.16% but say you have in the hole...6c 4c and the flop comes out 5c Ks Ah, i have a backdoor flush draw and a...

Hi all, A couple of hands from today's session that I am not whether I made the right decision. Comments and advice appreciated as always. ...

Been playing and watching for a while and finally started to figure out how to calculate pot odds. In the past I have really worked more on playing...

always make me laugh...if A,Q,A comes up and they have 2,8 offsuit...because there is NOWAY IN HELL that 8,8 can come up on the next two cards. I...

Villain was LA-P (47/13/1) according to PT. His rover aggression was 4. Was villains river bet a made flush or a bluff? PokerStars No-Limit...