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i played my first S&G the other day it was a $1.75 18 man Turbo NLHE game, i came in third, not all that great as i only won $5.50 but it was my...

i'm from england and up till now i've been depositing using my debit card. in a month i'll have a neteller account. i'm not sure what to do due...

My definition of a mouse is a player who is passive and who likes to minibet and miniraise. A mouse may or may not be a loose caller but he/she...

Do people normally post entire sessions in here for review? I've just started 6max and would like to hear the thoughts of an experienced person...

I consider myself a very aggressive player and tend to do a lot of c-bets. I sometimes make 'em out of position, to more than one villain, against a...

I have at least 3 people on my buddy list who leave as soon as I sit down. They happen to be 3 of my 4 biggest losers in my data base at my current...

Main question is: Start out my friend on small stakes SNGs or Cash games? I have been playing poker for a while now, and one of my friends is...

hi, a friend of mine asked me about following situation what happened in a live casino. Couldn't stop thinking of it so please tell me your opinion!...

I am going to describe a playing situation where I am 50/50 on whether I made the right decision. My question is, would you have handled this by...

I was thinking about something. The situation is this: you raise preflop with let's say AQo, and the flop comes and misses you completely. Now we...

FullTiltPoker Game #1352834512: Table Streamer - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:39:00 ET - 2006/12/04 Seat 1: Hero ($48.65) Seat 2:...

Hey everyone! I came here about a week ago, singing the bad beat blues from my rough swing at the $10 NL tables. I realized after about a day of...

In a multiway pot I find it easier to play my hand if I'm to the right (not left) of the preflop raiser. For example, I might limp-call a raise from...

Ok Im not really sure if this is in the right place but... You have just joined a No Limit Cash table with 6 players. 4 players have 100BBs. 1...

Second orbit at this table, no reads on opponents. Some may state I should have raised my pair pre-flop since I was CO, but I never feel very...

Warning: Long Read ahead :D Just a little story for everyone that may be starting poker online. It will have a lot of the same stuff that the...

Okay- I'm playing micro tourney full of mega-donks. I realize this isn't the best place to learn "real poker" nonetheless a game's a game and they're...

sry but i'm really new to poker and after getting envited to 2home poker games and winning them both and making close to $800 dollars. i had to see...

This is becoming a new trend on FTR, I thought I'd make a list so it would be easier for readers to find all the threads, especially since they're...

hi guys, especially maths wizzs. I'm trying to develop my own strategy, something i can call my own and stick with. so, a few questions. How...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($58.95) Hero...

I was playing today at .05/.10, and had 16 buyins left in my bankroll. I'd been in a nasty rut for a few days - losing about 6 buyins against the...

After bluffing the flush or straight when the turn or river card came, is it worth showing? cause when you get your real hand like a flush or...

It seems that every time I encounter them I either make a bad play or lose an all-in pot (or both). Here are some examples, all of them NL or PL...

Is it normally justifiable to lose one's stack with AA to a set if playing with 50bb's? After a PFR and a PSB on the flop, the pot size on the turn...

Okay so I recently went back to pokerstars to find out a lot of things has changed. You now can't go all in playing no limit! What the hell??? ...

I'm playing @ 0.10/NL tables atm with only ~$50 BR (I know I haven't invested enough but I'm a cheapskate). How much should my BR be to move up a...

Hi all, I have been a sponsored online pro now for 2 years, and had great success, I would like to offer all good poker players the same...

Well, I was walking a girl home just now, so on the way back I needed to occupy my thoughts with something else than the freezing cold. I started...

I'm always having difficulty with overpairs or TPTK in EP when I face resistance. This hand is a good example. When he raises me back on the flop, my...

what's the best way to play a flush draw in general? is betting the flush draw 1/2 to 3/4 pot the best idea with the idea of taking down the pot...

This sucks: I had to scramble around looking up stuff to know whether I was screwed or gold here. I had just stacked this guy and he was itching to...

Ive been playing pretty weak post flop, like if im in position, after flop HU, if checked to, ill bet 85% to steal but have been getting reraised and...

I'm new here, but not new to online or B&M play. This is actually a two part question: 1) I play very tight preflop. At higher levels this would...

So, my showdowns won % is 50% which is ok I think. The real question is Showdowns %, I'm at 5%. I've noticed in most other threads this stat is...

I cant find em anywhere. If you have also looked and havent been able to come up with anything, let me know. Im very tired of looking. Thanx.

no reads just sat down. seems like with a table of fairies. give me your read on this hand. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed)...