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Sticky Thread Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll?

Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:12 PM
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08-09-2023 07:21 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest

Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
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09-28-2014 11:38 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum!

Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
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09-11-2014 02:04 PM

NL starting hands suggestions

I've found these to reference any one know of others http://www.performpoker.com 19 hand chart ...

Started by deadgoat, 08-04-2006 02:57 PM
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08-08-2006 04:11 PM

Touneys v cash for beginners

If a similar subject has been posted then i apologise. This is my first post but wanted some opinions. I've been playing online for about a year and...

Started by the_show_stopperuk, 08-07-2006 04:36 PM
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08-08-2006 03:36 PM

$3 rebuy discussion

Im psoting this to discuss my, and other peoples endaevors at the $3 rebuy on stars. Since alot of people enjoy playing these fro the experience and...

Started by Reidak, 08-05-2006 05:31 PM
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08-08-2006 11:36 AM

When is it time for 6max?

So far I've racked up 6000 hands at $25NL full ring. During that time I haven't even thought about the 6 max tables. Can someone give me some...

Started by Kits, 07-30-2006 02:30 AM
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08-08-2006 08:03 AM

Poll Poll: Short Stacks

Some people were talking about it in the High Stakes Forum. I have been seeing alot of it lately. There are 7 tables at the stakes and site I play...

Started by Ugly Ed, 07-30-2006 07:34 PM
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08-08-2006 06:36 AM

Your play here

$200NL game your on the button, and your delt KQo. UTG raises to $8. Do you Play? If so, why? If not, why? If you do, do you re raise? Me,...

Started by Rabid Dog, 08-07-2006 12:39 AM
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08-08-2006 06:36 AM

Table Image Theory: Representing a Maniac

So I got to thinkin' last night while smoking the peace pipe.. Has anyone tried the strategy, upon joining a table (I think this would work better...

Started by johnnyBuz, 07-19-2006 05:48 AM
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08-08-2006 01:36 AM

when to reraise on flop?

reraising post flop isnt something i do alot, and was wondering: 1. why you should do it/what is the aim. 2. when you should do it. examples...

Started by montauk, 08-07-2006 10:51 AM
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08-08-2006 12:34 AM

Am I missing out on value from suited connectors?

it seems many people advise limping sc's behind limpers and playing them in multiway pots. for quite some time i've only been playing these hands...

Started by martindcx1e, 08-07-2006 04:10 PM
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08-07-2006 08:34 PM

Can someone tell me...

the term for when a player leaves a table and comes back with less chips than they left with? thanks in advance

Started by mavkid11, 07-30-2006 07:14 PM
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08-07-2006 04:28 PM

What's Up With My Game?

so i've been wondering lately if my poker experience is similar to others here. i have never had a really good upswing. i have never had a really bad...

Started by martindcx1e, 08-07-2006 02:09 AM
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08-07-2006 04:08 PM

how do i play TPTK on flop

I've had a streak of picking up pots on the flop with TPTK with 2/3-3/4 sized bets on the flop. My question is, should you be happy with taking...

Started by montauk, 08-07-2006 10:49 AM
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08-07-2006 02:02 PM

Starting to play MTT's

Getting a little burnt out on the NL ring game, I thought I'd branch out into MTT's a little after reading HOH1&2 and Kill Phil. I'm looking at...

Started by drtofu66, 08-07-2006 11:27 AM
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08-07-2006 01:01 PM

Tournament Records

I have searched, but cannot find, any resource for hand-by-hand records of players in tournaments. I think that it would be very educational to see,...

Started by Seano, 08-02-2006 02:20 AM
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08-07-2006 08:40 AM

Why Performance Poker Sucks (steps 1-3)

I really can't fathom why people continue to defend AOK and Performance Poker. The only logical explanation I can come up with is that they have...

Started by DaNutsInYoEye, 08-02-2006 03:32 AM
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08-07-2006 06:16 AM

Very annoying problem.. help?

Ok.. when I started playing poker, I gradually started to notice that sometimes I'd "suck horribly" and blow hard-earned money away quickly, making...

Started by jackvance, 08-06-2006 04:25 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,043
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08-07-2006 05:46 AM

what would you do?

***** Hand History for Game 4889827816 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, August 06, 14:08:21 ET 2006 Table Easy Bingo (Real Money) Seat 4 is...

Started by pman, 08-06-2006 02:28 PM
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08-07-2006 01:38 AM

Top Pair calls ... preliminary studies

I was inspired by a couple nice AK hands and the thread in which I revealed my idiocy to crunch some #s on thin calls with top pair. Preliminary:...

Started by LeFou, 08-06-2006 07:34 PM
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08-06-2006 11:10 PM

PAHUD stats

Which stats do you find the most useful in your poker play? Personally, I keep VPIP, PFR, Fold to CBET, number of hands, and Aggression Factor on...

Started by nogenius, 08-06-2006 12:06 AM
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08-06-2006 02:28 AM

CBET% -- Fold CBET% -- WTSD -- W$SD

I am going to squeeze these into my PA HUD mini view on UB and had a couple questions. Obviously, the higher the CBET %, the more likely they are...

Started by holdin2, 08-05-2006 12:01 AM
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08-05-2006 09:40 PM

How can i set up a pkoer superstars tourney?

Yeah i have about 20 people that want to do what they do on poker superstars. I know alot of you could really help me out (AoK). Now i thought about...

Started by NckPlt, 08-05-2006 04:49 PM
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08-05-2006 05:52 PM

How can i set up a pkoer superstars tourney?

Yeah i have about 20 people that want to do what they do on poker superstars. I know alot of you could really help me out (AoK). Now i thought about...

Started by NckPlt, 08-05-2006 04:51 PM
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08-05-2006 04:51 PM

VP$IP and PFR%

I asked something similar to this a while ago, but didn't get the response I was looking for. Anyway, I was wondering how you calculate your VP$IP...

Started by aytopper, 08-04-2006 07:24 PM
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08-05-2006 02:58 PM

strategy to beat passive tables?

hi, i play on prima network and the tables at the lower limits are extremely passive, with a mixture of tight-passive and loose-passive players...

Started by montauk, 08-05-2006 01:57 PM
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08-05-2006 01:57 PM

Lower volatility

I have played a couple of SnGs and starts to feel real comfortable in the lower games. However, I seem to have a real bad luck. The last times 3...

Started by Mike, 07-31-2006 12:13 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,070
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08-04-2006 08:56 PM

Where to play?

I read the reviews of the online poker places. I played my SnG play money at PokerStars. But the reviews said that (forgive me if I missed one)...

Started by BaABnG, 08-04-2006 12:27 PM
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08-04-2006 07:10 PM

Blind defense

Shorthanded game, folded to Button who raises 3½bb. Button steals top 25% of hands. SB folds, Hero is BB. What range is optimal to reraise? Let's...

Started by johnny_fish, 08-03-2006 05:55 PM
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08-04-2006 05:51 PM

FT Blinds Defense, too much?

At FT of 45 man sng the other day. I was midstack (about 6000 chips), blinds were in the 200/400 range. 6 players left. I get 2c9h in the BB. ...

Started by magneticskull, 08-03-2006 02:02 PM
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08-04-2006 05:42 PM

Here's comes the WSOP...here come the DONKS!!

I can't contain my excitement. The WSOP is back on TV, and I can't wait to see the donks flooding back to the tables!!! LETS GET IT ON!! :D

Started by Chicago_Kid, 07-31-2006 08:31 PM
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08-04-2006 05:26 PM

1000 hands at 25nl - Stats, please analyze

Total hands: 1,109 VP$IP: 10.19 (Is this too rocky?) VP$IFSB: 13.87 Folded to SB steal: 100.0 Folded to BB steal: 80.0 Att. to steal blinds:...

Started by spyderracing, 08-04-2006 02:22 PM
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08-04-2006 05:03 PM

Playing "honest" poker - how far will it get you?

Let's say you play a solid ABC TAgg 18/9 game, starting at $10NL. You decide that you will play as straight a game as possible - no bluffs at all...

Started by biondino, 07-07-2006 12:03 PM
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08-04-2006 04:03 PM

Straight statistics on flop

If I have lets say 78. What is the probability that I will get a straight on the flop? I can get 4 different types: 456, 569, 69T, 9TJ What will...

Started by Mike, 08-03-2006 11:44 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,057
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08-04-2006 03:11 PM

How to play drawing hands on low stakes?

So I'm writing this beginners guide for a friend of mine who will be playing the lowest stakes (2NL 25NL). Currently I'm trying to figure out the...

Started by Tom42, 08-04-2006 05:29 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,037
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08-04-2006 01:14 PM

achievable goal?

Hello! I am playing Poker for about 3 months and am doing quite well in the .10/.20 nolimit cashgames. In one year from now I dont get finacial...

Started by AK:47, 08-03-2006 07:07 PM
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08-04-2006 11:44 AM

I have to share this with someone ...

... and seeing as I'm alone in the house at the moment, you guys are going to get the full blow by blow account. I've just won a tournament. It's...

Started by MortimerJazz, 08-03-2006 05:05 PM
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08-04-2006 03:04 AM

2 pair for stacks?

I'm finding it quite difficult to get away from 2pair and losing stacks with it to sets and straights, but mostly sets. How do you tell when your...

Started by Thee One, 08-03-2006 02:28 PM
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08-03-2006 10:36 PM

25NL - 100NL who has the most profitable hands?

25NL - 100NL what are your profitable hands? Interested in who has the largest range of profitable hands? A PT screen capture would be cool.

Started by deadgoat, 08-01-2006 11:21 AM
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08-03-2006 06:53 PM

Check-raising the flop after a preflop raise

I almost never do it. The only occasion I might do it is if I'm up against a short stack and am committed anyway, so I can get an extra bluff out of...

Started by johnny_fish, 08-03-2006 02:50 PM
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08-03-2006 06:24 PM

Rudimentary Implied Odds Question

Now that I am thinking about things differently I guess I should re-evaluate what I am thinking about in the first place. The topic today is implied...

Started by strawman, 08-03-2006 02:13 PM
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08-03-2006 06:10 PM

MAC Poker Statistic Software?

Hi Just signed up, so i hope this is the right place to post this. I like to play (and do allready) on Full Tilt Poker and Pokerroom. Now, im...

Started by hit, 07-18-2006 04:38 PM
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08-03-2006 05:53 PM

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