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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

Newbie question for the mathmaticaly inclined

I know im new but I cant seem to find this eny where else. My question is. assuming your all all in preflop and you all turn over your cards...

Started by evoman, 08-01-2006 06:25 PM
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08-03-2006 05:53 PM

Royal Flush

I was just playing on Paradise Poker and caught 4 queens on the flop, and ended up getting beat on the river by a royal flush of spades. Anyone know...

Started by crazycanuck05, 08-03-2006 02:43 PM
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08-03-2006 03:26 PM

raising with small pairs 22-66 preflop?

When I first started playing holdem I would fold these small pairs to most raises pre-flop, then I changed (After reading AOK's strategy guide on...

Started by noble007, 08-03-2006 08:51 AM
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08-03-2006 12:46 PM

Crazy TPTK Hand

Okay I had a solid read on renaddel that he was consistently min-betting/raising monster hands so I was pretty sure I had him beat. Anyways, I have...

Started by greenOak, 08-02-2006 08:11 PM
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08-03-2006 12:01 PM

Is Bankroll Management Hogwash?

http://www.twoplustwo.com/magazine/current/sklansky0806-2.html This article is titled "Pros versus Wannabes" and is worth reading but this is what...

Started by Aceofone, 08-03-2006 12:51 AM
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08-03-2006 11:39 AM

Post the lowest VP$IP of any player...

I want to see what the tightest player you've played against (or your own) VP$IP just for interest sake.

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 07-28-2006 09:22 PM
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08-03-2006 02:29 AM

raising preflop with 8-8 here would have saved the day ?

300$ Buy in NL holdem. Villain has Hero covered. Hero has 200$ in front. Hero is 8-8 in UTG+2, Villain is BB. Hero limps, MP1 limps,MP2...

Started by pokerlearner, 08-02-2006 05:39 PM
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08-02-2006 11:41 PM

at 50NL level are small connectors profitable?

at 50NL level are small connectors profitable?

Started by deadgoat, 07-31-2006 08:21 PM
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08-02-2006 02:49 PM

Your favourite"any 2 cards" move against nits?

Everybody knows cbetting, semibluffing. My favourite is in BB. Pot-raise the table full of limpers then pot it on flop against single caller. Then...

Started by Vrax, 12-12-2005 01:37 PM
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08-02-2006 01:26 PM

Where does playing for set value end...

...and playing for showdown value begin? I hit here, but it makes me think that I'm folding middling pairs too often against shorties when the...

Started by Warpe, 07-31-2006 12:15 PM
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08-01-2006 11:29 PM

How much does a good player Continuation bet?

I know this is a vague question that may not have a straight answer but if someone could give me a percentage that would be great. I'm thinking it's...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-01-2006 05:28 PM
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08-01-2006 11:25 PM

{split from Don't Be a Poker Pansy}

can we see some examples of aggresiveness? I always wonder what hands I should be aggressive with? Is bottom pair good enough to re reaise someone? I...

Started by mrhappy333, 08-01-2006 05:44 PM
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08-01-2006 06:43 PM

Beating The Big Freerolls

OK, fellow poker gurus, let's put out heads together. How can be beat those gigantic freerolls of 3,000 to 10,000+ runnners? I'm talking about the...

Started by Yakuman, 07-27-2006 06:42 PM
Replies: 18 Views: 1,215
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08-01-2006 06:20 PM

Most Profitable Level of VP$IP

Where should your VP$IP be to capture the highest profit?

Started by deadgoat, 07-31-2006 08:09 PM
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08-01-2006 05:47 PM

Haha...Tuff...

Not sure if anyone posted this particular link, but well...it's just hilarious. http://tuffish.ytmnd.com/ -aytopper

Started by aytopper, 08-01-2006 11:27 AM
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08-01-2006 01:14 PM

Mathematical Analysis Help Needed Please

Ladies and Gents: In my efforts to improve my stagnant ring play, I am trying to get right into the mathematics of the game. I need some help,...

Started by Jiggus, 07-30-2006 06:32 AM
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08-01-2006 08:31 AM

cash vs tournament

is it possible that i get tilt on cash games and play good tournament poker (relatively = getting in the money) ?? because i think that's what...

Started by q8moh87, 07-31-2006 05:14 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,049
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08-01-2006 06:55 AM

Good Pot Sizes... NL ring

I'm accustomed to looking at the Plrs/Flop percentage to pick tables. Here's what I do (Stars $25 NL): >50% is good 42-50% is good, if no one is on...

Started by LeFou, 07-28-2006 09:36 AM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,262
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07-31-2006 11:04 PM

Shaking off a bad night

Poker is a long term game Poker is a long term game Poker is a long term game If I keep saying it enough times, will I start to believe it? I...

Started by takesix, 07-30-2006 02:53 AM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,030
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07-31-2006 09:45 PM

How to play a draw aggressively

I have come to realise that I overplay my draws. If I flop an OESD I almost ALWAYS bet (my standard 1/2 to 3/4 flop bet) regardless of position or...

Started by biondino, 07-31-2006 10:50 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,131
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07-31-2006 04:47 PM

50NL, 10k checkup *15k UPDATE*

Let's do a little checkup (i.e. tear these apart for me, will ya?). Some points that I can see myself is that my positional awareness is not good...

Started by Halv, 07-21-2006 10:05 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 995
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07-31-2006 04:25 PM

Best game ever - then I tilt

Soo, I almost made it to the Sunday G Million last week (Partypoker). I played in one of the $11 buy ins. I got a real good start and played a...

Started by Mike, 06-26-2006 04:52 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,433
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07-31-2006 11:19 AM

Completing SB when folded to

I stopped doing that and only raise/fold now. Is there any merit in completing? Those 3:1 odds always seem tempting..

Started by johnny_fish, 07-26-2006 07:42 AM
Replies: 25 Views: 1,586
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07-31-2006 08:39 AM

Should i have been more aggro with this?

THe big bets really confused me, coupled with the fact that he was a blind Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter...

Started by Hate, 07-30-2006 06:54 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 824
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07-31-2006 06:10 AM

The problem with no limit

I play limit, and I'm decent. But every once in awhile I play a no-limit sit and go for fun. Surprisingly my win rate is about the same as for...

Started by DeafDude, 07-30-2006 10:12 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 837
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07-30-2006 11:36 PM

A question about calculating rough pot odds quickly

I've just been reading THIS article on calculating pot odds quickly when at the table. In it, Lou Krieger talks about multiplying the number of...

Started by MortimerJazz, 07-30-2006 04:51 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,050
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07-30-2006 09:48 PM

Party Monster BBJ tables

Seems to me that if play is going to be softer at these tables, one of the reasons is that the average fish has the BBJ in the back of his mind and...

Started by Warpe, 07-29-2006 03:01 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 758
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07-30-2006 05:57 PM

ARCHIVE: Pre-flop raising

MagicMark Status: Jr. Member Posts: 7 Registered: Nov 13, 2003 IP: Logged Pre-flop raising Over at LowLimitHoldem.com there is an essay...

Started by Eric, 12-04-2003 01:47 PM
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07-30-2006 01:02 PM

paradise points

i read that they can be converted into cash(?). how, and how many do you need in order to do so. thanks.

Started by pgil, 07-29-2006 07:17 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 857
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07-30-2006 12:59 PM

NEW 19+1 Hand Guarantee

Having read and examined Performance Poker (PeePee) extensively, I have decided to put MY money where my mouth is. You only have to follow a five...

Started by DaNutsInYoEye, 07-27-2006 04:04 PM
Replies: 43 Views: 3,523
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07-30-2006 12:58 PM

Paying off hands

What hands give you guys the most trouble? I feel like I lose more big pots to sets (and sets that turn into boats) than any other. For whatever...

Started by cardsman1992, 07-26-2006 03:47 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,086
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07-30-2006 12:30 PM

Don't play when you're tired.

Ugly things can happen: Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5o BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Halv, 07-29-2006 06:08 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,165
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07-30-2006 08:07 AM

Multi-tabling hot and cold tables.

It seems that if I sit down to 3 or 4 tables I will run hot at one or two and mediocre at 1. Do you think that has more to do with the randomness of...

Started by ZenMike, 07-28-2006 11:34 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 958
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07-30-2006 03:10 AM

Weak Strong

What if you find tells of strength and weakness does it mean a marginal hand???

Started by Frostbite, 07-28-2006 12:41 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 832
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07-30-2006 03:06 AM

Any suggestions on extracting the most money from a fish?

I just found the biggest fish ever. On a 50NL table this guy call a 27.25 raise with 62 and a 2 flop then called a 54.70 raise? What do you do...

Started by deadgoat, 07-29-2006 02:42 PM
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07-29-2006 09:28 PM

Check up after taking long break from Poker

Hello everyone, So I took some time off from playing poker because I had a son, but now it is time to get back in the game. Please take a look at...

Started by Lodogg, 07-29-2006 07:12 PM
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07-29-2006 08:52 PM

Other sites

Now that this stupid monster promotion is ruining the regular tables on PP, I think I want to cash out my roll and move elsewhere. Where should I go?...

Started by Rockymv, 07-25-2006 09:41 PM
Replies: 49 Views: 2,377
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07-29-2006 03:51 PM

10k PT Pics, (NC!!! its all nut camping.)

11k hands nut camping, what does it look like? Position, whats that for? From the Sessions tab, my MT ratio/hrly rate..

Started by mike4066, 07-28-2006 03:21 PM
Replies: 19 Views: 1,873
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07-29-2006 10:45 AM

11.5k hand sanity check

Hey all, I used to play SNGs exclusively, but now I've developed a strong interest in ring. So far, I've been averaging about 1500 hands/day. ...

Started by nogenius, 07-28-2006 11:06 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 932
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07-29-2006 10:11 AM

To All Fellow Paradise Players -- I Am Not Rude

In fact, I am, and that's why I can't ever say, "Hello" to your cheery greetings or your merry questions. I have no chat privileges at Paradise....

Started by Jiggus, 07-29-2006 04:16 AM
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07-29-2006 08:38 AM

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