Beginners Circle

This post is intended to help out people who have been recently losing alot. A couple weeks ago i cahsed out 100$ (my principal) and had 150$ left....

One of the first posts I read at FTR was the Newbie Circle of Death. 5 months later, I have to re-read it and encourage anyone who is running well...

If a cbet doesn't taken the pot down, am I doing anything stupid here? Am I cbetting at bad times? ******* Hand 1 ******** Poker Room skin...

Without a read, easy call based on stack size? Poker Room skin Pot Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.15/$0.25 7 players Converter Stack...

I deposited $500 in Party and whored there, Paradise, and Riverbelle to get my roll over 1k playing 25NL. Today I played 9 tabled 50NL on Party and...

First off let me say that I am very new to texas holdem. I have been playing for maybe 3 months at the most. I do play on the internet, but not for...

Hi, could anyone refer me at Ladbrokes so i get the $50 bonus? Thanks! Martin

looking for leaks...could this be one? I have no reads and am new to the table. Do you cbet, considering two face cards landed? Does this change...

I wanted to have some dialogue on how folks approach their first couple hands in a session; whether you multi-table or not. Recently, I've noticed...

Table 'Roemera' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: missle9 ($106.75 in chips) Seat 2: Yonigson ($88.10 in chips) Seat 3: Munkeyd00d ($18.30 in...

Please feel free to tear these HHs apart... My last 25k hands, AKo is rated my 9th worst all-time hand. It seems I either win a small pot or lose a...

Edited to shorten... Been playing AOK's 19 on Stars, but it seems that strategy does best in rooms that are hard to find -- or at least, loose...

Tried to do a search and looked at the stickies but couldn't seem to find the answer to my question. I am sure it's simple and straightforward. ...

If I am the preflop raiser, I c-bet every flop about 75% of the pot if it is checked to me or if I am first to act no matter what. Is this a leak?

Recently I've gain some knowlege that the value of deception plays a great role when you are heads-up against your opponent... especially a weak...

I'm getting ready to leave for Winstar, and I figured I'd start a thread and read it when I get back. If anyone would like to use this thread as an...

This is just a quick question of something im confused with. Whenever im reading about pot-odds on charts or in the forums im continously see...

Are we all supposed to start with Limit, then move to NL? I frankly think they're two very different games. Frankly, I really hate limit - it...

Excellent post. Let me know if this is in concert with your thinking: The more +EV a hand is, the less risky it is (as opposed to investing, where...

When you guy play your suited connectors in late position, you would like to keep as many people in the pot after you raise so you create odds for...

we play 4-7 people with $20 buyin and $20 in chips. pay 2 or 3 spots. blinds start at .50/1.00 and double with dropouts or set times. obviously M...

Hi, new to the board. I was recently in a NL hold 'em tournament. Here's was the situation 1) There were three players including me left 2)...

General consensus around is seems to be to raise TT in an uraised pot. Open raise-- sure, I get that. But what are we trying to accomplish...

...Did it take most people here to stop making stupid mistakes when playing? I took a really stupid beat last night and I'm very upset with myself...

A friend of mine told me that in sites like party poker and such, it's illegal to do business with them. As such, he said there was no way that they...

I have been running pretty well the last 12K hands between $10 and $25 NL. Is there anything in these stats that I could work on, though? Maybe...

This afternoon at a little after 1.00 pm GMT I broke the 1K bankroll barrier. Its been a long journey. I played my first game of texas holdem...

Not sure where to post this but feel free to move it if you feel it necessary. Has anyone else seen the notice of the reload bonus PS is giving away...

Any of you UK players using a payment processor??? I was wondering about setting up Neteller as i cant cash out back to my creditcard. Whats...

With the amount of people on sites like party and pokerstars is it worth keeping notes on as many players as possible? If so how much and what kind...

PokerStars Game #5258915070: Tournament #26482412, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/06/15 - 02:46:09 (ET) Table '26482412 1'...

You're dealt a pp UTG and raise 4xBB preflop. You get two callers. Flop comes lower junk than your pair so you put out a 2/3 pot bet. One caller...

Hey guys, i´m playing $2.50 sng´s, since i started reading here and some books i´m now about break-even or a bit better (hourly rate <$1) but thats...

what is the standard line for middle PP and trying to hit your set? Say 66-JJ in, or out of position. You raised 3x pre flop to thin the herd and...

What is the most beatable holdem game? Its got to be limit, right? If you play by the books against fish or loose tables you will win.

tinkering with short-handed tables tonight and was surprised at the profitability until this hand. ;) New to the table, didn't have a line on the...

This has happened to me a couple times recently. I'm only asking about situations where you and the villian have the same number of pocket cards...

My colleague and I just played a game of poker. The stakes were high. I turned over QQ 55 for two pair. He turned over JJ 99 for two pair. ...

I'm not home now so I don't have exact stats, but MP3 is a PT moneybag icon and CO is a Tazmanian devil icon. Is the push stupid/careless in that...