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I read through some of the reviews and most of them say that at the lower limits, there are a lot of fish and it is very easy. Which site do you...

Both you (SB) and unknown villain (UTG+1) have 100bb stacks. Villain raises 4bb. You have a nice hand so you raise it to 12bb and Villain calls....

POKERSTARS GAME #5172564349: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/06/05 - 17:23:43 (ET) Table 'Vela II' 9-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1:...

What sort of things should I be looking for when it comes to making reads on people online? I'm guessing that as I obviously can't see their face,...

Anyone know of an easy way to check the effectiveness and profitability of your continuation bets in Poker Tracker?

Alrighty guys, so I've heard this term before (me being new to strategic poker and trying to learn) but what kind of things to learn would you guys...

Im making up a hypothetical here, so bare with me. Suppose I am the button with AA, there are 2 callers before me. We will assume it is the .5/1 NL...

After reading books and articles on NL Holdem, I understand and calculate most of the pot odds and odds of making my hand. However, after reading a...

Play from SB... I was wondering which hands should i complete the SB with after limpers, w/o limpers against BB and when the pot has been raised...

hi, this isn't really a poker question, sorry! zodiackiller made me a great image to use for my signature, but i'm not sure how to make it my sig...

i think even the railbirds could call this one. what would you do differently as the opener? im thinking, pot-lead the flop for starters. as...

10NL Boss. Roughly 100BB stacks all around I get dealt AA in the SB. 3 limpers when it gets to me. I raise to $0.70. BB calls, CO calls,...

Is there a way to delete a hand from your database? What happened was I was playing multiple tables, and it switched to the other table. I had QJ,...

OK, I have always felt that I hardly ever flop sets like I am suppose to. So I took some time today to review 27k hands of $25nl and figure out my...

I'm new to ring games. What kind of downswings can be expected at 50NL?

Bet out on flop repping ak, then, idk what to do ***** Hand History for Game 4441349383 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, June 04, 18:13:20 ET...

Only better hands call right? Its possible 88-JJ would call, but i don't think it would be worth it for the few times this would be true. *****...

I've noticed a trend (read: I might be deceiving myself, or falling victim to variance): it seems like I make the most money when I'm new to a table,...

Typical good 19 hand fishing table. Effective stacks are 100BB full ring. I'm dealt 22 in MP3. 2 limpers when it gets to me, I limp. CO...

In a 11 PP sng. Usually I =http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php]Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Alright all you bonus whores out there...just how important are bonuses when you are playing $100 n/l or lesser stakes???

this might be pretty stupid, but i'm giong to ask it anyway - Do any of you try to tell yourself you have a monster, when you are trying to bluff? I...

Hi guys, I've been playing poker for about a year now, but only lately have I been researching about the game to learn tells and way to defeat my...

Something I have been thinking about for a while is if it's any useful to sometimes show your hands. Right now I never show my hands if I dont...

Hello all, I am sure this has a lot of "depends" answers but what is the proper amount to reraise when someone min bet or bets a small amount...

Hi guys, Long time reader, but I finally decided to sign up so I can participate more actively. Anyways, a little background, I'm a 19 year old...

Can someone post a link(s) or post something that would be useful for pot odds and implied odds? I was trying to explain both concepts to my gf but...

I'm writing this for two reasons:To solidify my thinking a bit To save someone else who's new to NL cash play a mistake or two. Always better to...

Hello all I have not been playing all that long but I really enjoy the competition and the game in general. I am up and down but have learned alot...

Off of 2 + 2 forums, I thought beginners would enjoy this thread as much as I did: This post is in response to Irieguys Post "The Difference...

Standard? ***** Hand History for Game 4419039984 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, June 01, 22:49:53 ET 2006 Table Table 95860 (No DP)...

Yep. Discuss.

Hey guys, i´m new too here. i already posted some replys, here is my official self-introduction. just for the info 23, male, student, german ...

Okay ... PT says I am semi-loose and passive. Stats for May with 6K hands ... 25 / 3 / 1.5. I would like to get to 20 / 5 / 2+. So here's is my...

i having been playing this level for some time, i normaly play sng's and mtt's, how ever lately playing alot more cash tables. i set myself a lose...

no real reads serpie26 is pretty loose A/A ***** Pacific Hand History for Game 123359153 ***** $0.12/$0.25 Blinds No Limit Hold'em - *** 06 01...

When i raise preflop, i usually do cbet the flop at least 75% of the time. Advice please! Hand 1 ***** Hand History for Game 4419238057 *****...

im trying to get an idea of the shape of the poker foodchain/pyramid scheme. while i suppose i could simply go to the major sites and add up all the...