Beginners Circle

I wiggle between a PT mouse and rock...12-15%ish VP$IP, 3-4% PFR, 2-4 agro factor, 20ish% went to showdown, 51%ish won at showdown. BB/100 in the...

I've recently made the switch from live limit to no-limit, and while I've gotten a ton better, there are still hands like this that frustate me and...

So after losing to AAA over my set 2 times in a row by the same guy and down 2 buyins, I decided to try 6-max. But when Poker Ace tries to put the...

I've been reading up on a little basic strategy as I attempt to put a hole in my beginner bankroll, and as part of my reading, I keep seeing lots of...

Im in the middle of a pretty big downswing over the past 3k hands, so i figured i should post my stats. this is from 4-tabling 25nl on party. is...

For a while now I've been basically sticking $50 in my Stars account now and then, playing for fun and not really being particuarly bothered about...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP1 ($8.90) MP2 ($10)...

Let's see where you all stand. Now mind you, we are in the beginner forum, so not all the more experienced will weigh in. But it should be...

Hey, I've been reading a lot of the articles on FTR... found it to my favorite poker strategy site I've seen, so I decided to sign up for the forums...

I'm curious what everyones steps are to putting someone on a range of hands. I'm sure it comes naturally now to a lot of you, but for an average newb...

I've noticed a few lines that seem to always indicate an extremely stellar hand. Anyone else have any to add? They don't have to be for monsters only...

Hi Im a first time poster but I read these forums alot and its basically where I learned to play the game. Recently I had to buy a new car due to...

I've been playing real money games for almost a week now. About to clear the bonus on pokerstars, and at that point will be have a bit more than 2x...

Your opinion on these? Good limping hands with or without position? Do you ever raise these in late position with few limpers behind? I'm...

I have a question to post but it is based on a screen shot saved to my 'puter. How do I put it in the post, without a URL?

Ok, am noticing a new trend at Absolute and it's fricking annoying. Seems that no matter what level NL you play there nearly every person at the...

Well school finished today so I'm gonna finally have enough time to put some serious hours in. Thought I'd post my stats for 19K hands at 200NL Full...

Anyone have an idea on how many hours it would roughly take to accumulate 4500 titan points with a 50$ starting br?

As stupid as this sounds-- I don't know how to bet when I have the nuts. I was going to post in NL HH's but thought that this was so basic that...

After a hand on Paradise 25NL the other night, it got me really thinking. So many people talk about "pot control" or whatever, but what exactly do...

Hi all! This is my first post here at FTR. Very nice forum so I am happy to join. I am new to FTR, but not new to poker. :) Here are my...

well i posted one earlier, didn't getmuch input. so gonnapost again adding 6k more hands.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP2 ($27.29) MP3...

How much time do you spend playing poker? I would say I usually play about 10 hours a week, mostly on the weekends. anyone play full time...

Here are the aggression stats from my 10K NL25 run so far. Thanks to everyone who has provided feedback so far it is much appreciated.

so lately i've been wondering about check-raises. one thing i noticed about my play (which i discovered through lukie's recent thread about...

Was playing some 25NL full ring last night, am I too loose and should I tighten up to increase my winrate?

i noticed this has been deleted cuz of some book that aok is making? can anyone remember most of it cuz i wanted to read it over but alas...

I've begun to experiment a bit with this. I play these hands when I'm on the button, or in last position to the raiser preflop, where I can defnitley...

Since these allin donks are a leak for me, I'm going to post these hands so I can get some advice and learn how to play them better :) PokerStars...

Hi would just like to say I love this site!! Have been lurking in the background since i started playing online poker 6 months ago. I have learned a...

I have not been playing much at all, only a couple hours for the past 2 days but all I get is rags. I must have gotten 4 6 like a twenty times. 2 3,...

Share yours. I have one. It's the 6-9, suited or unsuited, it doesn't matter. :P This is a hand I go all in now, no matter what... even if...

From this morning's game. I'll just outline what happened, won't bring up my questions (or results) straight away. MP is loose, but based only on...

Game # 330878076 - Texas Hold'em No Limit EUR 0,50/1,00 - Table "Barcelona" Game ended 2006-05-17 03:57:31 GMT+01:00 Players: topslop ...

Cos I am bored at work and I just love to lecture people on how to play poker :) I'm in the chatroom all afternoon (UK time) - see you there?

so the river is basically always a WA/WB situation since no can be drawing anymore. so does this mean that the river should usually be the most...