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I know there is a place to read about poker books on this website but I want to know from people on this forum, what poker books would you HIGHLY...

I normally play pretty tight, but the other day, I fancied playing loose, and called the big blind with 2s 3s on the button. (6max 10NL) It got to...

Do you include preflop numbers in the Aggression factor calculation. Im an eagle without, but im only an exclaimation mark with it. I like the...

The Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot has been hit on table Bad Beat Jackpot Good Times. king_cheetah wins $83383.56. Total Jackpot paid on the table is...

So I found free S&G's at everest poker as well as freerolls that pay cash prizes (S&G's pay in cents), and don't require Fpp's or VIP points, just...

I reverted back to a donk play last night which really frustrated me. I haven't made a play this bad in a long time, and I thought I'd share my...

OK I don't know if this example makes it completely clear whats going on here but basically there is no big blind posted in this hand. The guy who...

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone here. I know its a little lame, but I think there's a really cool community vibe here and I'm glad...

This seems like a bit of a gamble.. you are drawing in a lot of hands that 'could get lucky', but the pay-off is potentially huge too, since no-one...

Usually, when I sit down at any given table, I sit out until I reach the small blind. It has recently been brought to my attention that it would be...

I got a question about pps, since I get the impression people here play them differently than I tend to do. Generally AA-JJ will be a preflop...

Ive been having problems lately in playing hands like the following. i play 200 nl at stars. Limp mp1 with 55, pf raiser from co makes it 5 bb to...

Well, got back onto Party when they unfroze my account and fortunately took up right where I left off. However two hands stuck out for me as...

These are my statistics from Poker Stars from the .05/.10 NL tables. I know that these are not nearly as good as something I would get from Poker...

and #30428812-14333 at Ramsgate (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 29/Mar/06 20:22:55 mcr46 is at seat 0 with $1.66. ...

... and restrict every preflop raise you make to exactly 5xbb, which always gets you two callers - what are you raising preflop and why? When I...

I was inspired to do a little math after the following hand: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) converter UTG+1 ($46.60) Reads:...

I've had very limited experience with nl ring from when i first started playing poker; started with 50.00, built it up to 800.00, moved up and lost...

I prefer the method of figuring your percentage of hitting your cards by (your outs) x 4 at the turn and x 2 at the river. That gives you a...

say you're on a flush draw, and you're about 3x% to hit if all in, including the turn and the river. so say you're getting priced to call a flop bet...

Say your down to the last 11 or 13 players (not sure as you don't check) in a MTT (low buyin). The chip leader who is to the right of you has been...

When you know you have the made hand, and it comes to the river, is it generally better to bet big and get a fold, or bet small enough to keep the...

Ok. A few weeks back I made a thread about moving up to 50nl. I did, and I beat it for 10k hands. My br was over 2k now so I thought I would...

just wondering when you sit down at a table are you better off buying in for the min or the max???

This one is easy. Re-read the damn stickies. There is a ton of great information at the top of every section.

Hi there, first time poster here. Just crashed out of a $2+20 tournament on PokerStars, and am doing a post-mortem as to what went wrong. My whole...

So, some quick background on me. I started playing live poker about a year and a half ago. I worked my way up to about $50 NL (right before I...

Not sure what to call this.. 5 people at 6max game. UTG goes all-in with his $0.55. UTG+1 calls. (his stack is $1.36) Ok, I just got pocket...

Ok, here is what happened. I'm playing in an MTT. Get KK, double up. Get KK again, 3-way all-in now, triple up. Get KK again. All-in, my opp shows...

At unibet where I play, at 10NL, there are people who simply downplay everything, no matter how big they hit. So if they limp in and the flop gives...

What do I do? I have to standard raise to 5x and a c-bet is 2/3 the pot. I'm having a probem with some of the regulars floating on my c-bets and its...

I have a question, and a bet riding on it. Some one please help. Are the chances of getting pocket aces and any other pocket pair the same? I say yes...

So say normally if you have one opponent and you know he has a flush draw, you would bet to deny them implied odds, and you would bet a certain...

This first one I already can tell was poor, but I'm interested in maybe some specific points on how to play it differently. Table is extremely...

I'm trying to clear the bonus on the $50 I got staked at Party. So I thought I'd try the $5nl tables which my BR will support (when I get the bonus...

Today i had QdJd on turn board of Td9d8s7c in a raised pot Also 3s4s on final board of 6s665s2s in limped family pot. I think these are the most...