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Lately I've been getting burned a lot slow playing my sets to straights and flushes. This hand came along and I want to know my line: PokerStars...

The following is a comment I received from another player from another poker forum where I am also a member: So.......at what point as a...

I must've not gone over the topics properly, but is there anywhere I can find FTR members' bankrolling tips?

Ok, so Ive been playing poker for about 3 months now. I started a $50 account on Paradise Poker about a month ago just to see how I would fare, and I...

I like to concede im still new at this game. I like to raise pocket aces but the last couple times ive raised pocket aises between 4x and 9x the big...

What are some key factors in spotting bluffs. I have my own ideas, but i'd like to hear some input on how to know if someone is bluffing or not. ...

Profit and my own amateurish analysis of my play, suggest I'm becoming a far stronger player than I was say 3 months ago. I'm seriously...

Hey guys, Just a quick question.....I have just set up a NETeller account and am well on my way to start BONUS HUNTING... I was just wondering if...

How many hands do I need on someone to begin to have accurate numbers for PFR% and flopseen%? I know short term these numbers can be high or low but...

This is sort of a cross post, but I'll go for it. In NLHE with non-trival stack depth any deterministic, predictable approach to poker is...

Hi everyone, 1st up please xcuse my name, but it's the name I play under on VC so I thought i would be consistent (yes it was a really stupid choice...

I just wanted to thank everyone for these posts I used to sit down at a 1-2 limit or .50/1 NL and lose but i studied this site and other peoples hand...

Firstly (it could be because I use Opera), I find you have to reload this post to actually read all of it :shock: Okay, so I have been playing...

The title pretty much says it all. I'm coming off a stint of 1/2 limit poker....it was a decent experience, but in the end I came to the hard...

Normally when I open PS I just take a quick scan through the list of tables (10NL currently) and just look at the stats and sit down. I'm...

I found this site about a month ago and I am very imipressed with the manner in which the members conduct themselves. I am a member now and I hope I...

I could have swore I saw the big blind posted twice during a hand. The small blind posted, the large blind posted then a third player showed posting...

earlier this week i made a trip to my local B&M and for the first time tried out the 1/2 NL game they have and i'll be honest, i felt like i was...

vq said this awhile back: "poker is not about making people fold" and it changed my life. okay, it didn't really. But it can really change your...

http://www.twoplustwo.com/magazine/current/malmuth1205.html He is specifically talking about limit, but this has obvious NL applications as well. ...

Hi. I registered here a while ago but I have hardly posted anything. I mainly play Everest Poker and I switch between 2/4, .50NL and 2NL depending...

If you are raising over 15% of your hands preflop, what size raise is optimal? 4xbb?

Do you usually raise AK when you're UTG at a tight low limit ring table? Seems alot of the time if I raise it, I get all folds. Would a limp...

This has happened a several times recently and I wanted to get your thoughts. Loose $25 NL table. 50-60% see flop %, passive table. Hand 1. I...

okay guys-- You guys talk about variance being higher in limit poker than in no limit. Would someone explain why that is? In my mind, I would...

in a short handed game, would you rather the players be very loose/aggro or loose/passive?

I'm posting this because hopefully it may help some other people with the mental aspect of the game. I do consider this Hold'em Strategy, while the...

First 10K hands at 100NL yield the following stats (how do I get it to normal size btw?): Anything out of line? Should I loosen up in the...

Are there any other sites besides Pokerroom that allow you to play directly through the web instead of dloading their software? The computer I use...

Lets assome you are playing in a 10 player game where each player is given a random number between 1 and 100. The betting structure is the same as...

this isn't exactly a bad beat story so i wasn't sure where to post this...i need someone good at math to read this because the calculator on my...

Just a few questions for all the long term winning players. 1. What was your starting bankroll? 2. Did you always follow bankroll management?...

Hey everyone, It's been a long while since I've posted, much less visited these boards. But with classes winding down, I've found a little more...

First, i want to thank you so much to the FTR community! These forums have given me great advise over these past 2 months. But right now I cant...

I switched from party to stars this week because of their better tournament structures. I'm usually a ring game player but man I tell ya their ring...

BB and SB are the last to act preflop but both are the worst position postflop...with that said, is something like A10s, A9s, or even A8s good in...

Was just playing the prima freeroll to try and add a couple bucks to my br. I have around 4700 and the BB is 500. Sadlyi am having trouble Dling my...