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Hand Number: 224,015,481 Table Number: 2,862,757 Event Name: Table Cellini (#2026505)RNHB Event Started: Wednesday September 14th 6:48:31 PM CDT...

i've pretty much stuck to pokerstars since I started playing online starting with their .01/.02 and working up to .25/.5 now. planning on making a...

Hand Number: 224,027,641 Table Number: 2,862,757 Event Name: Table Cellini (#2026505)RNHB Event Started: Wednesday September 14th 6:48:31 PM CDT...

AUPatrick started tight but loosened up as the remaining people at the table were obviously tight, mostly tight/passive (God, how I'm trying though)...

In this hand I knowingly got in with the second best hand based on my read, then I further compounded the issue by miscalculating my odds after the...

Hi, I'm new around here. Have been playing real money poker for about a week now. NL Texas Holdem exclusively. My goal is to find out if I am a...

Why am I asking this? Because I RARELY call! Not because of super aggro "read dependent" style cause my game is only enough on $25NL tables ;). ...

bankroll last week 750$ started playing .25/.50 readched my goal of 1000$ just now with a monster of a hand, unfortunate for the other guy though. ...

in the flop: As Ks 10s 7s 6s 1st player: Qd 3s 2nd player: Qh 4s Would this be a shared pot? as the 5cards are being used in the flop. ...

Does anybody else find microlimits horrible to play in?! I tried my hand at $5NL (BB = 4cents) and could not get anyone to fold preflop! I played...

i'm confused. i can't figure out how the odds of being dealt one pair would differ from that of another pair, despite one's superiority over...

I accidentally joined a limit freeroll and not a NL one but it ended up good :) The lasst 30 minutes was blind dodging and then once I was ITM with...

i hate degrading myself by saying this: Doyouseawhy?

I noticed on the guide on this site different hands are put into groups, and different pages explaining different tactics depending on wich hand you...

Played an odd hand today at Empire 25NL. LooseAggr bets .75 from UTG. This usually means a strong hand from UTG but I wasn't sure with this guy....

Okay, here's a question for all you online gurus. So, as some of you may know, I've been strictly a live game player here in SoCal. I base my...

Im not sure i understand all the examples of outs shown here: http://www.flopturnriver.com/start_pot_odds.html It says there are 15 outs for a...

when playing the $25 and $50NL tables at party, how often do you guys blind steal? Is it really worth it to do this in ring games and pick up the...

Was playing NL 50 last night 6max and came accross a table where atleast 3-4 of the players were raising atleast 4x BB each hand. It was the type of...

Hi, First, let me say that I feel fortunate to have seen so many helpful post on this site. I am wondering how a player knows that they are...

To start…I am the ‘new guy’ referred to in the ‘APPLY YOURSELF’ thread by Dwarfman and I am still attempting to learn the game. So far my poker...

why do casino dealers tap the table before going to the next card? it seems pointless

I've only been playing for 9 months, low buy in tourneys only. At first I had some beginners luck, but variance seems to have been my enemy for...

Hey guys,been on a bit of a rollercoaster the past couple weeks at .50/1.Yesterday I was up 23BB but tonight I ended up losing that and being down...

When i raise with these preflop and do not get a caller i feel a massive failure, aside from the obvious feeling of a missed opportunity. But my...

***** Hand History for Game 2671627610 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, September 07, 18:06:45 EDT 2005 Table Table 36547 (Real Money)...

Had this happen last night. This guy called so far outside of his pot odds on a GSSD it left me wondering.... Could / should I have done...

I was playing poker today and following the tips on this sight and many other, I decided that a good bluff from the button was in order. I put in 4x...

I normally play on the Ladbroke's tables (UK company) but tonight I wanted a freeroll but theirs was full. So I decided to take advantage of the...

when theres two to a flush on the board and im betting and someones calling....if the other flush card comes out and they start betting back at me...

My image is pretty much a rock. Playing very solid TAGG. Chanon Posted Small Blind $0.10 midas06 Posted Big Blind $0.25 Dealing Cards You Were...

I've played next to players that don't keep their cards on the table and they are holding them out almost in plain view. I know I could easily look...

Excuse me for butting in but I just had to share this breaking news.... According to pokertracker, after playing 39,676 hands, I have finally made...

what odds do i need to draw to a) an open ended straight b) a gutshot straight? also should i bet my open ended straight draw or try and limp to it?...

Has anyone tried this? I know SnGers play the odd blind SnG to help their reading skills... but has anyone tried this on cash games? The only...

Ok I plan to start with a 25dollar bank roll(see my poor college kid thread) I play a pretty tight game and understand when I make mistakes and...

What do you think of this move? Do you think it is a waste of an AA or KK? By limp/reraise I mean you limp in KK or AA from UTG or UTG + 1, then...