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Hi lads I figure I want to read up on these poker theories: Poker is a game of partial information Poker is a contest between a made hand and a...

If you read the details of full tilt's 10k a day promotion, you get entries into the daily lottery based on the size/points from the pots you win. ...

Today I was playing in a .25/.50 ring game and I had trouble making a couple decisions. It was a fairly loose table. Firstly, I had a pair of 9s on a...

when your holding a small - medium pocket pair....if you call a raise how much of a raise will you call? 1 or 2 x the bb? where should you draw the...

Hey anybody know of any free sites that show you how to do chip tricks? Hopfully with vids? Thanks

***** Hand History for Game 2559433448 ***** 0/0 Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) - Fri Aug 19 00:33:36 EDT 2005 Table Table 37091 (Real Money) --...

A leak in my game is when I hit a hand and I'm almost sure I have my opp beat, I dont know how much to bet for value (when not trying to slowplay). ...

I play in this b&m 1/2 nl side game on tuesday nights. It's a fairly soft game, with players that I win with consistantly in other settings, yet...

whats up with people calling your preflop raises with Ax.... is this a good thing to do or just a moronic play? i'm obviously writing this because...

***** Hand History for Game 2556011450 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, August 18, 13:54:54 EDT 2005 Table Table 36570 (Real Money) Seat 10...

Hiya, I'm dabbling with the following general preflop strategy. Wonder what this forum has to say about the merits/drawbacks of it! Basic idea...

I know there's a lot of places that have a list of hands to play pf and they're all pretty much the same, there's just a few things I'm unsure about....

PokerStars Game #2364356129: Tournament #11438454, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/08/18 - 01:01:53 (ET) Table '11438454 1' Seat #9...

Hello pokergods, I wonder what you experts consider to be a standard (or good) size for a reraise when you have position on the original raiser? ...

PokerStars Game #2357514570: Tournament #11405292, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/08/17 - 02:57:26 (ET) Table '11405292 1' Seat #8 is...

tight aggressive loose aggressive tight passive loose passive I was playing at a home game, flopped 2 pair (aces and deuces) and this guy...

I play low stakes No limit holdem at home games (.10 .20 blinds) and 25$ NL at Pokerstars. What are some good books I can pick up for these stakes? ...

as title suggests, what stakes should i be playing with a 400$ bankroll?

Unfortunatly poker tracker only works for ring games at the website i play at. Ane even worse i suck totally at ring games and play only cash games....

Hello folks!! For those of you with relatively new mobiles, there is a Texas Hold 'Em game you can download to your mobile and play whenever you...

First post: This site really helps not to go on tilt. PP 100 NL, blinds .50/1.00 Two callers limp in front of me, I'm dealer with KdKs. I...

Thanks for your help everyone, I am finally starting to turn my game around. I read ripptyde's post on winning sng's and it really paid off. I...

Hi Guys, I know this isn't technically a T.H.E starter question, but it sounds like you are the best people to ask.... I only have a 56k...

Ok - here's the deal. I've been getting burned in these situations. I'll give an example. I hold KsQs on button I Bet 3 x BB one caller ...

I'm organising poker tournament (finally found some ppl interested in poker in croatia). Where can I find rules and guidelines for correct poker...

Wanted to get everyones thoughts on this? Due to losing my fair share against fish who chase, i wanted to see what everyone elses point of view was...

This is sick ive played about 4 sngs today i got like 3/3/1/x or something like . Ive turned 20 into about 60 bucks in 2 days.... Seat 1: TB Lude...

just some questions about situations I've gotten into where I don't know what to do: 1. Say there's 3-4 people in the pot including myself, I have...

Basically - out of all the hands that you voluntarily put money in the pot (don't count if you check the big blind with crap and wind up folding) ...

I was wondering how to figure the odds on this one...If I hold KQs and hit my flush, but villain pushes upon the third flush card, should I...

Suppose I hit a monster on the flop in a HU situation. Since I'm a huge favorite to win the hand and there's few chance that my opponent can beat me...

Which B&M table would you rather play at (and why)? 1. A lot of blind chopping (3 in a row at 1 point). However, you have position on 3-4...

Hey everyone! My name is Jerry and I'm new to poker. I have been playing small games with my friends for about 5 months now. The set-up is...

Hi. First of all, I only play on really small buy in tables - usually only single but sometimes a freezout - usually for $2 but I may soon move up to...

what in the world is up with that??? Preflop = he checks, I bet, he calls Flop = he checks, I bet, he calls Turn = he checks, I bet, he calls...

Hey I wonder what book is suitable for my situation. I consider myself as a player with basic skills. I know "everything depends" in poker,...

PokerStars Game #2348558611: Tournament #11248229, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/15 - 23:13:27 (ET) Table '11248229 108' Seat #2 is...

can you guys tell me if i played this hand wrong or not? i was playing $.50/1 NL last night on fulltilt. I got dealt A,T in UTG. I raised 3 times...