Beginners Circle

So im posting this cuz i feel i must share my stupid mistakes so i won't make them again and cuz i can't beleive myself i made this call. So im...

Last night I played 3 consecutive SnGs where i had almost no 'playable' hands. e.g. 6 players left, all with at least 2x my stack. Blinds had got...

Micro limit game... .10\.20 NL Holdem OK im BB with 22 everyone folds except for the button and small blind, so i check FLop is 9 10 Q...

PokerStars Game #2325624069: Tournament #10967024, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/08/12 - 23:18:50 (ET) Table '10967024 138' Seat #7 is...

For the last couple months my online poker has been breaking even I have been maintaining my 200 BR. I was multi tabling Imperial and making good...

Here's a big leak in my game: It depends on the situation but I often don't know what to do when I'm facing a reraise and I often make the wrong...

Up until now I've focused solely on SnG's and MTT's. I'm interested in playing ring games also, and had a few questions. 1) Where does ring game...

What should I do if my opponent bets a decent amount when I have the lowest pair on board with nothing to chase but trips or 2 pairs. Lets say he...

Started playing poker for money a few weeks ago and it's been profitable, I only play low end tables cuz I don't trust my skills yet. On to...

In Limit Holdem you can count outs and compare to how the pot lies to conclude if it is +EV to call and use Pot equity to decide between calling or...

xxFMXERxx posts small blind (0.10) BigRedHoss1 posts big blind (0.25) ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to BigRedHoss1 mathews512 folds....

PokerStars Game #2341889080: Tournament #11322120, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/15 - 00:25:38 (ET) Table '11322120 1' Seat #1 is the...

Nasty nasty hand this. (if ppl complain about JJ then im complaining about this one) Was wondering about some ideas on how best to play it in some...

Ugh. The first time and hopefully the last time this will happen to me. Is it proof that i bet it like i have top pair? Great mini bet by the guy...

I searched and searched through my hand history but I couldn't seem to find this so you'll have to bear with me here. This is from a $25NL party...

***** Hand History for Game 2529451992 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, August 13, 18:00:23 EDT 2005 Table Table 36768 (Real Money) Seat 10...

To me, especially in tournaments, Live Poker outdoes online poker by a mile. Here's why. People are smarter, for one. There's nothing more I hate...

What are the odds that someone is gonna get the flush if the board has 2 of same suit after flop? I am always scared to bet or call a high raise when...

First of all, hello to everyone at FTR. I am probably one of the newest members to this site, and I intend to frequent FTR into the future. My...

I post this out of frustration and maybe a newbie will gain some insight from it that will help them. I can’t call it a newbie circle of death...

Did i do right here? I was absoulty certain he didnt have a King otherwise i can see a bigger bet on the flop, i had him on TT or some other pocket...

My stats for sets (or rather potential sets) are abysmal. In 8500 hands I have had 365 PP TT or lower. Over all those hands I have made a whopping...

When people talk about using a big stack as leverage in a ring game, are they talking about being able to raise more and to call larger bets because...

I'm curious as to what an "average" losing session is for everyone in terms of buy-ins. Anyone care to share?

Wanna talk about bad luck with not looking/waiting? I was playing at a NL 100 table, (even though I only had a 130 dollar bank roll ). I was in...

In my poker "career" I have played mostly SnGs at pokerstars, but recently I have played some microlimits ($0.05/$0.10) and been pretty succesfull at...

** The Twin Towers (0.25|0.50 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money - herkurock sitting in seat 1 with $31.75 - Come2Poppa sitting in seat 2 with...

When im up on royal vegas poker mostly it seems my shit will frequently block these attempts. Anyone else get this probelm, if anyone here doesnt got...

I've been playing very tight, and aggressive lately, and today I decided to try playing laggy... after reading an old old old post of Rippy's (i've...

JJ is giving me so much trouble, it seems like everytime i call a raise with it, and is heads up, i run into QQ, and lose all my chips. if im heads...

hi I only started playin poker 2 months ago but in my opinion i am very good i only play for small money cos I am a student i play the 10...

Iv just started playing poker and thinks its the dogs bits In england its really starting to get big evry were noe how long does everyone think it...

I play homegames regularly with the same 5-6 players and I was wondering if it would be profitable to raise more preflop when I got position over my...

just wondering, in what situations is overbetting useful?

Lately I have been playing VERY poorly. Part luck getting no cards, mostly skill making some really stupid plays. I think I have a lot on my mind...

Hi I been playing for a couple month now and getting pretty good at texas holdem or well at least against friends and family :o I watch poker...