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I currently play .05/.10 NL and .10/.25 NL on Jet Set Poker. I like jet set poker a lot and it is really fishy. Playing .05/.10 I was up 114 bucks....

Hi everyone. This is my first post here. I've been playing Texas Holdem for about 4 months now and i came across FTR a couple of months ago. I...

Here is my standard startup routine for playing online poker. It is by far the most ridiculous process I go through, period. I thought you all...

Hola all! I play at UB, 90% of the time ring games. I want to understand the attraction of SnGs/tourneys vs ring games. I will occassionally...

my local casino charges a CC structure instead of rake or time charges, so that players pay for each hand they are dealt. on the 5/10 tables this CC...

anyone else play on here (im someone does). Every fu.cking time i play a SNG, these "fish" keep calling with absolut garbage the whole way, and...

Spotting AA or KK at these tables is so easy. Look at this hand ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hand...

this was live so im going to try and recount as best as possible. 5/5 NL me EP1 ($800) villain EP3 ($600) villain2 LP1 ($400)

I have recently made the mistake of not betting enough at seemingly drawless flops that in fact have very nasty hidden draws. For instance, KT5...

Ok...after calling a raise, you flop TPTK (say, you have A10 or AJ). The raiser smooth calls. 4th is a blank to any potential draw. How do you play...

When you hold the nuts after the river card and want to extract as much money as you can from your remaining oponent, how much should you bet in...

haha i just watched u dominate a 15$ turbo and win 108...if u cud post some of the key hands with ur reasoning behind what u did, it would be...

He hasn't updated his xanga thingy lately... and I haven't seen him posting much... anyone know?

http://travel.discovery.com/fansites/worldpoker/tells/tells.html They aren't all there and there isn't as much info about each tell, but it is a...

I am sure most of you have been there. You're dealt AK and you raise, only to be called by the calling station. The flop misses you and you pound...

I've been playing Texas Hold'em for about 2 months and so far I'm just about breaking even. Two weeks ago I found FTR and have been reading up on...

A lot of the books and advice start from the pocket cards. If you have AKo, do this. If you have suited connectors, do this. I'm wondering about...

Im not sure If I have ever heard this topic discussed here. It seems like it happens to me at least 2-3 times a day over 200-300 hands. What...

Im playing 5/5 NL now somewhat outside my BR ($4000+) since you can sit down for $500. Whatever, BR management is a guide, not a religion. Anyway......

Let me sum up this post in one line: "Every time you win a hand without showing down, it doesn't matter what you held." I've heard that a lot....

Ive had problems lately with laying down top two pair to possible sets (on the flop with draws on the board), espically when ive all seen people go...

how do you play overpairs upon resistance? EG you bet the pot or 3/4 at flop and get re-riased - I normally push all-in. Obviously you want...

Ultimate Bet now has No Max tables where there is no max buyin. Today I sat down with $100 on a penny table, it was great. But could these table...

Allright, I am trying to deviate a bit from my "textbook" poker. Help me please--Why did Asshat think he had this hand won? I had already played...

First post, great site, I learn a lot here, thanks a ton for that...ass kissing asside, onward~ Comin' up on the 1k hand limit on PT (I'm...

Hi, i'd like some opinions / advice etc on how people play pre flop, specifically in terms of the raises they make. (i'm currently playing $10NL...

Hi....I have been playing NL50 6 max at PP.....have 20,000 hands.....what should my win rate be before moving up to NL100? thanks in...

I just want to put out a quick post about an important aspect of NLHE. To some more experienced players, this concept is pretty basic and obvious,...

Guy has ~2 buy-ins, leaves the table for one hand, sits down in the same spot with only one buy-in. I thought you weren't allowed to that. Should...

hey guys, i'm trying to work out how much i should be making per hour so i can set realistic goals for myself as to what my bank roll should be at...

I have been playing poker for a couple of years, and online for just under a year now, NLHE $50 and $100 buyins. I started on UB w/ a roll of $1000...

No limit 6max game - any buy-in, doesn't matter. You have AKo and make your standard raise. The guy two seats to your right re-raises you by a lot,...

Hey yall, I have a few thoughts about my home game and would like to hear your opinions and advice...and maybe it can help you guys out too...... ...

For the first time I tried to move up one step in my ring games. I have played 50$ buy in for some time now and get my all right allthough my...

Seems like as I try to build my roll, I'm having WAY better luck at tourneys than at ring. I have placed ITM in 8 out of last ten tourneys I have...

For the last couple of weeks my poker curve has turned down hill and today when I summed up my hands in Poker Tracker, I found a red number telling...

And start checking my notes on players and come across this gem.... {{TOT HANDS: 39 VP$IP: 97 PFR: 41 AF-TOT: 0.8 WSD: 54 LAST SEEN:...

I'm a one-day old newbie. I just started playing the .10/.20 game at Pacific using Handgrabber. I have several related questions: 1. Do I really...