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Drop the Hammer or Set Traps? Do you suffer from FPS (Fancy Play Syndrome)? I know I do. Small example: You're on the button with AA, everyone...

here are mine: database: 48000 hands winners: 1) AA - 1625$ 2) QQ - 623$ 3) KK - 379$ 4) JJ - 371$

The challenge: Create a Texas Hold'em hand deal such that if all the players go to the river there is one hand that can neither win nor tie any...

Hey everyone! :) Im glad I joined the forums here, since I first post here just under a week my game has picked up big time! I was playing...

Hey everyone, I just played my first MTT and phew I am tired from the extreme time it took to complete! I noticed stars have $1+0 MTT's for a...

APL game, getting near the FT. Blinds are nothing to sneeze at and I've got QQ in the SB. Folds to Molinero in MP; he raises. He's like that. ...

What are the odds straight up of having two overcards against a lower pair pre-flop? It feels to me like 50/50, but I know it has to be a lot worse....

I've been an average player online for about 5 months now and have come out almost exactly even. I thought that it might help to have a goal for the...

I'm relatively new to online texas holdem and would greatly appreciate help understanding the relationship, if any, between the stakes one would play...

I start off perfect, playing tight, only betting when I hit TPTK or better. I don't chase anythign unless its already a big pot and someone bets the...

hey eveyone, Been reading as much as I could off this site and I think it has helped me a lot. I have been playing holdem in home games for about 6...

Hey all, As most people here know, playing for free online is just about worthless since nothing is really on the line and people will call with...

In the past two days I have had AK a total of five times. Every time after raising strong preflop the flop comes and they have been crap. I need...

I won a nice pot here and was very pleased with my play in his hand. The reason for posting it is that I was first to bet on the flop after hitting...

well it seems like i can build up my stack by about 20% or so, but then i just get fucked playing loose aggresive and get called by everyone with...

I've playin for a couple of weeks now on Absolute Poker. I started out with a $200 deposit, and it's been a wild ride. I've gone as low as $40 and...

Under my ring game statistics, poker tracker lists one pair and 2 pairs as HUGE negatives in my game - like a thousand bucks since I got PT. This...

I'm a tournament player, pretty successful although I've only been playing 2 months. I've decided to learn to play ring but I'm really...

I've come across those two a few times now ... so what do they mean?

over cards? A very common occurance is that I will get a mid pair limp in or call a small raise and see a flop heads up. Lets say I have 88 and the...

I have noticed that I have been getting killed when I have top 2 pair heads up against sets. It will come with me playing like a KQ, then hitting...

Which one is better to use? The one giving it to you in % or the one in odds (45:4)? I've been going by this one...

hey whats up everyone. ive been playing with my friends for awhile now, and been playin online for a couple months. and this friday ill get a...

In poker tracker you can rate players But which of the ratings correspond to a "very good" or "very bad" player? Like Loose Aggressive/Passive -...

I played holdem for the first time a couple weeks ago at a local bar tournament. No entrance fee and you only win bar cash but around 100 people...

I don't have a hand history, or anything like that, but I'd like general comments to a problem I faced tonight. Background: I am generally...

First of all I would like to start this thread off by saying that Absolute players are retarded. I just signed up at absolute and started playing at...

Ok I often play hands like KQo or KJo from mid/late pos if I can cheaply. When I hit either the K, Q or J on a (raggy) flop I will usually up the...

Im reading a book and it talks about pppl being infront/behind of you Im assuming if i was the BigBlind, the small blind would be considered 'in...

I was at the 10 seat $0.25-0.50 tables and got up to $120 from $50. My friend was telling me that I need to leave the table and go to another one,...

So when playing on Empire/Party lately, I've had people run the clock down on me when I put them all in or make a big bet/bluff on the river. When...

Hey guys. This is long but please read if you have time. I ran into this site after a google search and I'm glad I did. I read all of the...

can someone please calculate the odds of losing with pocket AA 4 times in a row in a night, because thats what happnened to me tonight(3 times all in...