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OK, I am going to take a new approach to posting my pokertracker stats for your scathing reviews: I am going to post my last 10k hands, and then ask...

I play a very low percentage of hands and really can't believe what most people call and raise with. What is the standard % of flops seen on a 10...

I’ve had this question bouncing around my head for the past few weeks and I figured I would call upon the masses to help me answer it. If we...

I hate the way this one played out but I couldn't think of any better way to approach it, except possibly checking the flop and hoping one of them...

A great resource for players who think that Poker is not gambling, AA losing is a "bad beat", and players who don't play exactly like you are "fish" ...

I've been having the shittiest run of cards for the last couple days. And then, suddenly tonight, this happens... Game #789532503 (Level I, Game...

I am feeling particularly dense about this, so I thought I would ask. What is the bet I should make to put a flush or straight draw at bad pot odds?...

I often visit a NL game where a there are a few players who like to bet post flop on draws, flush draws or open ended. Often these bests are 1/2 pot...

do you chase them in NL? i know they are pretty worthless in limit unless the pot is gigantic. but NL offers all those implied odds. i saw a...

I was discussing this last night with a friend and we would like to get it straightened out. Scenario: The river card has been dealt and there...

If I was to reference the "newbie circle of death" I think I'm back around step 9 or 10(I think). I need to find and repair the holes in my game. ...

Heres a hand i ran into earlier tonight...about made me lose my mind...most amazing thing i've ever seen someone do. Anyway, im looking for the odds...

Time after time I see people being rude too a fish that catch a gutshot or a flush draw with bad odds, calling them idiots and telling them to keep...

I need some serious analysis of my play here please :) . I should say that I have had some bad experience with pocket QQ lately. That, plus forum...

I play NL25 at party skins and i've been on a downswing for a couple of weeks now. To be accurate, i've been down, and then brake even, gone down,...

How many flops do typically see with the BB free flop counted in? The gametype is NLTH full ring and 6-max tables, i usually see around 30-33% in...

I think betting the river is one big leak in my game now: because I don't bet it when I should. This is probably a common new-guy problem which...

there is a crazy NL game in d.c. that i've sat in on twice. blinds are $1/$2 and buyin is $100-$300. but the typical pre-flop raise is $15-$20, or...

OK, it's one of those "it depends" questions, but here's my experience. I jump into a new table and, maybe because no-one has me figured out yet, I...

I am not actually a beginner, i have been playing holdem for a while, but i do have some questions that maybe someone can help with. My biggest...

This has come up a few times lately and we're not completly sure on the rulings. say i raise with $5 AA and someone calls then someone goes all in...

Heres the deal - ive been on the BB with AA twice and had the table fold around to the small blind who raised it about 4x each time, and I flat...

$5-$150 spread limit $3/$5 blinds Hero is UTG ($360 in chips) Hero raises to $20 MP2 calls ($650 in chips) CO calls ($270 in chips) ...

What are the top 10 best pre-flop hands?.... i'm new...so sorry if this is a dumb question.

Hey Guys, This hand has come into play for me alot the last week in live and online games; In some situations I was the one with the top two...

How confident are you with these hands to push allin preflop? What scenarios are you laying them down, which are you throwing your entire stack in...

i was wondering how to bet hands i wudnt exaclty say im new but i feel like one because i cant win online at all these past few days and it has...

I was wondering how you guys play semi weak hands from early to middle position. Hands such as KJ. Q10, K10, J10, K9, 22-66, A-xs, K-xs, do you play...

0.25/0.5$ NL 10 player Your dealt A:heart:K:club: in MP, bet 4xBB and get 2 callers Flop comes (A:spade:K:diamond:6:diamond:) You bet the pot...

OK i hope one or two of you will share your thoughts on this... I'm naturally a moderately loose-aggressive player, I think. I find i can win a...

So I switched and started playing some NL at the start of the month. I was playing my normal tight/aggressive style and waiting on big hands. I was...

What the hell? I've been on a bad run lately, so I thought I'd check my pokertracker stats. Seems most of my suited connectors (1 gapped or...

I usually limp from the button or late position with hands like J9, Q9 or K9 and maybe SC. Is this a sound strategy or could it be regarded as a leak...