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Sticky Thread Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll?

Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:12 PM
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08-09-2023 07:21 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest

Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
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09-28-2014 11:38 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum!

Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
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09-11-2014 02:04 PM

Party Poker hourly earning projection

leave a message requesting the excel spreadsheet the spreadsheet a shows projected hourly rates for SNG's from break even to winning 20 1st's 20...

Started by tjp, 04-16-2005 07:14 AM
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04-16-2005 07:14 AM

Question

What is this when i see someone put like 30bb what does that mean?

Started by Muxy, 04-15-2005 10:34 PM
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04-16-2005 01:16 AM

Trouble hands and the correct way to play them...

I have been noticing difficulty playing certain hands because they always seems to take a tough beat, so i would like to get som help on how to play...

Started by Fjaman, 04-14-2005 11:48 AM
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04-15-2005 03:13 PM

Four-table or bigger table?

Assuming you're playing the same standard of game, should there be any profitability difference between four-tabling $25 buy-in NL games and...

Started by saucebook, 04-14-2005 06:27 AM
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04-15-2005 01:08 PM

How long to complete a freeroll?

I was wondering how long it takes to complete a 500 person free-roll. I am interested in getting into one at midnight, and want to know how long I...

Started by mattperkins26, 04-14-2005 01:46 PM
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04-15-2005 12:57 PM

Not winning tilt

I think I have experienced a week of not winning enough tilt. I know you can go on tilt when you loose money and your bankroll drops but I have...

Started by nossodo, 04-11-2005 03:06 PM
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04-15-2005 08:47 AM

Which Book to read

First, this is my first post and I would like to thank the Administrators and every regular poster for the amount of help I've gotten from this site....

Started by wreck27, 04-11-2005 04:56 PM
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04-15-2005 08:44 AM

Q/J

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Started by , 04-15-2005 12:10 AM
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04-15-2005 06:04 AM

How would you play this table?

Ok, I'm new here, but not too new to the game of poker. This is a real life poker. It's me and bunch of my friends. It's the same group all the...

Started by Biren, 04-14-2005 10:25 PM
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04-14-2005 11:45 PM

A Standard Raise?

When I have a raising hand, I generally start out at a table raising 5x the Big Blind in an unraised pot. If I get too many callers, I make it more....

Started by EasyT, 04-14-2005 01:22 PM
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04-14-2005 06:26 PM

...more of a bankroll question... ???

okay, so a few weeks ago i posted about having a $60 br and what the heck to do with it. up until sunday i had increased it to close to $400. now i'm...

Started by gohawks, 04-14-2005 03:29 PM
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04-14-2005 03:37 PM

Party Poker Reload Bonus

Does Party offer a reload bonus?

Started by Bo G, 04-14-2005 12:27 PM
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04-14-2005 01:28 PM

Semi Loose-Passive/Aggressive - what does it mean?

Poker tracker rated me (default settings) as Semi Loose-passive/aggressive (= little bomb symbol) Could anyone explain to me what that means. Is it...

Started by Borax, 04-13-2005 11:39 AM
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04-14-2005 10:35 AM

A time to slowplay?

You're in EP/MP at a 6-max table (50NL on Empire). You hold: :4s: :5s: You limp, two other limpers behind you, SB folds and BB checks. Flop...

Started by rdqlus, 04-13-2005 01:02 PM
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04-14-2005 09:18 AM

Calling with overcards?

The situation is as follows: A semi loose player puts in the minimum raise preflop i call from the BB with A10os the flop comes rag rag rag with 8...

Started by Fjaman, 04-14-2005 08:30 AM
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04-14-2005 08:38 AM

Small Stack/Large Stack SnG

Hey everyone, Been playing some SnG's ($5) on stars and am noticing a hole in my game. I have no problem playing as the short stack, I...

Started by Maverick, 04-10-2005 06:19 AM
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04-14-2005 07:12 AM

Nut flush draw on flop

Can someone please advise me on how to play when you have the nut flush draw on the flop? I've noticed recently that I should be winning a lot more...

Started by holdem_newbie, 04-13-2005 07:28 AM
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04-14-2005 03:46 AM

How fishy is the party 100NL 6max??

It may just be luck, but my first few sessions have seemed so much easier than the $50NL games. My pairs get paid off big by pocket four undercards...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-13-2005 09:07 PM
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04-13-2005 11:18 PM

blind stealing

could someone please send me a link on blind stealing? I was just in a single table SNG and busted out 1 spot from the money on a failed blind...

Started by Merce33, 04-12-2005 10:02 PM
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04-13-2005 09:23 PM

I think I'm doing something wrong..

Ok. So 11 days ago I won $87 coming 4th of 297 in Royal Vegas's new player freeroll. From then, in a week I have turned that into about $300 playing...

Started by SavX, 04-13-2005 01:26 PM
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04-13-2005 06:45 PM

Strategy on Best Hand at the FLOP & Top Pair

Two areas I've been struggling at lately is getting MAX dollar amount when I have a very strong hand after the flop and when I have TOP pair. How...

Started by RUNHARD, 04-13-2005 05:30 PM
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04-13-2005 06:24 PM

Types Of Players Who Bleed Money In NL

1. At the top of the list obviously, the loose passive player 2. Next the maniac; if he's catching, he can be a problem, but if he doubles or...

Started by RakeSmart, 04-12-2005 04:28 AM
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04-13-2005 11:54 AM

Flop a bottom set and...

You hold: 55 Flop is: 5d Kd 7c someone goes all in. folds to you. call or fold?

Started by Laeelin, 04-11-2005 12:39 AM
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04-13-2005 11:21 AM

What play do you like to use to get the bad players all in?

When you flop a monster like a set, what are the most affective methods for getting the other player all in (in the low limits) Going all in works...

Started by Laeelin, 04-11-2005 10:57 PM
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04-13-2005 11:15 AM

Bad Night......

So my rollercoaster happened a bit faster than most. I put $50 into Party Poker over the weekend. I lost my first $15 I bought in with and then...

Started by Wolverine42, 04-12-2005 09:34 AM
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04-13-2005 10:36 AM

Calling low-mid pockets post flop

is it bad to call low or mid pockets after the flop? today twice i was limping with Presto (5,5) and someone raised. the flop comes like 2-6-K and...

Started by The_Anomaly, 04-13-2005 12:14 AM
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04-13-2005 09:00 AM

differences between 25,50,100 ring games??

I'm doing really well right now at the 25 level, and have upped my BR almost 500%. I'm gonna continue to play a little bit more, but I'm curious, how...

Started by ender555, 04-11-2005 11:27 AM
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04-13-2005 03:27 AM

whats the biggest raise u can call with a pp 2-8...

3x bb?

Started by ender555, 04-11-2005 10:41 AM
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04-13-2005 02:08 AM

playing tptk and knowing when to fold or check

wow on a fuckin roll up 400 bucks and bam, today i lose 50.. I've been getting beat on my AK/AQ and other hands of this sort because I've been...

Started by ender555, 04-11-2005 07:28 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,606
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04-12-2005 05:59 PM

Help i am on the rollerCoaster

Well I am fustrated need advice. I started in MAr with a $25 BR. Prior to that in Jan thru Mar 15 i dropped 320. I then discovered this site and read...

Started by Mashey, 04-10-2005 01:24 PM
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04-12-2005 05:03 PM

Poker Stars

I know this thread doesn't belong in the strategies section, but I just created a Poker Stars account today and was wondering who else on this forum...

Started by dsaxton, 04-12-2005 03:13 PM
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04-12-2005 04:33 PM

Unpredictability and fear

Something a good player said to me after saying he folded on the turn to my pot-sized bet on the turn on a Td 7c 2h Kd board (I had 79d and min...

Started by twosevoff, 04-12-2005 11:10 AM
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04-12-2005 01:13 PM

KQ

I raise a dollar with KQo and get 3 callers, i'm in MP the pot is 4.85 and a K hits flop I raise 4 2 fold 1 re-raises to 8 i fold.....

Started by ender555, 04-12-2005 02:46 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,758
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04-12-2005 11:14 AM

Bad play?

NL$25 ring game. So I was BB, got to see the the flop for free. I had T8o. The flop comes 9JQ rainbow. One player raises to $1, the next raises...

Started by Caesar, 04-12-2005 09:43 AM
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04-12-2005 11:13 AM

"favorite" hands against the "best" hand

The best hands are easy to play, you bet and give people odds to call, and usually win a small pot. Unless it's a monster worth slow playing, then...

Started by jmontis, 04-10-2005 07:22 PM
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04-12-2005 02:15 AM

Correct play when you miss the flop?

Ok, I admit it – I’m a fish. And that’s why I need some help to improve my game. One situation where I feel uncomfortable and don’t know how to play,...

Started by Evans, 04-11-2005 03:05 PM
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04-12-2005 12:23 AM

Calling all-ins

I play sit'n'goes at 2+0,50$ and the opponents in my games frequently goes all-in. I feel like I loose credebility when I do a raise with a real...

Started by nossodo, 04-11-2005 12:49 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,717
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04-11-2005 06:21 PM

Overvaluing AQ?

I just bought pokertracker! I have uploaded 2k hand histories, and my best hand so far is K5s which I have won with two times of three making an...

Started by Waggho, 03-24-2005 11:52 AM
Replies: 36 Views: 3,302
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04-11-2005 05:27 PM

Poll Poll: How to play JQ

I've read on numerous books and sites that JQ really shouldnt be played up with the higher hands, because, in all actuality K2 OS could easily...

Started by H Dogg, 04-05-2005 03:47 PM
Replies: 32 Views: 14,321
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04-11-2005 11:33 AM

Suited flops & TP

This happens every now and then in my NL ring game... say you have a KTo in the small blind, have a few limpers and you call to see the flop. The...

Started by rhino, 04-07-2005 08:14 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,751
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04-11-2005 11:01 AM

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