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Fairly early (about 10 hands) in a NL sit and go at party, I played the following hand: Dealt to J4CK0FH34RTS jkb158 calls (15) snakebite123...

Player 1 JQ Player 2 35 Board 10 10 9 9 3 Player 1 wins because his hand is 10 10 9 9 Q....right? Player 2 only has 10 10 9 9 5... corect? ...

I was rolling it over in my mind, and well...the question came up... Are suited connectors FUNDAMENTALLY unprofitable? Now, before y'all jump on...

This is a hand I played a few days ago. the guy was real loose pre flop. I think he was playing about 60% of his hands and raising about 8%. His...

So I'm in in the SB with Q10o and end up calling a min raise. Flop comes 9JQ, all diamonds and my 10 is the diamond. I lead out with a small, 2x BB...

I'm in a tournament, i get 99 on the button (as the title says, haha); the blinds are 50/100, 3 people limp in front of me, is this a raise or limp...

Since I don't use Pokertracker (yet) this is about the best set of data I have for my winning rate so far. A new feature on Prima let me see that I...

I just gotta put in a little two cents here... Please, please, please, for the sake of making more money, when someone hits a ridiculous draw on...

I'm often having trouble having a winning night. Or much of a winning night. Tonight, for instance, I was doing fine, up $120 or so. Then I took a...

Ive been playing poker for about a year and a half, and I consider myself an average to above average player. I play a lot online( don't prefer to...

{titled edited to please me - insideish joke - a500lbgorilla} i seem to notice the odd comment on there that lots of people seem to lose a lot of...

I probably lose more money KK v AA than any other hand in Hold 'Em. Is it something you deal with, or do you lay down kings when you think someone...

I've been playing low limit online poker for about one year now. I started out like many losing a few hundred bucks learning the ropes. However,...

No limit with 9 players blinds are 5 & 5. Mostly loose aggressive players at the table. I am cutoff, dealt A A. The man UTG calls $5, he is a new...

So I take down two big pots in a row at my table. Crybaby starts calling me Mr. Lucky because I turned a flush, bet big, he called and rivered trips...

What does it stand for?

I have moved up to .25/.50 after I reached $1000 in bankroll. I´ve been hovering metween $1000 and $1200 for some time (a week or two) after I moved...

Im playing the 25NL tables 6max on party tonight, and Ive been hitting great cards and up almost 75 bucks in the last 30 minutes. Heres the thing...

So I'm only playing play money right now, trying to improve my game.. Anyway, in a torunament I have Q 3 and I'm heads-up against 6 6. Flop comes...

Feel like you totally suck at playing this game..... After this weekend I won 5 of 8 SNGs finishing in the money....even sat at a .10/.25 ring...

I need some advice. I play a live game of no limit with $1/2 blinds. Most of the table has to call with anything so top pair top kicker most always...

You guys have been great, and I really respect your opinions. I feel like my game has improved greatly, and yet I'm still LOSING. Aargh. I...

I decided to open a seperate account for my poker purposes. I talked with the wife and will deposit $100 a month into this account which will then...

This is something I have been arguing with my friends quite a bit. Here is the scenario:You are holding KK. Is it more likely that one of your...

How do you guys rate KJ offsuit? Do you lay it down with a big preflop raise?

The long time given to make your move is a big problem on party poker IMO. Even 4 tables gets incredibly boring especially as you run dry. Comparing...

I just would like to give my appreciation of this site, has helped me not to loose money - so far... Played my first game for cash today, using...

I'd have no luck at all." Man, this was written for me lol The same thing keeps happening to me. I keep telling myself that I am making the...

I joined party a couple of days ago and am having problems. I was playing at VC with 200BB stacks and lots of passive players. I'm finding the...

Hello all. I have been playing now for a little over a year. I totally understand that I am a very new player, but I have confidence that I have...

Does anybody take notes and what do you look for when taking notes on players?

I play at partypoker do you guys have a preference? :roll:

I think i may be playing for the wrong reasons.... a brief history: i first began playing poker w/ my college roommates after watching rounders...

Not for me anymore.. I was in two SNG at the same time last night and blew chip lead over 5k with four players left to finish fourth by calling an...

What will examining my hand historys do for me?? What exactly should I be looking for?

Im pretty good at poker except for my 1.5k in debt on pr :( Now ive been playing freerolls etc the past 2 that ive entered ive won about 20...

sorry newbie here but what exactly are ring games? :?: