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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	Replies: 17 Views: 58,542	Last Post By Moritz Fischer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2023 07:21 AM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 28,575	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 26,772	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
Flopping a K with QQ You get QQ in MP, raise 4xBB and get two callers, one in EP and one in LP. Flop comes (2 6 K) rainbow and EP bets the pot. Is there any reason at... Started by Borax, 03-08-2005 07:04 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 2,261	Last Post By JeffreyGB View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-08-2005 11:53 PM
bankroll how much is needed I am playing low stakes 0.50/1.00 dollar no limit holdem. i am just wondering what peoples idea of a reasonable bankroll needed for this game to... Started by AA_The_devil's_hand, 03-05-2005 01:22 PM	Replies: 16 Views: 2,681	Last Post By ilikeaces86 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 11:20 PM
Chances of higher trips on the flop. STT with 8 people left and I get 44. Flop comes out 10 3 4. Then one of the many voices in my head says "remember you read on FTR that if you get... Started by r8ed, 02-16-2005 12:35 PM	Replies: 24 Views: 3,126	Last Post By ilikeaces86 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 11:11 PM
The Worst hand I have played in weeks: $5-$150 spread limit. Casino Arizona $3 and $5 blinds. $300 max buy in. Average stack is about $500. I have $450 The table is loose passive... Started by Demiparadigm, 03-08-2005 09:05 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,743	Last Post By Demiparadigm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 10:57 PM
UB "Turbo" Tournaments Can someone explain what Ultimate Bet's "Turbo" tournaments are? How they differ from "regular" multi-table tournaments? I cannot find any... Started by hankr, 03-07-2005 04:33 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,341	Last Post By aokrongly View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 09:45 PM
good and bad time to play? Hello everyone. This weekend I played some party at around 16h gmt, and I figured this could not be a great time to play! Everyone in the US is... Started by rmariani, 02-21-2005 05:21 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,229	Last Post By vqc View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 08:37 PM
Any way to get away???? You have Ax in LP and there is a standard 3x raise, I know it's sketchy to call here but lets assume you do. Flop comes AAQ. Opponent bets the pot... Started by sykotik489, 03-08-2005 04:30 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 2,001	Last Post By a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 04:47 PM
The value of paying attention. It's a home game. Blinds are at 10/20, and I'm the big stack with about 3000 in chips. To my immediate left is an enigma of a player, who's capable... Started by Fortune 500, 03-08-2005 11:34 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,348	Last Post By Fortune 500 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 12:08 PM
Anybody know what the WSOP blinds structure is? Hello all, I held a tournament recently and used fulltiltpoker.com's blinds structure. I wanted to use the WSOP blinds structure but I couldn't... Started by Shadowskills, 03-07-2005 05:17 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 9,109	Last Post By Spook View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 09:38 AM
Pump It or Dump It? hey everyone. i was wondering what you guys thought of the "pump it or dump it" strategy when you are first to enter a pot. chris ferguson wrote an... Started by martindcx1e, 03-04-2005 02:41 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,741	Last Post By Hubris1 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-08-2005 04:14 AM
Holding AK and flop your pair but opponent has trips.... Twice recently I've held AK in late position and standard preflop raised with it, got a couple of callers. Flop gives my my K or A and it gets... Started by RHCNNN, 03-07-2005 07:25 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,762	Last Post By rdqlus View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 11:04 PM
bet into open end straight flush draw? For limit there's an obvious answer, but i was just in an interesting situation. .10/.20 NL cash game, guy raised it to $1 preflop, so i... Started by jmontis, 03-07-2005 12:20 AM	Replies: 18 Views: 1,846	Last Post By thestrokes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 08:19 PM
Patience I seem to be a much better live game player than online and I think I have traced it back to the source. Its easier to wait on good hands when you... Started by sykotik489, 03-06-2005 02:09 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 1,665	Last Post By Fortune 500 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 07:44 PM
Analyze My stats Nl 100 on Party 16531 hands played 16.47 VP Amount Won 16,418.84 BB/100 hands 24.83 Won $ at showdown 53.5 % NL 50 on Party 18929 hands... Started by ilikeaces86, 02-07-2005 01:12 PM	Replies: 32 Views: 4,366	Last Post By bspahn View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 04:27 PM
Swinging... I can´t believe the swings on Party! Everytime I have played there I have experienced huge swings up and down. I have been playing .10/.25 a lot at... Started by Waggho, 03-02-2005 11:23 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,845	Last Post By EasyT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 04:14 PM
one for the mathematicians... hi, i would like to know what the combined odds would be for flopping a hand bigger than one pair with low suited connector cards, for arguments... Started by fkn2pt, 03-04-2005 04:53 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,675	Last Post By Pyroxene View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 03:26 PM
Bankroll question... I have recently started a bank roll at 30 dollars, i know this doesnt sound like much, but im a college student and im broke so it was all i could... Started by AcesSuited23, 03-07-2005 01:24 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,396	Last Post By Waggho View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 02:28 PM
Not playing suited connectors. Bad? I'm still struggling with this game. I've noticed I've stopped playing suited connectors altogether at my low limit games. Does anyone else think... Started by EasyT, 03-03-2005 11:09 PM	Replies: 24 Views: 2,699	Last Post By HipTrip View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 10:22 AM
Lessons-Learned / Bad-Habits Being Formed?? Just for perspective, I have been playing 2+ months at 1-2 cent NL, and taken a stake from $15 to $75. This week I reached my $75 goal and... Started by hankr, 02-17-2005 02:17 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,415	Last Post By JeffreyGB View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-07-2005 01:52 AM
SnGs vs full tables I am going through a bit of a dilemma here. Started with 200.00 on PP plus got my $100.00 bonus. Through the month of February, I got down as low... Started by Pizzaman, 03-06-2005 12:08 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,185	Last Post By aokrongly View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-07-2005 12:38 AM
Playerview "Autorate" feature How are you guys setting the values for allowing PokerTracker to "autorate" players? I have some semblance of an idea, but I could be totally wrong.... Started by ensign_lee, 03-04-2005 02:22 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,286	Last Post By rob6597 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-06-2005 09:48 PM
My Stat's Just Got Better!!!! Thank you Empire! :D As you all undoubtedly know, Empire/Party adjusted their blinds recently. The NL$25 tables where I play are now .10/.25. ... Started by EasyT, 03-06-2005 01:56 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 1,096	Last Post By EasyT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-06-2005 01:56 PM
New to the online experience... After playing in live local tournament type games for a while now, i'm ready to take the plunge into the online arena. I've got $250 bankrolled from... Started by MasterShake, 03-02-2005 06:09 PM	Replies: 20 Views: 1,837	Last Post By poskid_1982 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-05-2005 10:43 PM
daily goal? do you have a preferred amount you like to win every day? I've been trying to do 5% of my br and it's working. Personally i think it's best to... Started by jmontis, 03-04-2005 03:56 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,042	Last Post By Legendash View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-05-2005 08:57 PM
Attitude matters - sort of a rant When I was Dwarfman’s age, like any red blooded American boy, I thought swords were freaking cool. A four foot razorblade for slicing and dicing bad... Started by whileone, 03-03-2005 08:06 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,820	Last Post By poskid_1982 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-05-2005 03:46 AM
bothersome problem Haven't posted here in a while. I've recovered my bankroll twice in the past four months, but lost it all about two weeks ago. The main problem... Started by hazelblue, 03-04-2005 01:23 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,553	Last Post By poskid_1982 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-05-2005 03:19 AM
fresh fish hi everyone, i have been looking through this site for the past few days and am new to hold'em. i look forward to meeting everyone and have a few... Started by unagi, 03-01-2005 09:35 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,482	Last Post By Trikflow77 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-04-2005 04:28 PM
Downswings First of all, let me say that I've been playing for a meager four months, and profiting for only three. Initially I was down roughly 500 playing... Started by sejje, 03-03-2005 12:47 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,947	Last Post By ampersandman View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-04-2005 02:39 AM
the best money tables How do you go about finding the best tables that you can make money off of and which ones to avoid? (I'm talking about ring games because they're... Started by hazelblue, 03-04-2005 01:35 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,250	Last Post By wobbler View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-04-2005 01:58 AM
the avg hands do u like to raise with them k/j q/10 j/10 a/j a/q k/j k/10 q/j q/10 j/10 10/9 do you like to makes raise with them with limpers in the pot already...Im thinkin its alright but always gotta be... Started by ripjohngotti, 01-16-2005 11:01 AM	Replies: 23 Views: 2,537	Last Post By hazelblue View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 10:59 PM
Full House versus 4 of a kind Is it possible to not lose your entire stack if you flop a full house and your opponent flops 4 of a kind? :cry: In a tournament game, I am... Started by copa, 03-02-2005 04:57 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 2,505	Last Post By Wet_DreaMer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 09:33 PM
how do you play this situation... you have A-9 of spades flop is you flop top pair with nut flush draw...should you bet aggresive? check or just call to hope you make ur flush and... Started by giantdogs92, 03-02-2005 10:17 PM	Replies: 18 Views: 1,937	Last Post By dsaxton View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 08:58 PM
Semibluffing Let's say I'm in a hand with 7 other people, the board is Q92 with 2 clubs showing. I have A5 of clubs. 5 people check to me. Should I also check?... Started by mcpeepants, 03-01-2005 06:07 PM	Replies: 22 Views: 2,464	Last Post By Greedo017 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 08:21 PM
Cutting off pot odds Ok, let's take a typical flop situation, you've got tptk, 2 suited on the board, you want to chase flush draws.. When I'm in this situation, I... Started by FishMagician, 02-24-2005 09:07 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,999	Last Post By jmontis View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 07:15 PM
Starting hands I'd like some advice on starting hands. I'm doing well enough playing as I am at the stakes I am with the minbuyin. But I'm realizing this isn't how... Started by JeffreyGB, 02-18-2005 04:07 AM	Replies: 26 Views: 6,540	Last Post By JeffreyGB View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 03-03-2005 07:11 PM
TR0U\|3\|3 I always have trouble playing in this situation. I am dealt like 99. and the flop will come 7810, or I'm deal JJ and the flop comes 910Q. What would... Started by lolzzz_321, 03-03-2005 02:36 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,525	Last Post By FlyingSaucy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 05:07 PM
AK out of position on blank boards...argh I get this situation so often its not even funny, I think this is my biggest leak at the moment. I have been able to fold when I am sure i am beat... Started by SmackinYaUp, 03-02-2005 01:26 AM	Replies: 26 Views: 2,273	Last Post By FlyingSaucy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 04:57 PM
Playing a range of skill levels Ok, I'm usually one to play against friends and others that aren't good enough players to be able to bluff. They may stay in with pretty bad hands... Started by NTidd, 03-03-2005 08:24 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,509	Last Post By copa View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 04:56 PM
AK-raise-called-bad flop-bet-called-then what? I never seem to get a good grip on AK and similar hands like AQ. Sometimes I just limp to avoid trouble, but most of the time I will raise 2-3$ in... Started by Borax, 03-02-2005 11:15 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,649	Last Post By Mony B View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 04:34 PM
AA in a short handed game. I was having a discusson with a poker buddy regarding my play of AA. I told him that I play them agressively pre-flop all the time. He said that... Started by 72bluffer, 03-02-2005 05:17 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,617	Last Post By dsaxton View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-03-2005 03:20 PM