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I have been devouring the information on this site and 2+2 for the last several weeks. After playing casual friend-and-family tourneys for the past...

I deposited $25 on ultimate bet and played the .10 .25 NL ring games recently. I was up to $170 after a short while, I've cashed out $125 of my...

What kind of notes should i be taking on the players at a table? and is there any good way of organizing your notes and keeping them fairly simple...

Hey, I just wanted to share a new strategy I am trying out on PP. Its not a strategy for making money but it is a strategy to get more play time...

Well I am pretty much in the dark when it comes to odds. First off, i would like to know how to calculate pot odds and implied odds and with this...

ME: J :spade: 9:club: blinds @ 100/200 my stack: ~ 5000 position: middle No preflop raises, and I limp. Pot @ ~ 1k FLOP:

Hey all, I've played poker on and off for several years but in the last few months have made my first real concerted effort to learn "the correct"...

I was wondering what most of you would do in this situation. This is not a real hand history, although it might as well be since it happens often...

There's really not many times where i see actually what the guy who won a hand has because it's doesn't get to the river that much at my home game....

hey normally when i raise with a good hand and i get a good flop but there is a possibility of a flush or straight on turn i normally bet the pot or...

I've noticed some whacky cities next to the player names on PokerRoom. This may be a naieve question, but do most people use their real address when...

I wonder if someone has any general guideline of how much to bet in different situations with respect to the pot. When to bet minimum, quarter pot,...

Hi i have been playing online no limit for 6 months, looking for a good site to deposit my $50, above average player if that means anything after 6...

I started playing poker online doing freeroll tournaments on UltimateBet. Starting out as poor as most average players, I was doing no better than...

I'm looking to get started in the world of poker...but don't want to put up cash until I've established my game... Are the APL events completely free...

How do you play top pair or two pair on the flop with a flush or straight draw on the board. Do you check or bet. If a bet how much. Then what do you...

Someone please give me a strategy or tips on where to read or learn to play the game. I play with some friends, NL Hold 'em, it's really almost no...

Ok, so I'm an intermediate player. I play NL hold'em some online and quite abit in real life. I usually do pretty good, but I've ran into a slight...

Ive heard some of my friends new to poker describe NLH as a game of implied odds (they dont really know what implied odds are, they just want to...

I'm a relativly new pokerplayer. I think alot about poker... I have read a book about poker, and read alot on the internet, about being a "tight...

Folded on the flop - I was convinced with that many draws on the board and players in the pot that it wouldn't hold up... and I was gunshy after a...

How can I sit at more than one table at a time? There are many references to the idea on this site, but I can't figure out how to do it. ...

Quick question, if the board reads AS KS QS JS 9D and I'm holding a 6S, would that beat a player holding a 5S in his hand? I was originally told...

I see a lot of players call a (smaller) pot-sized bet on the flop, then fold it on the turn to a (larger) pot-sized bet when they obviously missed...

me = stressball ***** Hand History for Game 1358228994 ***** $25 PL Hold'em - Tuesday, December 28, 09:23:55 EDT 2004 Table Dances with Wolves ...

Hi, everyone, I am fairly new to poker and have begun reading Sklansky's theory of poker. I was wondering if anyone can translate this paragraph for...

Hi, everyone, I am fairly new to poker and have begun reading Sklansky's theory of poker. I was wondering if anyone can translate this paragraph for...

As some of you know and most of you don't, I've had quite the hellish losing week. I've been reviewing the hand histories for my biggest losers...

Spent a bunch of time and am comfortable playing .50/1.00 limit at Poker Stars. Kept of few hundred in my account and transferred 500 to my wife's...

Howdy. I just discovered this site and it is great. Anyways my group of friends have decided to have a hold'em tourney and I am greatly looking...

i've been reading about pot odds...bit confused.. if i have top pair and don't want other players to hit a straight or flush...assuming the odds...

I'm a newbe in poker... Sometimes I play the low cards just to hide my thight style. I play hands like 4-5s 5-6s 6-7s 7-8s then... How should...

Hello there, I have been playing Holdem for a while and reading FTR. I feel that some of the tips from FTR have really helped my game. Thanks! ...

Hi, everyone, I am fairly new to poker and have begun reading Sklansky's theory of poker. I was wondering if anyone can translate this paragraph for...