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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: 47,841	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: 22,329	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: 20,565	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
A hand from Petulie Posting this for my girl, because it isn't letting her. Damn mac users. UTG is 42/9, we've been over this hand and she's learned from some of the... Started by Carroters, 04-17-2011 01:55 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 2,059	Last Post By daven View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-17-2011 10:32 PM
www.pokerstars.com Here is the new web site: Started by HarleyGuy13, 04-15-2011 10:33 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,878	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-15-2011 10:45 PM
POKERSTARS??????????? US PLAYERS I just got done with one session and went to start another it said we are sorry but due to government regulations you can not play in real money ring... Started by gotigers1234, 04-15-2011 03:53 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 4,219	Last Post By kmind View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-15-2011 09:31 PM
To note, or not to note -- this is my question ;) Actually I guess the subject line should be what to note, and what not to.... ;) Anyhow, I've been taking a lot them lately lately and was... Started by rowhousepd, 04-13-2011 07:33 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,051	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-15-2011 04:43 AM
Rush poker I am playing some rush poker this week for points towards 'Take 2'. I frequently run into people that are short stacking like a boss... and shove... Started by profnabeshin, 04-12-2011 01:24 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,038	Last Post By profnabeshin View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-15-2011 01:02 AM
Moved: My first Royale with Cheese! Started by RoboCop007, 04-14-2011 10:13 PM	Replies: - Views: -	Last Post By Smith View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 04-15-2011 12:18 AM
Calling pre-flop raises played a short sessions a 5NL last night, approx 300 hands. Made a loss of around $1. Big Woop. I don't mean to assume that what i'm asking... Started by scott_owen, 04-11-2011 09:37 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 2,336	Last Post By scott_owen View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 09:42 PM
Noob math question I don't have a math degree.. actually, i kinda got bored with it and bailed at age 14. Either way I'm missing a piece of info for calculating some... Started by scott_owen, 04-14-2011 02:51 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,584	Last Post By scott_owen View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 08:24 PM
50nl stats checkup So I posted this http://www.flopturnriver.com/pokerforum/beginners-circle/25nl-stats-rebate-50nl-here-i-come-186426.html Less then a month ago... Started by chatzilla, 04-14-2011 11:30 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,618	Last Post By chatzilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 05:20 PM
steal with 55 - then multiway all in againt the blinds < pot equity check iPoker - $0.04 NL - Holdem - 10 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 3 UTG+1: $4.60 MP: $5.65 MP+1: $2.00 MP+2: $4.29 LP: $5.01 CO: $3.07... Started by celtic123, 04-13-2011 02:10 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,755	Last Post By celtic123 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 03:17 PM
10NL - Blocking bets in 3bet pot Villain was 17/11/3 over 52 hands. Villains min. bets made me afraid of some kind of A, so I didn't raise anything b/c I didn't want to have to... Started by madurskim, 04-13-2011 03:16 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,597	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 10:51 AM
Need some advice on putting opponents on a range. I have been trying to put my opponents on a range in every hand that I play. I feel not doing this often/well enough is my biggest leak. I would... Started by frjd2, 04-13-2011 12:11 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 1,968	Last Post By Shotglass View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 07:37 AM
QQ 3 bet pot 6max Villain is 21/18 and has not 3 bet yet. Pre flop and on the flop His range is JJ+and AK. He probably does not always 3 bet JJ however. On the turn I... Started by Sorcery11, 04-14-2011 04:41 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,554	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 07:15 AM
2nl. A bluff, and a couple thin value spots Hand 1- Villain is 33/24 over 46 hands. I have not seen him show down much but I have been paying attention to him and his post flop activeness has... Started by Sorcery11, 04-13-2011 05:31 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,504	Last Post By Razvan729 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 05:49 AM
standard preflop 3bet amount for microstakes cash games What's the standard preflop 3bet amount for microstakes cash games? I know this is a broad question, but I'm just curious about rough a guideline.... Started by rowhousepd, 04-07-2011 12:22 AM	Replies: 14 Views: 2,349	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-14-2011 02:01 AM
Hand Reviews, 2nl I am new to the forums, just registered to get some critiques on my micro stake hands. I play 6max and Full Ring @2nl. I try to play a tight style... Started by philspeedy68, 04-12-2011 10:10 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,500	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-13-2011 10:06 PM
Straight on the flop, lose hand, what do you think? I was only at this table for about 10 minutes prior to this hand. After he bet the flop, I figured maybe a lower straight or 2 pair. I went AI... Started by PokerMatt2011, 04-13-2011 12:28 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,510	Last Post By scott_owen View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-13-2011 09:47 PM
5nl FR - KK in 4-Bet Pot Villain is 13/8, 14 ATS, 1/17 = 6% 3b over 48. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com... Started by spoonitnow, 04-07-2011 12:22 PM	Replies: 26 Views: 3,372	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-13-2011 11:06 AM
A few hands that I am unsure about. Not playing terribly well today. I think I have been unlucky in a few spots and that was affecting my game so I have stopped playing and started... Started by frjd2, 04-12-2011 10:42 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,590	Last Post By daviddem View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-13-2011 11:01 AM
Hope for failures The key to below, besides luckboxing is folding. Folding and more folding. And a little bit of b/f. But mainly folding and more folding. Started by !Luck, 04-10-2011 05:32 PM	Replies: 22 Views: 2,711	Last Post By Icanhastreebet View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-13-2011 02:52 AM
6 MAX I just switched from FR to 6 max about 5k hands ago. My first thought is there are a shit ton more fish at 6 max. I am getting to showdowns with fish... Started by gotigers1234, 04-12-2011 01:35 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,366	Last Post By gotigers1234 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-12-2011 09:59 PM
55 UTG and pocket pairs in general Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Villian has VPIP of 15.49 and PFR of 11.27 over... Started by frjd2, 04-10-2011 02:33 PM	Replies: 20 Views: 3,121	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-12-2011 09:02 PM
Calling 2x and 3x potsize bets I'm a novice beginner, just getting a feel for a lot of the math... I've read a lot on pot odds and number of outs and percentage of hitting on... Started by jayjammy24, 04-09-2011 05:51 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,850	Last Post By madurskim View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-12-2011 03:21 PM
AK on button. Should have re-raised? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP3 ($1.95) CO ($2.12) Hero (Button) ($1.52)... Started by frjd2, 04-10-2011 08:18 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,907	Last Post By Shotglass View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-12-2011 01:47 PM
QQ in small blind, scary flop Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP1 ($2.48) MP2 ($2.25) MP3 ($1.03) CO ($2)... Started by frjd2, 04-10-2011 07:50 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,736	Last Post By Shotglass View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-12-2011 01:43 PM
10NL - TPTK issues Villain was 15/9/2 over 382 hands, Fv3B 60% over a sample size of 5. fwiw, villains name was like "23489723"...bot? I was betting a bit smaller... Started by madurskim, 04-11-2011 01:02 PM	Replies: 15 Views: 2,559	Last Post By madurskim View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-11-2011 11:33 PM
HUD help So i've never really used a hud much before and am just getting the feel for it. obviously the basic stats are coming in useful, VIP/PFR, but other... Started by scott_owen, 04-06-2011 11:30 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,060	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-11-2011 08:19 PM
how to handle agro player to my right who might be trying to run me over At a 5NL full ring cash game, I'm seated directly to the left of a fairly aggressive player (~22/15/3 over 20 hands) for about two orbits and watch... Started by rowhousepd, 04-11-2011 01:55 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,776	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-11-2011 06:56 PM
BR Management for people with balls Okay so like check this out. The next person who posts about 20 buyins being enough to move up to the next level of stakes in NLHE is getting kicked... Started by spoonitnow, 02-13-2008 04:44 PM	Replies: 64 Views: 15,742	Last Post By bikes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-10-2011 10:33 PM
Official BC Motivation Thread Motivation is extremely important to be successful in poker. Since you're all hopefully trying to be successful at poker, I think we need to have a... Started by spoonitnow, 06-03-2010 02:23 PM	Replies: 56 Views: 9,120	Last Post By Stacks View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-10-2011 10:22 PM
5nl FR - TPTK+FD IP 3B Pot Villain is 15/9, 2% 3b over about 200. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ... Started by spoonitnow, 04-09-2011 10:38 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,738	Last Post By Razvan729 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-10-2011 02:14 AM
5nl FR - AK IP 3-way, Bluff Flop? MP1 is 8/7, 10 ATS, 4/4 c-bet over 207. CO is 36/18 over 22. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from... Started by spoonitnow, 04-07-2011 12:27 PM	Replies: 16 Views: 2,569	Last Post By Vinland View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 09:03 PM
5nl FR - River Bluff Opportunity Villain is 17/1 with 0 ATS and 5/5 fold to cbet over 76 hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from... Started by spoonitnow, 04-07-2011 08:10 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,587	Last Post By Vinland View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 08:59 PM
Proper Session Review Ok so I've been working pretty hard lately on my game and having good results. I realized there is one area where I really lacking and that is in my... Started by HarleyGuy13, 04-08-2011 06:10 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 2,536	Last Post By bigspenda73 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 08:35 PM
5nl FR - FD+2P 3-Way on Flop MP1 is 12/8 over 25, MP2 is 50/17 over 6. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ... Started by spoonitnow, 04-07-2011 12:24 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,537	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 07:54 PM
5nl FR - TPTK in 3Bet Pot On Turn Villain is 15/4 with 22 ATS over 75 hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ... Started by spoonitnow, 04-07-2011 08:12 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,195	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 07:46 PM
5nl FR - OOP 3B Opportunity Villain is 11/7, 16 ats, 2/2 fold pf raise to 3-bet over about 350. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool... Started by spoonitnow, 04-09-2011 10:46 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,361	Last Post By rpm View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 07:39 PM
TPGK vs flop c/r Villain is 64/20 over 89 hands, so preflop range is very wide. other stats show he is a little to inclined to bet/raise both the flop and turn. with... Started by scott_owen, 04-08-2011 10:51 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,587	Last Post By bikes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 04:08 PM
5nl FR - IP Iso + CBet Opportunity Villain is unknown. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (7 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (Button) ($5) SB... Started by spoonitnow, 04-07-2011 08:08 AM	Replies: 14 Views: 2,231	Last Post By !Luck View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 03:03 PM
Making -ve EV plays -ve EV plays are bad but are there some that are unavoidable or is that just crazytalk or am I just being stupid and looking at things in a really... Started by frjd2, 04-08-2011 08:43 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,390	Last Post By Shotglass View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-09-2011 09:53 AM