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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

MoP syudy group

Not sure if it's been done already, but would anyone fancy doing a book group / study group on Mathematics of Poker. I've just got the book and would...

Started by rong, 02-08-2011 06:31 AM
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02-12-2011 06:58 AM

FR Bad sizing and nitty fold??

First hand at table no reads on villain. 10nl FR at FTP $0.05/$0.10 Ante $0.02 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by...

Started by JoeHaw, 02-12-2011 01:29 AM
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02-12-2011 05:18 AM

5NL flopped set on monotone board, range assigning help, line check

I'm sure this situation comes up a lot so I searched the forums using the search button. Unfortunately "set" is too short or too common and excluded...

Started by fourthings, 02-12-2011 01:52 AM
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02-12-2011 04:17 AM

5NL QQ in position facing raise and a reraise

Last hand that I've been meaning to post for a while. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool CO ($5) Hero...

Started by fourthings, 02-12-2011 04:02 AM
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02-12-2011 04:02 AM

facing a raise, three hands

What do you think of these spots? Fold, call, reraise? Hand 1 Villain is 25/13/1 over 8 hands. No real sense of him, seems taggy. SB is a...

Started by couriermike, 02-11-2011 11:50 PM
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02-12-2011 03:03 AM

10NL hands

I am going to make a real effort to learn cash this year and move up pretty aggressively. I will start at 10NL so I can relearn how to play this...

Started by revolvingiris, 02-09-2011 10:59 PM
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02-11-2011 05:22 PM

Bluff fail

I am on Button, with two nits in the blinds. SB is running 14/6 and folds BB to a raise 100% over 260 hands BB is 11/5 and folds BB to raise 100%...

Started by profnabeshin, 02-10-2011 09:04 PM
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02-11-2011 03:24 PM

what action to take on river?

In this hand I raised preflop to iso the limper who was running 54/12 with a fold to cbet% of 50 with the plan of firing pretty much any board. ...

Started by Infocolypse, 02-11-2011 12:24 PM
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02-11-2011 02:33 PM

so im only folding out the hands i beat

results appended to pokerstove.txt 14,850 games 0.001 secs 14,849,999 games/sec Board: Kd Qd 5d Dead: equity win tie ...

Started by kickass, 02-09-2011 04:43 PM
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02-11-2011 11:21 AM

How to put on a range?

Hey everyone, As you can see I'm new here - I've been playing poker for a while but finally came to the realization that I'm pretty terrible and...

Started by ScottWNY, 02-10-2011 06:16 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,048
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02-10-2011 09:20 PM

Question about Rakeback and other Poker sites

I've been playing on Full Tilt for about a month now and after a steady 3-4 week losing streak while learning the ins and outs of 2NL, I'm finally...

Started by madurskim, 02-10-2011 06:34 PM
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02-10-2011 07:55 PM

90 player SnG, I can't see a flop

I am playing a deepstack 90 player SnG. 35 hands in, I have raised preflop 4 times. I have raised each time to 3xBB, and all 4 times someone has...

Started by profnabeshin, 02-10-2011 02:36 PM
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02-10-2011 05:44 PM

AKo vs 2 -- line check please

The nit's been running 10/7/2 over about 60 hands and the fish is all over the place at about 60/14/1. I've been in the last three hands, taking...

Started by Shotglass, 02-10-2011 08:18 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 5,154
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02-10-2011 05:19 PM

Trips top kicker raised on turn, muck?

I'm having alot of trouble with these spots. Besides deciding what to do on the turn, how do you evaluate the hand on the flop and how do you...

Started by couriermike, 02-10-2011 09:09 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 873
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02-10-2011 01:14 PM

My 2/3 of the pot estimate

Ive been estimating my 2/3 of the pot and am wondering if its a bad way to estimate. Here is how I estimate 2/3 Say Pot = $3 (even though its...

Started by celtic123, 02-09-2011 08:27 AM
Replies: 28 Views: 2,102
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02-10-2011 11:00 AM

Range help please

I am playing a FR 5NLHE game the other night and just happened to sit right infront of an allin or fold maniac. By this I mean he shoves allin...

Started by profnabeshin, 02-10-2011 01:37 AM
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02-10-2011 07:50 AM

25nl combos fold equity attempt

What's up guys? I played an interesting hand today and thought I'd try to calculated the fold equity by the hand combos. Not sure if I did it right...

Started by chatzilla, 02-08-2011 10:18 AM
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02-10-2011 05:04 AM

Question Bet out to have odds to call

I am new to the site, and still a n00b to poker. I have 15 outs on turn. Stacks are about even with 2500 chips and 1.5K in the pot. I am OOP...

Started by profnabeshin, 02-09-2011 06:29 AM
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02-09-2011 10:12 PM

KK vs wet board

5NL FR Hero is UTG+1 with 80BB's MP has 100BB's Button has 30BB's I am UTG+1 with (KdKh) I raise to 4BB's

Started by profnabeshin, 02-09-2011 08:33 PM
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02-09-2011 09:56 PM

January Graphers

All 25NL FR The shot at 50NL has been put on hold. Too much FPS, not finding the fold button, and run bad, respectively toward the end of the month.

Started by Sasquach991, 02-01-2011 01:28 AM
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02-09-2011 06:28 PM

SMITH WHAT WAS THE BIG MISTERY?

Kind of a waste since you didn't follow up with anything. Share your wisdom or GTFO!

Started by HarleyGuy13, 02-06-2011 04:28 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,870
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02-09-2011 04:29 PM

Flopped top set, beat by villains higher set on turn

First post, hope all goes well: Villain sat down at the table about 20 hands ago, not too much of a read on him. He had called me down on a...

Started by madurskim, 02-08-2011 12:11 AM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,608
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02-09-2011 11:09 AM

tptk facing flop reraise

Hi guys first post here hope im doing this right. Ive only been playing online poker for a short time currently have 666 hands played at 6max 2nl. ...

Started by Infocolypse, 02-08-2011 09:08 PM
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02-09-2011 09:34 AM

Moved: 2$ sng Ako 3b Oop completely miss flop.

Started by devins, 02-08-2011 11:37 PM
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02-09-2011 09:14 AM

Moved: Static question

Started by Ktrain90, 02-08-2011 09:39 PM
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02-08-2011 11:17 PM

Crazy hand to finish my night off...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($1.31) UTG+1 ($1.91) MP1 ($4.64) MP2...

Started by tugger, 09-29-2009 12:51 AM
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02-08-2011 11:27 AM

CO Steal Vs Sb Steal

Should your range be wider stealing from the CO or the SB? Discuss.

Started by !Luck, 02-06-2011 12:51 PM
Replies: 19 Views: 1,653
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02-08-2011 11:20 AM

Question Handling The Smoking Urge

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how to handle the urge to smoke during live games. I'm a smoker and regularly find myself fighting (and...

Started by HarryHatless, 02-07-2011 10:45 AM
Replies: 18 Views: 1,956
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02-08-2011 10:51 AM

Table Selection help

I recently moved from 2NL up to 5NL. I have been actively trying to be more selective with choosing tables. I try to avoid: Regs playing 10+...

Started by profnabeshin, 02-08-2011 12:41 AM
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02-08-2011 10:49 AM

post a graph

I found a link in FAQ that teaches how to post a graph from PT. But it appears the link is broken as I am getting "page not found" Can someone head...

Started by RiverMonster, 02-08-2011 10:15 AM
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02-08-2011 10:20 AM

10NL, rivered set facing shove

Villain is 17/0/1 over 6 hands. He flats the utg open in the bb, c/c's the flop, checks the turn, and check/shoves the river. WTF? Ever folding? ...

Started by couriermike, 02-04-2011 11:23 AM
Replies: 26 Views: 2,925
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02-08-2011 02:39 AM

Post POKER SOFTWARE HELP??

Hi, I'm not really sure if i am in the right catogory for what i'd like find out about here but what the hay :D In this post i will be taling...

Started by Lee J90, 02-04-2011 12:16 AM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,354
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02-07-2011 09:59 AM

IRC Poker Quiz Thread

spoonitnow: Okay I'll do a serious poker quiz Illfavor: k thx spoonitnow: At a 9-handed table with 100bb effective stacks, a 7/6 opens 4x UTG+1 and...

Started by spoonitnow, 06-14-2009 01:17 AM
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02-06-2011 05:59 AM

3-bet/4-bet question

Villain is 31/24/3 over 85 hands, opening 36% from the CO, 5 of 14, folds to 3-bet 33%, 1 of 3, 4-bets 33%, 1 of 3. Is the 3-bet OK? Do you...

Started by couriermike, 02-02-2011 11:54 AM
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02-05-2011 06:22 AM

10NL, standard jam spots?

Are we always jamming in these spots? Hand 1, Button's 50/0 over 2 hands. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter...

Started by couriermike, 02-03-2011 01:07 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,313
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02-04-2011 01:09 PM

WUT? Table selection?

This is a skill I have never bothered to practice. But I've been trying to give it a go recently. Sorting the lobby by VPIP or average pot is not...

Started by grnydrowave2, 02-02-2011 11:19 AM
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02-03-2011 10:52 PM

BUTT KQo hits trips

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop UTG ($3.24) MP ($2.16) CO...

Started by Razvan729, 02-03-2011 12:24 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,166
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02-03-2011 05:32 PM

2NL 6 max - 3/4b spot with AK

Opp is 25/17/2AF/23%3b over 52 hands (he 3b 3 hands out of 13 where he had a chance to) I stacked off with him in H1 below and won. I well noted...

Started by daviddem, 02-03-2011 12:20 AM
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02-03-2011 04:52 PM

5NL FR - JTo OTB 3-way, turned nut straight on 3-flush board

CO has just sat (posted) BB is 19 / 12.5 / 1.2AF / 10%3b over 50 BB betting range on the turn is below (basically sets, two pairs, top pair +...

Started by daviddem, 01-30-2011 04:18 PM
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02-03-2011 04:34 PM

2 streets with 2nd pair

Villain just sat down at table. Pre - standard Flop - Against a random 2nlr there are tons of pps, flush draws, 9x, kx, and ax hands in his...

Started by Mr. Bucket, 02-02-2011 10:13 PM
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02-03-2011 02:35 PM

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