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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

Bet sizing questions

$0.13/$0.25 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($40.64) UTG+1 ($25) Hero ($34.99) BTN ...

Started by Viscaro, 02-02-2011 01:09 PM
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02-02-2011 09:19 PM

wtf redline stats checkup

So my red line always used to be pretty much break even at 50NL+ over a million something hands and never worried about it too much but lately it...

Started by oskar, 01-30-2011 08:36 AM
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02-02-2011 09:14 PM

turn KK + AK flop straight

like i said i came back to 2nl to train my self in range assighing and EV and equity math, these are a couple spots in which i would like your...

Started by Razvan729, 02-02-2011 01:31 AM
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02-02-2011 03:24 PM

BUTTON and CUTT OFF play

i hate the way i play in button and cutt off, i only have a 2BB/100 hands win rate in button and just a 5bb/100 hands in cutt off and as i seen these...

Started by Razvan729, 02-02-2011 07:21 AM
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02-02-2011 01:54 PM

J9s Middle pair + Flush draw 4 way

Ignore Preflop. Assuming this players range is 99,77,QQ, AQ. I have 46% equity if i shove. What is the best play here. Cause calling is very...

Started by !Luck, 02-01-2011 07:07 PM
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02-02-2011 12:47 AM

2NL 6max - KQs in the SB vs UTG+1 TAGG

opp is 19/19/4AF/83%cbet over 25 hands Guess pre could be a fold here OOP? BB is passive and 0%3b so I am not worried about a squeeze here. His...

Started by daviddem, 01-30-2011 01:25 AM
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02-01-2011 11:49 PM

Full Tilt Rakeback Question

I've signed up for RB through FTP's preferred affiliate rakebackpros, and here's what happened during my first week of play: Basically, I was...

Started by redmanstl, 02-01-2011 12:38 PM
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02-01-2011 10:16 PM

PT2 errors?

I still have an old copy of PT2 from a few years ago that I am using. Today, after a session review, I noticed an odd error. A hand that I had WON...

Started by manfredi, 02-01-2011 12:20 AM
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02-01-2011 12:16 PM

5NL Should I Double Barrel Here?

Didn't have any reads on the player. Wasn't in the table too many hands. Thanks for any advice/constructive criticism PREFLOP: {AJo+, 45s+, 44+} I...

Started by fourthings, 01-31-2011 05:47 PM
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02-01-2011 11:19 AM

JJ preflop

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop Hero (BB) ($14.87) UTG ($10)...

Started by Razvan729, 01-26-2011 03:23 AM
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01-31-2011 09:32 PM

AK vs somewhat tight, passive opponent

First post. If I'm doing anything wrong (how i posted this hand, how i played this hand, etc.) let me know. Thanks ahead of time. The opponent...

Started by fourthings, 01-31-2011 05:23 PM
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01-31-2011 08:30 PM

Isolated fish, then got lost - $2NL 6Max

A fish sat directly on my right :grin: he was running 81/13 over about 70 hands. He had sat down orignally with 70bbs and was 1 tabling and was also...

Started by scfc_andy15, 01-30-2011 03:25 PM
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01-31-2011 06:22 PM

I am unable to post a hand...

Hi, When I try to post a hand using the converter it says: You are not allowed to use bbcode. You are not allowed to use IMG become. This is...

Started by Gambler71, 01-31-2011 11:55 AM
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01-31-2011 02:02 PM

Noob Fish Getting AA: Betting line review

Ok, I got AA ... time to celebrate ... if I knew what to do with it. Anyway, I got great responses from my first thread (thanks everyone) so I am...

Started by PutaForkInIt, 01-29-2011 05:55 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 995
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01-31-2011 12:41 PM

I need help getting back into the game

I used to beat 10NL until I had to get a real job and withdrew to buy a snowboard I have 30 dollars left and can't even seem to make money at 2nl...

Started by mieczkowusc, 01-29-2011 08:29 PM
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01-31-2011 11:06 AM

Third nuts, looking for a line check

UTG has been running about 35/17 fairly aggresive over about 70 hands or so. But he's been in 7 of nine on the last orbit, never going to showdown....

Started by Shotglass, 01-29-2011 06:01 PM
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01-31-2011 09:41 AM

2NL 6max - AKo 3b pot in the BB vs station

This is a spot I encounter regularly: I 3b AK pre, and brick the flop. Should I cbet here on this rather dry board vs a station? He'll probably...

Started by daviddem, 01-30-2011 01:54 AM
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01-30-2011 10:21 PM

TPTK raised all-in on turn

Villain is 46/35/1 over 47 hands. These stats probably don't mean alot, but he's stolen from the button 2 of 4 times, his AF by street is...

Started by couriermike, 01-28-2011 09:41 PM
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01-30-2011 03:09 PM

Flop Bottom Set from UTG

I had just sat; this was the ≈6th hand dealt to me. No reads, unless you count that the SB had only shown down AK,AK,KK,AA in a small sample of...

Started by manfredi, 01-29-2011 12:16 AM
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01-30-2011 12:01 AM

$2NL KK vs lots of PF action, Q-high flop

-edit sorry, wrong stakes in title, this is $5NL- Villain was running 36/18/20 vpip/pfr/3-bet over 11 hands, so not a great sample. When he...

Started by BrassLacquer, 01-26-2011 08:29 AM
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01-29-2011 06:08 PM

JJ Bluff line check on wet board

So moved back to 10 NL and after 20k with a decent winrate i have hit probably 10k of spew combined with running bad. Villain is 17/17 over 30....

Started by Openside, 01-29-2011 01:03 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,106
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01-29-2011 03:58 PM

25NL, set on flush river multi-way

BTN is 18/0/1 over 12 hands. Basically no reads in a limped pot. What's best on the river? b/f? c/f? c/c? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25...

Started by couriermike, 01-27-2011 12:48 AM
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01-28-2011 11:45 PM

Moved: How do Pocket Aces lose twice??

Started by Dimaline312000, 01-28-2011 02:44 PM
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01-28-2011 04:34 PM

AK flops top pair, raised

Reads - MP 31/15 (26) BB 47/20 (51) Sample sizes aren't really helpful, it's the first time he's 3bet my cbet so reads are sort of non-existent...

Started by OngBonga, 01-27-2011 09:39 PM
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01-28-2011 02:06 PM

Top set oop facing river flush

Villain is solid. Plays tight aggressive ABC poker. 17/15 over 171. I think my line is solid. His range is static after the flop. Question is...

Started by Openside, 01-28-2011 11:43 AM
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01-28-2011 01:19 PM

Top set HU $10nl

Ok, been playing 6max for a few hours but everyone except bluetruth has left and I figure a nice quick HU session would be nice before bed. Villain...

Started by OngBonga, 01-26-2011 08:06 PM
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01-27-2011 10:00 PM

Giving Hookers Orgasms

I have some amazing wordplay for you at the end of this post, but it will be sooo much better if you read the whole thing. So speaking of giving...

Started by spoonitnow, 08-25-2009 05:49 PM
Replies: 32 Views: 12,284
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01-27-2011 03:48 PM

99 from BB: Noob Fish trying to get away from "Fit or Fold"

First time I post a hand, hopefully this will work. First time trying to put someone on a range: Villain. I saw him only play 8 hands: VPiP...

Started by PutaForkInIt, 01-26-2011 11:12 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,201
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01-27-2011 02:02 PM

Any way to get away from a better set?

I am on about a 10 buy in downswing. I set mine a bunch and I have ran into a better set 5 or 6 times the last few sessions. Any thoughts to get away...

Started by gotigers1234, 01-25-2011 03:24 PM
Replies: 28 Views: 3,467
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01-27-2011 07:12 AM

2NL 6max - gross preflop spot with QQ

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem iPoker 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com UTG+1 - VPIP: 80, PFR: 12, 3B: 0, AF: 1.2, Hands: 25 CO -...

Started by daviddem, 01-23-2011 01:31 PM
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01-26-2011 04:22 PM

3 bet pot vs extreme lagg

villain was a 39/34 ( small sample-70hands) . since i recently managed to delete my database i had to rely on my color coding and i remembered him to...

Started by TheLongGrind, 01-26-2011 10:03 AM
Replies: 47 Views: 4,439
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01-26-2011 03:20 PM

JJ on a drawy board against loose player

The villain had been calling alot pre but had folded before i saw any hands. The range I put him on is 77+, AJ+, and 78s +. (haven't been doing...

Started by gotigers1234, 01-25-2011 04:38 PM
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01-26-2011 01:46 PM

is this a good 2 barrel spot?

ok viallain is one of the 'regs' at my table , playing 16/10 , really straightforward postflop with a tendency to slowplay occasionally . hence why...

Started by TheLongGrind, 01-24-2011 10:50 AM
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01-26-2011 11:27 AM

Put Your Opponent On A Goddamn Range

Someone PM'd me asking the following: I rattled off the following response but then decided to post it in a thread instead: Hey xxxxxxxx, ...

Started by spoonitnow, 01-27-2010 07:50 PM
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01-26-2011 11:24 AM

need a line check on this hand nl10

trying to isolate then folded to reraise Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG...

Started by da da duhh, 01-26-2011 03:38 AM
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01-26-2011 11:15 AM

Mind Over Poker

{Edited to include excerpt only} Found this article by Hoyt Corkins from CardPlayer. It's almost a year old, but might be be a handy bookmark read...

Started by StarGrinder, 01-25-2011 02:38 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,452
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01-26-2011 09:44 AM

Thinking villain always flops nuts

How do I stop myself thinking the villain always flops 2-pair or better? It seems that if I raise preflop with a big pair or AK and I c-bet a...

Started by 2manyQs, 01-25-2011 11:56 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,026
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01-26-2011 09:08 AM

Middle pair (PP) on 3-flush paired turn, checked to me IP (5NL, FR)

I open raise limpers w/ 88 in MP, and I cbet the flop w/ an my middle pair. (Yes, I should have cbet more. Bad move.) The turn pairs the board...

Started by rowhousepd, 01-25-2011 04:32 AM
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01-26-2011 12:17 AM

folded KK 3 bet pot on flop after c bet

viallain is running a solid 7/7 ( 50 hands) . opened 7% utg out of 45 hands. i'm definately valuebetting the flop but when he overshoves my bet...

Started by TheLongGrind, 01-25-2011 09:21 AM
Replies: 21 Views: 1,804
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01-25-2011 04:57 PM

Poker origins?

Hello All... What does the word Poker means? I need to get a little overview of Poker origin... Thanks Its great to be here in this forums

Started by IH8Folding, 01-25-2011 02:29 PM
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01-25-2011 04:26 PM

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