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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

Fake money NL online casino?

Welcome I Thomas Weber, and one of my passions are eWalletXpress casino . I am always in search of quality websites where you can play and earn...

Started by tomas weber, 04-19-2010 02:54 AM
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04-19-2010 07:34 PM

AKo, OOP 5NL

Just wondering if this should be an easy fold here or if I should be playing back at this guy. He is pretty tight player - 8/6 over 85 hands. ...

Started by nonofyobiz, 04-18-2010 11:53 AM
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04-19-2010 02:15 PM

10nl - kk

Villain just sat down at the table. Hands/reads unknown. Comments? Suggestions? Bodog $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players SB: $10.50...

Started by altruist, 04-17-2010 05:11 AM
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04-19-2010 01:47 PM

confusing spot with a straight.. i hate how i played it

All villains here are very loose... these 50bb tables are just stupid... ranges are like so wide i'm having a hard time narrowing them down. In...

Started by Santo2True, 04-16-2010 10:07 PM
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04-19-2010 10:34 AM

Omaha or Holdem

My friend told me about this site and said I should check it out before I deposit some money into a site. He told me all about BR management but...

Started by FuICall, 04-19-2010 01:26 AM
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04-19-2010 03:40 AM

10nl - KK UTG, fish c/R turn

SB is a 72/15/50 fish, i have 52 hands on him. Flop, i figure I can get some more value out of a Tx type hand as well as making a single heart pay...

Started by eugmac, 04-18-2010 02:59 PM
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04-18-2010 10:22 PM

interesting hand...

Interesting hand I felt like sharing... I've just started playing 6max and I'm really liking it. Ofcourse this is a one in a million hand, but I...

Started by Santo2True, 04-16-2010 09:37 PM
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04-17-2010 01:49 AM

Queens push

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($3.78) Hero (UTG) ($5.63) UTG+1 ($12.01) MP1...

Started by vanhellen, 04-16-2010 12:28 PM
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04-16-2010 02:55 PM

basic hand eval

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP3 ($3.70) CO ($6.74) Button ($8.45) SB ($12.39)...

Started by vanhellen, 04-16-2010 12:27 PM
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04-16-2010 02:54 PM

Trouble moving up.

So as I told spoon on IRC I'm having trouble moving up to 50nl. I tried for like 4 times and dropped over 30BI lifetime there. I'm a decent winner...

Started by gosam, 04-15-2010 05:12 PM
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04-16-2010 11:33 AM

NLHE Theory and Practice Study Group

Who would be interested in a one chapter-a-week type study group with discussion for the book NLHE Theory and Practice?

Started by spoonitnow, 04-11-2010 08:32 PM
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04-15-2010 07:11 PM

10nl flop bottom set on wet flop, passive guy bets from MP

Just sat down, villain 19/0 over 22. Villain could be betting flop with nut FD, SD, better sets, and 2pair, but in a 3way pot with passive stats...

Started by mbiz, 04-15-2010 05:07 AM
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04-15-2010 06:28 PM

to chase or not to chase, that is my question

edit: sorry about the title... i'll leave that for the next question, lol This one should be "help me tighten my game please" So I've been...

Started by Santo2True, 04-14-2010 08:49 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,360
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04-15-2010 02:54 PM

EV calcs thread

ok. as far as i can see it, barring metagame considerations and maybe some other stuff, if one can perform accurate EV calculations, then you can...

Started by rpm, 03-27-2010 02:21 AM
Replies: 32 Views: 6,334
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04-14-2010 09:38 PM

New Pokerstars Tables?

Hey, any of you guys try out the new tables yet? Any thoughts? i'm playing 10NL, and I've noticed that the games are different now. the 20 -...

Started by Fedora, 04-14-2010 07:17 PM
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04-14-2010 07:58 PM

AKo @ 25NL - FR

Villian is 16/16 with 11% 3 bet over a tiny sample. 32 hands. My thinking was that though the sample is small he may be doing this with a semi...

Started by !Luck, 04-14-2010 01:03 AM
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04-14-2010 06:17 PM

Exclamation Holdem manager serial no. Posts

There have been several posts made today by now banned posters of a link to a supposed keygen for Holdem Manager. This is more than likely bogus and...

Started by Warpe, 04-13-2010 10:36 PM
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04-13-2010 10:36 PM

Money Swap ( My Moneybookers $ vs PS or FTP)

Hello everyone! First at all sorry if i'm posting in wrong subforum. I want to trade my moneybookers 30$ for PokerStars / FullTiltPoker 30$ If...

Started by stalkR, 04-13-2010 03:46 PM
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04-13-2010 04:23 PM

Some 10NL hands

weaktight | Hand | 56s - $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Holdem Initial raiser was a TAG - the limper and 2 callers were all fish, would you call pre +...

Started by Hoopy, 04-12-2010 05:11 PM
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04-13-2010 12:17 PM

8To gets pounded on

UTG+1 is 18/8/1 so I'm cautious of getting involved from the start knowing he's going to have a strong range here. I feel like I kindof lost...

Started by Santo2True, 04-12-2010 11:54 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,584
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04-13-2010 10:07 AM

5nl hand against strong villain oop

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($6) Button ($5.57) Hero (SB) ($5.09)...

Started by EasyPoker, 04-12-2010 06:46 AM
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04-13-2010 08:28 AM

Moving Seats?

Just wondering if it was considered unethical on online poker if a seat became available to the left of a bad player and I left my seat on his right...

Started by scfc_andy15, 04-08-2010 05:08 AM
Replies: 18 Views: 1,335
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04-11-2010 08:30 PM

Derp Derp. QQ 2nl

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($3) UTG+1 ($1.90) Hero ($2.04) MP2 ...

Started by JKDS, 04-11-2010 02:22 PM
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04-11-2010 05:13 PM

River decision - I found it hard

The villain is a 22/13/1.0 guy who seems generally passive and who folds SB to steals 73% of the time. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6...

Started by Erpel, 04-08-2010 03:24 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,553
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04-11-2010 04:26 AM

Really loose table with AQs, somewhat confusing

So I got really lucky and landed on this super loose table. BB is a Maniac, I have watched him limp in and call raises with atc. He has also gone...

Started by Santo2True, 04-09-2010 07:01 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,628
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04-10-2010 01:09 PM

JJ preflop vs shortstack nit & aggro (nl10)

€0.05/€0.10 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: HERO (€15.62) UTG+1 (€11.20) CO (€10.22) BTN ...

Started by funkeefeesh, 04-08-2010 10:58 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 2,606
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04-10-2010 02:32 AM

Raise ATC with one limper???

Just wondering what people think of the following concept: You're on the button, tight player in early position limps and it's folded to you. ...

Started by rong, 04-09-2010 09:30 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,135
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04-09-2010 05:01 PM

Why so passive? 2nl

Im posting this and a few other hands because i just got back into poker. I moved part of my roll over to stars (can only do 100 with echecks :( )...

Started by JKDS, 04-04-2010 01:48 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,718
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04-09-2010 02:38 PM

ironman system

hey can anybody fill me in on the iron man system on ftp?

Started by aka_red, 03-06-2010 10:37 PM
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04-09-2010 01:59 PM

KQ 2p on wet board

Villain is running 30/13/40 over 23 hands. Seen him raise with ace rag and defend with k10o, not much else. Did I play this too passively? Should I...

Started by deucesomething, 04-09-2010 02:47 AM
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04-09-2010 04:37 AM

m2m and easypoker playing footsies

LOL SAYS THE DUDE PLAYING NANOSTAKES there are players playing at mid to high stakes who are terrible and would probably be outmatched vs a decent...

Started by Micro2Macro, 04-08-2010 09:22 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 838
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04-08-2010 09:44 PM

2NL on stars bad shove vs total moran whale

So going along with my OP I am trying to post a hand every day or so. Hopefully more will be more interesting than this one which was my biggest loss...

Started by Donachello, 04-07-2010 11:27 AM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,959
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04-08-2010 04:59 PM

$2NL 9Max - 2 hands same bad villian

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($3.86) SB ($1.82) BB ($2) Hero (UTG)...

Started by scfc_andy15, 04-07-2010 06:58 PM
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04-08-2010 11:45 AM

4nl: TT OOP

So this is early on in the session, playing my 7th hand. I had to sit out briefly to take care of something IRL, and still had auto-post checked when...

Started by eugmac, 04-08-2010 03:35 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 710
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04-08-2010 10:45 AM

RUSH poker questions

Just wondering for those of you who've tried RUSH poker on FT, couple questions: 1. I realize HUD will be useless, but do your hand histories still...

Started by Kijjo, 04-07-2010 01:07 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 913
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04-08-2010 03:02 AM

Passive villain wakes up on river

Villain is unknown. My problem with this hand is the range he's representing on the river is so small. It's KJ, KT and maybe JT. He's wants to...

Started by tyrn, 04-07-2010 02:22 PM
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04-07-2010 06:52 PM

$2NL 9Max - FH against loose player

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($0.75) SB ($1.38) BB ($1.82) Hero (UTG)...

Started by scfc_andy15, 04-07-2010 10:14 AM
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04-07-2010 05:50 PM

Easy Fold here?

villain running 29/1/2.3 preflop { 22+, AT+, KJ+, 56s+ } flop { 44+, KJ+, AJ+, 78, 89, maybe 56, 67, } When he min raised on the turn, I felt...

Started by Fedora, 04-05-2010 07:22 PM
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04-07-2010 02:27 PM

3 barreling unknown

flop was just a cbet, theres an A up there, he might fold some hands that beat me. turn i pick up some nice outs and he looks weak, so I decide to...

Started by tyrn, 04-06-2010 01:03 PM
Replies: 25 Views: 1,551
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04-07-2010 12:36 PM

99 where am I?

Standard raise Preflop facing unknown. I was tempted to pull that final trigger until the flush came up, is that sound reasoning? PokerStars...

Started by ArcadianRock, 04-03-2010 09:42 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,304
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04-07-2010 10:06 AM

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