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Sticky: Poker Sites for US Players. The situation for USA players at the moment is quite fluid as more states open up to regulated poker sites and some states ban players from sites.The... Started by Keith, 04-11-2014 03:57 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 22,350	Last Post By HarleyGuy13 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-03-2017 05:25 PM
Sticky: The Complete Spoonitnow Strategy Anthology (05/16/13) - The Process of Learning in Poker(Discussion Thread) (05/23/13) - Applications and Limitations of the Alpha Value(Discussion Thread)... Started by spoonitnow, 04-05-2015 06:07 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 11,749	Last Post By rowhousepd View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-18-2015 06:44 PM
Sticky: SSNL Digest (Best Threads. Start here) Special thanks to RPM for putting this together. Here are links to the most helpful and popular articles written by our own forum members for... Started by jyms, 01-12-2014 02:18 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 11,291	Last Post By BigSlickBaby View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-10-2014 07:59 AM
20NL - river decision Hi guys, What do you think about these hands? Villain was running at 25/22/4 over 300 hands (WTSD% = 25). No real history, some pots he won,... Started by jimmy44, 01-18-2017 01:28 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 2,760	Last Post By jimmy44 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 01-24-2017 06:33 AM
2nl KQo in SB, 3b pot on coordinated board Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 Hero (SB): $2.12 BB: $0.90 (VPIP:... Started by WeldPhaser, 01-22-2017 03:54 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,295	Last Post By WeldPhaser View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 01-22-2017 09:02 PM
Some 4bet spots Hi guys, Lately I got into some weird 4bet pots where villain called the 4bet, I guess it's a pretty gross to call unless I'm pretty weird at the... Started by jimmy44, 12-18-2016 03:11 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 2,130	Last Post By jimmy44 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 01-18-2017 11:47 AM
Just a hand that i need some input on... Opponent was an aggro nutball. Making odd bluffs, etc... 68.8/43.7 64.7% AGG Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD Poker HUD &... Started by Gamerlife, 12-14-2016 06:04 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,423	Last Post By Gamerlife View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-22-2016 06:18 PM
Three 3b hands 1 villain. Just getting back to playing, first time posting in years. Hand 1: Villain seemed to be standard TAG with large 3 bet range who was not crazy... Started by Donkafelts, 12-19-2016 03:31 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,128	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-20-2016 10:47 AM
Some hands review Hi guys, I'd like your advice on some hands: 1. Villain was pretty agro pre and post flop (not maniac though) The question here is how often... Started by jimmy44, 12-05-2016 02:00 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 2,329	Last Post By jimmy44 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-19-2016 03:14 AM
Baby Raising I'll bet you saw the title and thought this was a thread about formula and diapers. Actually I'm curious about the itty bitty little raises that... Started by BananaStand, 12-07-2016 02:55 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,562	Last Post By angela456 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-13-2016 01:34 AM
My friend thinks I should always fire a 2nd barrel on gutshots...I don't. First of all, my friend has a very low opinion of my abilities as a poker player. Extremely low. He thinks of all the poker players he knows in his... Started by JimmyS1985, 05-16-2016 01:42 AM	Replies: 45 Views: 10,558	Last Post By BananaStand View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 12-09-2016 02:30 PM
Easy call or fold?? Hi guys, It's been a while since I played poker, something like 5 years I think! :) Trying to play a bit at the micros. Not many reads on... Started by jimmy44, 11-20-2016 04:53 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 2,734	Last Post By simana View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-02-2016 06:13 AM
Line check KJdd Playing 10NL on ACR Hero has KJdd 5 handed, folds to hero who opens $.40 from the BTN with KJdd SB raises to $1.30. BB folds. Hero calls(?)... Started by BananaStand, 11-21-2016 03:14 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,648	Last Post By simana View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 12-02-2016 06:13 AM
I stacked my poker coach/mentor tonight on Ignition My poker coach runs a poker chat group on skype. I take part in it everyday. He does have a kind of controlling personality when it comes to... Started by JimmyS1985, 10-02-2016 08:27 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 4,112	Last Post By JimmyS1985 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 11-14-2016 10:34 AM
Could I have played these hands different, that was also better? After 4 years of online poker, i finally seem to have found a pool of players with vastly inferior skills at the poker table, mixed with my most... Started by JimmyS1985, 09-26-2016 04:05 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,826	Last Post By Razvan729 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-27-2016 12:43 AM
$1.26 an hour Actually, EV adjusted HEM2 says it's really $.43 an hour, or in other words, probably below sweatshop wages. Hell prisoners working for practically... Started by JimmyS1985, 09-11-2016 03:06 PM	Replies: 20 Views: 4,963	Last Post By surviva316 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 09-23-2016 12:58 PM
Question about PFRing size and V-Betting/Bluffing Aces on Flop/Turn I GET SOOOOO MUCH CONFLICTING ADVICE IN THIS GAME FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, IT IS SO FRUSTRATING AND HARD TO MASTER THE STEEP LEARNING CURVE OF THIS... Started by JimmyS1985, 09-11-2016 05:51 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,869	Last Post By MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-12-2016 10:12 PM
What's a good hand range to re-steal from BB? Haven't really seen this information too far, currently I probably 3bet too little as I find people often do seem to call 3bets very wide at 25nl and... Started by JimmyS1985, 09-02-2016 01:00 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 2,051	Last Post By Gamerlife View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2016 07:00 PM
I lost $650 last night playing mostly 50nl and a little 100nl I have an issue with not respecting 4bets when it's say BTN vs BB/SB or SB/BB vs BTN, or SB vs BB when I have hands like AKo and QQ I'm following... Started by JimmyS1985, 08-08-2016 09:32 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,571	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-13-2016 01:48 AM
Free Coaching on Twitch! I'll be streaming and would like to give out some free coaching! For those of you who don't know who I am, I'm reDZill4 on PokerStars and the former... Started by aka_red, 07-24-2016 06:41 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,188	Last Post By The Bean Counter View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2016 05:44 AM
Thin value-shove on turn, raised flop TPTK, 50nl 6-max Bovada I only had 13 hands on this guy, and in a previous hand, it was something like a limped pot, I flopped 2nd pair, I bet, and he raised me and I... Started by JimmyS1985, 07-16-2016 01:35 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,870	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-17-2016 05:03 PM
My Poker professional friend judges his other friends based on their skills at poker Just an irritating conversation. I can't talk back to him, or he'll jump down my throat, or he'll block me for months at a time or threaten to quit... Started by JimmyS1985, 06-25-2016 12:55 AM	Replies: 15 Views: 4,237	Last Post By Eric View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-14-2016 03:52 PM
Mental game fish - what works for you? So, now my workload has died down, I've returned to poker recently and still exhibiting the same type of cash game graph i.e. steady upswings,... Started by The Bean Counter, 06-20-2016 08:48 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 2,413	Last Post By The Bean Counter View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 07-08-2016 06:50 PM
BCing the River (5 handed 6max Bovada 25nl) SO one of my biggest leaks is probably Bet Calling the river. I haven't looked it up lately but I think last time I checked I was losing 1000bb/100... Started by JimmyS1985, 06-22-2016 04:49 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 2,001	Last Post By JKDS View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-26-2016 09:00 PM
How do you guys deal with this much runbad? I would have to say that this month of June, is the WORST MONTH I'VE EVER HAD IN POKER. Now granted I'm not a high stakes player, but I don't see... Started by JimmyS1985, 06-23-2016 05:08 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,722	Last Post By JimmyS1985 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-23-2016 01:17 PM
Is it ok to 5bet jam PF in this spot? (50nl 5 handed Bovada 6-max) Granted the results were good but I try not to be results oriented over the vast majority of my hand samples (obviously I'm a tad results oriented if... Started by JimmyS1985, 06-23-2016 06:46 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 2,127	Last Post By The Bean Counter View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-23-2016 01:03 PM
AA $10NL whats your line? Not posted in a loooooong time. back trying my hand at cash. Just wondering what your line is here on the river? player was quite tight. thanks... Started by Random_Hero, 06-16-2016 04:28 PM	Replies: 33 Views: 7,407	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-23-2016 09:18 AM
Slow playing Aces with 100bb stack against Whale oop 5 handed 25nl Bovada 6max I don't normally advocate slowplaying strong over pairs when you're deep stacked in a cash game, particularly oop, as a general rule of thumb I... Started by JimmyS1985, 06-14-2016 08:28 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,883	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-15-2016 09:26 AM
NL5-Unsuccessful resteal situation Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 8 Players Hero (SB): $5.14 (102.8 bb) BB: $5.97 (119.4 bb) UTG+2: $3.46 (69.2 bb) MP1: $4.29... Started by placebo, 06-09-2016 01:39 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,869	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-13-2016 08:56 AM
30nl Snap: line check and river decision? Hudless, but read on villain is that he's an average reg for the stakes i.e. little bit fishy. Villain probably views us the same. 100bb effective. ... Started by The Bean Counter, 06-06-2016 05:46 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,637	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 06-10-2016 02:12 PM
iso fish and reg overcalls history. -- ive played 2.2k hands with this villain multitabling. his stats are : VPIP: 22 PFR:19 cold call BTN : 9 3B is 9.7 F2CB: 40... Started by acg123, 05-26-2016 10:53 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 2,182	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-31-2016 07:14 AM
Taking shots at $50nl, how bad did I play this? I have an issue with folding Top pair, and a flush draw. Well this hand I had top pair top kicker, and a nut flush draw but when he showed me his... Started by JimmyS1985, 05-27-2016 02:43 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,892	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-31-2016 07:08 AM
Worst bad beat I've given someone in months (25nl) To be fair I don't see how I'm ever getting away from this one. UTG Hero is dealt QsQc I PFR 3bb MP Calls CO folds BTN folds SB folds Started by JimmyS1985, 05-25-2016 11:51 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,495	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-27-2016 09:09 AM
[10NL] KK w/ top set...weird action. Villain is 26/23 with 5% 3bet over 103 hands. PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 Hero (CO):... Started by Cobra_1878, 09-02-2015 06:34 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 4,064	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-26-2016 03:02 AM
should i bet turn? WPN No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (4 handed) - WPN Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com Hero (BB) ($10.15) UTG ($14.69) Button ($11.61)... Started by acg123, 05-17-2016 06:17 AM	Replies: 29 Views: 5,896	Last Post By griffey24 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-25-2016 02:27 PM
Here's a really sticky spot 3 way all in 4 handed 6max game 25nl Hero is in CO 100bb deep SB is Whale 288bb deep VPIP - 66 PFR - 45 AGG - 1.5 3BET - 8.7 Started by JimmyS1985, 05-13-2016 05:44 AM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,438	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-14-2016 01:29 PM
102s, 276bb pot after the rake bovada 25nl Ordinarily I don't really advocate XC'ing 3 streets, but I set this hand up so perfectly it must be posted. So IMO, and it might even be a fact, if... Started by JimmyS1985, 05-08-2016 01:13 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,463	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2016 07:59 AM
79o vs. Wide Turn Shove First off, quick shout out to the encouraging MadMojoMonkey and OngBonga for their excellent analysis of my previous Hand Post. Honestly, no joke,... Started by BroadWheel, 05-03-2016 07:55 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,636	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2016 11:33 AM
[2NL] AA Thin Turn Shove? FullFlush - $0.02 NL (Full Ring) - Holdem - 10 players UTG: $2.05 UTG+1: $3.11 UTG+2: $2.17 MP1: $1.50 MP2: $2.03 HIJACK: $3.52 CUTOFF:... Started by BroadWheel, 04-20-2016 05:25 PM	Replies: 19 Views: 4,692	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 04-25-2016 09:58 AM
Noob question for 2/2 NL Home game Hi guys, sorry it's my first time posting so do bear with me. Pre flop: 3rd from button - raises to $15. I flat $15, and BB raises... Started by mkv, 03-22-2016 11:24 AM	Replies: 18 Views: 3,945	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2016 10:02 AM
Blinds vs BTN - Common Spot Rather than this specific hand this is an extremely frequent spot that I'm looking to get a better understanding of. Folds to CO / BTN with reggish... Started by thedxl, 01-31-2016 05:46 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,766	Last Post By Cobra_1878 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-26-2016 05:46 AM
(2nl) Kd3c in SB , ss'd , and a simple steal goes crazy.. Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 CO: $2.69 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet... Started by WeldPhaser, 01-15-2016 11:24 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 3,140	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-21-2016 01:40 PM
Marginal overpair deep vs aggressive fish First, hello to everyone I know round here - work and real-life took over for a while and I haven't played for some time, not sure to what extent... Started by BorisTheSpider, 09-17-2015 09:07 AM	Replies: 10 Views: 3,705	Last Post By OngBonga View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 03-21-2016 01:26 PM