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I got my bankroll to over 2500.00 last month and decided it was time to get a rak3back deal and move to 100nl. So i opened a new account and was...

I have read that when being the first to voluntarily put money into a pot preflop, you should "Pump it or Dump it" meaning you should raise or fold...

So I finally break down and buy Poker Tracker. I turned a $75 free dealy at Party into about $580 right now so I figure I'm a good player. I fold...

Yeah I cant beat them anymore. Raise preflop? Call always. C-bet? Call with any pair or any overcard to the river, no matter what. Hit the...

Okay. How bad was this? Pre and post flop? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $25NL (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

I have recently bought a new laptop and this in itself has meant more profit, i am now able to play 4 tables easily. i was struggling before with...

Hey guys, since the pokervirus infected the complete house i´m living in we´re playing a 10-handed 5 EUR sng every week. what do u think would be...

This happens to me alot and I have no clue how to play it. What do you guys do? I have a low to mid pp and flop makes a different low-mid pair...

You're playing cash game and someone before you puts in a standard raise. What do you reraise with? Strip

I hear a lot of people say "Take EV where ever you see it in a tournament" basically refering to not being scared from busting out of a tournament....

I've been wondering this for a while now, and today I turned on the tv to see the poker superstars with Howard Lederer commentating. Just about...

Are any of these bets too weak? If so, what streets would you change to what? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) Hand History...

Just got back from Edinburgh where I took part in a £10 PL rebuy tourney with an entry field of about 40. I stuck to my game plan (max two rebuys,...

So I am playing at my local B&M tongiht and the dealer deals me a King of diamonds. Only problem is he deals it face up. The whole table sees it. ...

Most of the experienced players on this board, say you need to raise more. I don't think I raise enough...so I need your advice on when to raise,...

I could probably make this a very long, detailed post, and one that I could give a lot of examples of. But I'm going to try to keep it short and...

I have been playing poker for only 6 months now, and i am trying to learn how to play different situations. This situation is quite rare but i had it...

Basic question : how far do you take bottom 2 vs an unknown? You just arrived at a table and call a raise from position w Q9 in the BB. Villain...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Hero...

I was wondering if anybody has any good PT autorate rules for the micro tables. A lot of the rules I find are for higher limits it seems. I am...

When you guys say like $5NL or $25NL, that is referring to the max buy in correct? So the $5NL would be like the 1&2 cent blinds and the $25NL...

Hi, Newbie here! Greetings from across the pond. Apologies if this has been covered before but I don't seem to be able to find anything! I...

That number seems to be my mental break point or something. I've been stuck between $400 and $600 for the last 2-3 months. I'll drop to about $450,...

Not much of a read here, if anything UTG seems TAG. Prima Poker $20NL full ring Hero is BB with :7c: :7d: SB posts 0.10 BB posts 0.20 UTG...

How do you play at a table in which people are very loose, (some passive, some aggressive, some maniac, but all loose)? Such as, many people play...

It seems like its really a grind with 50 n/l 6-max. I'm just wondering if there's any of you guys that play lower stakes that $100 n/l and show...

Hey quick question, I play exclusively six max, and poker tracker has me as a semi loose aggr/aggr player. I ws wondering if my ring games stats are...

Hey everyone, what's up. Just lurking around, I decided to register and pop in and say high. I've been playing microlimit LHE for about 2 years now...

I was just wondering if you guys had any online tells? I feel that one of the biggest tells is the speed of a persons action (not to be confused with...

I'm abit confused. I got Harringtons 3 books yesterday and have removed sleep and eat from my daily routines since then. ;-) I got abit confused...

I've read several posts you have made, and you seem to have a good handle on your game. I have been playing for about 4 months and have been...

I'm a new player, and some of my biggest losses come from hands like this. I'm on the button and this guy is loose (46/14 over 100 hands). What tends...

but am I the only one that thinks the Stars $25NL are some of the easiest tables around? I have to admit that I don't really understand why...

And things have been going great. One hand I really wasn't sure about is this one. Was multitabling and no great reads on Villain (a HUD on...

******* Hand 1 ******** Starting with 2 AK hands. CO here is 14%/5.5%/2.7 over 147 hands; knows what he's doing. I couldn't see him reraising...

How do y'all read it? Early in a SnG, no read on the guy yet. I sat and thought about this for a while, and figured it was marginal but probably...

Please help me think through this hand. Assume even ~100BB stacks all around. 25NL full ring. No reads. We get AdQh in CO. MP3 limps, I...