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So I just got back from the casino (Casino Niagara - Niagara Falls, ON - Canada).... I played two things in the poker pit. One was a couple of $35...

Hey I found the best time to play is on the weekends, later on at night. Usuually at friday saturday and sunday after 5 pst. I find there is...

I was rereading this thread: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13539 And a question popped into my head, and I know this may...

I'd love to see an advanced player's take on different PAHUD stats and styles. For instance, the players by definition: A Tag might be 21/7/2 (or...

Just wanted to ask you guys about implied pot odds. OK, so I was in LP in a $25NL full Ring game and limped QTos with 3 callers. Flop was 9 2 8...

After losing quite a bit at 5/10 I've decided to head back down to 1/2 and 2/4. One thing that I consistently lose on is low pocket pairs. In 5/10,...

What do you do when you are strong (have AK with top pair) and in position and you have led off w/ the betting and one guy is calling you down. Now...

is this something that is allowed ? tonight in a nl cash game i made a big bluff when a scare card came on the river.....the guy sat there forever...

When is it a good time to build and slow down a pot? To build it I can think of a few reasons: You have a strong hand, you have a decent draw with...

I'm not completely sure on how to use them. Are these used in cases where you think you may have the best hand, but you might be second best but...

I've decided to take my poker playing a lot more serious, and with my new job I'll be able to put any where from 300.oo+ a month into my bankroll,...

How do you guys play your AK TPTK against mid to short stacks. I feel like I'm getting burned with these hands. In $50 n/l twice I hand AK TPTK...

Hi all I'm new to Holdem, but quite intrigued. But my results were kinda flaky, so I stumbled upon this great site, which taught me a lot. ...

I am somewhat new to poker and I have just started an account on Paradise Poker. I have not played online poker for real money. But I am thinking...

So I'm about to start the bonus whoring trail, and I remember hearing if you use Neteller they had something like a 20% initial deposit bonus. Is...

Hiya, I think I got this wrong post-flop. But equally possible I got it wrong all along. It's early in a Pacific Poker play money SNG (6...

I flopped a set of 8s on a 10s 8s 4d board. There is an all in with two callers so the pot is now approximately 15. I know the all in is a bluff...

Okay, it's clear that I don't know how to play this sort of hand. I have no real plan here I was playing it by ear. Hope the format is readable,...

Last night I was playing in a NL .5/.10 table at PartyPoker and was what I thought was a bizzare hand. Sorry no hand history, but I'll describe it. ...

Hi all I have not really been playing poker for long and the other night I entered a big qualifying tourni and to my supprise I won it I now have won...

Hi Whats a good bankroll for sit and goes? Currently im playing at partypoker and i have 47 buy ins for the current level im at. I was thinking...

This is my first post. Just wanted to post this. I've had my fair share of bad beats w/ PP AA, but as soon as I started using poker tracker about a...

For a $0.5/1.0 game I won a lot of money on this hand. But in hindsight I think I probably should have bailed earlier in the hand. I had a pretty...

This hand isn't real, and the idea came from a 2p2 thread. NL200 full ring. BB has $1,000. SB has $500. Hero covers. This trio is very...

Being the noob NL player, I'm just wondering where the line between weak tightness and bold aggressive play that will pay off in the long run is. ...

After sortin some things out at home, i was able to start playin poker again. Ive was busy building up my BR up at the $10 Nl tables (at prima) and...

Ive recently got poker tracker, to help improve my game. I found out that i can data mine on prima. I open up six tables and leave it on constantly...

I just realized something seemingly silly I do all the time. I raise to 3x the bb preflop and one person calls. I hit a pair on the flop and bet...

I seem to be having a problem with my BR management. Here's the thing, i make great money at my day job and money is not really the problem. But I...

It's been a while since I've been here, or since I've played online poker. The first time around I was broke, and it took me a while to scrape...

Hi people. Need a bit of advice on whet to do when a 3 card flush hits the board. Not much info on player4 except - he raised $1 pre flop earlier...

Been surfing around here for a long time, enjoy it a lot. Seems to many solid players here and Im a little curious; who are the best players on these...

Ok after fumbling around a bit with sets I think I got a pretty good handle on maximizing their overall value. What I say here applies to Low stakes...

When playing a full ring game,and u call a 4bet raise with AK,and ur first to act on the flop,do u c-bet on a flop with rags,or not?Does this depend...

Hi all, I previously gave you all an update and a thank you to you guys for helping me becom a profitable player. ...

Hand 1: ***** Hand History for Game 3717662384 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, March 11, 17:19:13 ET 2006 Table Table 95479 (Real Money)...

OK the last 24 hours has me totally confused. Having moved up to 5nl after beating 2nl soundly it's all going wrong. Last night I got all in with...

When you have high pp (QQ,KK,AA) or when you have two big cards (AK,AQ,KQ) and are entering the pot first the most common play is raise or 3-5 bb...