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Recently I read that a few of players were trying to come to a deal on a way to split the tournament prize money in a PS tourney. I think that the...

Hello all, After much loss and pain. I have definatly found my biggest leak. You can call it fear, or being greedy and not willing to let go...

Has anyone here ever noticed a negative difference with tightening their ring game play? I haven't been able to play regularly, but my reads are...

I know it doesnt magically change me into a winning player, and i still have a long way until my diciplin and patience is good enough to call myself...

its generally accepted that set over set is just life. what about the following though: full house over full house (even if you have the lowest...

I've been bouncing back and forth from playing tournament poker (SnGs mostly) and low limit cash games. I wanted opinions on which form has the...

Intuitively, shouldn't every card preflop have roughly the same likelihood to hit the board? We all have stories of aces getting cracked etc. I...

Hey, after reading the reviews for party, I noticed theres a lot of mixed messages. 1) Some claim it is the worst place to play with tons of bad...

Since I've started $25 NLHE a week ago, I've noticed that selectively raising limpers and blind stealing (RL for short) preflop has been one of my...

A first question from a newbie. What constitutes a fish? 1. River-happy players ? 2. Loose-tight? 3. Loose-agressive? 4. Me? 5. All of...

I read the beginner's guide and understood most of what I was reading (but applying it will be a diffrent story). The topic of what I did not...

Or is it just that I'm a total fish? All week I have been fine Monday through Friday playing consistently good poker and winning. Then Saturday...

This just in from my wife, who im mentoring. Thoughts? She plays a tight-agressive game. there is a man raging at me over this. explain to...

Table 'Abastumani' Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: redmondave ($22.45 in chips) Seat 2: Owly ($26.05 in chips) Seat 3: BORG DRONE ($14.80 in...

I would really appreciate some hands that put you on tilt and A hand(s) that you made a bad call or played poorly afterwards Seeing as I am on a...

6-player ring game .10/.20 NL I have As Js (3players) Flop came 9s 10s 3c > Dealing the turn(7s) > chewbaka checked > klucken bet for...

Thanks for all the advice and tips, guys. From a starting bankroll of $200 I built it up to a profit of $1200 at NL $1/2 within 5 weeks of part-time...

Ok, I need a little more info :-) Just what exactly do you mean, and just how big is this hammer you speak of? Lets say I'm in middle position...

I just played my first live tourney this weekend. I actually did pretty good, bubbling at 9th place out of 67 people. This is the hand that did me...

I find myself always running short on time during some tough decision. 1)my big hands are being reraised 2)A draw heavy flop came while I am...

Ever find your play adjusted by a run of good cards such that the next session turns out extraordinarily bad because you are still playing adjusted...

How do I view all my stats for everything, like my lifetime stats. Not just stats particular to one session. This is probably a very easy task, but...

Have a friend who wanted me to ask: He plays three handed poker with guys a couple of times a week on lunch break. He wants to know some basic...

I'm curious if anyone was looked into the psychology of making plays we know to be bad. I know my play is usually decent but sometimes playing i'll...

Ok here's a situation I found myself in a few days back. I don't have the HH so I'm kinda shaky on details. 10NL I have QQ in MP. folded to...

By low level i mean the penn levels. 5c/10c and lower. Ok raising 4x the bb doesn't seem to work. I always get 3 or 4 callers and am faced with over...

I have been delt A9h 3 times so far today. Each time i limped in CO or Button and one of the guys behind me (usually passive) raised to 5BB. Each...

Does anyone here get in the bad habit of attempting to buy too many pots? Last night I was thinking about my play and realized that I had been...

I get the general idea for small pairs (99 or less) that you want to limp or call a small raise and hope for a flop to make your set. But how much of...

Lets say after this all in, i'm on the button and everyone folds to me, would you call? Game #1131868160 - (blinds $0.05/$0.10) No Limit Texas...

I've used a page of an old composition notebook to make a chart to help me with BR management. I have four columns - SB/BB, Max Buy-In, 30X Buy-In,...

You have JQ the board is 38J94 the other guy had JJ, I get hit with this a lot. Is there a way to know when your opponent is holding the pair to your...

Hey EV1, Need some help here.... I have read a bit about bonus whoreing and it seems it can be profitable, but I have no idea how I would go about...

Can anyone list the top 3 sites that has the best MTT tournaments with big prize pools

Pacific poker 1/2 levels. all players are quite aggresive and know what they are doing: I am in cut off with 120 Button has 200 SB has 240 ...