Beginners Circle

Hope I'm using the technically correct term. But I read a book on low limit that recommended using a given table to calculate the value of your hole...

I mostly play STT and MTT, but I'm trying to clear my bonus money, so I'm playing some ring lately. I've found this table, where one dude is...

Which one is more profitable? I was thinking either joining UB through raketherake, or joining party in claring out the bonuses. Also, could...

I usually make it 4BB flat. Lately I'm thinking about switching to 3BB + 1 for every limper. Good move?

Hi everyone im new to the forum but not new to poker I have a dilemma that i thought u guys could help me I have played limit and no-limit for about...

I was just wondering when someone says they play like 25NL or 100NL does that mean the max buyin or something else?

This weekend I had my first experience in a Casino. I sat at a 1-3, $100table with a lot of action (many people willing to call 3X raises with...

Preface: I'm working on indentifying leaks in my game. My sample size is very small, around 5k. I just started using PT so bare with me here. I know...

Hi guys. I've just started reading some of the post here and notice that some of the more experienced posters have offered to do an analysis of an...

Hello, We are starting with friends playing poker on friday nights. What is an acceptable litlle Blind and Big Blind to start with (let's say...

I've been tight and passive, I just sat down about 8 hands ago. Check/calling or Check/folding not making many moves. Probably a loose call PF in MP...

I haven't been playiog long - any advice on my play in this hand? I don't think I did much wrong apart from never dreaming that my opponent had...

Hi folks, this looks like a great forum. I have two questions to put to the 'experts' out there. I have read a few books on low limit holdem and...

We've all been there, you pick up a nice starting hand like AK, AQs, KQs in one of the blinds, and couple people limp in. Do you raise this up?...

OK, so the deal is i started playing about a year ago. I played intensively for six months and made some profit too. I started losing about 100$ and...

Player 1 - 94 Player 2 - Q3 Community cards - Q 9 4 2 2 Who wins? Is it whoever has the highest First pair?

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i started playing online in the summer but have been playing live games 6 months prior. As any smart man, i started off with the micro and worked my...

We had a situation with a side pot that came up tonight and no one knew the answer. Player 1 went all in, let's say for $100. Player 2 called. ...

I found myself in an unfamiliar situation when playing a hand in a home game. I know for a fact that I wasn't dealt three cards and somehow a burn...

I'm learning by example a lot. :) Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ salt3d (7 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx Button ($7.25) SB ($5.30)...

I sometimes have a problem being clear about the hand i'm playing and staying focused. for example, i might min raise someone on the flop because...

Did I show too much fear in folding my QQ in the hand below? I was fearful of being up against AA, KK or JJ (trips) and couldn't imagine Hawk59...

Just wondering if this was a bad play or I SHOULD have won. Okay dealt QQ. I'm late position, he's BB. I raised 4x BB (200 chips). Flop J 9...

Maybe this will generate some discussion, maybe not. We’ll see. I have been thinking a lot about how I bet, well no, actually about how much I...

Hey, again, I am quite new at this stuff and have not played ANY cash games yet but will be very soon. I have a question about Rakebacks. I think I...

who thinks it would be a neat idea to replay the WSOP final tables; this could be a series produced by ESPN. players would start with the same chip...

As everyone knows despite some setbacks in my progress;I haven't given up on the game or myself yet.That being said,I wanted to ask some of the...

This is a hand I played today where I felt I knew exactly what I was doing and why I was doing it from start to finish. I realise this is standard...

I read a Sklansky book in which he grades groups of starting hands. But he says they're specific to limit hold'em, and that the table would look very...

I've read somewhere on these forums that 10k hands is considered long term. If you can make it 10k hands and are showing profit, chances are you will...

I'm been playing these 45 person SNG's on PS but have never been in the money yet after approx 15 entries, I do well for awhile and am usually bumped...

Hello My name is Carl and I am new to this wonderful forum and site and want to say hello to everyone. Now, All summer I had been exceeding...

I am wanting to build up a bankroll and wanted to take advantage of some of the great offers some of the poker rooms offer. I just joined Noble Poker...