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Dealer: #798023843, Satan1974 wins 2052 chips with Royal Flush. Says it all ;)

I've been jumping limits a little bit...I was playing 25NL for a while working on playing a little LAG, and just to be able to win a bit more...

I'm still a complete beginner - I've thrown away about £200 now over the last two weeks and although I've had the odd win, I know I'm rubbish. I've...

PokerStars Game #2252241727: Tournament #10846561, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/03 - 08:11:54 (ET) Table '10846561 1' Seat #8 is the...

Title says it all, almost, asuming 0.25/0.50, 6handed nolimit.

Ok, need to swallow my pride and ask for help here. Seems I've hit a wall as far as improving my game. I've been playing poker seriously for a...

I read Greenstein's book, and here's what I got out of it. This is stuff I've heard millions of times, and most of you probably have also, and alot...

Hello everyone, Ive been reading up on a poker book by Phill Hellmuth, and he keeps using the term "three bet" and "three bet" and Im having trouble...

have seen it said lots of times and can't get it?

Alright this question needs to be pre-luded by a hand that happened in a home game SnG. We play these two times weekly: $50 and 8 players. So...

Or should I say, "How badly did I f--- this up?" I was in the final three of a small (six guys) tournament at a friend's house. Blinds are 30/60. ...

I would like to play limit hold ‘em online. I’ve got about 2 months experience playing and have read a few books. Lost $100 in 5 weeks playing...

I was reading this forum http://archiveserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=2044100&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#2044100 and...

I did this for the first time today, I decided if I win this $5 SnG I'll use that to buy into a bigger game. So I won a $5 SnG ($25 total) and then...

My apologies if this has already been answered.... Question 1: How do I calculate the probability of pairing one of two random Hole Cards by the...

What's the rule about raising after an all in? I see sometimes on Party where someone goes all in and the others in the hand can't re-raise, they...

Hi all! How do you guys play AK and AQ from the blinds? Some players don't like raising these OOP, but perhaps that is a decent move if there...

Tellus3 posted the small blind - $25.00 Dislexsik posted the big blind - $50.00 ** Dealing card to Dislexsik: 6 of Clubs, Ace of Hearts ...

Just wondering what you guys play and your reasons for it. I usually play around 3-4 tables of 6max at a time. I like the faster action and it...

Since almost everyone on FTR agrees that detecting a set is one of the hardest things to do, does anyone have any tips on it? When someone is holding...

When i just play NL,0.10-0.20 i always tend to lose when i use the same strats on Sng or MTT.Its driving me crazy. For example when i have good...

I see several people here who use the signature function to state a very specific goal and report their progress (example: $2,400 by August 15,...

Dear NL-afficionados, I’m eager to learn how you guyz handle steal attempts from LP, when you sit in the blinds? Also, how often do you guyz...

I've been dabbling in the $25 NL Games atEmpire a little bit. (don't want to play too much, I don't really have the bankroll to handle the swings)...

Can anyone remind me of the simple calculation used to work out the percentage chance of you hitting a hand via the number of outs you have on the...

While browsing through PokerTracker on my "mini-break" from Poker I came across some interesting statistics for myself,this after combining all my...

I've read in a couple of blogs that organized teams are flooding into these online poker sites like PartyPoker. Apparently, they all join the same...

How do you play in these situations? Both general advice or specific examples would be welcome. :arrow: You hold suited connectors or AXs and...

:D I know on the online games of no limit holdem they show the cards, but one of my friends said that it is a COURTESY to show the cards. example ...

I have a question regarding playing short handed. Personally I find this to be one of the weakest parts of my game right now. I think that most...

I just installed the partypoker software, I noticed that everytime I logged off I would get an ad that says something along the lines of 'thanks for...

hey everyone, in calculating BB/100 hands i'm told that BB means big bet rather than big blind.. Which makes sense for limit, the big bet being...

I believe when you hold Ax preflop. The odds of flopping a ace is 2.71:1 or about 27%. Can someone please verify this. Thank You

Alright, there's two hands from a MTT that I felt could use a second opinion. This first one was the hand I busted out on, and the remaining players...

Ok, ive been having a nasty run of running into hands recently so im looking for different options on how to play these hands. Usually my strategy...

If you flop an open-ended straight draw or flush draw on the flop, how do play it? I tend to throw out a pot-sized bet as a semi-bluff, is this a...

Dear all! I‘d love some pointers on how to adjust pre-flop strategy (raising/calling criteria) to the number of limpers who have entered the pot....