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i have AKo in the SB and MP2 raises to 7BB. i know that he is capable of doing this with hands i have dominated but i also know that hes a TAgg and...

Can I get some feedback on my Poker Stats. This is all my NL$25 history from PT. It doesn't include some very bad, limited, and losing peeks into...

Ive been having a closer look at my river play recently trying to figure out if there is any way of sucking more money out of other players when i...

So I'm sort of in a funk, and I'm sure it has to do with playing multiple tables trying to get all this bonus money. I play $25NL. When i play one...

This forum has told me to raise more preflop and play position better and I'm working on both :) In this hand I had played pretty tight for a while...

In the community there was Q Q 2 2 4. I had 2 7, for a full house. My opponent had 2 A for the same full house Queens full of 2s. The jackasses I...

This is a made up hand but it happens often enough I want some advice on how to handle it. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed)...

Ok, after hearing some great advice from my last post, I think it will help me even more if I can determine what position im in when playing short...

Sorry that the table is hard to read. HTML removes extra spaces so I can’t lay it out in columnar fashion. Position CountOfPosition SumOfWinLoss...

I had a quick question on buyins...ive been playin poker for lil over a year but im just starting to get into tournament playing. Well i was wanting...

The other day, I had roughly $600 in front of me in a $100 buy in game. I limp in on the button with 7Ts. Five other limpers. Flop comes out...

This is tripping me up a lot. And I think this is one of the more difficult things to get comfortable with. I open or raise with a good hand like...

Over the past week or two I have really committed to making notes about what people play with when I sit at a table and their style of play. As a...

I reluctantly ask another question here since I've been getting quite a bit of ridicule for them. So if you think it's a dumb question, just move...

I was playing a home game over the weekend and had tough situation. Two of us in the hand and we make it to the river. The last card comes out...

This is one part where I need to fix up my game. Say im SB and I have AX. Should I raise here? Also, say you have 45 spades. Flop is 69q Rainbow....

Okay, I started playing poker again about 2 months ago after a few stints at online poker the last 2 years. The first month back I was able to make...

What are the things that you consider when deciding the size of a pre flop raise and how do they influence it. Here are the things I know of,...

I enter a good drawing flop (flush/OESD with overs for example) and have position. If checked to I usually bet out for fold equity but if I am forced...

Need some help with some hands that have killed me several times over the past 24 hours. Each time I've flopped top pair with a good kicker. Two...

I am a former sng player who has been trying his hand at ring games, as I think I can make more long term there. However, the transition from...

Can anyone give me the odds for the making your hand when you need -runner-runner for a flush -runner-runner for a straight (your 3 cards are not...

I see it all the time among these boards. If someone could explain a hand where you are -EV and +EV, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Drives me nuts probably because at lower limits this happens all of the time. Just played a hand with JJ dealt. Raised 5xBB preflop. Three...

Stop And Go I have heard many definitions of this move and I could use someone clearing it up for me. I have heard these definitions. You...

Examine this hand and tell me what's wrong with this hand. Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is BB with 8:club:,...

I have changed my style to tight/aggressive for a little while. This normally results in a preflop raise by me with a good starting hand (varying...

(My first thread.....This is a neat site, and I'm glad I stumbled across it) I'm trying to plug some holes in my game, and these are two...

hi, trying to plug leaks and wondering what figures other people have for things like pre flop raises and voluntary put in the pot from the small...

I have noticed a pattern in my chash games (at buy in levels from $4 to $100) where I'll start off losing about 30% of my chips early and then go...

Only read was he had a stack of 2.5x buy-in and hasnt played many hands at all (only been at table for 1-2 orbits). > Game # 266,708,718 starting....

This seems to happening alot lately. Can someone please offer some guidance? The Scenario: 1) I have been patiently waiting for playable hole...

I continue to be puzzled by this familiar odds formula: 46 X (#of outs) minus 1. With 5 known cards (my 2 hold cards plus 4 cards on the table)...

Ok cash table, 6 players. I call from the sb with 8 6 off (my first call for a while as ihad nothing but crap like this) Flop is 8 6 4 with...