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Sticky Thread Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll?

Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:12 PM
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08-09-2023 07:21 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest

Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
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09-28-2014 11:38 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum!

Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
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09-11-2014 02:04 PM

nut nutty combo - slow flop cos vs sets etc? 25nl

villain seems all loose-passive over small sample, so pretty much has 2pr ++ here all day right? and balance is irrelevant cos we're never going to...

Started by daven, 12-20-2011 05:24 AM
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03-09-2012 02:46 PM

rivered set vs shorty - call, fold or shove?

villain was 20/5/1 AF over 44 hands with 100% cbet. He vbets most of his range on the flop so I can call imo. The turn is checked and I hit my set...

Started by Vinland, 03-08-2012 11:05 PM
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03-09-2012 02:42 PM

Good Spot to Bluff?

Villain was 14/10/1.3 AF over 86. 0% 3bet and 50% cbet. His EP stats are 0% pfr so the bulk of his raising hands are in MP/LP I felt with his...

Started by Vinland, 03-08-2012 10:49 PM
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03-09-2012 07:05 AM

AJo UI vs fishy flop donk

Villian is 35/13 over 71 hands. Likes to bet post flop. His range is obv wide and I don't know wtf to do here. What's the plan? $0.02/$0.04 No...

Started by StarGrinder, 03-08-2012 07:55 PM
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03-09-2012 04:19 AM

QK vs maniac, pretty nutty

treebet wants hands! villain is 80-40 with 0% 3b over 20. Rest of the table is 13-8 autofold types. I raise preflop hoping to go HU in position. Too...

Started by daven, 03-07-2012 09:25 PM
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03-09-2012 01:48 AM

Well that took about 60 seconds.

Okay was so sick of top 10 threads being a bunch of bullshit. I decided to go play 10NL. Took me 3 hands to find an interesting spot. ...

Started by Icanhastreebet, 03-07-2012 09:29 PM
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03-08-2012 05:59 PM

open 99, hit T73tt vs reg - 25nl

villain is 17-13-3 playing about 15 tables. 56% fold to cbet, 7% raise cbet. 52% bet vs missed flop cbet, 100% vs missed turn cbet (4/4). History...

Started by daven, 03-08-2012 04:20 PM
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03-08-2012 05:32 PM

AKs ep, facing bb 3b

villain is a hungarian reg, 14-10-4, 6% 3b from both bu and bb. He usually plays 100bb, playing 80bb across 20 tables right now => maybe he's running...

Started by daven, 03-08-2012 03:53 PM
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03-08-2012 05:27 PM

JJ in sb vs unknown min-open - 25nl

pfr is unknown, first orbit, he posted in lp and has folded the hands since. bb is 14-11-5 (vpip-pfr-3b), shortstack. 3b? sizing? flat and...

Started by daven, 03-08-2012 03:40 PM
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03-08-2012 05:21 PM

Did I do this right??

in my session yest. a guy to my imediate left 3 bet to about 3x my opening pre raise of 4x bb. He did this 3 times in about 10 mins or so. The first...

Started by gotigers1234, 03-07-2012 10:07 AM
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03-08-2012 03:33 PM

More whiny BC crap cause this is all I see(LC)

Where the fuck are the actual hands. Can't you teach you bonks anything if no one posts any hands. I don't give a fuck if you are cbetting AK IP on...

Started by Icanhastreebet, 03-07-2012 09:13 PM
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03-08-2012 02:27 PM

Angry at me

I am fucking retarded. Fucking. Retarded. So angry with myself. (Had to get that out there, folks). Putting myself to bed where I can not do...

Started by binky bee, 03-07-2012 07:31 PM
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03-07-2012 09:17 PM

I will never 'get it'

I think I may have hit upon a revelation. For the first time I think that I am trying to learn something where the basic elements are actually very...

Started by binky bee, 03-04-2012 05:17 PM
Replies: 31 Views: 2,020
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03-07-2012 07:37 PM

Equity - am I getting it right?

I don't have the hand history on this computer, maybe don't need it. Let's see. I was dealt KTs on the BB and villain (UTG, I think) called. I...

Started by binky bee, 03-05-2012 06:49 PM
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03-07-2012 08:29 AM

Question Is Anyone Ever Folding Here?

Villain is VP:10 PF:9 3Bet:2 over 289 hands 3Bets have all been from BB v steals so far PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) -...

Started by DoubleJ, 03-04-2012 08:40 AM
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03-06-2012 08:23 PM

Beginner: limit or no limit?

Just read advice that a beginner would be mental to start on no limit hold em. Now I am currently happy at no limit, though it is bloomin' hard...

Started by binky bee, 03-06-2012 08:21 AM
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03-06-2012 07:07 PM

77pre. 44Q flop raised - should I have called?

Sorry guys, hand history convertor does not like the Party Poker Mac beta client. Ugly format follows! :( Should I have called on the flop? ...

Started by binky bee, 03-05-2012 05:28 PM
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03-06-2012 05:50 AM

HU Section

Short questions, is there a HU Section?

Started by alexandertiny, 03-05-2012 10:45 PM
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03-06-2012 01:52 AM

My first bad beat? QQ pre against TT

Most of you guys will probably laugh at me, but this is the first hand I have played which I have called a bad beat. I've lost hands with a pot which...

Started by binky bee, 03-04-2012 05:04 PM
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03-05-2012 06:45 PM

Rakeback on ipoker?

Hi. I have an account on Ipoker and i want to know if i can bet any rakeback if my account it's already made. Is there any possibility to join...

Started by yoda1891, 03-04-2012 05:46 AM
rakeback
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03-05-2012 04:35 PM

Bankroool and PS Tourneys

Hey there, I've been out of the poker loop for a while, pursuing a teaching career (math) thinking about possibly getting back into the tourney...

Started by caddie444, 03-05-2012 12:03 AM
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03-05-2012 12:03 AM

KK turn move?

Figured i'd post my first hand. It's very simple but want to ensure i'm thinking along the right lines. Villain is 22/15/4 250 hands. PokerStars...

Started by jippo88, 03-04-2012 05:53 PM
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03-04-2012 08:39 PM

Fold equity and EV

So i've been reading as much material as possible and have got my head round pot odds and implied odds i.e. when it's profitable to play draws etc...

Started by jippo88, 03-03-2012 06:44 PM
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03-04-2012 05:38 PM

Poker Tracker error

Anyone else experience error message: Unexpected beginning of hand history. I am trying to import hand histories from Party Poker and using the...

Started by binky bee, 03-04-2012 03:50 PM
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03-04-2012 04:50 PM

I just had the worst session of my

short poker career. I got the money in good but just lost on BS. how do you guys deal with the emotional aspect? I had a really bad beat that put me...

Started by gotigers1234, 02-29-2012 05:57 PM
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03-04-2012 12:08 PM

98s pre - betting to the river

Villain pretty much an unknown. Poker Stars says: VP:73 PR:9 AFq:40 though this was from a very small sample. I bet a little out of my usual...

Started by binky bee, 03-03-2012 12:33 PM
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03-04-2012 05:47 AM

Poker-edge.com

What do folks think about this resource?

Started by binky bee, 03-03-2012 11:21 AM
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03-04-2012 12:17 AM

follow up turn?

villain was an aggro nit somehting like 15/13 and had been active postflop , sa him CR a couple of times but it smelled like fps , not repping much...

Started by TheLongGrind, 02-29-2012 11:27 PM
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03-03-2012 09:51 PM

6-8 tables vs 16 tables

i play 25 nl on PS 16 tables a time and i managed a 2.1ptbb/100 hands over 500k hands. last month or so, because i was feeling very tired i...

Started by Razvan729, 02-28-2012 06:23 AM
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03-03-2012 10:02 AM

123213

1313311

Started by Zoorjough, 02-27-2012 10:59 AM
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03-03-2012 08:20 AM

ur preflop all in range vs unknown players shorthanded

so what's ur range brothers in degeneratism. 6 max full table Today some punk CIB my 3 bet he was CO i was BB i shoved my QQ standard ?...

Started by TheLongGrind, 03-01-2012 12:05 AM
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03-02-2012 11:13 PM

Ze Graffs of February

All 5NL, 26332 hands, 2.81 bb/100 plus $35 in bonuses

Started by DoubleJ, 03-01-2012 05:49 AM
Replies: 12 Views: 727
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03-02-2012 10:41 PM

Bonuses

I signed on with PokerStars 4 years ago. This was a 'fail' and I quit. Not sure why then it did not occur to me to look for support as I have...

Started by binky bee, 02-22-2012 07:11 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 729
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03-02-2012 03:44 PM

Question NFD OTF vs. Massive Overbet

Villain is VP:66 PF:21 Agg: 3 over 67 Has previously limp/called Q2o against me from BTN, and called PFRs with 65s (BB) and J7o (CO), has bet flop...

Started by DoubleJ, 02-29-2012 11:02 AM
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03-01-2012 03:38 PM

megapassive runhot fish CRAI river

this hand made me vomit. happened right after he coolered me and stacked me. The guy is ridicilously passive and will call all streets with whatever...

Started by TheLongGrind, 02-29-2012 05:41 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 893
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02-29-2012 11:49 PM

KQo. semi bluff makes top pair.

$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 9 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com vilain is 13/9 over 300+ stealing 40%. not got any...

Started by kickass, 02-22-2012 03:20 PM
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02-29-2012 11:25 PM

Efficient Study

Hi everyone, this is my first post here after finding the site a few weeks back. I've played poker live for a couple of years and started my journey...

Started by jippo88, 02-27-2012 11:44 AM
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02-29-2012 08:26 PM

QJ turns nuts vs fish 25nl

note stack sizes villain is 30-7 small sample, seems a bit sticky thoughts on all streets? sizing? Stacks: UTG ($63.71) UTG+1 ($24.18) ...

Started by daven, 02-22-2012 07:15 PM
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02-29-2012 01:00 PM

Alcohol vs. sobriety, desire vs. ambition

For anyone who does not know me (um, everyone) I am a fish. New and raw. On the plus side I haven't been caught yet. And I have this vague idea that...

Started by binky bee, 02-21-2012 04:55 PM
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02-29-2012 12:12 PM

squeeze AK multiway, flop AJx vs nits - 25nl

mp is 17-12 with about 70% fold to 3b button is 12-9-1, 70% fold to 3b with 55% fold to cbet and 8% raise cbet flop action? $0.10/$0.25 No...

Started by daven, 02-22-2012 07:53 PM
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02-28-2012 02:10 PM

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