Beginners Circle

Hey, I'm not new to poker at all-- just to online poker. Generally, not many people outside of online poker analyze poker too highly but now im...

This is a great forum. Thanks to everyone for a great read. I am a beginner at NL Hold'em. For the last few months, I have been playing online as...

Well I finally began playing online, around 20 hours ago, during a few sessions Ive now gone thru 200 hands which is like nothing, playing 0.25/0.50...

I saw references to Pacific Poker having .01/.02 tables in various forum postings. When I signed up, all I see is .05/.10. As a total newbie,...

im holding 9T (any suit, just using as a example) and the flop comes Jxx, i have 16 outs to hit my straight. if i get a Q on the turn then im down...

Im using my initial bankroll working on plugging my leaks and im starting to feel confident with my play. Im interested in learning a LOT more...

I've been playing texas hold em for 4 years now. I started off playing with my friends for $20 NL, then we moved to $40 NL, then we moved to $50 and...

hi, i'd welcome some experienced opinions on this please. for context i'm playing micro limits over at pacific right now which complicates things but...

I know that any player can call clock at any point. My question is, "How long is an acceptable time to consider a decision before a player calls...

I'm not sure if there's a thread on this already, but I'm interested to know how people play ring games compared to SnG's or MTT's. Do you play...

Example: Pot holds $100, and costs me $20 to call. I "should" be getting 5:1 odds, but im actually getting 6:1. Shouldnt it be to where im getting...

I've been using pokerstars for the past few weeks, and was just wondering how it compares to others such as PP, Ultimate, etc.

i am sorry,,,this may be stupid...but i already have an account on pp,,,if i sign up under a new screen name, with a different email addr...but from...

Part of my recent practice w/ NLHE has been on looking past my own cards and into the hands of my opponents. I am starting to get into the practice...

two pair win % stats over 30k hands @ $50NL 3 tabling @ UB OK, just hit 30k hands and am starting to see the light of stastical significance. I...

to any and all noobs who may be thinking about signing up or already signed up but don't post hand histories it will probably be one of the best...

so i feel this is where i need to concentrate my efforts, as i have no idea what im doing. i usually dont get pushed around (luckily) when im a...

i've just bought super system book. Should i go right away to the Holdem part or read the other game ? I never play Seven card stud. Do you...

New to this board. I have been reading posts here for about a week and now I'm registered. This board is helping me alot with my game. I have...

I had been on a downslide for awhile now and was getting pretty frustrated with my play, so I chose to take a break. Before I did I posted the last...

Well thanks to reading a couple things on this board my poker game has improved a bit. There's just one part I always get stuck at. So yeah I'll...

hey guys just wondering what the odds are preflop for AK winning against either AQ (one card in common) or two other random unpaired cards such as...

I'm relatively new to NLHE so I'm wondering if it's better to just limp with hands you wanna play (only raise premium?) or do a standard raise on...

in a tournament, The blinds are 50/100 Me on the BB : T7 of spade button : TT 4 persons take the flop wich is : 3s 7d 9s. The pot is $400...

ok.. i've been playing online for 5 weeks now, I started with $100 and am now on $700, i've done this playing at .05/.10 NL and just recently i've...

If you had a really really crazy image on your table, would you be willing to put all your chips in preflop with AK against a player who was 'out to...

What are the odds of running into AA when you have KK for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10-handed game? Anyone know these numbers?

I know holding an overpair at a ragged (or somewhat coordinated) board has been discussed a lot in this forum but I just want to share a problem that...

im reading a lot about keeping hand histories, and using them to find leaks, and how it helps you improve your game. so before i waste my time in...