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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	Replies: 17 Views: 59,007	Last Post By Moritz Fischer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2023 07:21 AM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 28,733	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-28-2014 11:38 AM
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	Replies: 0 Views: 26,943	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 02:04 PM
Withdrawlin' Ok, so I've 'turned the corner' and gone from a losing player :cry: , to a break even-player :? , to actually being up :P . I lost $50 + $50 at... Started by EasyT, 05-12-2005 11:44 AM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,150	Last Post By Bmxicle View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-12-2005 08:20 PM
Anyone ever program your rules and play them? Folks talk about some hard and fast rules sometimes on this board about when they would play and when they wouldn't, how much they would bet, etc. I... Started by Vlad, 05-10-2005 05:11 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 2,310	Last Post By Element187 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-12-2005 04:26 PM
Making notes before you play? Just wondering if this is a good idea. I've decided on my board, limits, etc but I figured before I actually sit down and invest money I simply... Started by ponyboy, 05-11-2005 09:35 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,619	Last Post By EasyT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-12-2005 12:34 PM
Raising with Rags {This post has been removed} Started by , 05-25-2004 11:36 PM	Replies: 63 Views: 7,082	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 05-11-2005 07:12 PM
Playing against a table full of maniacs Usually I play the 0.05$/0.10$ NL table on pokerstars. I did pretty well the last few weeks, constantly winning some money. So today I thought of... Started by black666, 05-01-2005 02:39 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 3,842	Last Post By DoGGz View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 05-11-2005 06:56 PM
How Good Is 2-Pair? I was fortunate enough to get two-pair about 6 times in the course of 2 hours last night. I'm not talking about K9 flopping 977 (pair and a board... Started by EasyT, 05-05-2005 11:38 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 2,856	Last Post By alias2211 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-11-2005 04:59 PM
online v live play OK, enough of accusing online sites of being not totally above board, clearly a number of players take exception to this accusation and as I have no... Started by bunthorne, 05-11-2005 01:10 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,596	Last Post By The_Cheat View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-11-2005 04:04 PM
HELP! Please. I don't have my pokertracker numbers or Hand Histories with me at the moment but will post them as a follow up to this message. I'm rated as SLPA... Started by Ro_Joe, 05-09-2005 01:15 PM	Replies: 19 Views: 2,661	Last Post By Ro_Joe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-11-2005 02:08 PM
Most Helpful NL strategy book? I've read a number of books on hold-em, most of them pertaining to limit. I play NL almost exclusively, and I've read T.J.Cloutier/Tom McEvoy's... Started by studboyjoe, 05-07-2005 12:55 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 2,487	Last Post By Pingviini View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-11-2005 09:52 AM
How much should I buy-in for? Hello all, I am a newb to NLHE, been playing a month on Full Tilt with a $50 deposit. I am playing 0.05/0.10, I am doing okay, I have netted $25... Started by BobbySalami, 05-09-2005 12:27 PM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,876	Last Post By BobbySalami View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-10-2005 11:32 PM
FAO: Profitable Poker Players Okay, who here turns a consistent (well, you know what I mean - consistent for poker) profit from ring games? Winning hands is in some ways the... Started by DogOnMySide, 05-09-2005 04:48 AM	Replies: 14 Views: 2,601	Last Post By Bmxicle View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-10-2005 07:50 PM
The coinflippiest of the coinflips On another post about what hand cracks AA the most often some people were talking about the most even hands preflop statistically. I belive AQs vs... Started by Staple Gun, 05-08-2005 09:32 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,894	Last Post By Staple Gun View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-10-2005 05:55 PM
When dealer flips a card on the deal Hey folks, I'm not new at hold'em but I have a question that I was brought up the last game I was at. What is the rule on when the dealer starts... Started by no1hustler, 05-05-2005 09:36 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 7,442	Last Post By ChezJ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-10-2005 02:24 AM
Hand History Help Yes, I know there's a Hand History forum, but I figured this was suited for the Beginner's Circle rather than the HH forum. Anyway onto my question:... Started by b3nz0r, 05-09-2005 06:54 AM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,553	Last Post By b3nz0r View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-10-2005 02:04 AM
Can someone post PFR% and corresponding hands? If you raise 15% preflop, what hands would that correspond to. Ie. AA KK QQ JJ TT AKs AKo AQs AQo so on and so forth. Started by vqc, 05-09-2005 09:25 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 1,200	Last Post By vqc View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-09-2005 09:25 PM
I want to play poker Hey guys, First off I love these forums and love being on FTR.. IT was a goldmine to find. So far my game has improved with the bankroll post as... Started by loanhorse, 05-09-2005 12:42 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,666	Last Post By loanhorse View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-09-2005 06:10 PM
Any point in raising with JJ, 10-10 at micro limit tables? So I recently started playing on the 0.01/0.02 tables on Poker Stars to build up my skills and bankroll. I went up a couple bucks early on but now I... Started by PocketKings, 05-08-2005 05:03 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 2,159	Last Post By Rondavu View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-09-2005 11:21 AM
AA strategies Let me start out by saying that this is NOT a thread for complaining about how much you hate pocket aces. I LOVE that hand. I find myself playing... Started by Molinero, 05-02-2005 09:24 AM	Replies: 44 Views: 4,775	Last Post By ChezJ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2005 09:43 PM
How long can a winning streak last? Well It started last Saturday, I had about $130 bankroll. Playing the $0.10-$0.25 blinds on Ultimate bet. This Saturday my bankroll is up to $530... Started by Staple Gun, 04-30-2005 05:50 PM	Replies: 9 Views: 1,835	Last Post By dsaxton View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2005 07:10 PM
6 Person PL/NL Before I make a long post about 6 person PL and NL games, has there already been such a post here? I'm interested in information regarding starting... Started by ManhattanMan, 05-08-2005 05:26 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,319	Last Post By a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2005 06:16 PM
Drinking and Playing How long should you wait after having been drinkign to play poker again? I just got back from the Mifflin St. Party here in Madison (it's CRAZY!... Started by ensign_lee, 04-30-2005 04:35 PM	Replies: 35 Views: 2,921	Last Post By dsaxton View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2005 06:03 PM
Raising Im currently playing micro no-limit on stars to build up my bankroll. Hoping to eventually move upto 0.05-0.10 when my roll can support it. I... Started by Maverick, 05-05-2005 03:35 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,647	Last Post By Admerylous View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-08-2005 04:36 PM
Poll: ... ...lol. Started by 00000420, 05-07-2005 10:43 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 1,489	Last Post By a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-07-2005 11:06 PM
Moving to No-limit from Limit I have been playing Limit $3/$6 at party for awhile. Started at $2/$4. (Winning around 2bb/100) Figured I would give NL a shot. Lets just say I am... Started by Jay67s, 05-06-2005 09:09 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,191	Last Post By studboyjoe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-07-2005 12:52 PM
The One-Card Nuts Earlier tonight I had a hand that played out like this: One guy raises preflop, I call with AQ in LP, and the BB calls. Flop: A 3 J Turn: A... Started by sejje, 05-02-2005 01:41 AM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,958	Last Post By studboyjoe View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-07-2005 12:49 PM
50NL-100NL Need a little help. I routinely play 50NL at PP and do pretty well. I usually win 1/2 my stack or double up if Im having a good sitting. Play pretty... Started by tbone, 04-29-2005 12:27 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 2,305	Last Post By chardrian View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-06-2005 07:26 PM
Weakness in my game or just bad timing? Hi all, found the site a few days ago and been reading up as much as I can. I'm currently playing at absolute (taken BR from $25 deposit to $202 at... Started by Knytestorme, 05-05-2005 09:11 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,336	Last Post By Staresy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-06-2005 08:39 AM
AA vs AK off suit I lost in a big turnument in party poker when I went all in with huge stack befor the flop with AA, i was the calld with AK off suit, K35QK fell on... Started by tomer88, 05-05-2005 10:17 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 2,538	Last Post By ekillian View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-06-2005 03:03 AM
Another "rate my stats" post. I started playing texas holdem 4 months ago. Read a few books, and online forums like this excellent site. I bought pokertracker when I moved up to... Started by evovolvo, 05-04-2005 11:59 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,527	Last Post By evovolvo View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-05-2005 12:40 PM
i need help im a loser..... I am starting out and play a lot online. I feel too intimidated playing real games right now. I played like twice with real people. I want to know if... Started by DSM4Life, 04-25-2005 07:13 PM	Replies: 24 Views: 2,577	Last Post By EasyT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-05-2005 11:58 AM
ensign_lee's better hand OK. To counteract the effects of me looking like an idiot here, I'm going to post a HH that I'm very proud of. You know, the good kind of hands,... Started by ensign_lee, 05-04-2005 01:17 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,687	Last Post By chris_1069 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-05-2005 11:14 AM
deciding on what room to use i've played in a couple home games with buddies and would finally like to move on to some online play. i've been rereading my books, browsing this... Started by tcpj4, 05-04-2005 10:43 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,546	Last Post By Staresy View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-05-2005 09:50 AM
Timing is everything: an often overlooked concept timing is everything - something that is often overlooked by new players. veteran players often don't realize it, but its because it has already... Started by Resources, 05-04-2005 04:23 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 1,168	Last Post By Resources View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2005 04:23 PM
Hold 'em trendspotting Noticed any interesting trends in hold 'em online or elsewhere? Here's a few that fascinate me, mainly because they're so dumb: - overbetting. ... Started by dalecooper, 05-03-2005 06:18 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,979	Last Post By ekillian View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2005 03:19 PM
Trips 7's from the small blind OK. To counteract the effects of me looking like an idiot here, I'm going to post a HH that I'm very proud of. You know, the good kind of hands,... Started by ensign_lee, 05-04-2005 01:17 PM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,312	Last Post By ilikeaces86 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2005 01:54 PM
new to ftr.. do not consider myself a beginner though hi there... i've posted a couple times but never really gotten into it... as of January 1, 2005 i started playing online poker for "big money"... Started by boooomer42, 05-02-2005 12:51 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,840	Last Post By storm75m View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2005 01:20 PM
6 seater or 10? Does anyone play any differently depending on whether you're playing a 6 or 10 seat table? Do you find yourselves calling with cards with 6 players... Started by holdem_newbie, 05-04-2005 08:32 AM	Replies: 2 Views: 1,455	Last Post By JeffreyGB View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage 05-04-2005 10:28 AM
Table image I have seen a some talk of table image. Could someone please go indepth about table image, what kind of table image should a person try for, how do... Started by Pizzaman, 05-04-2005 12:05 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,300	Last Post By Element187 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-04-2005 02:41 AM
Who makes more $$? Ring Vs MTT's Well? MTT's are a lot more hit and miss, but the hits are huge. I think I read rilla saying that your ROI % should be around 100 if you're doing... Started by SmackinYaUp, 05-03-2005 12:33 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,800	Last Post By Lucid View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-03-2005 08:00 PM
Did I convince myself the hand was better than it really was I played my one of my first games of NL hold'em tonight. I've only been playing for a few weeks, so the majority of the hands I played were very... Started by justo, 04-30-2005 03:01 AM	Replies: 8 Views: 1,624	Last Post By Theeggman View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 05-03-2005 05:06 PM