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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

5nl review - dont be gentle

Hi! so ive reached my goal BR for 5nl to move into 10nl ($250). I posted the stuff i could think of, let me know if theres any other info...

Started by mbiz, 01-10-2010 04:41 AM
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01-10-2010 05:38 PM

Sanity check -20NL 6max

Villain is running at 24/18, 2.25 AF over 138 hands. Cbets 73% (8/11). $0.10/$0.20 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by...

Started by chrisa, 01-09-2010 06:15 AM
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01-10-2010 01:16 PM

playing pocket pairs 88+

What is the best way to play them? I don't want to raise high at 2nl in case someone has a higher card and pairs it on the flop...but at the same...

Started by EasyPoker, 01-08-2010 10:08 PM
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01-10-2010 12:35 PM

QQ v seemingly wide 3b range

villain seems pretty aggro. has 3bet 25% of 24 opportunities, his standard open is 5bb (larger than normal) and his 3bets are typically 4x (this is a...

Started by rpm, 01-07-2010 10:32 PM
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01-10-2010 11:55 AM

all in people ,how to play them?

How are you guys doing today? I like to pIay online and most of the time i play at Heracasino. I find myself quite often in tournaments that when...

Started by Fireball2110, 01-08-2010 03:38 PM
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01-09-2010 11:52 PM

I 3bet a tight villain with AQo, I flop TPSK.

Villain is running 15/5/0 over 55 hands. Seems pretty tight to me. I got AQo on button, decide to 3bet him and see where he's at. Villain flat calls...

Started by liqourmaster, 01-09-2010 02:46 AM
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01-09-2010 09:23 PM

Hand advice

Hi, just joined a 6 max table and played this hand at £10NL on iPoker. I was in BB and opponent limped in from CO. Against an unknown, this is a fold...

Started by Voltage97, 01-08-2010 09:12 PM
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01-09-2010 09:03 PM

good spot to try a river a river c/r?

okay he is bad enough to be calling my bets with AA KK QQ trying to slow play, he also has a lot of jacks including jj and AJ, but also some random A...

Started by eragotte, 01-09-2010 12:10 PM
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01-09-2010 05:50 PM

6-max v full ring

I was reading on 2+2 the other day an old archive where this debate took place. They seemed to say that 6 max isn't the best choice due to...

Started by EasyPoker, 01-08-2010 09:59 PM
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01-09-2010 04:12 PM

Just discovered 6-max

After years of playing purely SNGs, I am now trying ring games, I've generally been playing full tables plus a few heads up games, and last night for...

Started by rong, 01-09-2010 01:41 PM
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01-09-2010 02:04 PM

$5NL 6max. sb 3bets BIG into my KK.

Villain just joined the table 7 hands ago, running 0/0/0. I'm dealt KK, great hand afaik. But my experience online has been when these guys 3bet...

Started by liqourmaster, 01-08-2010 05:09 PM
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01-09-2010 12:08 AM

Hand for review

Hi, just joined a 6 max table and played this hand at £10NL on iPoker. I was in BB and opponent limped in. Its a fold right? me - 4hTs flop -...

Started by Voltage97, 01-08-2010 08:17 PM
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01-08-2010 09:56 PM

2 hands for review

just had a 2500 hand session where i dropped 4 buyins quick, didnt tilt and grinded them back in the next 4 hours, pretty pleased with my impulse...

Started by eragotte, 01-07-2010 05:24 PM
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01-08-2010 09:24 PM

Should winrate stat include rakeback + bonuses?

Easy question, it just occured to me that you can put in rakeback into HEM, so when ppl are calculating their winrates are they including the amount...

Started by caddie444, 01-08-2010 04:33 PM
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01-08-2010 09:08 PM

Best way to deal with short stackers?

Clearly I need some help in the above issue. I would give an educated estimate that around 60-70% of my losses over the last 3 weeks have been to...

Started by Donachello, 12-28-2009 07:24 PM
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01-08-2010 05:32 PM

63o in the blinds

No reads on villian, based on his play I thought he had a flush/straight draw and when he reraised me the turn I knew he had it. So i thought this...

Started by !Luck, 01-07-2010 08:07 PM
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01-08-2010 03:20 PM

where's the money? - 25nl FR

ok, so we all love 72-4 droolers. But... so, how to exploit a typical off-peak deep table at 25nl: exhibit A below. Thoughts? HUD is VPIP : PFR :...

Started by daven, 01-06-2010 02:45 PM
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01-07-2010 08:22 PM

3 AK Hands (DO NOT READ SPOON)

This post is more for me to chastise myself for atrocious play. I am forcing myself to be publicly flogged by all of you nice poeple, in the hopes...

Started by !Luck, 01-07-2010 12:02 AM
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01-07-2010 01:17 PM

Grinderschool Holiday Promotion: Free Memberships

Hey FTRers! I represent Grinderschool.com, the small-stakes poker training site. We're launching a major promotion through the end of the year,...

Started by elipsesjeff, 12-21-2009 09:48 AM
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01-07-2010 09:26 AM

I have started playing online again.

After swearing that I would never play online again I have decided to go back on my word and got an account on Full Tilt. Woohoo I know :roll: ...

Started by idfk, 01-06-2010 09:28 PM
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01-07-2010 09:10 AM

AKo UTG - FR 2NL

I don't have any stats on this villain (MP3), but from the few hands I had played with him, he bet big and tended to raise PF when he had good hands...

Started by Shifter, 01-06-2010 06:27 AM
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01-07-2010 08:33 AM

i need help

One of my friends went on my computer and played on his account and i guess he is being invested by fulltilt so i can't play thier and i want to play...

Started by ryansmall24, 01-07-2010 12:10 AM
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01-07-2010 02:14 AM

I can't play JJ - 20NL, 6max

14 and 13 hands on villains. Stats are pointless with this sample size and neither has done anything noteworthy. Flop connects with their calling...

Started by chrisa, 01-04-2010 02:26 AM
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01-06-2010 07:07 PM

New gaming restrictions in UK?

Hi, I've been trying to open a new account with cake poker, (finished with littlewoods?pacific, takes to long to withdraw) and I keep getting a...

Started by fishbait, 01-05-2010 08:52 PM
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01-06-2010 05:12 PM

Moving up to 5NL Stats Included

I made enough money in 2NL to move up. I didn't play enough hands but I ran hot enough to earn $50, giving me a total bankroll of $150+. The plan...

Started by !Luck, 01-04-2010 03:33 PM
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01-06-2010 02:11 PM

$2NL note taking

Just wondering if most or any players at $2NL actually take notes on the opponents as I am trying to take notes and find out how they play. But I...

Started by scfc_andy15, 01-06-2010 08:58 AM
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01-06-2010 02:06 PM

river play? help me put villain on a range

fyi villain is an ordinary straightforward 25nler, ive been super aggro and loose PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars...

Started by eragotte, 01-04-2010 05:30 PM
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01-06-2010 01:19 PM

Have you ever...THE POKER GAME

Easy game. Each page is dedicated to its own "have you ever" theme, with the condition that it is related to poker. The hope is to generate...

Started by JKDS, 01-05-2010 12:49 AM
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01-06-2010 12:15 AM

AJs UTG 5NL

The BB has less than 20 hands against him and I have not been watching him closely. My only read on the BB is he is short stack. PREFLOP:...

Started by !Luck, 01-05-2010 05:46 PM
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01-05-2010 06:47 PM

Hello :)

Couldnt find an introduction forum, idk if you guys even do that here, but just wanted to say hello to everybody. I mostly play on Poker Nordica...

Started by WtfFml, 12-22-2009 09:17 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,079
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01-05-2010 03:56 PM

AA 10nl FR double paired board, FD completes on river

Villain is 60/0/0 over 5 hands. Obv no reads at this point. Turn is a question point as well. I'm b/f this here, any other lines? I hate a c/c as I'm...

Started by dranger7070, 01-03-2010 03:27 AM
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01-04-2010 10:14 PM

Bigspenda73 training site - need a name plz

Does anybody knows the name of that site?

Started by Apitome_spade, 01-04-2010 06:25 PM
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01-04-2010 06:35 PM

Two Hands at 2NL (Pokerstove Analysis atempted)(AA&JJ)

BB is 52/12 over small sample size of 25 hands. I do not know how to put him on a range here. I do not think that anyone would bluff big here, but...

Started by !Luck, 01-03-2010 11:27 PM
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01-04-2010 04:04 AM

December Graphaments

Not a big month volume or profit wise, HOWEVER it was probably some of the best poker I've played since I left for boot camp so that = win. The big...

Started by dranger7070, 01-01-2010 12:56 AM
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01-04-2010 12:39 AM

25NL... tough spot or ez fold?

utg is a bit of a maniac so it is not him im worried about, the other dude is like a weak-tight badish player who gets the game. am i ever not facing...

Started by eragotte, 12-22-2009 11:46 AM
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01-03-2010 11:44 PM

67s flops nuts, turns flush draw 25nl FR

67s ep open is at the loose/marginal end of the spectrum, can easily be a fold but here Table was tight with the exception of the uber-fish in the...

Started by daven, 01-03-2010 04:00 AM
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01-03-2010 09:50 PM

!Trips and an Overpair

PFR is 26/16 SB 23/19 On flop I put PFR on AcKc,AcQc,KcQc,,98s,JTs,QJ,KJ,AJ,88+ SB Jx,Tx,9x,8x,clubs, Turn I am not sure without reads if PFR...

Started by clvacva, 01-02-2010 01:11 AM
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01-03-2010 08:26 PM

QQ overpair babydeep

villain is 20-15-4 with 50% fold to cbet over 250 hands. His big pots so far have not involved showdowns. He barrels happily his range is broad here...

Started by daven, 01-03-2010 05:09 PM
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01-03-2010 08:12 PM

AK in FR 2NL vs. 16/9

UTG is 16/9 over 200 hands. Aggression 45. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by !Luck, 01-03-2010 03:48 AM
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01-03-2010 11:22 AM

Quads and Kings

Hand 1 Villain is 19/16/11.8(vpip/pfr/3b%) over 68, I bet flop for protection and value, on turn we have nuts so more value. River puts me in a...

Started by Donkafelts, 01-01-2010 10:04 PM
Replies: 1 Views: 646
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01-01-2010 10:19 PM

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