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  • Where and who !!!Screen Name post!!!
    I was thinking about how we use to have a post like this but i cant find it anywhere(trust me ive looked). So how about we start this and maybe it will become a sticky if we get enough people. So when were just boared and playing cards we can chat with other board members.... I play at PartyPoker...
  • Reporting forum abuse
    It has been brought to my attention that someone signed up to the forum today and then PMed one of our long time members soliciting for money into an online poker account. The offender has been handed a permanent ban but this seems like a good time to mention reporting forum abuse. The most obvious...
  • At A Final Table for whoever wants to watch....
  • Would you call this?
  • trouble hand from tonight

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  • Anyone want money on Full Tilt For Money on pokerstars?
  • Did I botch this hand?
  • Few hands for comments
  • the girlfriend couldnt have been luckier
  • Unable to log into pokerstars
  • AA... time to slow down?
  • AQ v 77 - and 77 v AQ ! - Both lost !! Drat.
    Any thought on how I played these 2 hands please. On the 2nd hand I read the guy right, but could I have raised him higher > Turn..? On the 1st hand, I wonder if I should re-raised after the Flop to find out where I am. Hmmmm. Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 NL (real money), hand #495,696,287 Table...
  • What To Play, Where To play...Help needed.
    Sup guys, need some aid - not playing as much live lately cos I am back at home and can only play online really. Pokerstars $100 + mtts are massive fields, luck orientated and basically not suited for me. So Is there any site that has good mtts, sound prizes or very easy cash games ? I only been playing...
  • (FL) Selecting Tables by Avg Pot Size
    I'm still playing primarily fixed limit ring games on Stars (after having been booted by PokerRoom). I've set a desirable average pot size in a $0.25/0.50 game of $3/hand as my criteria for joining a table. I find that these games tend to be very profitable, whether they have large number of passive...
  • was this correct to chase?
    POKERSTARS GAME #10465700193: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/06/16 - 14:44:20 (ET) Table 'Kiviuq V' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: eze18700 ($59.45 in chips) Seat 2: Delara50 ($48.75 in chips) Seat 3: CheckyChecky ($50.85 in chips) Seat 4: regisseman ($27.15 in chips) Seat 5: hinskin...
  • Opinions on this hand please
    Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 NL (real money), hand #486,998,210 Table Hibbing, 20 Jun 2007 8:39 PM ET Seat 1: Nara19 ($47.00 in chips) Seat 2: Concussed ($22.30 in chips) Seat 3: - Owl - ($18.25 in chips) Seat 4: edpoker43 ($50.80 in chips) Seat 5: sn00kie69 ($99.05 in chips) Seat 6: ekkek ($51.90...
  • building bankroll on Heads up Maches
    Has anyone made experience with it ? Actually i am playing the lowest headsup avaible on stars with 5+0.25 which are nice and fairly easy to beat. At the moment i manage to have winnings sprees that last as long as 6 sessions in a row, on the average id say i win 4 out of 5 headsups. The first question...
  • pushing in fear of the set?
    i don't really see what else villian has that would play out like this... villian is 10%vpip/5%PFA/0.67postFA/40%WTSD POKERSTARS GAME #10465707548: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/06/16 - 14:44:48 (ET) Table 'Cheruskia' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: CGuill ($100.30 in chips) Seat...
  • free bankroll
    as you know im a member here and not a spammer, im just giving a heads up that at yourpokercash dot com they are giving away free $50 at ultimate bet, absolute and titan poker. i followed the steps and my free $50 at UB is now pending.... no deposit needed.. sounded pretty decent. give it a shot
  • Choosing best site for cash game play
    Hey everyone, took a little bit of a break and played in the massive tournaments at pokerstars. After a few months I'm ready to start grinding out that $$ again in cash game play. I currently live in US and am worried about the cash games at pokerstars being the hardest on in the net. Anyone have a US...
  • 0 to $1000 challenge.
    I recieved a letter from party poker inviting me to play in a $10 000 freeroll. I have exactly 0.00 in my account so I thought I'd set myself the challenge of going from 0 to $1000, just to see if I can actually do it. The freeroll has just started and I'm about 300 chips up at present. There are...
  • what odds do you need to chase an OESD?
    only getting 3:1 here on the turn but the EP might call giving me 4:1... do i chase on implied odds or is this a clear fold... assume both villians are average TAGs.... POKERSTARS GAME #10481913084: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/06/17 - 14:22:45 (ET) Table 'Risha V' 9-max Seat #7 is the...
  • Comments please
    I'm going to show you a hand history from last night that knocked me out of the $7K guaranteed bounty on UB. This was the latter stages of the tourney and my stack was getting down (note that the blinds were up to 150-300). If I win this hand, however, I'm in pretty good position to cash. I'm not...
  • HOLD.... HOLD....
    POKERSTARS GAME #10465569853: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/06/16 - 14:36:02 (ET) Table 'Sibylla III' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: Ensano ($49.75 in chips) Seat 2: jslk ($77.75 in chips) Seat 3: Fluideng ($11.70 in chips) Seat 5: Liskie ($47.25 in chips) Seat 6: Guff Master...
  • Jackpot SnGs
    Jackpot sngs like maui or fort knox. Anybody got experience at these ? You get 18k when you finish 1th five times in a row and $200 when you finish 1st or 2nd five times without a loss. I got 50$ at the Tony G room and played the 5+1 Sngs! sO I screwed up my first 2 by rivers. I got 3 wins in...
  • THP DONKFEST!!!
    There WILL BE a $10+$1 private tourney on Stars sometime tonight.... ...we need someone with the ability to set it up, though. C'mon DC...I know you're game... Anyone that's interested, IRC is the place to be.
  • I love this hand
    Wish I could've gotten value out of it.... FullTiltPoker Game #2660551217: Table El Greco (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:03:53 ET - 2007/06/13 Seat 1: Landersp ($45.70) Seat 2: albee48 ($12.90) Seat 3: GeneralSal ($107.20) Seat 4: jtbull ($23.30) Seat 5: scidgy ($72.05) Seat 6:...
  • Playing the playa - two interesting hands
    So, we're looking at .25/.50 nl... get2theCHOPPER (an Arnold Schwarzanegger groupie) is a little wily... a bit loose, but pretty solid aggressive. Before, I really stopped to look at his hands though, I definitely saw him as a LAG playa. Here's the first hand. FullTiltPoker Game #2661270166: Table...
  • 15k PS getting deep
    hopefully not going to F this one up. Mortal420 on PS
  • autorate rules....
    for pokertracker what autorate rules do you use for FL and for NL...
  • low-limit no limit online... who is playing?
    I'm just curious who else is playing this game... specifically .25/.50 NL at fulltilt or stars....
  • ugly days
    wow, i lost like 15 buy-ins at 50NL these past 2 days... i couldnt catch a break? look at some hands where i just couldnt win... left is my hand, then the opponent's hand and finally the board as it ly WHEN the money went in.. with the suits when relevant. all these were all-ins for ~full buy-in JJ...
  • Daniel Negreanu Joins Team PokerStars
    PokerStars has finally added a name of the caliber of the Full Tilt crew. Although Stars is the home of four world champions (including 3 of the last 4) and is the #1 tournament site, many of the "name" players have signed with Full Tilt. Daniel now joins Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker,...
  • how do you know when you're playing against a complete donk.
    PokerStars Game #10357687192: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/06/09 - 22:17:36 (ET) Table 'Walpurga' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: woodchuck306 ($34.20 in chips) Seat 2: mlg1952 ($27.35 in chips) Seat 3: 8 PEOPLES ($26.95 in chips) Seat 4: Ensano ($41.30 in chips) Seat 5:...
  • type-o... what to do now?
    PokerStars Game #10351951964: Tournament #51838306, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/09 - 15:33:52 (ET) Table '51838306 80' 9-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: Chancew (24217 in chips) Seat 2: Jettius (18250 in chips) Seat 3: kkutah (28627 in chips) Seat 4: xtk_75 (14732...
  • I Literally feel sick
    Crypto Golden cup series of poker. £530 buy in mtt. £30k for first. I feel fucking ill im actually shaking. Early levels of the £100k gtd £530 buy in in this series. I get 99 in mp, ep riases 4X to 80 i call as do both blinds. FLOP : Ac 9c 8h Blinds check and intial raiser bets...
  • Doesn't get much worse...does it...???
    Today...played 450 hands, won only 17 !! Lost $170. Far and away my worst day after 2 months of steady if unspectacular profit. Both my KK hands got busted with junk after i raised 3xBB. Both AA hands made poor profit. Both my sets of 8's got rivered away by the Fish of the century calling my pot...
  • Best Way to Use Stars FPP?
    What are your preferred ways to use PokerStars FPP? I earn 500-1,000 per month and have generally been using them for the 500 pt no-rebuy qualifiers to the Sunday Million. I figure that's got a great payoff if all of the stars align twice and could be OK practice at MTT NL tournys. (Though I often...
  • to call a raise...
    POKERSTARS GAME #10308721394: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/06/06 - 21:52:13 (ET) Table 'Sponde V' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: ChristopherT ($65.60 in chips) Seat 2: keef1960 ($7.55 in chips) Seat 3: Rubiliac ($73 in chips) Seat 4: VladKramnik ($10.50 in chips) Seat 5: fittycent777...
  • I got a free $10 at VCPoker
    I recently cashed the $1,650 out of my VCPoker account which I had made from the $50 deposit in May and I got an email from them saying that if I filled in a questionnaire they would credit my account with $10. Sure enough, I filled in the questionnaire which took all of 5 mins and I have 10 bucks...
  • never ending string of sets
    wow! i was playing on 2 tables and caught 2 consecutive sets on both tables at the same time PokerStars Game #10237802279: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/06/02 - 18:46:42 (ET) Table 'Nasl' 6-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: Benicio333 ($59.35 in chips) Seat 2: kingetje ($101.60 in chips)...
  • Tough spot
    Got a new notebook and forgot to store the hh on FT NL25 EP limps (plays a lot of Pots) has about 25$ MP raises to 1$ (TAG) has about 40$ I am in the SB with AQs and have about 28$ EP calls as well Flop comes 66Q rainbow I lead out with 2$ EP calls MP raises to 4$ I call, so does...
  • FREEROLL MANIA!!!
    Ok, I'm calling it! NL Hold'em on Stars in 40 minutes. Grab a beverage, get on IRC and have some fun.
  • 3rd hand $5 SnG--Insta call?
    Previously, I had won a 600 chip pot from gkuehn (different villain) when I raised 5x BB in late position with ATs, flopped an A, and he called my bets on the flop, turn, and river with bottom pair. PokerStars Game #10234706730: Tournament #51870835, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20)...
  • Full Tilt Limit hand
    This ticked me off, although I do not think I misplayed it, I do think the other 2 did. They strongly disagreed. I raised UTG w/ JJ, button and BB called. Flop 10 4 3 RAINBOW. I bet, button calls, BB raises, I 3 bet, both call. Turn K (2nd heart) I bet, button calls, BB raises, I fold button calls....
  • My First ROYAL !
    Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 NL (real money), hand #401,841,029 Table Tijuana, 31 May 2007 9:15 PM ET Seat 2: orzula ($54.75 in chips) Seat 3: Rossen8 ($58.85 in chips) Seat 4: Fischi67 ($102.45 in chips) Seat 5: katerka ($64.95 in chips) Seat 6: baconsarny ($50.00 in chips) Seat 7: mirceaholzer ($7.40...
  • an honorable mention to all those heroes out there...
    party recently gave me a free 10$ to play with... I decided to take the full stack to .05/.10 NL... so this goes out to all of you who manage to play and keep your sanity at those stakes... i was only playing 1 table and it felt like the beginning of saving private ryan... i don't know how you'se...
  • Best site for cashgame
    Hi! I want to play more cashgame, but missed to get Rakeback on fulltilt, so i am looking for a site, that has lots of lowlimit poker and offers rakeback. Do you know any sites that are easy to beat? ty
  • $5 MTT: Straight vs. possible flush draw
    In this hand, both villains are fairly loose. Villain #1 is loose, but tighter post-flop. Villain #2 is loose both pre- and post-flop. Villain #1 has called a PF all-in on the second hand with A9o, limped then called a 8x BB raise PF with K9o, Called another person's all-in for 1/4th of his stack...
  • might as well been on strings
    POKERSTARS GAME #10158723301: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/05/28 - 23:06:48 (ET) Table 'Kippes II' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: _exellence44 ($38.55 in chips) Seat 2: Jakey1000 ($10.50 in chips) Seat 3: Ensano ($88.05 in chips) Seat 4: LeafsFan1122 ($84.60 in chips) Seat 5:...
  • full tilt hand histories
    hey does anyone know where the hand histories are stored for games played on full tilt? obviously i'm using it for pokertracker
  • 500+ Tourney dollars on Stars
    Today I played and won a seat into the Sunday Million and then couldn't play in it, so I cashed out my 500+ tourney dollars. I'm thinking I want to put these to good use. Any suggestions? I was thinking I might do a SNG challenge as they seem to be all the rage on here lately. I used to multitable...
  • to anyone bored
    Im pretty deep in the 11$ Deep stack tourney theres like 100 people left 81 paid. name is Squid300 on stars
  • A new strategy to beat the online world.....
    Feign weakness to beat your opponents I have been thinking lately, that poker tournaments are becoming less and less about preservation of chips, survival and prudence and more agressive with no regard to staying alive in a tournament. I am not saying this is a good or bad thing, but its hard to counter...
  • Thoughts how to play a post-flop set
    How do you play a low (under 888)-set ? I like a check from an early position (regardless of whether its a low or relatively high set) hoping to check/raise, and raise from Late position. But is there a thought that to check-call is just as good to disguise a hand strenght, and then pile in on a...
  • Full Tilt vs Poker Stars?
    I have been playing a little on Poker Stars lately and I've noticed that their VIP club promotions are incredibly good. I currently get rakeback on Full Tilt and have always figured that the rakeback + FPP points > FPP on Stars. My rakeback is usually around $500 a month, but looking at the...
  • How did I play this set.
    I don't think I could play this any better, My flop re-raise i thought was big enough to shake of any draws. Early position raise had to be a big hand posibly AK AA KK QQ JJ TT. My turn bet was to keep him in, get some more vale and find out if he was holding JJ. I was hoping the board would pair and...
  • I'm learning!
    I'm finally learning to pack it in when things are going poorly, rather than keep hitting my head against the wall and losing. What I mean is that in the past I would get in a tournament, get knocked out on a bad beat, find another tourney or SNG, suffer another bad beat, and continue on and on, always...
  • 5-card draw
    Never played it before, and accidently ended up in a freebie tourney last night thinking it was a NL game. Didn't know what to do for about 20 hands, got lucky, bet aggressively, got the hang of it, and ended up in 5th place having led for about half an hour at one point !
  • How to play a set very very badly
    PokerStars Game #10085917033: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/05/24 - 17:22:51 (ET) Table 'Ruchbah IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: krazymonkey3 ($98.50 in chips) Seat 2: kingetje ($121.45 in chips) Seat 3: loves2screw ($114.60 in chips) Seat 4: FRITTS ($63.25 in chips) Seat 5:...
  • gotta love the micro's
    This hand just happened. notice the guy who cold call 2 raises got the most upset. 3.5 points to whom ever guess his hand : Full Tilt Poker Game #2491327767: Table Bingham (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:50:43 ET - 2007/05/23 Seat 1: teamhonda3 ($44.15) Seat 2: hero ($25.45) Seat...
  • he might have well been on strings....
    PT stats on villian were basic rock... FullTiltPoker Game #2493283026: Table Catalan Sails - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:57:46 ET - 2007/05/23 Seat 1: Mr RedSpade ($20.70) Seat 2: Chipp3r ($52.75) Seat 3: Irrational ($18.75) Seat 4: Ann FirstL ($18) Seat 5: Ensano ($56.15) Seat 6: Vinegar...
  • overplaying an overpair?
    was this correct to get AI here of should I have slowed down? FullTiltPoker Game #2492974936: Table Hinson - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:10:50 ET - 2007/05/23 Seat 1: meto123 ($19.45) Seat 2: jethro1121 ($19) Seat 3: pickled spam ($48) Seat 4: mxc78 ($88.90) Seat 5: Ensano ($53.65) Seat...
  • Couple of exciting hands
    PokerStars Game #10068255228: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/05/23 - 15:39:37 (ET) Table 'Alsafi' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: kingetje ($100 in chips) Seat 2: Francix ($127.25 in chips) Seat 3: blondclover ($90 in chips) Seat 4: badboyz13 ($42.85 in chips) Seat 5: traivietbuon...
  • Is there anyway I can change my T$ into cash?
    PokerStars Tournament #50508180, No Limit Hold'em Super Satellite Buy-In: $5.00 144 players Total Prize Pool: $2460.00 Target Tournament #50506312 Buy-In: $530.00 4 tickets to the target tournament Tournament started - 2007/05/22 - 13:05:00 (ET) Dear finalhonor, You finished the tournament...
  • How to proceed here?
    Was playing a 20+4 Tourney yesterday on FT and I cant get the hand out of my head Blinds are 100/200 Everybody folds to the SB (16.000) who was pretty solid, but everytime it was folded to him in the smallblind he raised it 3xBB and giving up the hand after some resistance. So he raises to 600...
  • should I let him dig his own grave here?
    FullTiltPoker Game #2469755623: Table Hinson - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:06:08 ET - 2007/05/20 Seat 1: W3B5K1 ($17.65) Seat 2: RalphPerry ($50.75) Seat 3: stlpoker82 ($127.20) Seat 4: -sultan2k- ($74.85) Seat 5: echamp ($47) Seat 6: Burgundian ($49.50) Seat 7: StLPride ($125.65) Seat...
  • playing in the 11$ 2.5k added on stars
    this is the same tournament that i got 3rd in for 937$ last monday. a little background, ive been at this table about an hour and 15 minutes, i got moved during the first hour. during the second hour, ive been really aggressive, buying a lot of pots, stealing cont. betting etc. a couple of times...
  • Just wow..
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVpkXDY8DLc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epokerstarsblog%2Ecom%2F2007%2F05%2Fjustine0003%2Dwins%2Dpokerstars%2Dten%2Ehtml This is pokerstars 10 billionth hand, everyone on the table got 10k minimum and the winner got 100k, they hand was dealt at 0.01/0.02 and 2 idiots...
  • Sunday Million w/ 250k added
    Gonna be ~230k 1st place. I'm playing with ninetensuited and maybe MilkyPirate - anyone else playing?
  • Action board I busted on
    I was all-in pre-flop as I was fairly short-stacked and figured I might quadruple up after flopping middle set. They each min bet the flop then after a lot of raising/re-raising, they all got all-in on the turn card. I knew I was facing at least AJ here and was praying for the board to pair. Alas...
  • Best cheap way to qualify for WSOP
    I'm looking to find a few cheap tourneys to try and win an entry this year last minute as I basically have the month of July off. Preferably Stars, but I've also got money on fulltilt. What are the best values, I've already tried a 33+R tourney, but that was ~180 players and only first place got an...
  • Finalled in the nightly...
    just did a six way deal, where i got $11,000 and we played for $5,000. I ended up coming 3rd my Kd9d no good against the chip leaders 5-8h, he was running too good not to lose. Still $11,000 is nice result. We were all pretty even chipped so I think It was sensible deal.
  • THP sessions
    Coercion? nope POKERSTARS GAME #9971682041: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/05/18 - 00:23:29 (ET) Table 'Nashira V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: MilkyPirate ($29.45 in chips) Seat 2: tice03 ($24.75 in chips) Seat 3: squid300 ($11.95 in chips) Seat 4: Damn Ringer ($27.10 in chips)...
  • canadian depositing
    okie i thought i would try to use moneybookers a few weeks ago to deposit and after going through many problems, it doesn't work for me. so here is my question. what is a way i can deposit easily without all this hassle damn NETELLER, i miss it... it was so easy...
  • one of those Pokerstars players
    Saw some pretty astounding hands at this SnG last night. This one player just made everyone boggle in amazement... First, he called an all-in re-raise with 8d 9d... PokerStars Game #9955880828: Tournament #50493687, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/05/17 - 03:36:42 (ET) Table...
  • strange HU
    Hi! Just had a strange HU game going on: The guy played ultratight and let me bet and take down almost every pot. Starting chips were 3000 and when we came to the point where I had about 4200 and he 1800: He started to go all-in on almost every 2nd hand (when he was SB)... sometimes reraised...
  • Top pair with flush draw
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?1095880 Comments?
  • river bluff raise
    PokerStars Game #9810591361: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/05/08 - 13:32:27 (ET) Table 'Thebe IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: mentor99 ($99 in chips) Seat 2: Blizzy23 ($121.80 in chips) Seat 3: xxxJDLxxx ($103.45 in chips) Seat 4: SwimFree ($168.65 in chips) Seat 5: kingetje...
  • I love rake back
    I have loads of swings playing pokers. Most of my down swings are due to the fact that players in my level are simply too bad. And the worse of them, is me :oops: I'm now averaging 4.5bb/100 hands. So, even when I play this mediocre break even poker, I still make money due to rake back. So...
  • Online Tournies - How do you avoid playing too tight!?
    I have started playing online tournies and have noticed that at least half the time I don't see hands that are in my mind "playable" with blinds that are 1/10 your stack. For example if I grab A :club: 7 :club: in middle position with no limpers I usually fold. (I typically would raise with this hand...
  • Qualifying for the Sunday Million?
    Does anyone regularly play in the Sunday Million on Poker Stars? I want to start playing this regularyly, but don't want to spend $200 every week to do so. Any suggestions?
  • Ciso Returns to Old Stomping Ground....
    Just finished a long 8 hour tournament playing the 55k on pokerstars. Under instruction from a friend who said these tournaments are better for me cos of the deeper stacks and more play I played it even though I thought it'd be hard to motivate, but i decided to play it funnly , play good poker and see...
  • When did Victor Chandler sell out?
    I decided I'd move to VCPoker for a change of scenery and because I always liked the software there. I logged in, made a deposit and only then realised that they use the same crappy skin as Titan Poker now. When did this happen? :?
  • Too aggressive?
    Played a 20+4 satellite yesterday and wondered if I played it right or maybe too aggressive. 3rd Hand in the tourney nothing special happened so far so everybody has about 1500 in chips I´m in the Bigblind with QQ Blinds 15/30 MP raises to 120, 3 callers I put in a 500 raise, hoping...
  • Back on FT
    So FT drew me back with bonus offer, and so far I must say its different that I remebered it. The graphics are the same, but it seems like the people are more action junkies that last time I was there. And the bonus is being cleared on a faster pace then I expected. Good stuff!
  • Anyone playing in FTOPS IV?
    I'll be playing in 6 events. Event 1 - Friday, May 11th - NL Hold'em Buyin: 200+16 300k Guarantee QUALIFIED! Event 3 - Sunday, May 13th - NL Hold'em Buyin: 300+22 750k Guarantee ENTRY IN SATELITTE(S): (A) 50+5 Event 4 - Monday, May 14th - NL Hold'em Buyin: 1000+60 300k Guarantee ENTRY...
  • Fun With Bodog
    This is a tough post for me to write since I usually praise Bodog as a fun place to play poker and/or donate poker winnings via their sports wagering system. Maybe I'm still bitter about the Neteller situation as it relates to this post (http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/t20751/bodog-5k-victory)...
  • Qualified for sunday million!!!!!
    Buy-In: 500 FPP 167 players $2120.00 added to the prize pool by PokerStars Total Prize Pool: $2120.00 Target Tournament #48227531 Buy-In: $530.00 4 tickets to the target tournament Tournament started - 2007/04/24 - 03:05:00 (ET) Dear Yozzman, You finished the tournament in 1st place. You...
  • Wait for the money or go for the win?
    45-player sng 9 remain Full Tilt Poker Game #2400776312: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (18161898) , Table 4 - 600/1200 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:17:35 ET - 2007/05/11 Seat 1: Karero (14,390) Seat 2: DOK_HOLLYDAY (17,402) Seat 3: JotaRota (4,485) Seat 4: Eusebio1210 (7,025) Seat 5: hopper2007 (460),...
  • To PokerOffice users..
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  • Full Tilt to Stars Transfer
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  • Why do we call when we know we are beat?
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  • question:neteller restrictions
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  • new online feedback please
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  • Sick calldown
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  • Sucks to be this guy
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  • My first MMT win
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  • Couple hands from todays session
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  • thanks
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  • Could this mean a huge wave of new players??
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  • Last one for the day, Help please:)
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  • What to do when you feel like your not getting any cards?
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  • Another hand for yalll:)
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  • Question for Cash gamers
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  • Full Tilt still down.
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  • Poker Hand Dispute
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  • Annette_15
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  • My biggest cash yet, advice needed.
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  • On fire today
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  • i would like to congratulate
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  • AVOID: Hollywoodpoker (long)
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  • FT 300K during Superbowl
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  • Party Poker
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  • How did I play this?
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  • Calling a bluff with 10-high
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  • The Doyle wins ... without a boat ...
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  • Absolute Poker 100k gnt
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  • Stars FPP counter ...
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  • Bonus whoring
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  • Deposit bonus questions
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  • Call or Fold?
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  • FTP down?
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  • Sets galore
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  • wow... just wow...
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  • Mad,...Good,...or just plain Lucky..?
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  • another final table?
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  • Titan Poker... omg
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  • Full Tilt!!
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  • Fulltilt daily double
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  • Full Tilt POKER:)
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  • Xfer me $ for real $
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  • was waiting for this opportunity all session
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  • Do I Need a Break?
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  • lets give this another shot
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  • final table of 90 man sng
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  • some help please
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  • hand from a 5$ 90 person SNG on FTP
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  • Full Tilt/ Ultimate bet?
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  • trying to make it 2 for 2
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  • final table
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  • Cash Games!?!?
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  • What do I do?
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  • Insta-Bet and Insta-Raise on PokerStars
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  • only for Partyoker players
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  • The dreaded chip lead
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  • Final table again
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  • two THPers heading for a final table...
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  • PokerStars Hot Keys?
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  • Could you call?
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  • Final Table
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  • did pokertracker alter your play?
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  • Running bad for the first time
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  • Heads Up Sng Go hands
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  • Flopping an idiot end str8 w/ flush draw.
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  • tell me how you would feal about this one
    PokerStars Game #7463958364: Tournament #37780093, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/12/16 - 03:12:45 (ET) Table '37780093 75' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: SJT88 (1260 in chips) Seat 2: xPiMPnPiNk33 (1430 in chips) Seat 3: Clone56 (1450 in chips) Seat 4: Matttb123 (1570...
  • Private Tables
    Hi All, Does anyone know of any clients (US accessible, of course) that make it easy to create private tables? -Chris
  • using the chat
    Do you use the chat while playing? Rarely I might compliment player for a good fold when they fold a real hand to my missed draw bluff - in low levels they sometime announce what they fold . Sometimes when I bluff a scary board (like 3 K) I complain that even when I quads I don't get paid. Now...
  • I might've gotten out of line with this one ...
    Let me know if I got pissed at this guy for bad etiquitte for the right/wrong reasons. 25NL 6-max, I'm in the BB with KK, table has been pretty loose, button raises to $1, SB raises to $2.5, I re-raise to $5, button calls, SB lets his time run down a bit into his time bank before re-raising to $15,...
  • How was this?
    NL$100. 6 max. Villain is pretty aggressive. He is 18/15/3. How was this played? I don't feel that I played it well at all. Thanks. FullTiltPoker Game #1398847645: Table Snorkel (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:52:55 ET - 2006/12/12 Seat 1: siouxdr ($79) Seat 2: MSimon ($102.80) Seat...
  • FTP
    Don't know if this is kosher or not. If not, Mods please delete. I have not yet opened up an account with FTP but I'm thinking I will. If anyone out there would like to sponser me and pick up any related sponser bonus just let me know. My preference is to go with someone who has at least 10 posts...
  • pokertracker stats
    ummm, not sure where to post this but I was looking over my pokertracker stats and I was wondering what is a standard win rate per 100 hands? I have over 20k hands loaded and curious as to what my winrate should be.
  • JJ- hard blow
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1398656046: 250 Play Chip Tournament (9867517), Table 52 - 200/400 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:20:21 ET - 2006/12/12 Seat 1: BJ110OH (39,024) Seat 2: the Styb (15,465) Seat 3: JeffL2189 (40,134) Seat 4: sunny_g16 (10,790) Seat 5: TLUVSB (22,830) Seat 6: Doghousedevils...
  • A Maverick Moment
    Didn't know which forum to post this in, but I was online so I put it here. Playing a pretty loose $1/2 fixed limit ring game. I'm playing pretty tightly but have been getting clobbered by suck outs. I'm UTG with 9:club: T:club: but can count on at least 5 players to flop and about a 40% chance...
  • What was villain thinking?
    deliberatly tried to enduce a bet of him on the river since i thought i was making nothing unless he had 2 pair or even trips Seat 1: villain ($25.70 in chips) Seat 3: Golfey ($9.50 in chips) ANTES/BLINDS villain posts blind ($0.15), Golfey posts blind ($0.25). PRE-FLOP villain...
  • last night on FTP
    i won a 6 person 6$ satelite for a 26$ token to use in a tournament on Full Tilt. so i use it in the 3k garunteed, it ended up being about 7 grand total purse. well i ended up 2nd for just over a grand 1,145$ i was happy
  • ironman freeroll on Fulltilt
    In less then 2 hours 15:45ET I start playing on the $10k ironman challenge on FT. Anyone wants to rail please drop by. I'll try to be on IRC during this time. All help is acceptable :) With almost 3600 people starting. I hope it wont take too long until I bust most of them out. Wish me luck...
  • Difficulty winning online? Just write them a letter!
    This is no BS, indisputable proof that the so called alleged "doom switch" really exists. I always thought I was just a bad player, once in a while getting lucky; but I really thought practice was the key. Boy was I wrong, I never thought I'd admit it, but I was down a few thousand from playing...
  • Big ouch for UB
    http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/7913 Two events with significant overlays ... thats gotta hurt a bit. Especially cause their 200K guaranteed has been getting overlayed a lot recently too.
  • how bad does this suck
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1386508974: Satellite to $350K Guarantee (9812825), Table 2 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:13:53 ET - 2006/12/10 Seat 1: bucksaw (2,210) Seat 2: uq7y (1,710) Seat 3: mimi1234 (1,135) Seat 4: tomrash420 (3,955) Seat 5: chelss55 (1,950) Seat 6: jcb893464 (3,590) Seat 7: Phildd4...
  • Aston Martin DBS freeroll
    48 players left in it. I didn't try and qualify but that's a cool prize for someone to pick up in 2007 8-) http://www.speedheads.de/artikelbilder/2006/AMDBS2.jpg
  • Darn! Need urgent advise
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1383541393: 250 Play Money Sit & Go (9786005), Table 6 - 300/600 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:19:26 ET - 2006/12/10 Seat 1: staceyjersey (17,620) Seat 3: FshHooks_JJ (17,250) Seat 4: JJH2005 (41,380) Seat 5: smoothshark (24,955) Seat 8: Antonnio (30,140) Seat 9: sunny_g16 (3,655) sunny_g16...
  • No Flush!
    I was playing at a 1/2 blind table yesterday and had an interesting hand. I was dealt 3 3, and i raised to $5. Someone re-raised to 20, and me and 1 other guy called. I hit a 3 on the flop, but there are also 2 clubs showing. The guy who called the $20 pre-flop bets $35, the other guy folds, I re-raise...
  • thp sng madness
    pw= thpmadness timezone = ET 7p.m. dec 9th gn=thp sng madness site= Pokerstars buyin = 5.5
  • 5.5 private tourney
    well not so private... i give password out anyways its at 12 if u guys want in... go to tourney tab then private ... 12pm pw = welcome 5.5$
  • HORSE Cash Games at Full Tilt!
    Full Tilt has started offering HORSE cash games now. What do you guys think of these? I think they will be really profitable because most people do not even know how to play the other games and will just be trying them out. Or they will only be good at one game or two and just trying the other games....
  • Please advise
    PokerStars Game #7365642748: Tournament #37670218, 310+20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/12/09 - 08:58:07 (ET) Table '37670218 1' 10-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 4: slenderjim (1480 in chips) Seat 5: CircleOne (7540 in chips) Seat 6: sunny_g16 (1500 in chips) Seat 8: PinHeadQuart...
  • What do I do here?
    $100NL 6 max. Villain is 14/12/4. How have I played the hand thus far? What do I on the river here? FullTiltPoker Game #1364927432: Table Moorpoint (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:28:03 ET - 2006/12/06 Seat 1: cbboy ($144.55) Seat 2: delavager ($124.45) Seat 3: Maf54 ($98.50) Seat...
  • Whats your play here? Did i make the right Fold
    ill post hand history up to the Flop then post the results after whats your play here? Seat 3: Golfey ($60.40 in chips) Seat 7: mike301284 ($56.95 in chips) Seat 10: pijaweczkaxx ($60.55 in chips) ANTES/BLINDS pijaweczkaxx posts blind ($0.25), Golfey posts blind ($0.50). PRE-FLOP mike301284...
  • Awesome
    Mommy, whats the opposite of a bad beat? Why thats positive lucky variance Johnny. http://www.pokerhand.org/?656437 http://www.pokerhand.org/?656438 http://www.pokerhand.org/?656440 (2nd flopped nut flush on the day) http://www.pokerhand.org/?656442 I'm done for a bit
  • did i get lucky?
    guy had been so agressive so i decided to make a move Seat 3: Golfey ($12.70 in chips) Seat 8: FizZah ($10.70 in chips) ANTES/BLINDS Golfey posts blind ($0.25), FizZah posts blind ($0.50). PRE-FLOP Golfey bets $2, FizZah bets $3.50, Golfey bets $10.45 and is all-in, FizZah...
  • i feel cheated =(
    FLUSH WAS NOT A POSSIBILITY on the flop So i was playing some poker last sunday on a $5bb table and i came across a hand we all love.... ME: AA, raise $2.00 other: ?? reraise $5.00 ME: call FLOP: A, Q, 2 other: raise $5.00 ME: reraise $15.00 other: reraise to $50.00 ME: reraise all in..... other:...
  • Suggestion for a sticky
    Mods: Maybe we should add a sticky to the top of this forum about bankroll management ... saw a few blog posts about people going broke, etc and it just sprung to my mind. To bed ...
  • Few hands today
    ANTES/BLINDS Golfey posts blind ($0.25), xxMichelle83 posts blind ($0.50). PRE-FLOP Golfey bets $1, xxMichelle83 calls $0.75. FLOP xxMichelle83 checks, Golfey bets $1, xxMichelle83 calls $1. TURN xxMichelle83 checks, Golfey checks. RIVER xxMichelle83 bets $3, Golfey bets $46.65 and...
  • Ever played poorly and won?
    I eventually won a $5.50 MTT 27 with rediculous plays.. i was actually on tilt because 2 sngs that i was playing at the same time lost to bad beats. The wrong move at the right time maybe? This hand i push with any two cards on BB.. could be justifiable. Runner runner with 72o (Final table) PokerStars...
  • Spot the idiot!
    PokerStars Game #7313750413: Tournament #37162521, $10+$1 Razz Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/12/05 - 16:52:48 (ET) Table '37162521 11' 8-max Seat 1: kingofkings (1557 in chips) Seat 2: David Dunn (1498 in chips) Seat 3: eddy boy (1471 in chips) Seat 4: Grizzzled123 (1477 in chips) Seat 5:...
  • The Sky's the Limit
    What’s the highest stakes you’ve played and how well did you do? Was it B&M or online? Are you still at that limit or did circumstances cause you to retreat back down to safer waters? Do you have ambitions—I suspect we all do—to make the leap to higher limits in the future? I’m currently...
  • Give me a better line to take.
    Villain is very aggressive. He is 18/14/4.3 To be honest I feel like I played this hand poorly. I know I need to raise here but I am not too sure where. I probably should have raised the flop, correct? Thanks in advance. FullTiltPoker Game #1354506597: Table Winwood (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No...
  • All In pre-flop ?
    What do you think to this ? Fairly early on in Tournament, I had done ok with 3000 points and i had KK as my hand. I raised 400 (blinds were 50/100) from earlyish position after 2 limpers. Player on button had about 4000 points and went all in. I also went all in. He had 88. He flopped...
  • SNG Bubble situation- Would YOU check this down?
    This occured to me about a week ago, was kind of awkward when it happened, but I'm confident I did the right thing. Was playing a $55 SNG on Bodog. Got down to 4 players, when the following situation occured. I'm chipleader on the button with approx 5000 in chips. SB is microstack and has about...
  • Another NL buy in question
    I play mostly small stakes NL SNG's,but would like to venture into cash games more.I always buy in for the max.My question is though,if I lose some of my stack early,I like the table and am making the right calls,do I reload if I am not at the table max till I go over it? For example:NL $10 $.02/.05...
  • Ring table turnaround.
    As some of you know from an earlier post, I managed to score a nice bankroll starter by hitting it big on a special bonus hand and tourny win. Since then I have been trying to improve my ring table play because thats where the real money can be made. Historically though, ring tables have been a heart...
  • My $50 dollar lesson (AP Rant)
    Heya. For all those interested in playing on Absolute Poker, I wouldn't recommend it. I recently tried to withdraw $50 from my account(using neteller), and they won't put the funds back into my neteller account. To compund the problem, they won't answer any of the emails I have sent them regarding this...
  • Took 3rd place in Friday's 30k guaranteed tourney at Bodog
    Came in 3rd place in tonight's 30k guarantee tourney on Bodog $44 buyin, 603 total players, they were paying down the top 63 spots. The big money was in about the top 7 spots. I was on pace to win it, I was chipleader when it got down to the final 3, but I made a move with pocket fives and ran into...
  • Whoops ...
    Hello Sonny617, We have received a complaint regarding some things you said in chat at our tables. I have reviewed the chat log and did find some of your comments to be inappropriate. Our goal at PokerStars is to be a fun place to play, where everyone can feel comfortable. Foul language and abuse...
  • Another AK Situation
    $100NL. 6 max. No reads on villain. This is his second hand at the table and I have never played with him before. Seat 1: James1326 ($58.35) Seat 2: cbboy ($87.60) Seat 3: bulsindaho ($35.05) Seat 4: Dolphinou ($68.40) Seat 5: CircusChaser ($51.90) Seat 6: Rock Crown ($99) Rock Crown posts...
  • Couple hands from today's session
    $100 NL for all of the following hands. Also all 6 max. Hand 1 Villain plays alot of hands. He is very aggressive. 43/6.6/3 Seat 1: starjj ($63.45) Seat 2: 24sooted ($122.10) Seat 3: Anth92 ($210.90) Seat 4: detached ($100), is sitting out Seat 5: cbboy ($98.30) Seat 6: Paco026 ($70.60) 24sooted...
  • Nice bankroll starter.
    I haven't been around for a while and I really miss all of the regulars here but I just had to relate what happened to me on Sunday. I had busted my bankroll for the upteenth time a couple of weeks ago and had been making the freeroll circuit trying to get a fresh start. I was starting to get frustrated...
  • who has the best turbo SNGs
    who has the best turbo SNGs?
  • Check this out.... a poker odds calculator that works!
    Check this out everybody.... I've been playing online poker for years and I've downloaded the worst odds calculators ever! I thought they would actually help me win money and teach me something... but they all work like crap. I don't know where all these guys get their numbers? The other day I was...
  • the continues bet
    I'm starting to hate it. Usually a cont bet on a missed un-scary flop will get you the pot or give you enough info if you are behind. But lately I've encounter this : I bet with AK in position. Flop is rags, something like 25T rainbow. and now early position bet hugh. usually the pot if not allin....
  • AK Situation
    $100NL. 6 max. Villain is new to the table and I have never played with him. I have played with the other players in the hand for a bit and they are your typical, loose players. squidkd ($19.35) Matty486 ($99) cbboy ($75.90) OhanB57 ($40) bwild4444 ($192.25) J-Dacosta ($95.50) squidkd posts...
  • Theoretical Situation
    Say we are in a typical NL$100 6 max game. You are in MP with JTs and make a standard raise to $4. The SB calls the raise. SB is your standard player at this level (ie- no reads :lol: ) You are heads up to the flop. Flop ($9)- J 5 2 (rainbow) SB checks and you make a standard continuation bet...
  • guy gets pissed when his pocket deuces get cracked, $610.60
    Bodog wished me a happy thanksgiving tonight :-D (cant copy and paste hand history, so I'll just say the details) loose shorthanded table, 4 handed, 63% seeing the flop $3/6 NL Im SB, $304.75 A :heart: Q :diamond: Villian UTG, $303.30 Villian limps for $6 button folds I make it $25...
  • How was this?
    NL$100. 6max. Unlike usual I have been paying attention to this table. The villain in this hand is really agressive. He has been raising and reraising most hands. How do you think this was played? To be honest I put him on a hand like TT or JJ. So, how was it? Anyway, after the hand was over he...
  • kudus to Fulltilt support
    Fulltilt has a kind of a freeroll tournament once a month for players who play often enough (you have to make a min amount of points a day for at least 20 days) So I've decided to try my best and qualify for one of those. For someone who works almost every day 10+ hours a day (only another month to...
  • How do you like how this was played?
    NL $100. 6max on Full Tilt. No real reads. How do you think I played the hand? Preflop? Flop? Turn? River? On the river, what do you guys put the villain on here? http://www.pokerhand.org/?633138
  • How do you play online poker?
    So I was lying in the middle of the street (trying to spark a protest which will lead to a Cultural Revolution that will overthrow the government) when I thought to myself "How do I play online poker?: By this I mean, "How?" and "Do?" and the question is posed to "You"...
  • Next time you get discouraged playing online, check this out
    Likely a repost, but the fish are out there. Some of those comments are just so ridiculous, those people must be borderline insane by now. :-D
  • And now I do what?
    NL $100. 6 max. No reads. How has the hand been played so far? What do I do on the turn here? http://www.pokerhand.org/?633142
  • How was this?
    NL $100 on Full Tilt. This is like my second day on full tilt so no reads on any of the players. Its 6 max. How do you think this was played? Preflop? Flop? Turn? Thanks. http://www.pokerhand.org/?631478
  • Titan $250K tournament scam!!!!!!
    I was quite annoyed with titan today...... I won a satellite to there $250K tournament which was supposed to be tonight........ Direct entry was $540, so i was quite pleased with myself for getting in from a $20-something satellite. I tried to log on 1 hour before the start...... I was told...
  • The horrors of slow-playing
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  • Working in the poker industry
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  • Massive overbet into my flopped trips
    Hi everybody, first post here. I want opinions on a situation that just accured in a cash game. I limp together with a few others with A8s and the flop comes AA7, two spades. Before my turn to act a guy shoves in more than a buyin into the pot (and at the site I play the buyins are 200bb!). My...
  • low limits quality of play
    few of you high stake players forgot the quality of the play in the low limit. Though playing against weak player should be easier , it is much harder to put players on a hand and I think it is pretty easy to lose big pots with ok hands. here are two examples, these are hand after hand in one...
  • AA loses bad again!!
    it's official, I HATE AA!! I was playing in a tourney last night and I was just out of the money. I get dealt AA, i'm thinking , nice i'm gonna double up and be in great poisition!! Wrong, some donk had 22 and flopped a set and knocked me out!!! Anybody else hate AA??
  • No Canadian Players on Bodog?
    OK my first post! I read these forums lots but I've been too lazy to register...until now. So anyways I've got a question. I recently withdrew 100$ from my PS account to Neteller (it hasn't gotten there yet cause its the weekend) and I am planning to open an account on Bodog to take advantage of their...
  • Next stop on bonus whoring train?
    I should clear my bonus on UB this week. My next stop for a 100% bonus is either Full tilt or Absolute, but not sure which site is easier to clear the bonus. I'm currently playing 10NL. After I clear the next bonus I will have the BR for 25NL to make the 3rd site easier. So those of you who...
  • PokerStars Support
    Just changed to PokerStars when PokerRoom threw me out and I wanted to report one amazingly pleasant surprise I found at PS. The responsiveness of the support team is absolutely first class. I mean just amazing. I've had about five occassions to contact them about various things including some pre-selection...
  • Major GOALS That You've Achieved
    This is the standard bragging post mixed with a little question for you guys to share. On Feb. 21st I bought into a site for $200, hearing much praise from a Gumbie on IRC. A small rakeback deal convinced me, and I've been playing there ever since. I quickly had a little hot run and sometime in April...
  • Played OK until now?
    $100 NL. 6 max. no reads on player. http://www.pokerhand.org/?616416 How was this played until this point? How do you like the min-raise in this spot?
  • Tell me how badly I misplayed this hand! Argh!
    $100NL. 6 max. Haven't been at the table too long. No reads. In hindsight I could have played this hand so much better. I should have made a small, donkish bet on the turn. What ya think? A bet of $30-$35 would have probably done pretty well on the turn. http://www.pokerhand.org/?611484
  • What!?
    I just signed up for PokerStars and made a deposit using eChecks. It said my deposit when through, then I receive this email two days later: Dear SilentV, We have been informed by Pstar Payments (the company that processes eCheck transactions for PokerStars) that the following deposit was not honoured...
  • How was this played?
    $100NL. 6max. no reads on the player. How was this hand played? http://www.pokerhand.org/?616422 Also, is there any value in betting the river? Thanks in advance.
  • Tell Me...
    Have you ever seen a pot this big at 10NL? http://www.pokerhand.org/?614985 I'm currently sitting with over 100$ at this table, and having the greatest multitabling session of my life. :shock: :shock: :-D :-D
  • Getting better at Tourney play
    I started on FL in June but began to get brassed off with being called to the River and losing to flushes / straights etc !! Anyway, decided to have a bash at cheap NL tourneys, and after losing my first 10 or so, in the last 2 i've come 27th and tonight, 14th. Albeit, i was never anywhere near the...
  • how do you manage ur BR?
    I don't think I have ever been successful in managing a bankroll. I would always have to cash out, thus never being able to move up from my usual stakes NL50. Basically what I need help with is... How do I manage my swings? Usually I would be able to play normally, winning a few pots here and there......
  • Web Links Appearing on my Desktop
    Shortly after changing poker sites (because of the US ban) and downloading the new site's software I started seeing promotional web links appearing on my Windows desktop. There have been two so far and one was to Lending Tree and the other to a company I didn't recognize. I am pretty careful about...
  • UB - River Friendly?
    i know these conspiracy theory's are stupid, but i've observed a huge number of river catches on UB in the few days i've been playing there. i'm not just talking because i got beat on the river... i'm actually doing okay over there so i'm just bringing this up more as a curiosity. i've seen a HUGE...
  • FL 6 handed VS full ring?
    So i recently started playing 2-4 FL.... and the first thing i noticed is that at those stakes, on my site there is only one 9 handed table, which is ALWAYS empty... then there are three 6 handed tables which are full of action all day long. so obviously i play at those 6 handed tables. now, i noticed...
  • rigged online poker???
    just posted this in the beginners section but maybe it should be here: I'd be interested to know the opinion of others on this. I am relatively new to NL hold'em (6 months) but have been been playing and watching an enormous amount so i feel I have a reasonable grasp on tactics etc. I have only...
  • What poker site has the most/best free roll tournys?
    thanks
  • To Win Internet Poker, Do I Really Need The 3rd Software?
    I am a very serious poker player, and I play several times a week. (Actually, almost every day^^) Of course, to win the internet poker, I've used a variety of poker software, but I am still looking for something special, that is "profitable" to me. Now, I have some questions here. I will...
  • Hand of the day
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  • Table Selection
    I hear everyone talking about table selection and how it is very important and pivotal to their game. Does anyone here practice table selection? How do you go about it? What do you guys look for? This is something that I have never really looked at before. It is probably something I should be doing...
  • PokerStars New additions
    Looks like PS is adding 5 card draw and 2-7 draw poker. They also seem to be increasing their 180 person SnG buy-in availabilities. PartyPoker looks like a bunch of jackasses now (not that they never did)
  • what type of FL should i play?
    my brother keeps telling me i should play some Fixed Limit hold' em.. and i actually agree with him. i played strictly limit ($0.05/0.10) on party poker when i had some money on there and i did pretty well overall. i sat down with 7 bucks and usually left with somewhere from $10-20. sometimes down of...
  • PokerRoom-dot-com: unreliable?
    Hi, recently I opened an account with PokerRoom, and used my creditcard to deposit some money. Subsequently, they don't allow me to play. The reason they give is that I have logged in from a country different from the country I mentioned on the online registration form. That in itself is correct:...
  • I give up
    I tried to post a nice introduction about myself,I got cut off after 1rst line.So anyone who thinks my 1rst post sucks,it was pretty good,although I cant type,and I'm not going through that all again.I may reply to some post in the future.I am: Det_Jimmy PokerStars Detroit_Jim Doylesroom
  • Value Betting
    $100NL. 6max. no reads. I usually bet alot more on each street, but from previous posts it seems that may not be thebest way to get the opponent(s) to commit all of their stacks. Is this hand played good? What would you change? much thanks again. http://www.pokerhand.org/?604889
  • sneaky me
    so ive been runnin quite decent the last couple of days, so i took a careful, slightly scared stab at the $0.50 - $1.00 NL cash tables just now. bought in for the max. $100. and after a few hands and a few blinds this happens: Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Raging Bull 10475199-74146 Holdem...
  • QQ Preflop
    Again its $100NL. 6 max. No reads on the players. What do I do here? Call or Fold? Thanks again. And sorry for all the questions tonight guys. http://www.pokerhand.org/?603806
  • Like This?
    Sorry again about all the hands I am posting lately. I usually don't post too many hands but all the hands I post, it seems that I am playing them wrong. So I think I should post more hands to see if I can correct the problem. anyway, here is the hand. $100NL. 6max. I have never played with...
  • KK hand!
    $100NL. 6 max. no reads on the players. http://www.pokerhand.org/?603757 my all in on the flop there isn't as big as it looks. There is something like $50 in the pot and the remaining villain has like $65 i believe. How do you think it was played? How do you like my re-raise PF? What do you...
  • Another KK Hand!
    $100NL. 6max. no reads. There is $12 in the pot on the flop. What do I do here? Call? Fold? That massive overbet is ridiculous. What do I beat? What could he have? Much thanks in advance. http://www.pokerhand.org/?603804
  • How was this played?
    $100NL. 6 max. No reads on any of the players. I havent been at the table too long. How was this hand played up until now? And what do I do here on the river? http://www.pokerhand.org/?604536
  • When your internet craps out at the wrong time..........
    I get HU in a 20 man SnG and with about a 2:1 chip deficit, my internet craps out for 5mins. I come back at a 11:1 chip deficit and there is no way back. Great days :roll:
  • UB rake change
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  • Why Golden Palace Lost My Business
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  • Woulda--Shoulda--Coulda
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  • Co-operation
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  • What The Hell!
    I was in another tourney tonight at PokerStars, and this time I went out in 15 minutes. I had a set of 10, and got beat by a full house. What the hell is going on?! How many times is a set going to get beat by a full house?! I'm starting to think that playing online tourneys is not the place to play,...
  • NLHE cash games
    How many hands must you play to limit variance and expect to be EV+ in most nlhe cash games? It seems no matter how many hands i play i just cant be successful in these micro limit cash games. For example, i know tonight was an ultra short session (maybe 1.5 hours, 400 hands), but i hit a total of 2...
  • What's your move here.
    $50+5, 25k Guaranteed on Bodog - deep stack. Second hand, no reads at all but villain is a known top tournament player, and is consistently in top 5-10 tournament leader board. I'm in LP with Q :spade: K :spade: I raise 4x, button folds, SB folds, villain calls in the BB. Flop: 5 :spade: Q...
  • Glimmer of hope
    I have started to play online and haven't been doing so hot, just got into games that were too quick for me at the time. But today I was playing the little micro limit hold'em tables and hit pocket aces three times in half and hour and all three paid off. I realize this isn't always going to heppen...
  • Poker Stars Store
    So after playing almost two years on Pstars ... I'm finally coming close to being able to get something worthwhile. I'll have 2000 FPPs shortly, heres what I'm thinking about getting. a) baseball cap b) beanie cap c) zip up hoodie d) zip up fleece really I'd like to get a hoodie/fleece and...
  • My first dumbass poker email spam
    Dear user, We have noticed that your user was loged from multiple IP adresses. For security reasons, please reply this email with your user and password. USER: PASSWORD: If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. Our Customer Care team is available 24/7. Sincerely, Party...
  • anyone on PS?
    anyone on Poker stars tonight? maybe we could get a tourny going or something
  • I've wanted to do this for a long time (or: 7-2os rules!)
    This is a bit of a long story. The first hand cost me a ton of chips to a real gear box. He got lucky after pushing with two overcards and a flush draw and crippled me, leaving me with only 355 chips. He'd been playing like a donkey the whole tournament, but got lucky a few times (including this hand,...
  • How many tables do you multi-table
    Out of interest how many tables do some of you multi-table? As for me, im currently doing 8 tables of 10nl on Poker Stars.
  • UltimateBuddy for PokerStars
    Is there anything like ultimatebuddy for pokerstars? Id like to locate players easier. Thanks
  • sign up bonus??
    Hey guys! Does anyone know of any sites that give you the sign up bonus right away? Like if you deposit $50, they give you a match that you can use right away, only with cash out restrictions? Thanks for the info guys!
  • Almost.....
    Was this the right play? I started the final table last in chips. got up to about 4th place with 6 left(18 MTT) when this happened PokerStars Game #6301868819: Tournament #31963104, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/16 - 00:06:25 (ET) Table '31963104 2' 9-max Seat #7 is the...
  • my S&G challenge - live update
    Ok , decided to start documenting my S&G progress. Played 3 so far (am playing mainly one at a time) 2X9 players , 1 45 players - all at $1+$0.25 finished 2 time ITM (3rd and 4th) my busting hands : 45 players , FT : Full Tilt Poker Game #882013359: $1 + $0.25 Sit & Go (5899698),...
  • Private Tournament Group for Absolute Players
    I created a private group on Absolute named, oddly enough, THP. Any of those with accounts there, feel free to join. If I wouldn't recognize you by your AP screen name, make sure you include your forum name in the comments so I know who I'm approving. I'm hoping to try it out with a $1+$.10 razz...
  • Rake the Rake
    Anyone use this rakeback affiliate? Sent them several emails to register but still no reply. Getting ancyyyy.
  • Words of Wisdom
    Do you have any favorite poker wise-sayings, witticisms, golden rules, mnemonics, rhymes or memory aids? In grammar school English most of us learned this rhyme to help us pronounce words, “When two vowels go a-walking, the first vowel does the talking!” Or, in spelling: “You place I before E,...
  • VC Poker closed to US Accounts.
    Just read about it now..Not sure if this includes Doyles Room as well, but I'm assuming it does. ....This is getting bad
  • Are you serious
    What was this? The stupidest suck out I ever seen. PokerStars Game #6291609647: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/09/15 - 02:32:54 (ET) Table 'Danae III' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: RyGaudet ($10 in chips) Seat 2: arafiq ($16.40 in chips) Seat 3: halbrown ($7.35 in chips) Seat...
  • CrazyPoker
    Anyone ever play there? It's a Prima skin and I'm depositing there this weekend to play cash games and get an automatic 35% rakeback.
  • How To Win Sit'n'Gos: Part I
    Okay, since people are always asking questions about how to win Single Table Tourneys, I figured I would post my guide to help you get in the money consistently. In Part I, I'll focus on playing the big hands - AA, KK, QQ, and AK. Playing AA: Obviously AA is the best starting hand in Texas Hold'em....
  • Has anyone else noticed...
    ... that all the limit Hold'em players seem to be turning Maniac these days? On Stars I consistently see at 8- or 9-handed tables people making it 4 bets preflop with KQ vs AJ, and then they will bet and raise each other the whole way with no pair! I saw one guy raise with 33 when his opponent...
  • Is it really true that XXXXXXXXXX refuse us players ?
    The refuse the us players because they win every tournament and rip off all the European players at the site? I head about one that won about 1 million $ at one day, playing 5 tables of Texas NL 10/20??? And I can't understand why thae so poudly tell this at the site blog????? Something you just don't...
  • Folding A K
    Playing a $20 sng on PS, all nine players still in it. I get A K offsuite in the cutoff position. Three or 4 limpers, and I raise it up...make $120 to go. The guy in the SB goes all-in. This is only the 4th or 5th hand of the tourney. I had been getting great cards and been raising pre-flop and...
  • Online Poker Conspiracy: My Take
    Conspiracy theories abound everywhere. The fact that these theories are plentiful, however, has no real, substantive bearing on whether or not any of them are true. To be fair, I’m sure some conspiracy theories are true or at least contain some seeds of truth in them. The problem is picking which...
  • Pokerroom Silver Room Question
    Has anyone signed up for the 50% reload bonus for the silver room? I was going to deposit $300 for the $150 in bonuses, but i dont want to if the bonus is a progressive bonus like full tilts sign up bonus. I couldnt find any info on their website about the offer so I ask you guys, what is the silver...
  • ITM% / ROI
    I was just curious if there is any conventional wisdom as to what constitutes a decent ITM% or ROI for 1 table SnGs? How about MTTs? Also, how many must one play for this number to accurately reflect ones efforts?
  • Pokerstars WCOOP
    Anybody playing any of these events, or planning to, or anything? I went on a satellite spree the past two days and I'm in four events at the moment, but I can't decide if I'm gonna swap 'em around, or maybe even sell the w$ from some. At the moment though, I'm geared up to play WCOOP#1 Razz...
  • $50 bankroll, what to play
    So im starting with a 50$ bankroll at PP, what type of games should I be playing and what limit? what type of SnG's?
  • want to try a different site........grades for them
    only site ive played with real money on was party and feel like changing it up.....can you guys give me insight on other sites i like party, has great interface and game availabilty but feel like going to a site with smaller tourneys. i know you could go into the smaller mtt sngs at party but blinds...
  • Tricky Spot
    Table '31757828 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 2: Rozzy31 (2210 in chips) Seat 4: Ryan231 (4560 in chips) Seat 5: chevy1967 (1495 in chips) Seat 9: OrionPro (5235 in chips) Rozzy31: posts small blind 50 Ryan231: posts big blind 100 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to Ryan231 chevy1967: folds...
  • Question for PartyPoker players
    There used to be freerolls that you can play with PartyPoints. There were like... 2000$ freerolls, 5000$, 10,000$ one too I think. I can't seem to find any of those anymore (unless you've deposited from a certain date or a beginner player). Do these still exist?
  • Fortune poker?!
    Hi, i am new to this whole online poker and i have been looking around at a couple of sites. I found that i liked fortune best because of its graphics (BOSS media) i was wondering if anyone had any experience with this site? and how secure is it? also, what happens if an online poker room closes down/files...
  • who wants a titanpoker referral!
    by this time next week im going to be depositing at titan poker, they have really good refer a friend and sign up bonuses, so i will give it a try (ill stay within my limits this time...i swear!) any takers?
  • Money transfering question
    Alright, I started an account on party, but I found I wanted a better site, can I set up a netteller account and then switch the money from PP to Nettell then another poker site?
  • Is Full Tilt Better than Party Poker?
    Just wondering...Ive been playing at Party for a few months...and most people I talk to like Full Tilt....Just wondering why its better than party... thanks
  • Setback and Mr. Invincible
    Poker has a way of slapping your ass back down to size when you began to feel your oats. You get a little too big for your britches, and Bam! An inexplicable loss explodes out of no where, bashing you like a pipe wrench over the head. I thought I was through with bad play. I thought I had conquered...
  • Dealt 3 & 3 - What next ?
    Hi Playing Low-Level Fixed-Limit Hold'em, and wondering how i should play after the flop ? The flop came up 7 8 9 different suits, and there were 4 limpers in the pot. I checked, so did the next 2, and the button raised. I folded. Was it worth calling ? The button was someone who played nearly...
  • Hubble's Hold'em (Freeroll) Pokerstars
    sup, I have managed to win my second ticket to weekly round 2 just recently beating a feild of 5k to grab 8th place and a ticket. Now, has anyone had a go at the Weekly Round 2? If so, what is the competition like? Much like First Round? Or do they take it more serious? Although I already have...
  • Double Belly Buster!!
    ** Game ID 928874556 starting - 2006-09-07 23:28:10 ** $2,500 GUARANTEE:Table 11 (30.00|60.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money - phelps sitting in seat 1 with $2190.00 - nhmyazz sitting in seat 2 with $20.00 - thejack3 sitting in seat 3 with $3960.00 - BryanK sitting in seat 4 with $1300.00 - dabman...
  • getting rid of 13 cents?
    in an effort to try to empty my party poker account to try to get the free 30 bucs.. does anybody know how to get rid of the 13 cents i have without despositing? apparnetly u only get this bonus if u have 0 in ur account
  • Bonus Whoring, What Games To Play?
    I'm actually going to answer this myself, but your suggestions and ideas are welcome :lol: I'm about to start on a bonus whoring tour and i'm trying to come up with the perfect plan to (a) get the maximum bonus for my buck, and (b) clear the bonuses (bonii?) as quickly as possible. I'm thinking...
  • Doyles room or Poker STars?
    i can't go to beginner tables anymore at party poker.. should i go to doyles room and get the bonus?? (is it achieveable?) or should i go to poker stars but they have no bonus riight now
  • Is "Not losing" Winning?
    Is “not losing” almost the same as winning? Short of winning, isn’t not losing the best of all possible worlds? You get to pony up to the electronic poker table. You get to socialize. You get to spectate. You get to participate. For those newbies still learning it’s the equivalent of going...
  • Newbie to online but not to the cards
    I have recently thought about starting an account on an online poker site so I can try (and try may be the key word) and make some extra money. And possible see how I like it. So what I was wondering is in your opinions which site(s) is the easiest to deposit on and pla one and whcih one makes for...
  • Meaningful Limits
    Someone on this forum mentioned to me that it was important to find a limit that was meaningful to me. I had posed a question about going down in limits. I’m currently playing 0.25/0.50 limit Hold Em, after spending a few losing sessions at higher levels that peaked at 2/4. While it has been important...
  • One Sick Laydown
    Very brief background on this hand, we are down to final table of 27 person sit n go, Guy on my right is other big stack at the table and has been with me since 2 tables. The hand immediately before this one he min raised and i re-raised him to 1000 with AT, he let it go and said something like "ok...
  • Can someone explain to me how I lost this hand?
    Am I missing something? K high flush for me, hes got a Q high? Stage #442672407: Omaha Pot Limit $0.25 - 2006-09-06 15:47:27 (ET) Table: THUNDERBIRD AVE (Real Money) Seat #7 is the dealer Seat 7 - EMPRESS58 ($21.85 in chips) Seat 8 - JJ32 ($6.40 in chips) Seat 9 - MRKKLEEN ($52.03 in chips) Seat...
  • playing Java version
    Hi as a mac user I have two options (AFAIK) : Fulltilt software, or playing the java version of few sites. I decided to expand the sites I play on and tried a few. Anyone know how I can get HH in pokerroom java version? Thanks Danny
  • Neteller and checking accounts
    Hey, I am also thinking about bonus whoring and am going to open a neteller account. 2 Questions: 1. Does neteller charge any kind of fee for checking account transactions? 2. What are the best sites for bonus whoring (aside from party poker) Thanks
  • Fulltilt Bonus
    As many probably already know Fulltilt Poker offers the best bonus around (100% up to 600$). Clearly that 600 has always been something I've had on my list but never really did. I get emails from them from time to time and I noticed that the bonus will only be going until sept.30th it seems. http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/depositBonusDetails.php So...
  • Has it occured to anyone?
    That if congress outlaws all online gambling in the US, we will have NO RECOURSE if we've been cheated, conned, hoodwinked, scammed, and swindled??? It would be like going to police when a dope pusher sells you powdered sugar instead of herion. I mean, don't you just HATE when that happens? But...
  • Winning players
    I have a theory I want to test out. Out of all the people here who play online poker profitably, how many of you started out playing poker at the casino compared to how many had their first poker experiences online (for real money of course). As for me, I started out at the casino and find it very difficult...
  • Had enough of reading this crap
    This posting is anonymous for a reason. Been lurking 2 years, and Im finally sick of reading the replies of you regulars, to the new poker players coming here to learn. They arrive and ask about the Integrity of online poker. Is it safe ? Is it legit? Is it rigged ? A few of you are quick to...
  • Who Wouldnt of Done What I Done??
    ill set the scene....5 way $5 dollar buy in. 3 people left.there was a big stack and two even stacks. i was a even stack. got ace 2 of clubs...on the big blind. the big stack folded and the other even stack called me. i raised a blind basically asking for a call. he called.flop came out jack 9 7 clubs!...
  • THP SNG/MTT
    $10 under private , starting at 17.00 ET . Password texasholdem
  • THP TOURNEY ON STARS 17.30 PASS = thpisthebest
    be there or be gay.T
  • Top 10 Hands Only
    Can a Limit Hold ‘Em player be a winner playing the top ten hands alone? (I’m assuming here that there is a consensus on what the top ten hands are.) Do these premium hands come around frequently enough to prevent the blinds from eating such a player alive? In full ring? In six Max? If no, why...
  • 2 Bluffs I made In cash games...opinions
    I thought they were pretty solid bluffs (well the first one, the 2nd one i just put a few chips out to a decent sized pot) Here they are...This is my comeback from $8 tonight. Thoughts/ideas/anything else welcome...I want some feed back: Stage #441674596: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2006-09-05...
  • Board Recognition
    Approximately one month down in my poker playing journey. I play limit Texas Hold’em online. I generally lose every time I play (relatively small amounts) but I chalk it up to the cost of my education. As someone suggested I do, I’ve moved down in stakes to 0.25/.050 so that the cost of my matriculation...
  • per hour playing poker?
    Just a question to all you addicted poker players. How much do you normally make per hour playing? I play the .01/.25 25NL and seam to be pulling off about 8 bucks per hour. Im actually very pleased with my play cause im not getting involved in pots that i know I should be the hell out of anymore....
  • loose table strategy?
    ok i did good at partypoker but just started playing at towergaming limit .50/100 10 ring tables, they seem very loose, lots of people seeing flop and betting like its free money table almost. anyways i figure i should be able to do great there but ive lost $38 in 3.5 hours, i have been trying to...
  • temptation to switch limits
    so i started with 70 bucs on poker stars.. been so up and down highest ive been at was 140.. im currently at 80.. i usually play the 10 and 25 cent tabels.. but i always have a temptation to switch and go higher limits like the 50 and 1 tables where i keep going down.. how do i tell myself to stay at...
  • Withdrawal to Neteller
    Long story short, I bought into a crappy online poker room and have requested a withdrawal of my funds to Neteller. On average how long should this transaction take to show up in my Neteller account? The site is Golden Riviera BTW.
  • Excellent Poker Software..
    ... NOT. You have to check this out. http://cgi.ebay.ca/ONLINE-POKER-HACK-Change-cards-to-WHATEVER-you-want_W0QQitemZ280021881608QQihZ018QQcategoryZ617QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Hilarious.
  • The Donkiac Experiment
    So in order to try to figure out just what exactly the hell these people are doing and why, I have decided to adopt the style of the player that seems to do best against me (I feel I have a fairly standard TAG style). I have named this player: The DONKIAC, equal parts donkey and maniac. Playing like...
  • it was a good run......
    stars 3$ mtt 1694 entrants i finished 10th pushed AQs short stacked and got insta called by KQ and AA......im such a donkey......god dangit
  • Poker Room Search
    Hi, All: On line, I have been playing exclusively at Poker Stars. I'm thinking about playing at other sites, and would appreciate some guidance on which sites to consider (and your reasons, if it helps.) Appreciate your input. Thanks.
  • Hazards Ahead: Look-See!
    Taking a Look See! That’s what we used to call it in aviation. A small plane pilot arrives at the airport. In the hanger he peruses the weather charts. Yikes! Embedded thunder storms, lightening and severe icing along his expected route. Faced with this dire prognosis, does our intrepid hero...
  • Your opinion on this hand please ?
    Following on from your advice, i've managed to turn from being a loser to holding my own, but got stung here... was it unlucky ? Game #3322426044: Hold'em FL (£0.25/£0.50) - 2006/09/03 - 16:14:16 (UK) Table "Rockspitze" Seat 9 is the button. Seat 1: Tallma002 (£12.66 in chips) Seat...
  • World's Stupidest Betting?
    This has probably been done here already but, for entertainment value, I thought I'd start another thread about the stupid bets we've seen/done. ok, this one might not be the worst because of the amount of chips at risk but I've got one that should be in contention for the stupidest betting. I'm...
  • My first MTT final table
    So I played a $4.40, 180 entry MTT tourney on Stars today, and finished 4th. Although happy with my showing, I cant help but wonder if I played my last hand poorly. At the final table, it was down to 4 people. Myself and another guy were at around 30k in chips, and two big stacks were at around 120k...
  • 10k Guaranteed on PP
    "2nd place," made a deal while 3-handed, Snoogins makes 2 grand, and gets called a fish the whole way. Tell me how good I am. That's about a 9000% ROI. Sustainable?
  • TIGHT OR LOOSE
    Hi to every1. My 1st post so sorry if it's posted in the wrong section. The question I have is I normally play $2-$5 6 man SNG's on Blue SQ with varying degrees of success. ((('ve been playing about 18 months in total) I got to thinking it was worth loosening up during the early stages, i.e. 20/40...
  • At the Final Table
    If anyone is bored.... Tourney # 6308384 at Full Tilt. $50 + $5 buy in. Started with 64, pays 8 places. I am in 3rd place right now with 9 left. I have 10,860 in chips & chip leader has 27.5k. I'm AAAAQ. Edit - not final table yet as it is 6 handed tables, my bad.
  • Serious offers only
    Looking to transfer $170 from an Absolute Poker account a to Party Poker account. Serious offers only. Thanks
  • Awesome interviews with some of the best online players in
    the world. http://www.liquidpoker.net/pokerarticles/ Some of these articles have helped my game a ton. Enjoy! :D
  • Private tourney on PS at 21:35 ET (1st sept)
    PokerStars Tourney Private name : THP pass : thponly NL $10+1 gl
  • What would YOU do?
    this happened this morning, what would you do ? PokerStars Game #6113352132: Holdem No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/08/30 - 22:26:34 (ET) Table Rauma 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: socboats ($54.30 in chips) Seat 2: hawkonzen ($148.70 in chips) Seat 4: sslick000 ($148.60 in chips) Seat 5: specultr...
  • did he really think he was good?
    ***** Hand History for Game 5072127773 ***** NL Texas Hold'em 33 Buy-in Trny:28116350 Level:1 Blinds(20/40) - Thursday, August 31, 16:56:32 ET 2006 Table Table 112144 (Real Money) Seat 3 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 10: alchemist722 ( 2000 ) Seat 8: sphentb22 ( 2000 ) Seat...
  • Not to bad for aces
    Sry to keep posting but man was I so excited when this happened PokerStars Game #6116269758: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/31 - 03:15:51 (ET) Table 'Perseus II' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: apaintn ($1.95 in chips) Seat 2: ernstnel ($8.10 in chips) Seat 3: claudio99 ($4 in...
  • sorry
    Sorry about that post coming up three times... I dont no why this would happen.?????
  • Anybody want to play a tourney for me?
    and it has to be somebody I can trust. I don't care if you don't win, I just don't want any thiefs stealing my massive roll. :roll: Anyway, its the 10K on pacific that starts in a little less than 2 hours. I qualified yesterday thinking it was the 10k i play in the evenings, but I was wrong...
  • To Personal Logo or Not
    What’s your opinion on using an image/picture/logo/avatar next to your name on the poker sights where you play? Some sights allow them, some don’t, but what’s your take on their use? I don’t use one myself. Not sure why? Maybe I just haven’t gotten around to it or placed enough priority on it....
  • Dipping My Toes in NL Online--Advice Needed
    After about 18 months of mostly winning play at low fixed limit I belatedly discovered that I had a ton of player points on my site and that about the only realistic thing they were good for was free buy-ins to tournaments. Further, the majority of these points will expire in three months if I don't...
  • Dipping My Toes in NL Online--Advice Needed
    After about 18 months of mostly winning play at low fixed limit I belatedly discovered that I had a ton of player points on my site and that about the only realistic thing they were good for was free buy-ins to tournaments. Further, the majority of these points will expire in three months if I don't...
  • Dealing with bad streaks
    How do you deal with bad streaks? I had a 2 day losing streak where i couldnt make anything happen so i took 3 days off... came back and first day back is another big losing day. I have dropped from $420 to $250 in those 3 losing days. What do you guys do to deal with never-ending bad streaks?
  • What morecan i ask for
    7 ppl left in $55.00 SNG im BB with 6 :club: 7 :club: Guy in ealry position makes standered raise 3xBB button calls....I had a decent chip stack so i call... flop rainbows... 4 5 8. first guy throws rest of his chips all in... next guy calls.. i re raise him for his last bit of chips.... player...
  • Question about a all in
    What would you do question PokerStars Game #6105566008: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/30 - 08:37:45 (ET) Table 'Skadi II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: Clone56 ($14.30 in chips) Seat 2: RedAces19 ($9.60 in chips) Seat 3: jackplays ($5.50 in chips) Seat 4: tarheelgolf ($5.60...
  • AA or KK UTG... What do you do preflop?
    I finally got a chance to play a bit more recently and this question has been running in my head for the last few weeks. How do you play AA or KK UTG in a cash game. I know a lot depends on the type of players at your table, your stack size, your image, etc., but I'm trying to get a basic idea...
  • Kicker Trouble
    Well I pretty much just experienced my worst loss in one hour in my online poker career. Lost 2 buy ins at .05/.10 in two big hands with big kicker trouble. AQ, hit the ace with no obvious draws and go down to AK. KQ hit the top pair Q with no obvious draws and go down to AQ. I probably should have been...
  • Raise, raise, raise!
    Look at this little raising war i created. 2nd hand at the table Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Meet the Feebles 10474852-54083 Holdem No Limit $0.25/$0.50 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Mad Frankie has $33.75 : Seat 2 : ThaLuvMuscle has $10 : Seat 3 : SaintMarre...
  • Oh my, one of my most succesful bluffs (assuming i was beat)
    I felt i had been outplaying this entire table ever since i sat down, took down alot of pots and already made a few in position bluffs/bets with which i won a few big pots, and i had been hammering the table quite a bit i started out with $40 then this one came up Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes...
  • My first Royal Flush...
    ...and bankroll update. I've really been trying to stick with Zinn0's plan for bankroll management, I know a lot of you guys say this, but he was the first to point it out to me. Have 30 buy-ins to play at a certain level, if I drop down to 20 buy-ins drop back down. So I know, starting out...
  • Monster Game on Stars Right now
    $25/$50 Pisces II and Kira. H@LLinggol, twin-caracas, and Empire2000 all tearing it up. Empire's sitting on close to $40k on Pisces. There's been some crazy action if any night owls want to go watch.
  • my first try at a tourney on Pstars
    1093 people 1$ mtt finished 25th:/ i think i'll like them
  • Table image Online
    I have been playing online about 1 and a half now after years of refusing to play there. Basically i never really trusted the sites but with all the security I felt more comfortable so i decided to join Absolute Poker. Anyway, I have always played a tight agressive style of poker and have continued...
  • How are you NOT laying down AQ here??
    Bodog 10+1 STT. Their hand history is uncopyable (if thats a word) so I have to do this the hard way. Villain 1 is UTG with 500, Villain 2 is to my right with 1k, I am on button with 1k. Blinds 10/20 UTG Raises 5x BB, all fold to Villain 2 who calls, I call for pot odds with A :club: 10 Flop...
  • 24+2$ MTTs on FullTilt
    Yesterday i decided that i would play these tournaments for mye remaining bankroll on FullTilt to see how far i can go. It's about 430 $ so i can play 16 if i don't make it to the money again. So far i've played 2 and finished 21 in the first one (357 entrants) and finished about 140th of 330 in...
  • Nothing I could do?
    PokerStars Game #6085495224: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2006/08/28 - 17:27:36 (ET) Table 'Nausikaa' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: ulte1383 ($9.76 in chips) Seat 2: thescuderia ($11.55 in chips) Seat 3: CoinJock ($9.12 in chips) Seat 4: yoiu ($7.81 in chips) Seat 5: zestygreek ($2.94...
  • im so sick of this shit
    Stage #482940621 Tourney ID 60635 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $20 - 2006-08-27 02:58:48 (ET) Table: 8816183 (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer Seat 1 - SHMNLIGHT ($1630 in chips) Seat 2 - FORGEE ($2360 in chips) Seat 3 - PBASQUID ($1480 in chips) Seat 4 - ADEMJOHN ($1810 in chips) Seat 5...
  • Percentage Flop Seen in Loose Games?
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  • Different online poker websites observation
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  • New Member
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  • lesson learned: yelling 'fold' does not induce folding
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  • Math Imbeciles Need Not Apply
    How much mental math dexterity does it take to be a winning player? I was an English major in school, excelled in all things literary. Went to a liberal arts college, even I can’t remember taking a single math class as an undergrad. I’m reading Small Stakes Hold ‘Em by Skalansky et al. So now...
  • I WON $10,000 HERES THE LINK OF THE POKER SIGHT
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  • Satelite MTT advice
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  • Fair Price for $530W?
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  • Foxwoods world poker finals
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  • Is this Collusion?
    On this blog I read, the blogger sometimes mentions playing tournaments with his best buddy online. The buddy apparently comes to his house to play. I assume they play on separate computers, though this point is not specifically mentioned. Here’s the part: They split the money if either of them...
  • Tilt???
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  • Blogs: True or Untrue
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  • I have a question...
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  • What is...
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  • $#(&(^&@!!!!!
    So I put some money in Paradise for the upcoming football season, only to find out they have since added a full casino since last time I had been there - It used to be only blackjack. Since I cannot control myself, I end up losing there & having to make it up playing 100-200 hi/lo Omaha. I...
  • My favorite Poker Blogs
    Here are the links to two of my favorite Poker Blogs. Hope I put the links in right: David Ross, one year playing poker for a living: http://www.billrini.com/index.php/2004/05/16/david-ross-first-52-weeks And the Poker Chronicles: http://www.thepokerchronicles.com/
  • Couldnt believe this hand
    First hand of a $10+$1 SnG Single-Table Tournament Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes $10 - NL - 9 Seat - Extended 11264068-1 Holdem No Limit 20/40 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Captain56 has $2,000 : Seat 2 : zep man has $2,000 : Seat 3 : Injun has $2,000 : Seat 4 : mountie9 has $2,000...
  • $2500 guaranteed $25 + $2.5 MTT... NL
    144 people started 19 people left. Im 5th in chips with 20.7K... chipleader has 50K. 2nd has 28K blinds are now 600/1200 1st place:$1080 2nd: 780 3d: 432 4th: 288 5th: 180 6th: 144 7th: 108 8th: 90 9th: 72 10th-18th: 54
  • i knew i had him
    i raise preflop get one call and a raise, i immidiatley put this guy on QQ as he is semi tight. Stage #480734765 Tourney ID 60792 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $20 - 2006-08-24 13:58:55 (ET) Table: 8774867 (Real Money) Seat #7 is the dealer Seat 1 - BOROGLASS ($1310 in chips) Seat 2 - PBASQUID...
  • good session - want views
    bought in for 5 bucs left with 33.20 through a couple big hands... give me ur views on my play and stats PokerStars Game #6015925764: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/22 - 20:54:57 (ET) Table 'Laurentia' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: MuleFace ($9 in chips) Seat 2: GUTSHOTu2 ($9.90...
  • doyles room free $10
    anyone else get this? throught it was rather nice. going to see how far i can build it up. :)
  • Help Needed
    Hello, I am a student at Dudley College of Technology (England); I am currently working on a project for Online Poker Trends. I would be grateful if you could fill in the Questionnaire below (by clicking on the link) to help me out with research. The questionnaire can not be traced to you directly...
  • stat tracker?
    Hey guys..Im just gettig back into playing for real, and i was looking for some type of free software that tracks my stats..you know of any? thanks for the help
  • Different Poker Sites
    I have come to realize that some poker sites are harder to cash out from than others. I would like to try and collect a list of "respectable" poker sites and just downright "disrespectable" poker sites. Which sites have you had trouble cashing out from. Which sites have made it very...
  • My situation was pretty good...
    Until this happened... http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/Leafsfan1122/MePav.jpg Great, I'm moved to Supa's table. Wish me luck guys.
  • About to start playing online.. Where?
    OK so I stoped playing poker for about 6 months but now Im getting back into the scene. I just want to know where to play, i will playing low limit cash games and SnG's. If anyone has a refreel code they want me to use. PM me it
  • I'm happy to say that my well needed break is now over...
    As some of you may have noticed, I haven't been very active in the past 4-5 weeks. Basically, I took a long overdue semi break from poker and regrouped myself. A month or so ago, It seemed like nothing could go right. I was in probably the biggest downswing I have ever been in. I'm just glad this...
  • How Much Is Enough
    This might be more of a money management question. How do you know when to quit a profitable online session? That’s a hard one for me and, I suspect, many other, poker player. I used to shoot casino craps and I did well when it came to walking away a winner. If I started with two hundred and went...
  • Great player on the tilt.
    :cry: I play regularly on Party Poker site and have done for 12 months, I consider myself an average to good player and not bad at poker either. However I don’t know if I’m on the tilt, lately I just can’t seem to make the grade, every bluff gets called, every bet to find out where I’m at gets checked...
  • Newbie Q - Best Micro Site?
    I've been playing recreationally for about a year only, and only once a month at a buddy's house. The bug finally bit me hard 2-3 months ago, and I discovered poker's not nearly as simple as I thought. :shock: I've digested a few books, some good, some not so much. I'm reading "Small Stakes...
  • God bless the river.
    Full Tilt Poker Game #920016762: Table Lake Sahara - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:42:36 ET - 2006/08/21 Seat 1: AlaskanNed ($7.25) Seat 2: KaribbeanKidd ($5.65) Seat 3: Penter ($15.80) Seat 4: putterpowr ($1.65) Seat 5: ZenLion ($16.20) Seat 6: Oasis123 ($6.85) Seat 7: JesseJaneHstlr ($7.30) Seat...
  • selling wsop seats?
    hey guys im underage in the states to play in wsop yet... so say i win package from pokerstars next year.. is there anyway i can sell it or get a cash value from them how does it work?
  • Limits - How Low Should You Go?
    Limits—How low should you go? I’m brand new to online limit hold’em. I’ve read a few opinions on how one should start with play money to learn the basics and then go into micro limits. Right now, I’m playing 0.50/1.00 Limit. As might be expected for such a fresh fish (slightly fewer than a thousand...
  • Preferred Pre Flop Percentage
    For your style of play what table flop percentage do you prefer when selecting your online 6 Max limit hold’em table? I’ve heard contradictory advise on which is better, outrageously high (60 percent or higher) or something more moderate, say no more than 40 percent. As a very new player, I’m not...
  • Keep losing...
    Hi all, Bit of a newbie question perhaps, but only been playing a month on PokerRoom Limit (50-1.00) Early on I did lose by playing rubbish hands, but after analysis, i can see which hands win and which don't. So, now I play what i thought are winning hands only (AA, KK, KQ, and only a few more),...
  • ffs, getting sick of this
    Fuming here, don't know where to post so it's going here. I'm not whining that I had bad beats or whatever, but over the past 2 days I have had the most BS calls suck out on me, I am truly sick of it. 1) QQ push preflop, called by A9o and hits the A 2) 99 push preflop, called by A6o and KJs, hits...
  • Tough hand
    PokerStars Game #5992916660: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/08/20 - 21:31:02 (ET) Table 'Thora III' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: takeyurcash ($2.60 in chips) Seat 2: grandpa2792 ($12.20 in chips) Seat 3: ozjunx ($24.50 in chips) Seat 4: LeafsFan1122 ($23.80 in chips) Seat 5:...
  • Flopped straight-what should I have done?
    Hello All, Just knocked myself out of a tournament and Im not quite sure if I did the right thing. I think the blinds were 30/60, there was 200 in the pot. Im in the BB and have 10 9 os. Flop comes Jc 8c 7c, so I have flopped the strt. I bet 320 to take it down right there. Everyone folds except 1....
  • Hell has frozen over ... two final tables in two days
    I'm in a state of shock. 6/180 Friday in the Poker Stars' $4.40 180-man ($36) 2/180 Saturday in the Poker Stars' $22 180-man ($720)
  • A good Lay Down?
    Do you think this was a good lay down? He was calling me quickly. PokerStars Game #5986145041: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/20 - 11:33:47 (ET) Table 'Gajdariya' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: VirusMaximus ($9.90 in chips) Seat 2: L-train88 ($4.65 in chips) Seat 3: pjamez...
  • How long have you all been playing ?
    ....and how long before it becomes profitable ! ...It's all very frustrating online ! :cry:
  • Good push or bad
    PokerStars Game #5959294290: Tournament #30177833, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/08/18 - 02:15:25 (ET) Table '30177833 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: abhaynes22 (1500 in chips) Seat 2: Flower8 (1710 in chips) Seat 3: HGC Angel (1540 in chips) Seat 4: Efram (1460 in...
  • pokerloco.com screwd me over
    I've made smaller withdrawls which went through at pokerloco.com. I Just wanted to warn people that this site have taken my withdrawl. I had a withdrawl for 1100 usd and i've also lost a huge sum of money. Pokerloco.com seized my money from the withdrawl and told me i have to fax them id which i did....
  • Plee for help!
    Is it actually possible to beat micro no-limit holdem? I can't possibly see how you can win enough money to balance out the money lost to idiot callers. I certainly can't beat it and i have tried many times. Have any of you got any advice, baring in mind im talking about $0.05/$0.1NL holdem....
  • Your hand ...
    Do any of you have a hand that really turned things around for you? Whether it be for a week, a month, forever, but is there one hand that you can put your finger on and say "this is where the run started"? I play quite a bit on Party, but I definitely play differently than I'm sure most...
  • Limping pre-flop
    I read HoH v I & II recently, and one of the minor tips I picked up is that it's never correct to fold in the SB to an unraised pot. The pot odds given to you require at least a call. Since I've read HoH and his talk about pre-flop pot odds, I've found myself limping more. I went from playing...
  • this is just sick
    im still running hot as hell over at absolute. I finished 4th in a 130 person 10$ mtt for 91$, i push w/ 99 and big stack calls w/ A 2 flop is Q 2 10 turn is J river is K in a 5$ rebuy tourney im the chipleader w/ 20 people left top 13 paid
  • Best mtt result so far :D
    I finished 2nd in a 10$ mtt with 890ppl in it for a nice 1100$ wich doubled my bankroll so its quite something for me. This was my 2nd final table in big MTT, last time i had gone 9th so this was really nice. I came so close to win it all too but poker god decided 2nd was enough i guess wich is still...
  • New PokerStars Format
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  • I'm a Fish
    Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/17 - 03:54:16 (ET) Table 'Neckar' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: euphoric333 ($6.65 in chips) Seat 2: sique ($13.30 in chips) Seat 3: marjig ($10 in chips) Seat 4: kaffe13 ($13.50 in chips) Seat 5: c4$h ($8.25 in chips) Seat 6: Dose734 ($10.55...
  • the limp/reraise
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  • Bankroll Management--An Opinion
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  • Bankroll Management and Me
    For most of my poker playing career I have played almost exclusively live home games, but two or so weeks ago, I bought in on PokerStars with $20, mostly just to fool around. As of now I am sitting around $45 dollars, and have been playing mostly 0.01/0.02, with a few $1, 45 person tourneys, and a couple...
  • final table
    5$ rebuy 89 people... chipleader with 9 people left paying 400$ for first Edit- I also made the final table of a 10$ freezeout, but it was a very small field 42 people i believe, top 5 got paid, i finished fourth for 41$ also i have a question, if anyone can answer, i think im goign to...
  • thanks
    i would like to thank all who railed me tonight in the 10$ rebuy. Sorry i let you all down by finishing 11th. 2 hands really stand out in me busting out. Early on in the 2nd to last table i got KK and got busted by AJs when ipushed on the flop w/ 2 clubs out and he called anyways and rivered teh flush....
  • i know this is getting old....
    but im the chipleader at the final table of another rebuy tourney 5$ rebuy on ap
  • wtf was this kid smoking...
    Okay, this was weird in an SnG I'm in. Basically, 2nd to act raises 4xBB, guy behind him re-raises 2x original raisers bet and all fold. Flop comes 569 rainbow and original raiser checks, re-raiser bets pot and gets called. Turn is a 10. Check again on turn and again a bet of the pot. Raiser types...
  • not thousands but doubled my roll
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  • Collusion is bad..mmmmmkay?
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  • S&G Challenge
    It seems many threads like this are popping up around the forum. I suggest a S&G Challenge to find out who the best S&G player is! Rules are simple: 1) You must have logged at least 100 S&G tournies to qualify 2) They must be for real money (duh) 3) Posts must be arranged like this: Website,...
  • woohoo
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  • my math guys......
    Heres a senario in our home game last night and I want to know if any of yall know the math on this... I have J10 my Opp. has K10 Flop is 3 8 9 He bets I call Turn is Q :) He bets and I go all in...we are both chip leaders and have good stacks. he calls and of course hits his one out.....J on...
  • wow
    Poor guy... http://www.pokerhand.org/?454300
  • Fulltilt/Neteller users please read.
    Hey guys, I recently decided to withdraw my money from PS and change to FullTilt. However, I'm having some problems and my patience is wearing pretty darn thin... My money is all over the bloody place at the moment. I have $41 on my Neteller account and want to get this into my Full Tilt poker...
  • Partypoker hand history analysis s/w ?
    Hello, I have 3000 odd hands at PP that I want to analyse. Can anyone recommend a good free/shareware tool? Cheers, bastun
  • wOoT
    Popped a 189 person $75 buy in today! :spade: :heart: :diamond: :club: :D
  • Absolutely free money
    I had not played at absolute for over a year (I just don't like the place). A few weeks ago they sent me an email telling me that they gave me $10 free. I play $2/$4 limit mainly so this money seems useless. I also don't play no limit or tournaments. Last week I signed up for a limit tournament for...
  • I opt to...
    PokerStars Game #5890983372: Tournament #29830741, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/08/12 - 14:56:04 (ET) Table '29830741 3' 9-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: FhengRian (790 in chips) Seat 2: spawng (1490 in chips) Seat 3: Lapchong (1480 in chips) Seat 4: sasha420 (1500...
  • My Sit N Go challenge
    Hi guys, I have seen other posters attemp sit n go challenges in the past, so I thought I would undertake one myself. Over the last 2.5 weeks I played 50 $2 + $0.2 10 person sit n go's on poker.com. I wasn't impressed with the competition, and my standard TAG play seemed to fare pretty well. I...
  • A open challenge to all
    After spending a few minutes with the geeks in the IRC chat room, the geek of all geeks proclaimed he was the greatest player alive for having a couple cashes in MTTs this week. I offered him a challenge to see if he could back up he words... when he suddenly went silent. So now I post a challenge...
  • How are these stats?
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  • My bad beat streak continue
    For those who follow the S&G , will notice I just busted from 2 S&G in a row in the first 4 hands . First one I was 71% to win when we all went allin. Second one I had A's and got busted by a set of Q and now, just killing time on a ring game this happened : http://www.pokerhand.org/?451180 Again,...
  • damn...
    http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m311/ninetensuited/damn.jpg too bad a folded, someone pushed the flop
  • Value bet?
    I'm new to the table and don't know much about villain. PokerStars Game #5885346987: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/08/12 - 00:39:35 (ET) Table 'Danae' 9-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: LeafsFan1122 ($24.30 in chips) Seat 2: poolandpoker ($13.20 in chips) Seat 4: burghunter ($23.05...
  • Rakeback Bonus
    Hey gang, I'm a bit of a rakeback bonus noob, so my question is a simple one - what exactly is it, and how can I get my greedy hands on it if i'm entitled to it (obviously not now, but after I play lots of hands)? Do I have to play on a selected/participating site? Thanks in advance. Now, I...
  • stupid partypoker, am I screwed?
    So yesterday I decide to put in my monthly $50 on PP. I attempt to do an electronic transfer, it says it was successful, but there is no money again. I give it 2 more attempts, and on the 3rd, it finally shows up as having $50 deposited. I am happy, I get to play. 3 hours later, the additional...
  • impossible to screw this up?
    Hand #33592983-38704 at Aliso Viejo ($.02/$.04 Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 11/Aug/06 01:06:51 Doc6048 is at seat 1 with $.44. tenar781 is at seat 4 with $.85. squid300 is at seat 7 with $1.92. The button is at seat 4. squid300 posts the small blind...
  • any differently
    i figure i have a good draw. I think they let me chase to cheaply, critique it Stage #423355248: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2006-08-11 21:02:53 (ET) Table: CONDOR AVE (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer Seat 2 - KASPER34 ($7.65 in chips) Seat 4 - TIM WAKKO ($24.85 in chips) Seat 5 - BOY21 ($6.20...
  • I am a true (bonus) whore
    Ok guys, I am not going to give the name of the site that I am playing on (I don't want this to look like an advertisement) but with a little bit of Googling you can probably figure it out. Anyhow, I started out on this online room with $50 free (I doubt they offer this anymore) with the condition of...
  • Freeroll help
    I know that freerolls dont really mean a whole lot, but I had a question..I seem to have trouble when it gets later on in the tourny. I guess I also have this problem in MTT's as well.If I am able to establish a decent chip stack, I was wondering how do you play certain hands, i guess minimal hands such...
  • Please share your comments on this one
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?448780
  • PokerStars trouble
    Ok...so I just signed up for PokerStars, created my account, verified my email, all that crap... So now what? I don't wanna play with real money til I get a feel for online poker. The "Play Money" tables all require at least 4000 in chips to sit at the table, and I only have 1000. What...
  • The swings are killing me.....
    Whats up guys, no need to reply Im just here to rant a little. I have been playing great poker ( or so I think) and I just can't stomach the swings...My favorite game is 3/6 Limit on party where I muti-table every day for 3-4 hours a day. I have days where I bring in upwards of 300-400 bucks a day...
  • should i have layed this down on the turn?
    Stage #421427211: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2006-08-09 03:57:19 (ET) Table: FORDHAM AVE (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer Seat 2 - PKRPLAYR ($26.27 in chips) Seat 4 - HARDBALL747 ($7.30 in chips) Seat 5 - MUERTE26 ($12.33 in chips) Seat 7 - DBX111 ($7.07 in chips) Seat 9 - RUUBS ($14.18 in chips) HARDBALL747...
  • Poker Stars players look inside.
    I have a deal for you. You transfer 15 to my account in Poker Stars, and I send you 20 via payapl. I am having money trasfer probelms and I can't use netteller or firepay. All you have to do is go to Requests, then go to Transfer Funds. You then transfer funds to All In Earl. Msg me on AIM TheRahie on...
  • critique this please
    Stage #467653445 Tourney ID 1167837 Holdem Multi Normal Tournament No Limit $20 - 2006-08-08 21:31:07 (ET) Table: 12 (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer Seat 1 - DBX111 ($1500 in chips) Seat 2 - POCKET4S ($1500 in chips) Seat 3 - JOANNA08 ($1500 in chips) Seat 4 - PHOBIAA ($1500 in chips) Seat 5...
  • I'm a Donkey too!
    This made me laugh haha. I joined a PS freeroll cause I was bored but didn't feel like playing. I sat out mostly, went All-in a few times for fun and had a smallish stack. I didn't care at all and just started going All-in with most Aces, etc. or whatever. Check out this hand.... PokerStars Game #5855757433:...
  • one more HH for you
    Stage #421422349: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2006-08-09 03:41:56 (ET) Table: FORDHAM AVE (Real Money) Seat #7 is the dealer Seat 7 - DBX111 ($7.21 in chips) Seat 9 - RUUBS ($13.18 in chips) Seat 2 - PKRPLAYR ($21.72 in chips) Seat 5 - MUERTE26 ($22.39 in chips) Seat 6 - UFCFIGHTING8 ($12.98 in chips) RUUBS...
  • would u consider this a suckout?
    me and the guy had a conversation about it....from talking to him, its obvious that hes a total fish... he said well, top pair with good kicker, thats an automatic call Stage #421463614: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2006-08-09 06:29:10 (ET) Table: FORDHAM AVE (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer Seat...
  • Your kidding
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  • i may be going pro...
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