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  • OFFICIAL WSOP 2007 THREAD
    I'll sticky a thread to try and keep things in one easy place from now on regarding general WSOP event chat. I was just looking through the list of events currently on the go and Event #10 which is the $2,000 buy-in NLHE event has a semi-famous name (if you are an Englishman) currently 3rd in chips. The...
  • DO NOT POST FOR THE FIRST TIME UNTIL YOU READ THIS
    IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO ASK WHICH KICKER WINS/WHAT TO DO IF TWO PEOPLE HAVE A FLUSH/FULL HOUSE/ETC: Please note - if the information below does not answer your query, please post the question in the Beginners' Questions forum to get the quickest and best answer Due to popular demand, here is the definitive...
  • Do you use card-guards?
    Ha, me and my friends like to use them when we play. We only use them for novelty. It's basically like a side competition who can bring the funniest card-guard. My favorite ones that I've used was a little wooden pig, and a small rubber sandal. But on a serious note, do you use them? Why? I know...
  • I hate when...
    You know a guy is on tilt, you know you got him beat preflop, AK to AJ, and he rivers the straight. Full Tilt Poker Game #2741167625: Table Tipperary - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:20:06 ET - 2007/06/22 Seat 1: Plochman ($41.20) Seat 2: OrphanRadio ($49.50) Seat 3: Aknoth ($49.50) Seat...
  • Goddamn the government!
    the government here has a monopoly on the spreading of all gambling including poker.... you are a felon if you play for money anywhere but the casino... and "holland casino" is a governmental institution... there are no other casino's allowed on top of that they have a very measly offer...

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  • Is it just me? Smoking weed improving live play?
    Raise the BS flag, have a little laugh, criticize, or whatever, but I swear that by taking 3 or 4 hits prior to, and during (taking a break & going to the car, of course) play greatly improves awareness, & the accuracy at which hands you are putting your opponents on, is astounding. I only say...
  • over shuffled cards
    everytime I play, all I get all night are crappy cards. Could this be from the cards being shuffled too many times? or is it just the way it goes? Is it possible to shuffle cards too many times before dealing? How many times should the cards be shuffled before dealing them?
  • Summer Quest For EPT Barcelona
  • blessed doyles money
  • anyone want to sell their T$?....
    after starting my recent experiment on 180 man SNGs i've realized i'm cycling through a lot of money so I was wondering if there is anyone that has more T$ than they need?...
  • Recommended BR per level
  • Books for points
  • Bad fold?
    I just moved from Pennsylvania to California where they have some card rooms so I have been playing at a local card room a handful of times. I went to the card room tonight where I played some $3/6 limit hold'em. I have done consistently well over the last three times that I have played there. I have...
  • Poker Sharks is back
    Hi all, I know a few of you guys used to play Poker Sharks a while back so thought i
  • Most drastic swing of my bankroll all in the last 3 days
    The last 3 days have been the craziest experience. On Monday my BR was at 1500 even, i then proceeded to lose about 400 of that. Gave up and called it a night. On Tuesday morning i managed to bring it back up to a 1700 for a small profit. On Tuesday afternoon managed to lose most of it back down...
  • Crazy night and one amazing live hand
    I tore up my bicep last Saturday and needed surgery on Wednesday, so I have been doped up and pretty worthless lately. Out of sheer boredom, I head to the casino for some 6/12 action. I am stuck over $200 early on some bad beats, then things turn around. In a half hour (one dealer), I probably took...
  • a hand i took some crap on
    now there's quite a large range villian could have here to reraise me... 99/AQo/AQs and up... if he puts me on a steal attempt then there could a'so be 77/88/A10/AJ... since i'm getting 3.78:1 to call in OTB would i be correc to call and play cautiously due to limp/caller?... POKERSTARS...
  • Funny names
    What are some of the funnier names you've seen online? I only start this because I just: Rumpletilting I don't know why it had me laughing my ass off.
  • Hand Analysis.
    I was wondering if anybody knew a link to a website, or blog that has players hand analysis? Like they talk about their thought process through the hand, theyir opponents, etc. I've browsed through basically all of the ones on the forum here. When I Google it, I get some software to calculate odds...
  • Observing opponents.
    I've started focusing my game more on my opponents, rather than my own. Trying to grab some tells or patterns. I play with mostly the same people everytime, so it should be easy to start finding some. But, what do you do with the player that rarely ever flips up his cards? I do have some reads on...
  • VP PAPPY SPEAKETH ON POKER
    "Never raise a hand to your children...slow-play the little bastards!" --VP Pappy "Good players have their place in the game of poker and hopefully it will be at a table where I'm not playing." --VP Pappy "A losing poker hand is sometimes disguised as a winning one. Your...
  • Call because of the odds?
    Yesterday I flopped a set and villian made it pretty clear that he had an overpair by betting every street (pf 1,5/f 3/t 5). board was In the pot were about 20$ he bet 14$ My had was I am getting almost 2,5 on that call. No reads! Can i call this?
  • Hilarious casino session
    today i played €2-2 NL at the local casino bought in for €200 i build my stack up to ~€280 without showing down much then a crazy hand occurs: i limp along with QJs in MP. button raises to 5XBB. couple of calls in front of me, i call flop A-8-6 checks around turn A-8-6-9 checks...
  • Rakeback
    I decided to sign up for rakeback on Ultimate Bet. I just have a couple questions first 1) Which site should i sign up with 2) Is Ultimate a reliable site cash out wise?(I have heard from a few people that they have had problems receiving their checks, can anybody confirm or deny this?) Thanks...
  • THP donkfest....
    10+1 Razz FL 1k guaranteed.... who's in?...
  • Hello from a new member
    Didn't see a place for newbies to say hello, so I figured General would be ok. Been playing texas hold'em since January, started with World Tavern Poker, and I also play online, small stakes stuff, so I guess that makes me a mixed player. Been lurking for the past few days, looks like a good crowd....
  • "Phil Hellmuth Jr is the best NL holdem tournament play
    Discuss
  • never muck your hand before villian shows...
    lol.... this happened in a recent live freeroll tourney today... 6handed... blinds 500/1000 68diamonds in LP, 2 limpers to me so i call.. Button calls SB completes and Bb checks.. pot 6BB... flop 10 7 3 1 diamond.... checks to me and i check.. button bets 2bb folded to me... i put villian on...
  • rainbow flop???
    i was playing live poker with a few friends yesterday. flop comes something like; Ah 10h 5h it's dark and difficult to see the cards. someone asks before acting, 'is it a rainbow'? i reply 'no they're all hearts.' he says 'ya so its a rainbow.' i quickly offered to wager $50, he agreed...
  • keeping track of bets, confused please help
    Hi, I was just wondering if someone could explain to me the easiest way to keep track of money going into the pot, i am confused how you determine if there is a raise pre-flop or there is a raise on flop,turn river, could someone please give me an example or explain to me how you count a raise, is...
  • a razz hand for consideration
    PokerStars Game #10356505371: Razz Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/06/09 - 20:53:30 (ET) Table 'Nanna' 8-max Seat 1: Lucky Roy ($9.65 in chips) Seat 2: mgreat ($25 in chips) Seat 3: ROBORP ($33.55 in chips) Seat 5: Ensano ($26.90 in chips) Seat 6: DJudge ($15.95 in chips) Seat 7: nativechiq ($23.85...
  • Straight From Card Player-interesting stuff IMO
    Townsend and Farha Going Head-to-Head at Bellagio The Two Are in the Midst of a Three-Day Game in Bobby's Room While the World Series of Poker rocks along at the Rio, a very interesting game between Brian Townsend and Sammy Farha is taking place in the Bellagio’s Bobby’s Room. For the last few days,...
  • just killing time on PS and came across this hand
    PokerStars Game #10047336101: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/05/22 - 10:24:37 (ET) Table 'Tautenburg' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: jimcr ($75.60 in chips) Seat 2: DeerRun427 ($35.40 in chips) Seat 3: Shark1 ($49.25 in chips) Seat 4: aboz21 ($28 in chips) Seat 5: LIONHEARTFF8...
  • World Series of Poker a complete mess?
    I didn't get out there yet... I did look at what was going in with the first two events and it looks like they were delayed in the starting time on the first event. I subscribed to katie porrello's blog at myspace, and it seems worse than i thought it to be. Anyone else hear anything?
  • \o/
    Just won my seat to the wsop ME o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/o/
  • #$%&#@$#%
    No This is not a bad beat story. Poker Stars and these prepaid visas are going to drive me nuts. Signed up with paytru deposited $110 in total then find out anyone who signed up after May 1 does not get a card. Come to find out the ONLY place i can use the funds in paytru if I decide to still put...
  • 60 people arrested in poker raid
    It happened in my city. Here is the link: www.winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2007/06/05/4236484.html
  • Casino Employee Event
    Well, I didn't win my seat... I'd played a series of satellites sponsored by Boyd Gaming. Basically, they were three different tournaments, all with the same format... $10 buy in for $1000 in chips, with unlimited $10 rebuys in first hour for $1000 in chips each rebuy. I played all 3 sessions and...
  • I can't take take it anymore
    I just can't bare losing like this everyday I play. Maybe I have no luck. Full Tilt Poker Game #2577138410: Table Franklin - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:10:33 ET - 2007/06/03 Seat 1: hawk111771 ($46.25) Seat 2: wideturn ($23.45), is sitting out Seat 3: Plochman ($52.45) Seat 4: seandogg420...
  • Hello All
    Hello everyone, I wasn't sure if I was ever going to post here at THP or any of the poker forums I frequented ever again. As some had suspected my disappearance from the forums was because I ended up going down hard in the Live $4/$8 games at the local card club. I was so ashamed and embarassed I...
  • epassporte
    So, for depositing into my online bank account epassporte, it takes about 7 days. I deposit from a wellsfargo onto epassporte. Does anyone know if the credit card method is faster? Or if it's offered? Does anyone here actually do this? oh yeah... I'm gonna add to my blog today... check it out.
  • To Tell or not to Tell
    I have a buddy I play with, I've taught him a lot overall so I understand his style and I seemed to be good at picking him off when he bluffs. I couldn't put my finger on what was giving it away though. Over the course of a the last few sessions I have put my finger on it, and the tell is VERY reliable....
  • can anyone help me get my money back to stars?...
    i've recently come into some fulltilt money but i'm finding myself spread a bit too thin... so I would like to move roughly 180$ from FT to stars through someone in the forum... anyone interested?
  • 200 NL in casino
    villain 1: ive seen the last 3 hands at the table including the one in the big blind which was my first hand, he was in all of em, and he was in this one, looked like a donk villain 2: he was there the day before, doubled up with a bottom two pair from the small blind and wanted to color up all...
  • how are VPP calculated....
    ok... i need help here for stars vip... so my understanding is you need 1500 FPP to get silverstar... right?... then once you do so you're FPP are increased by 50%.. so it's not easier to keep your current status? i ask because I've set a new goal for myself... SILVERSTAR member... I play...
  • My HU challenge
    Since I love HU (and since I suck at cash games lately) I've decided to start an HU challenge. I will play 100 games. And record my progress. when I lose I'll try to honestly say if its due to bad play or bad luck and will post big hands. I'll play mostly $10+$0.75 HU shootout (4 players) and the...
  • Ruins my day.
    You make the right calls only to lose. On the second one the guy claimed to have misclicked. Full Tilt Poker Game #2523934348: $20 + $2 Sit & Go (19189241), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:29:09 ET - 2007/05/27 Seat 2: spclk3 (2,790) Seat 5: Plochman (2,570) Seat 6: The Beachnut (3,640) spclk3...
  • My first squeeze attempt (cash game)
    Just won a pot with A's. and decided this was a good time to attempt the squeeze. Didn't work. though I sucked out on the end :) Did I raise to little PF? Full Tilt Poker Game #2500610273: Table Huntly (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:47:04 ET - 2007/05/24 Seat 1: imchinese ($27.90) Seat...
  • My first "poker lesson"
    well yesterday I had someone watch me play and commenting on my game. First, if you never had someone watch you play, do it. It so refreshing to have someone with some knowledge comment on your moves as you do them. Now we identified some of my leaks : 1. Fighting for small pots : I really can't...
  • AA-Trick gone bad, time to fold?
    played a live tourney today (busted 25th out of 166) and follwing hand came up Blinds 250/500 I find AA utg (13.000) since SB was on a rush and raised every, and i mean every, pot, i decided to call and probably make some chips here... well cutoff calls, SB calls, BB checks... everybody has...
  • New startegy - checking behind with the nuts (post deleted)
    post deleted due to OP not paying attention at the table....
  • SC - is this an auto call?
    I've decided to start playing more suited connector, even in raised pots. So the first call is standard (I guess) Then SB reraise - I know he most have a big hand (though I'm new to the table) But his raise is small, and every one call. And it less then 10% of my stack (just been reading Super...
  • Blinds battle - standard fold?
    First orbit in the table folded to me in the SB and I complete. Not many players punish SB limpers often enough for this to be wrong... Full Tilt Poker Game #2470869864: Table Ashling (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:35:18 ET - 2007/05/20 Seat 1: hero ($24.75) Seat 2: ElLocoMooso ($48.50) Seat...
  • Metagame & Dice...and maybe poker too.
    This is a reflection I did a while ago that fired back into my brain when I read a post by Muck about Rock, Paper, Scissors. Now, this is mostly for those of us who sometimes attend games with a fair degree of regulars in them. It started once when I was asked to program a simple 'gambling game'...
  • poker office key...
    I would like to try poker office but I need to import more than 300 hands... can anyone help me out here...
  • My poker graphs
    This is my all-time poker results, in all limits, for all the hands that I have in poketracker at least. Note that about half of it was in the last few months, the rest is over the course of a year. http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/1382/pokergraphyi8.jpg This next one was a recent forray...
  • This is way it so hard to fold Over pair in Low limits
    Had 2 of these today. Reraised on all under flop. In both case decided to call the flop bet and see what happens. The other hand villain was cleaver enough to check to SD and all he had was TP. This hand however : Full Tilt Poker Game #2334640639: Table Ashling (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em...
  • poker pro user names
    Hey guys Does anyone know of a site where i can get the user names/id's of the quite a few of the bigger poker pro's? I just want to rail and don't know where to start.
  • thought about this hand : TPTK
    This kind of stuff happens often. I flat call with AK. Take over the betting and ends up calling an AI. Should I play this any different? Full Tilt Poker Game #2429625681: Table Your (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 7:16:02 ET - 2007/05/15 Seat 1: SleepNStreet ($46.30) Seat 2: hero...
  • blinds battle - comments on all streets please
    First some info about villain, he seems to be the thinking LAG. I've seen him raised 67s from the SB into 4 limpers (6 max) he then proceed to check/call PSB to SD when he hit the 6 on a 8 high flop with 2 to the flush (not his flush) turns out he was right, other guy was on a flush draw and none of...
  • My 'Retirement'
    This post seems bit self-centered and strange, but hey, that sums me up perfectly. Since a few people had asked about it, I figured I'd throw this out there to inform the folks that may care. Note: if you don't care about me, you won't care about this post. So, I have 'retired' from poker. It's...
  • stats for mar. '07
    well the numbers for March are in... down $2.64 in 24hrs of playing... operating bankroll now $2472.04.... this is my first losing month since aug '06... the month started off strong but then all of a sudden near the end of the month (starting exactly when i made a dep on Fulltilt) where I lost...
  • Can this hand be played any worse?
    Lol, no, its not me this time. but I guess this just is another example why it so hard to fold against these kind of players : Full Tilt Poker Game #2429067303: Table Lindy (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:36:30 ET - 2007/05/15 Seat 1: hero ($26.90) Seat 2: icomefromchaos ($62.65) Seat...
  • 2 pairs facing river AI
    My 5th orbit on table. $25NL - 6max Villain has me covered ($85) I sit with a little over $28 I limp with A4s from UTg - I know you all hate open limping. I don't mind it with hands that I will call a raise with but not a reraise. folded to villain in SB who raises to $1.25 I call. looking...
  • Checklist - Who's going to the WSOP this year?
    I'm just curious now... who's actually planning to go, and who actually has their room, flight, and buy-in booked?
  • Leauge rankings
    I want to start some sort of scoring system for my monthly tourney so we can rank our players over the year. Does anyone have a formula or method that works well for them? It's only a one table tourney if that matters. Maybe 15 people in our pool of possible players.
  • What hand is the most costly to play in texas hold em?
    Its a simple question but the answer is not quite so simple. 7 2 off is supposedly the worst hand in the game but I swear I have lost less real money with that particular hand than with several others. I'm not sure I haven't actually made money with it! The thing with 7 2 is that it actually costs...
  • KrazyKannuck.....idiot?
    What was this guy thinking? Isnt he a highly respected and successful online tourney pro? WPT hands from last night: 1) John Juanda goes all in on the button with the small stack. He looks down and sees AQ in the small blind and folds. 2) 4 handed in position with AK raises about 1/5...
  • stats for Feb. '07
    caught up my report for Feb. netted $583.05... cashed out $291.52 for myself... .4 hrs on tourneys, 9hrs in cash game and one 6 hr visit to the casino (good old rama)... only place I finished up was the casino trip (600)... besides that I lost everywhere else (even clearing 100$ bonus from party...
  • a Cooler
    Note on villain - A player. He can c/r, 3Bet etc with air. Anyway to go away from this? Full Tilt Poker Game #2266140628: Table Faiss (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:59:46 ET - 2007/04/22 Seat 1: bfrench ($24.75) Seat 2: GarciaOUT ($35.60) Seat 3: Chadwic316 ($30.90) Seat 4:...
  • deep stack poker
    Hi , just noticed the Fulltilt have deep stack table. Blinds are $0.15/$0.30 and you can buyin for $60. What are the different strategy when playing that deep? Danny
  • running backward...
    Every time I think I got this Poker thingy figured out - It happens. I lose over 10 buyins in a couple of days. I had a good 10 days , with around 13BB/100 over 10K hands. Was starting to think about moving up a level (from $25 to $50) and then this happens. In two days. sure some of these are...
  • How many outs?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?1053498 On turn and then on river First right answer wins a THP cookie
  • another losing session...
    can't seem to walk away from a table up... in a recent trip to the sue I found out they have a small charity casino so I decided to take a look... 1 table 9-10 players 5/10FL... best hand the whole night... pocket 5s... then AQo and A8s... 5s... OTB only MP limps (fairly loose player... can fold...
  • Omaha rules
    I play in a poker game weekly, and we play holdem and omaha. the question comes up every week how it is properly played. Holdem is 2 cards, play one from hand and up to 4 on the board, but how is it in omaha? 2 cards 3 on the board? or can you just play 1 from your hand? for example, hand last night 5...
  • Miracle river
    Had a pretty crappy session this morning. Didn't get any card and couldn't make any moves (I almost never make moves in $25NL - but got desperate). Every c/r I did got reraised, every c-bet I made got raised etc... Then this happen and my luck changed and I finished the session (after 450 hands) a...
  • SNG vs. Cash game
    The excitement of cash games is great yet my bankroll gets sucked dry. In SNG's my play is much better (last 10- 2 wins, 2 seconds, 3 thirds). Why doesnt my strong play carry to cash games? Been playing two years now and it's always been this way. Thoughts?
  • I'm back!
    After about a 6 month break from poker I'm back. I quit posting on here even before that (things have changed alot on here). I got a little overwhelmed and was playing too much for money and not enough for fun. Since I already have a job I don't need poker to be a second job, it's supposed to be a way...
  • Biggest Heads up deficit you have overcome?
    Just now i was down 650 to 8350, roughly 13:1 underdog. It was only a 6 handed tournament, and i did suck out one time to hit two pair Q 7, on the river against pocket 10s, but before that i went all in on everything that wasnt 7-2 (which was twice). After that happened, the guy said "wow...
  • Small pairs and set
    We all love sets. Sets are the big money makers in poker. However, how often do you actually stack someone with a set? Last night session I got the abnormal amount of sets, but I only got paid once. So, all you PT users, check your stats and tell me how often you get paid for your set. Is...
  • A Good reason to re-load.
    *********** # 16 ************** PokerStars Game #9449000863: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/04/16 - 06:44:19 (ET) Table 'Myrrha' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: fan1080 ($22.10 in chips) Seat 3: muckel-crx ($22.70 in chips) Seat 6: hanuman19 ($9.25 in chips) Seat 7: m1-all ($13.90...
  • Risk vs reward concept
    Is something low level players do not really understand. I love them.. Full Tilt Poker Game #2199082506: Table Gretel (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:39:25 ET - 2007/04/13 Seat 4: Romero1984 ($9.15) Seat 5: Cleets ($16.65) Seat 6: hero ($9.55) hero posts the small blind of $0.05 Romero1984...
  • Harrington on Holdem, the workbook, problem 7.
    I'm struggling to understand the decision on the turn and the reasons why. It's the third round of the 2005 WSOP. There's 10 players sat at the table, the chip stacks of the players (that are involved in the hand) are; Player B $14,000 Greg Raymer $15,000 Player H $14,000. The blinds are...
  • Staking and being staked online
    Do any of you guys know about staking players and being staked yourself online? I came across a few sites and wondered how popular they were. I'm also wondering whether they were worth looking at in more detail. Wouldn't mind hearing your experiences and opinions, both good and bad. Thanks
  • Vegas Trip Report
    Visited Las Vegas from Wednesday night to Saturday morning this past week. I went with my girlfriend, Celeste, and our good friend and my apartment-mate Andy. Andy is the best NL Holdem player I know and has taught me a ton about the game. When he is playing his A game, he absolutely crushes most...
  • Brag post... i cracked the top 100 on pocket 5s
    Hey i been working my but off at mtts over the last two months and i have started to feel the rewards. I have cracked the top 100 on the MONTHLY leaderboard on pocket 5s: check it out http://www.pocketfives.com/CA8204C6-3899-4671-8534-3545953A7DF2.aspx Id love to be up there come the end of...
  • Flush vs Flush vs Flush
    Sucks.... Full Tilt Poker Game #2149129174: Table Sparkling (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:33:44 ET - 2007/04/06 Seat 1: hollarin ($10) Seat 2: knugen666 ($7.45) Seat 3: mYth123 ($9.85) Seat 4: DW37 ($9.75) Seat 5: hero ($11.10) Seat 6: ske2er ($7.35) ske2er posts the small blind...
  • Sit N go Quest...
    After mmming and ahhing about what i would do day to day in between mtt results i came up with a challenge... not necessarily to make alot of money but a challenge to teach me discipline and to put in the hours at the game i am trying to make a living out of. I am to play 30 sngs a day 6 days a week......
  • Back from brain surgery, ready for poker!
    Well, in case anybody is wondering, hospitals suck. I had my surgery on March 13th. It was over 6 hrs long and I was awake while they were doing it. It was to remove as much as possible of my brain tumor. I would have much rather been grinding out a MTT in those 6 hrs. I'm glad to be recovering...
  • Greg Raymer’s Online Poker Account Hacked
    Goodbye affiliate filled link, the article is below: Greg Raymer’s Online Poker Account Hacked This weekend, 2004 World Series of Poker champion, Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, was shocked to find out that a thief had somehow gained access to his PokerStars online poker account and proceeded to chip-dump...
  • One of the saddest days of my life
    Well fellow THP members... This is one of the hardest decisions of my life because i love poker so much. I have decided that since Neteller is closing it access to Canadian members, and because of my training with the Canadian army is about to begin once my semester ends, this is the end of my online...
  • How to keep track
    Hey guys, I dont really have any tools like Poker Tracker or anything, is there any you would recommend? Or Do you use Excel or write down daily basis, basically lookin for help on how to keep track of wins/losses- think I took some control about now , have been playing for quite awhile now lol. Cheers...
  • stats for Jan. '07
    finally did my report for Jan... netted $2254.68... cashed out $1086.16 for myself... Bankroll is now $2183.15.. not bad for a months work...
  • when to add-on and when to not add-on?
    there must be some way this can be calculated? im in a $5 rebuy on stars. 15K in chips. blinds are 50/100. average stack: 8K. i have no idea when to or when not to add-on so i just did it anyway, but im curious as to what guidelines some think should be followed or considered when deciding...
  • canadian players... how do i deposit and cash out?
    since neteller is down for good is there another way that was just as great as neteller? any info is great...
  • kingetje...
    Do you play at carbon poker? If so I think we were at the same table in a freeroll last night. We made it to the FT I think (if it was you).
  • Daniel N's Blog-pretty good!
    published on: Sunday Apr 01, 2007 10:00 AM Learning to use all my Powers! Things have been going great in my life recently. I went to a Rodeo here in Las Vegas and many of the best rodeo guys recognized me and dropped by to kiss my hand. (Billy Bob Sway, John Marx, Jethro Hull, etc.) In fact, they...
  • My March S&G report
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  • Should I have called this?
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  • Bonjour alle
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  • Bigger idiot, him or me?
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  • Bodog...
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  • Admitting the problem is the first step...
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  • WANTED... poker coach
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  • Am I just a fish?
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  • ouch
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  • ouch 2
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  • Losing lots of $:P READ PLEASE
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  • How should I have played this? Over pair.
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  • Never Seen this happen, probably wont for a long time
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  • Analysing hand histories
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  • Rebuy Strategy
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  • Tony Hachem lays it down
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  • The pro version of Supa
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  • lol lighten up guys
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  • Help me buy/build a new computer
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  • % of play question
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  • Short funny video of me playing 5/10nl (1k buyin)
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  • thoughts about this fold?
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  • ROI on your bankroll question
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  • I finally decided to play at
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  • I swear there's a flush conspiracy!
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  • Hawking the Blog
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  • Why I hate...
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  • Home Game Starting stack
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  • Just got back from Vegas! Interesting Hand...
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  • Did i play this right or should i of pushed?
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  • Long Stretches of Non-Poker Playing
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  • Ciso wins $13.8k ($55k GTD again)
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  • Looking for a new poker room
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  • northern tool
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  • Seeing mucked hands in SD
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  • Poker Goddess!!
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  • Is online gambling still illegal?
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  • Thanks
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  • could someone
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  • THP private tourney on Stars
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  • THP private SNG (FL Stud8 at 11:45 EST) $5+.5 on STARS
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  • Online questions
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  • Play vs. Real Money; Luck vs. Skill?
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  • New here
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  • Short Omaha trip
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  • How Was 2006 for You?
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  • Pre-flop folds and right to see flop?
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  • was it correct to call?
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  • New Years Poker Resolutions
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  • tripling up with quads
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  • cashing out law/tax problems?
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  • Guess their hand - 2
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  • Whenever I win some money playing cards I can never sleep...
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  • Good or Bad push?
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  • when it rains it pours.
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  • Anyone have any poker superstitions?
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  • After 1/2 NL...whats the next table up?
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  • How do you improve focus/concentration?
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  • MUSIC
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  • (Phil....
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  • Implied Odds
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  • WDYD? flopped top/bottom 2 with 3 suited on flop
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  • last night's game
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  • A Little Clarification...
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  • silly christians don't have proper priorities
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  • Funny home game story
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  • aaaarrrrgghhh!!!
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  • FUll Tilt playing style
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  • known or unknown players?
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  • Unlucky?
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  • Winnings/losses
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  • any software out there that does this?
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  • What do you call it when you use both cards?
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  • Would u fold?
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  • being liked or hated ?
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  • Rate yourself.
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  • legalized poker room
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  • Slowrolling
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  • Luck
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  • Play another record
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  • Hilton
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  • my next goal
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  • Homegame
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  • Another hand
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  • Is this a string bet?
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  • rubychip league manager software
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  • Anybody know about [mmmm... spam] software ?
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  • WSOP Circut event, Council Bluffs IA
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  • can you beleive this?
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  • how NOT to play A's
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  • Dumb PT question about graphing
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  • the Geico Caveman
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  • Cash Game Hand
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  • Losses in a single session (Limit HE)?
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  • Cash Game players Read
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  • The greatest skill?
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  • Situation or Player?
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  • thp sng madness
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  • Cash game problems...
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  • Supe: A Challenge
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  • Quality of Players Nowadays.
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  • Our their any Professionals on this forum?
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  • MORE shameless braggin.... ... yes.
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  • counterfeit
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  • So I get this e-mail...
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  • Some fun hands
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  • Two amazing hands, but both for fun!
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  • Poker teacher / tutor / coach?
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  • chip distribution
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  • Belgian Championship - Updated
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  • Thanks supa
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  • I think im going to have a stroke if this happens again
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  • Poker Wisdom from a Drunken Pro
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  • liked this limit hand
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  • Did we both play this hand right?
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  • made 2 final tables last night
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  • Shameless Braggin'
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  • I am amazed by the skills of some people here
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  • Lets start with the bankroll
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  • The real deal
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  • Scan, Belgian Championship
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  • Did i play this wrong?
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  • Casino Royale
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  • went to betfair today
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  • confuse about aggression
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  • My First Royal
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  • Interview with Jeff Madsen
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  • Do you enjoy tournaments or cash games more?
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  • One of the little things I do:
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  • I have hit my goal.
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  • I am so sick of re-buy tournys
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  • dug my self in a hole
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  • transfering funds
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  • newbie :)
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  • Most Amazing Hand Ive seen yet
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  • Phil/Jefe Tag-team
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  • New Pre-Flop Hand Strength Rankings - Q4 AA KK
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  • Neab bags $13,100 in $55k (08/11/06)
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  • Rake in a UK club - Thoughts??
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  • crank it up or hide in the corner
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  • Anyone use plastic cards such as Copag?
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  • Preventing Blowouts!
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  • FT withdrawal voided
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  • Why Online Poker Sucks
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  • dont tap the glass glass ?
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  • Success-Whats your definition?
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  • Neab nets $16k Win.
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  • Simple Fun about world f
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  • Why do some things feel better than others?
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  • Patting Myself On The Back
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  • About You
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  • any1 play real money at doyles room poker
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  • Short Handed V's Full Ring Games
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  • my poker goals
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  • Either I'm just horrible now, or I got the worst luck
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  • UK Pro Players
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  • fpp cash games on stars?
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  • Poker comic strip
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  • I know I'm playing too much poker when.............
    ....... Mine would be; I know I'm playing too much poker when.............i'm still playing at 3am and i have to be up for work at 6am
  • Prime example why you dont over extend you BR
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  • Stat Check-up
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  • Does anyone work as a poker dealer???
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  • High Stakes Poker
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  • how do you prefer to make your money
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  • Hey i need advice!
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  • Has Daniel Negreanu Lost It?
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  • WPT - North American Poker Championships... anyone playing?
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  • A A Rules!
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  • Playing above your bankroll....
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  • NFL $250k Guaranteed
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  • How much money...
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  • WPT Season 4
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  • Welcome New Poster
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  • This will even make u cry
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  • backies..
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  • Poker Revelation
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  • Reading Poker Players
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  • Jamie Gold Uncollected WSOP Championship Money
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  • human error!
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  • Clone56 my Blog for past couple days
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  • Thanks
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  • Party Poker giving away free money
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  • one of a kind - the rise and fall of stu unger
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  • Antique Card Pics
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  • Xbox Live Texas Holdem
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  • Not making any money Need Help
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  • Animation
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  • How is there time split?
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  • 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...
  • Crazy Hand
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  • College
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  • Few hands type I strgulle with
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  • if you search woman
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  • HoH3 - Problem 32 ~ Ivey vs Helppi
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  • Just a cold streak?
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  • $5000 Freeroll today at 15:00 EST
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  • What Percentage are "Winning Players"?
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  • Aces up vs a preflop raise
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  • I just pulled off a sweet bluff against a great player
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  • Check then Raise
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  • do you ever ignore the information bet?
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  • your first hand of the WSOP ME ...
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  • 2006 wsop main event underway
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  • Exposing Hole Cards
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  • Brutal Negreanu VS Hansen hand
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  • Community poker chats are now available
    We've made 2 chat options available to the community: A standard IRC text chat (on irc.texasholdem-poker.com) and a teamspeak voice chat (on talk.texasholdem-poker.com). We've made joining in on the chats as simple as a click: you may use the provided browser based chat by clicking on the channel...
  • About Poker Bots
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  • NL cash game
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  • Sucking out vs grinding it out.
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  • Need some serious help, im weak
    Ok here is the deal and I came to the conclusion. Im weak and lay down winners alot. Example, 33$ tourny with 125 people in it. Prize pool is a thousand bucks to the winner and I want it badley. Binds go up every 30 minutes so got plenty of time to play some cards. 2 :spade: 2 :club: 3 hand in...
  • Great Cash Sessions
    Do you those amazing sessions where you've been playing for a cuple hours but things seem to really be going your way? You're up like 5-6 buyins (or whatever the case may be), cards are falling for you, you're having a great time, and the table just seems to want to continue donating to your bankroll. With...
  • bad bet or bad beat?
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  • Casino Rama Tourny, anyone played before?
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  • Variance right?
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  • help playing with a big stack
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  • Hello all
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  • Stupidest crap of all time.
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  • :)
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?455849
  • nice catch
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  • Low Pair Troubles
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  • ANY ONE CAN HELP ME?
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  • i hope your mom dies tonight
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  • opinions needed
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  • Party's big bad monster?
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  • Quick question
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  • Odds
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  • Stepping up
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  • hello
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  • Anyone want to go to Windsor next week?
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  • A good reason why you shouldn't play poker when tired
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  • Input Please
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  • WSOP 2006 Final Table Pool
    I want to do this thing me and my friends are already doin is to make a pool on who will win the Main Event. If you want to participate then add me to your msn or send me an email before the final table starts tommoro. Na_zigt@hotmail.com
  • TEXAS HOLDEM POKER TROPHY ROOM
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  • Poker Academy Online ?
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  • British Columbia Championship
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  • discussion w/ my mom
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  • Trip Report
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  • My Vegas trip... (WARNING LONG AND BORING)
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  • Finally the big MTT pays off Edit: Finished 2nd in the £10k
    I played a $50k added $33 at Crypto. It was a really good prize structure as it goes with 50th paying $200 I finished 3rd for $5.3k, my biggest cash so far. I am really happy I took down a big payday, shame I couldn't finish the job!
  • Interview with Chris Moneymaker
    We've done an interview with 2003 WSOP Champion Chris Moneymaker. Give it a read and let us know what you think :)
  • Aggression
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  • battle of the forums.....admin and forum members please read
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  • texasholdempoker v eatmystack regester here
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  • Well done EMS
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  • The Limp Reraise
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  • my uncle did it!!!!!!!!!
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  • 2nd Royal in a Week
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  • I'm no longer a tank, but more of a pistol.
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  • WSOP progress
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  • Let's share the "good" times
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  • Would you play this?
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  • Post of scattered thoughts (long-ish)
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  • Defending the blinds ring/tournament
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  • Dunno what to make of this
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  • Unofficial THP IRC Chat Room *Redux*
    I feel like I'm kicking a dead horse. But the eight guys (myself included) that hang out in this chat room usually have a grand old time and regularly play online against each other. Since the old message is on page 6 now I hope management doesn't mind me posting this. There are two ways to connect...
  • How do most casinos run texas holdem games?
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  • CALLING LONDON/UK THP MEMBERS
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  • $12 million
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  • Drumming up some readers for my blog
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  • No foldem holdem?
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  • What are the best books for a low-limit player?
    I've already read Small Stakes Hold Em and Winning Low Limit Hold Em. Are there any other books that can help my game. I was thinking about, "The Theory of Poker". What do you think?
  • All In Rule Question
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  • I guess this ties a record
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  • Just thought I'd share
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  • battle of the forums (Join Here)
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  • I played this cool....
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  • oh, what a great game poker is!
    Entered a SNG and this was my first 6 hands (in order) JJ, AK suited, 66, 44, AK off-suit, 99. I then sit tight on my winnings and later on get AA. The player to my left goes all-in, I call. He shows QJ hearts. Flop is all hearts, so is the river. I'm out, he smells End
  • helmuth down to 3200 chips SPOILER
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  • bet analyst
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  • What next?
    How many of you got this piece of crap? From : F. Everly <feverly1@gmail.com> Sent : Friday, July 28, 2006 12:51 PM Subject : Prop Players | | | Inbox Your name was referred to our research team for possible interest in working as a highly paid prop player for our new...
  • Flopping trips
    Hey gang, What's the best way to play a small pocket pair that matches the lowest card on the flop? If I’m in position I’ll normally limp through with a small pocket pair to see the flop. If I don't hit anything I’ll check/fold. I'm talking limit games here, and finding it so hard to scare people...
  • Anyone trying for EPT seats?!
    I know the ME is going on, but the EPT is just around the corner.. and being 20 it's alot easier for me to put my focus on there. I've earned a couple qualis through Pokerstars but I was wondering if anyone knew of ANY OTHER WAYS / SITES to earn these European Poker Tour seats? I don't really care...
  • Card Player magazine. Anyone read it?
    The answer is probably yes. I recently took at look at this for the first time in the local book store, and was quite pleasently surprised. I considered a subscription and checked out the prices. $20 for one year in America, wow thats cheap, unfortunately Im a canuck. So I look to the canadian subscription...
  • Poker Bot
    I just downloaded a poker bot and it was great.... i have just started using it. and it works well i have included the download link if you wish to try it out
  • live ring games vs. tournament
    sorry im not quite sure where this topic belongs, but if its in the wrong place just delete or move it anyways, everytime i play live hold'em with family and friend, we always play tournament style. i plan on going to a casino in the near future and would like some tips/information on ring games....
  • Attention Live Limit Players; how many Big Bets an hour do y
    Attention Live Limit Players; how many Big Bets an hour do you make? And what limits do you play. Is it possible to make 1-2 Big Bets an hour playing live poker? What about the upper limits?
  • Disabled players
    Being disabled playing poker online is absolutely great. Utilizing the mouse is all I need. My question, if I was to go to a casino what would be my options on putting in chips? I know I could look at my cards but physically my hand strength would stop me from throwing in chips. Would the dealer...
  • I have a goal. . .
    After a week of 6 tabling 10NL, I'm up $50. I find the game is very beatable, while rarely facing tough decisions. My goal is to eventually make $500 from 10NL alone. I've stopped playing SnGs (but still play MTTs) so I've averaged about 3-4 hours of cash per day. I think this goal is pretty...
  • Where and how do i get a fake id?
    I'm dying to test out the live action scene im 17 since march and dying to play so how would i go about getting one and playing at the tables?
  • To re-dopsit or not 2 ....
    Well , I've been playing online fore money now for 4 weeks, though I don't play daily and even when I play its not for that long. Probably an average of 3 hours a playing day 3-4 days a week. I've deposited $50 on fulltilt. First day I lost a nice $11 (could have been more but I won a S&G)....
  • Asking people questions.
    I have a few examples of what happened at my home game. One player asked another some questions and the way he answered them he was trying to get information. But he folded hid hands both times so I didn't see. Ex 1. "Do you want me to call?" "I'm not sure" Another incident "I...
  • Leaving for a WSOP event in the morning
    Well, I finally decided to man up & enter a WSOP event. I'm playing event # 37 in the morning - It is a 3 day event (I'm just hoping it is more than a 1 day event for me). :D $1,500 Hold-em is the event. Kind of nervous/excited right now! :shock:
  • How do you stay focused?
    I have a big hole in my game. I can play solid poker and do well when I do, normally. Its when I slowly slide away from solid poker that I get into trouble and this happens without me knowing it until its too late. One way I fall out, I get a big chip lead, either tourney or cash game, and feel...
  • Dumb Question
    How do you take a screen shot?
  • My insane hand
    Hey guys... I won a $250 pot today in a home tournament at my friend's house and just had to go tell someone about it. I'm still so excited my hands are shaking. Alright, so it was me and this one other guy left, I was up slightly with roughly $140 to his roughly $110. My hand on big blind was...
  • Anyone worried about bill to make online gambling illegal?
    So, my friend freaked me out at work today when he told me that he couldn't log onto cash games at an online poker site... (I think pokerstars)... so I flew home, and well everything was alright. I was wondering what the likely date of the house of reps actually signing the bill and then the president...
  • Introduction
    Hi there, my name is Darren Nagle, I work in onlinepoker. If you have any queries ,please feel free to contact me. Best regards, Darren
  • How you like this one
    2/5 NL at the casino Hero - 550$ 4/5 diamonds / on button villian 1 - 120$ raises to 50 villian 2- 850$ calls villian 3 - 400$ calls Hero calls Flop 3 clubs, 6 diamonds , 7 diamonds Villian 1- all in for 70$ Villian 2 - raises 200$ Villian 3 - calls 200 $ Ok you can assume whats...
  • Your documentation methods
    Hi everyone, I'm new to this community so go easy! I started playing poker with friends some time ago, and have recently decided to take the plunge and take my game to the next level. I've read Ken Warren's (feed back on this book will be great) book Ken Warren Teaches Texas Holdem and he talks...
  • Interview with Jennifer Harman
    Interview with Jennifer Harman Two time WSOP bracelet winner and Super System 2 contributor Jennifer Harman talks about turning pro, the Corporation, and her current projects in poker and in charity. Let us know wut you think.
  • Are there any Professionals on this forum?
    Just Curious, what limits do you play and what is your average yearly salary? I wish I was a Pro Poker Player.
  • FL Cash Question
    I'm new to FL - decided to give it a try, but question concerning PPs 22-77. In a NL ring game, the stacks are deep, and limping with these hands in EP is done strictly for implied odds, being as when you hit a set, you can normally extract alot of value from it. I'm comfortable raising with 88...
  • What's wrong with me?
    Recently (the last week or so) the desire to play poker hasn't been there for me. I don't know exactly when it happened, but it was semi-abrupt. I was doing fine, bankroll was going up instead of down, I was feeling pretty good about how my game was improving. I went from talking and thinking about...
  • HOW TO PLAY POKER ACES CORRECT?
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  • Semi-bluff preflop raise. ( Cash Games )
    I was reading No limit Hold'em Theory and Practice by David Sklansky and Ed Miller today. I was on the section of preflop strategy. And he talks about semi-bluff preflop raises in cash games. For example he says that after 2 or more players have limped infront of you, you should raise more often with...
  • NL levels name
    Hi , I am a little confuse about the name of different levels in NL holdem 100NL , is referring to what blind levels? Is it $1/$2 blinds with maximum buyin of $100 ? or what? do all poker rooms have the same max buyin for the same blinds? Thanks
  • Should I gamble online when its illegal?
    I'm living in Washington (I'm in the Navy) right now and I believe online gambling has just recently became illegal in this state. I'm going to buy a new laptop here in a few days and I'm also going to order my first credit card. I was wondering, if I do not register my computer under my name, and...
  • whats up with check-raise check
    I see a lot of online player do the following move : they are first to act. they check , someone raise , they reraise , someone calls. next cards come blank , and they check again. what is that suppose to mean?
  • AA played right?
    How often do you get this many fish all-in with the best hand?.... :lol:. Everyone of these donks played right into me...PREFLOP.. :lol: http://www.pokerhand.org/?423145
  • Do the players get worse?
    I've started playing 100NL and find it a bit looser with more calling stations. I was watching some 200NL tables on Party. A lot of people were buying in for about 50-80 dollars. Then I see someone only bet $8 into a $46 pot with 2 pair with a flush draw on the board and 3 people behind him to act....
  • Top pair good kicker
    I see alot of people on this forum telling others not to get married to top pair. I have won hugh pots taking someones stack when I had them out kicked with top pair, and in cash games, unless the board is scary (flush and straights every where) I will usually not mind putting my stack in w/ top pair...
  • I folded a $700 hand in a live $3-$6 game.
    I'm in late position with 3h 5h. There is 4 callers in front of me and I actually consider making this call but I'm not drunk enough to play this lose. Anyway, the flop comes x 4h 6h. And now I'm praying that one of my 2 jackpot cards don't hit. The turn comes a blank and the river hits a 7 of hearts....
  • BRAG POST
    Donked out of the $100+$9 on PP in 84th, and decided to win it back at $3/$6 FL. The highlights... http://www.pokerhand.org/?418656 ...followed by... http://www.pokerhand.org/?418666 Go me.
  • Ventrilo Server
    VENTRILO HOST: bliss.typefrag.com VENTRILO PORT: 11799 * PM me or crack for a username and password Download the Ventrilo voice-to-voice communication application at: www.ventrilo.com ----- I was thinking that it might be a sweet idea for us to get a Ventrilo server. That way, instead of...
  • Tourney Live Talk
    Hee Hee EvilNun is my name Sean, webby, golddog, are at my table Every one else? Bot. :D
  • Silent Tilt
    This is something that happened to me last night in a 3 table live tourney. I was getting crap cards from the get go. Bluffed one pot, stole the blinds twice and managed to last until we were down to 2 tables, and my chip stack was exactly where it was when we started, 5K. Not bad if you ask me for...
  • EuroBet Blocks Americans From Playing
    Has anybody heard anything about EuroBet not allowing Americans to play on their site? I think this is due to the American anti poker legislation going through right now. I was in a bit of a crunch because I was trying the get into the Ongame Classic. After looking into it I found out about a new...
  • Vegas Trip Report Days 3 and 4
    Hope you enjoy. 1 more to come. Oh yeah I'm going back to freakin Vegas thursday night for the weekend. So I will have officially spent 11 of my first 16 days being 21 in Vegas! Day 3: The girl and I wake up, go to the pool, its like 115 degrees and we only stay for about 45 minutes before we...
  • looking for info on a certain hand...
    i saw on TV that jennifer harmon won the biggest cash game pot of all time, at 1.7 million. can anyone find any information on this hand, the stakes, and what she and her opponent had?
  • So irritated
    Have you even been so irritated with a players personality and their style of play that you just cannot stand to play with them? The person in question plays really badly, (which i know this is a totally welcome and good quality to have in your opponents) but she hits hits all her crap. i'm serious,...
  • How big is your bank roll
    I am just curious what levels every one plays at. For me, my average bank roll is sub $100. I keep a low buyin for a number of reasons. First, I only started playing for real money on the internet since last August and I was suspicious of the legitimacy of internet poker sights. I am feeling...
  • New online gambling law
    Have any of you guys heard about this and what are your thoughts on it and how it will affect online poker in the United States? House passes bill to curb online gambling: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/12/news/gamble.php
  • Home Game Info
    So I'm trying to get a home game going with 5 friends this Saturday. None of us have ever played in a home game before, so I'm wondering. If we make the buy-in somewhere around $10 or $20, how should the pay out work? How many places should get paid & what percent of the pool? Are there any other...
  • THP Cash Game Hand
    This is only important because there were like - 5 THP regulars on the table. See what names you can spot! http://www.pokerhand.org/?416816
  • finally my first royal
    PokerStars Game #5587684656: Tournament #28258743, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/07/17 - 08:54:38 (ET) Table '28258743 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: eawags (1500 in chips) Seat 2: pontiac37 (1700 in chips) Seat 3: kyledave (1170 in chips) Seat 4: erichk (1660 in chips)...
  • looking for TheSalche's SnG strategy post
    Hello guys, I somehow deleted this link my accident and lost a link to TheSalche's SnG strategy guide. I was running at 45% ROI at $5 SnG's, and now I'm running at 10% ROI in $10 SnG's! I've played over 500 of them so it is a good indication. I must read his strategy guide again and fix my game!...
  • Do I Have a Leak in My Game?
    As part of my self-examination and given a few disagreements in analysis on this board in the past, based on the following threads and what you know about me in general, do you guys think I have a leak in my game? Playing Pocket Aces Playing a small pot in Stud Advice on Playing Top Pair with...
  • how do you play flush draws
    Im wondering how you non-donks play nut or near nut flush draws, also lower flush draws like if you limped with 78s and the board 4 flushed. I'm specifically speaking about 4 to the flush on flops, one card to go to make your hand. From this point do you: A. check, as you haven't made your hand...
  • BET US Poker - is this true??
    Hey, does anyone Know what's going on with this BetUsPoker stuff about giving away a WSOP seat for life…there’s gotta be a catch to this hasn’t there??? What happens if I win this now when I’m 21 they’re not gonna cover this until I’m 80 are they???
  • Vegas Trip Report 1 (really long, not so much poker yet...)
    Cross-posted in my blog (is that cool Admin's?) Day 1: My girlfriend Celeste and I were schedule to leave on Sunday, July 9, one day after my 21st, to drive to Las Vegas. The plan was to get to Vegas before the start of the World Cup game, so I could sit and watch it. Well, 4 days before we left,...
  • Tourney on PS at 23:00 ET
    Pokerstars -> Tourneys -> Private tourneys -> Tourney "THP" password : thponly NL $10+1 GL
  • This has been bugging me for days
    ok, i keep playing this hand over and over in my head. Where did i go wrong? It's a 10 seater SnG. There's eight players left and the blinds are 25/50. I have 1,500 chips the BB has 2,300. I haven't played a hand in about 30 goes as i've been dealt real junk. I then get dealt QJ suited in early position....
  • Live MTT finish
    €35 freeze-out NL tournament. 72 entrants. 4th place: €180, plus €10 for one "bounty", when you knock a player out starting stack: 10.000 started out rough getting check-raised all the time by two annoying fags behind me. then doubled up and then some with AA against top pair with...
  • Video + Brief Comments on THP-only SNG (COMPLETE!)
    Hiya. I recorded this while playing a long SNG private tourney with 9 of the regulars on this site. It is EVERY hand that I play during my entire attempt to win the tourney. And the ones I throw away. BEST TEACHER EVER, NO!? If you love/appreciate me, send $XX.xx to my pokerstars i.d. =) EDIT:...
  • It has been WAYYYY too long...
    But I finally SORT OF WON another MTT for the first time in ages. This was the stars rebuy $5 on Thursday .. After a tough 8 hours we were down to the final three and decided to chop (we were pretty much even in chips, with about 200k dividing us, even though we each had almost 3 million a piece). It...
  • marked cards at WSOP
    From Cardplayer... Wed Jul 12 12:58:00 PDT 2006 Andy Bloch Takes a Time Out HOLD'EM After spotting a marked card, Andy Bloch makes the dealer fan out the deck in an effort expose any more possibly marked cards. Bloch then proceeds to go through the deck and bend all of the cards he believes to...
  • anyone play poker stars?
    hey, if anyone plays poker stars could i ahve a few pennys or like a dollar please?? anything is apprisiated.thanks.
  • "Big Pots with Big Hands" against a rock?
    I was just reading "No Limit Hold'em, Theory and Practice", by Sklasky. Near the start of the book, he talks about controlling pot size. The main principle in this was to play big pots with big hands, and keep the pots small with small hands. I was wondering how you would put this to work...
  • Noobie tournament. What to do?
    Hey everyone, I just joined this site after some exploring and it looks like a really helpful, nice community we have here. Anyway, I am about to go into my real tournament/game. It will be an 8 person nl holdem game. I've played poker for about a year online and a few live games, but i've never played...
  • Sigh
    PokerStars Tournament #27707261, No Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00 1272 players Total Prize Pool: $12720.00 Tournament started - 2006/07/11 - 19:45:00 (ET) Dear Johny4455, You finished the tournament in 9th place. A $190.80 award has been credited to your Real Money account. You earned...
  • Downswings?
    Just wondering, what do you guys do during a downswing or a streak of cold cards? Do you just play through it or do you find something else to occupy your time? I'm on a pretty massive downswing at the moment and it's really getting to me. I'm catch myself worrying about the money a lot and I can't...
  • 3d video of me multitabling 200nl (Sound and comments)
    http://www.bigupload.com/d=C27502DA Editted: Fast site download.
  • Tourney on PS at 22:25 ET
    PokerStars NL $11 Tourney -> Private -> Name : THP pass : thponly EDIT : in Online Section of the forum is the official thread under 'Anyone wanna play'
  • Sean = Pwned
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?401338
  • Completing from the Small Blind
    I believe that I am completing too much from the small blind. What guidelines do you use when in the small blind when deciding if to complete or not? Also, what percentage of the time is completing from the small blind good? Is completing 50% of the time good? how about 25%? Thanks.
  • Hands Critique!
    I have a few hands that i would like critiqued by you guys, they are trivial really, but i'm interested in your opinions none-the-less. I few of these are hands where i won, but i want to make sure it wasnt a badly played win. HAND #1: PokerStars Game #5505814038: Hold'em Limit ($0.10/$0.20)...
  • I Need Some Help!
    I just started playing texas hold 'em online recently, within the last several months. I play at several different sites online. A situation just occurred that took me by surprise as it has never happened to me at other sites. I took an unfair beat, imo, on a hand. I as well as another player both...
  • What would you do???
    So, I get roped in to helping my mate move house. As a thank you we end up in this bar, him buying me beer. This group of lads are stood next to us talking about poker. It turns out there's a game in the backroom starting very soon. My mate informs them i'm into poker and before you know it i'm sat at...
  • hello
    I'm new here, i've been lurking here and there but today is my first post. I've made my first appearance on the irc chat (good people there!). I mostly play in home games, but i occasionally play online. Been playing for about 3 years, i consider myself mediocre (too passive sometimes). I play ring games...
  • i heard 8000 for ME this year
    true? and goooo dan harrington :)
  • hi i am new to this site
    hi i am new to this forum. what is the low down on the forum. any useful tips or advice on where to start in the treads to read up on things? :spade: :heart: :diamond: :club:
  • Anyone ever surprised they won?
    Played a hand which went all the way to a showdown and reluctantly called the last bet knowing I had lost, only to be surprised to see all the chips sliding over in my direction..... :shock: Is anyone else ever completely surprised when they win a hand after convincing themselves they had lost?
  • Couldnt get away from this, tell me if bad call
    This was crazy monster flop for us. Check it out and tell me what you think PokerStars Game #5460127952: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/07/05 - 06:00:20 (ET) Table 'Rhodope' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: sebyam ($2.57 in chips) Seat 2: GMontag ($4.95 in chips) Seat 3: Covertagent...
  • How would you play this?
    I faced a hand today that I was not sure how to play, perhaps some people could offer what they think. We were playing blinds $10/$20 with 4 people left playing. I was holding 2S 2C to start out and called the big blind. The next guy calls then the next guy raises $25 and forced the BB to fold. I...
  • Right call, wrong play?
    Heads up, blinds are 1/2. You: K 3 offsuit on the button ( You don't have a club ) Villian checks, bets to 6, Villian calls. Flop is K x :club: x :club: Villian checks, bets 12, Villian calls. Turn is x :club: Villian checks, Bets 20, Villian calls River is x :club: Villian...
  • Focusing on expanding my game!
    Due to personal reasons, I play far less poker at the mo, than I would of liked. I suppose most of us don‘t play as much as we would of wanted, but it really is limited-for example, last week I managed to play 4 hours-the week before-3!(This includes watching tables and waiting for seats to become available.)...
  • Poker Logs
    When keeping a poker log, what kind of things do you need to keep track of? Besides the obvious like amount won/lost, length of time, buyin, what kind of things should I keep track of each game? Sorry if this isn't clear, not sure exactly how to be asking this. Thanks
  • Trying a new game
    On Friday night, I'm going to a 3/6 FLHE game at a place about 40 min from my house. This is significant because it's going to be my biggest cash game up to date. I'm bringing 200$. I'm excited about playing because a game like this doesn't come around often for me, but the problem is that the game...
  • 30 min of me multitabling 200nl (video)
    Here's a looong one of me getting some interesting hands. I don't know what happened to my mic. It will be fixed. If this doesn't work for you, it'll be up on google video by tomorrow. http://www.mooload.com/new/file.php?file=files/020706/1151870205/jul0206+%28sf+wheel%29.wmv
  • Kill and 1/2 Kill and multiple "stakes"
    I guess this is two separate questions. Maybe this should go in the Casino section, but meh. I see this when looking at what games a Casino card room offers. They will be limit games and it will say something like "$4-$8-$8 Texas Hold'em with a 1/2 Kill" What's the 3 amounts and what...
  • Online WSOP coverage
    Anybody have some good resources for this? I have heard there is an online radio show, but don't know where to find it.
  • donkDONKdonkDONKdonk
    I had to post this because it is so rediculous. Look at the pre-flop call and the flop call with A7o. Maybe he was drunk. *shrug* I'm glad there are people out there like that to fill my bankroll with. Had a great day today, +$102 on .10/.25 NL. Supa, you're video caused me to play a bit more aggressive...
  • "Martha" Stewart's show Jun 28 - POKER and cards!
    I like her more already. The show's going on right now and I was flipping by and noticed it (I promise I wasn't REALLY watching it) She's putting poker in a really good light, talking about variations and how to host a good poker night. Her and Whoopi Goldberg were even talking about acceptable...
  • FREE WSOP ENTRY
    We are holding a FREE tournament at PacificPoker for a WSOP Main event seat exclusively for TexasHoldem-Poker.com readers like you! The tournament will take place on EDIT: SATURDAY, JULY 1ST at 1 PM EDT. Go to our Free WSOP Satellite page for more details. Registration ends on June 21st at midnight....
  • THAT YOU URATEUP?! (Video of a player...)
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  • THP tourney
    We're probably having another tourney tonight. If you're interested post it and we'll figure out the details. Edit: If we play it'll be at PokerStars later on tonight. It depends if Sean still wants to play and when.
  • Hi guys do you believe this Mythe is true??
    Hi all!! Do u guys belive that some online poker software could give you the same cards... For example the flop A(h) 2(cl) 8(cl) turn: 6(H) river 6(h) I want to know if this mythe is true or a fake because i read it somewhere? Is it possible???! Thanks guys let me know what you u think!!
  • Discouraged.
    After I hit my goal of $500 from my initial $30, I felt I was playing really well. A week after that I brought it up to around $680. After that It went all down hill. It just seemed that whatever I did, I could not seem to win. I usually switch off between $10 and $20 SnG's and $25 NL and $50 NL Cash...
  • PSO not working?
    Am I the only one or does someone else experience the same difficulties? I've been trying to log onto pokersource the whole morning, but to no result. It just keeps opening the log in window, but won't let me in. I can't believe a site like that could get hacked... :roll:
  • THP HEADS-UP TOURNEY AT 1:05AM et
    At PokerStars, $10+1. Tourneys/ Private/ THP 1:05et password: headsup
  • THIS is why i hate poker
    PokerStars Game #5341659086: Tournament #26603917, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/06/23 - 15:41:25 (ET) Table '26603917 41' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Murts (21903 in chips) Seat 2: Dhex1973 (11680 in chips) Seat 3: 1stShortchge (16099 in chips) Seat 4: Ninja_X8...
  • You be the judge :D
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  • This is what me and SeanNJ get up to in the late hours.
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?383521 Sick.
  • Your biggest flaw / weakness / hole ?
    Time for some honest reflection and communal well wishing. Perhaps someone's hole will let you realize your own - just share what the WORST part of your game is.... For me, personally, I tend to give people WAY too much credit on any flush-possible board. 3 of a particular suit and i'm shaking in...
  • Question for you guys..
    This is mainly for the " successful " online players,but anyone feel free to answer.I consider myself to be a decent player,but recently i cant get over the hump when it's down to 100 players left in a certain tournament.Ever since switching over to PS i've had ONE final table which was in...
  • The Man Behind The Shades
    I bought "the man behind the shades" from ebay a couple of days ago, and it is probably one of the most interesting books I have ever read. For those who don't know the book is the biography of Stuey Ungar, who won the world series of poker twice two years running then came back ten years later...
  • General Question
    So I'm sitting at a 10NL table, been there for quite some time new players are coming and going. Im in the SB with AQ :club: with 4 limpers before me so I opt to just complete the blind instead of raising. Is this a bad play? I've been playing TAG but doubt the other players are really paying attention....
  • buy in and blinds
    So im going to las vegas for the first time being legal. I want to play 1/2 no limit if i can find it. My question is, how much should you buy in if you are playing 1/2? What is the general formula used to figure out a good buy in when playing poker at any stakes? thanks
  • from $5 SnGs to $10 SnGs
    I have always been playing $5 SnGs.. but since yesterday I had been dabbling in a few $10 ones. (babnkroll was $220 when i started playing some of them) i played 3 of them yesterday.. one 2nd place, one bubble finish and an unlucky fluke that happened early. the players seem real different so far....
  • About to go the final table in tournament 26890126 on PS
    It's a $4 180 man sit-n-go..I have the chip lead with 11 people remaining.
  • I don't understand...
    I was fairly sure the guy was weak so I pushed. He makes a comment about my play and calls me a donk. Is there anything wrong with my play here? PokerStars Game #5313057838: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/06/20 - 18:26:45 (ET) Table 'Centenaria' 9-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: jasonh74...
  • Interpoker
    Hey all, just a tip. Do not play at Interpoker, unless of course you enjoy getting raped.
  • whats teh website...
    where you type someones name in and it tells you how much they have won on pokerstars tournaments? i cant remember it
  • Cash out question
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  • So I visited the father's side of my family...
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  • A Thread of Thanks
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  • What Constitutes A Downswing
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  • Chronic Skepticism
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  • Pacific Poker Bonus Code!
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