Questions tagged [online]
Online poker refers to poker that is played against remote opponents using software.
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Skill gradient across different levels of the ecosystem
Most online poker sites offer the same game structure (up to slight differences in rake) at multiple stakes. Take, for example, the 6-max hyper SNGs on Pokerstars, which are offered at 11 different ...
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Online poker, bring all chips to the table?
If you have 1,000 in chips and want to sit at a table with a 1 blind, is it wise to bring all your chips to the table?
Wouldn't it be better to bring just a share of them, like 50, so in case your ...
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How do poker sites detect bots?
Most sites do not allow bots.
How do poker sites detect bots?
I figured they scanned memory like how HUDs are detected.
Based on an answer on another question they also detect it on the server side....
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Tough spot with drawing hand
Online sit and go triple up tourney. Table starts 9 handed, top 3 triple their buy in. Everyone starts with 1500.
Blinds 15/30. I look down at 8♠9♠ in late mp. UTG limps and it folds to me. My ...
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Ways to dodge exchange rates at partypoker?
I am planning on making a first deposit on partypoker to play tournaments. I live in the Netherlands, where the euro is used. Depositing and withdrawing from euro to dollar and back costs me a total ...
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does it matter if 2 in pocket and one on flop, or one in hand and 2 on the flop? or is it just a higher card that takes the pot? [duplicate]
Theres a pocket 9s with a 9 on the flop, other player has a Q in pocket and 2 queens on the flop. Who wins and why? Is it just a matter of higher card?
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Even after I win a hand, Zynga poker won't show me the hole cards from other players
Playing Zynga poker on my phopne. One thing that gives me grief is that I make it all the way to the River, win the hand, but without getting to see the hole cards from other players who went the ...
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Pre-flop charts 6-max cash games
I am planning on building a poker bot. The first and easiest part is the pre-flop strategy. Do you guys have any links for a good pre-flop strategy in NLH 6-max cash games, 100BB deep? This includes:
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Call and raise amount in a poker client
We are implementing a poker client UI, and unsure about how to show the call or raise amounts in the action buttons so that it does not cause any confusion. I'm not a player so sorry if the ...
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Heads-up NLH 200BB deep river decision
I was playing heads-up NLH $0.01/$0.02 against a relatively solid player. We were 200BB deep. See the action of the hand below:
So I decided to check-raise turn. I could have just called as well, but ...
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What would be the correct river play?
I was playing heads-up 2NL against a massive fish. He played relatively straight forward and called correctly in most spots, but he never raised to a bet. My strategy was therefore to continuation bet ...
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What's the optimum time to enter a progressive knockout tournament?
Primarily focusing on getting the most bounty-money per hour, what would be the best time to register a progressive knockout tournament? The way I see it, there are a couple options.
Registering from ...
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Who wins in this situation? [duplicate]
Who wins in this situation, and why? Please explain. Nothing on this site answers my question!!!
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What is the software that every poker site seems to be running? [closed]
Seems like the client on all poker sites are pretty much identical, except for the skin. What is it? Is it open-source?
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Can i fold my trips here?
Click here to see the hand in Stars Boom Hand Player.
In the early stages (Level 3, 25/50/A6) of a turbo full-ring tournament, I have 1,082 in my stack and get dealt J♥T♥ in the CO. ...
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Why doesn't the United States make online poker legal and tax it?
The United States could easily generate billions in taxes and create thousands of jobs in the industry as an alternative to live casino table games.
Why is online poker not legal in the United ...
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How to adjust Gameplay at a PokerLeague?
Every Weekend I take part at a little Poker league , that has 15MTTs and the result of the best 10 count towards the leaderboard ,
There is no prize for a single MTT so you only play fore Points ... ...
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Has Annette Obrestad played more hands of poker than Doyle Brunson?
There have been videos and other public claims about Annette Obrestad having already played more hands of poker than Doyle Brunson. Is that even possible?
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Sensible plan to satellite myself into the PCA?
One of my poker goals is to be able to play in the PCA at some point in my life. I'm trying to lay out a sensible plan of satellites that can win me a PCA package on Poker Stars.
I have tried to ...
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What measures can I take to verify that an online poker site has rigged hands?
I have always heard accusations of sites being rigged but I cannot tell whether this has happened to me, or not.
I was about to download the WSOP mobile poker application and there were a lot of ...
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Why to post big blind in online poker?
All the times, before you sit on a table in online playing portal you are asked
"Click to post BB" to play fast.
Why should I click on that button showing to post the big blind option?
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Is playing online poker with multiple accounts an advantage?
Online poker venues normally forbid this behavior, and use heuristics to spot cheaters. However, I wonder whether it is really an advantage to sit on a table using multiple accounts. Wouldn't that ...
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Is there CAD table on pokerstars?
I have deposit CAD money on pokerstars and I have set my default and prefered currency to CAD. However, I can't join anygame because it's say I have to convert my money to USD, Pound, EURO. I fear I ...
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Spin and Go Strategy [closed]
I'd like to discuss strategy for Spin & Go. I'm sure all of you that play online have come across it; 3-handed turbo, 500 starting chips, blinds start at 10/20, go up every 2-3 mins. At the ...
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Aggression vs cheap flop
This question relates to pre-flop play and is aside from the obvious point of being more aggressive the later your position.
Let's say we're 6 handed and UTG raises to 2BB and I (sat next to villain)...
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Alternative to Dirty Dozen jackpot SNGs?
I'm not sure if you know this one. iPoker network has had the dirty dozen jackpot sit and gos for ages, but yesterday they got removed from all sites. bet365 confirmed, that they wont get back soon.
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Avoid Costly Mistakes
I'm pretty well versed in poker now. If I concentrate I can slowly make a bit of money and feel I'm better than the average player in my current stakes.
Unfortunately I have this problem where ...
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How do I keep note of poker hand so I can benefit of it at the same hand?
I love writing hand history so I can use it on the same hand so if I get into a sticky situation in the same hand, I can go review it and analyze his hand range--so I know if he's value betting or ...
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How to play AQ on flop against maniac?
I was playing the following hand on 2NL cash microstakes recently:
Preflop
MP1 (53BB VPIP 51% CB 75% FCB 60%) raises 3.5BB
MP2 Hero (90BB) with A♠Q⋄ raises with raises to 10.5BB
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How to play a pair against a maniac?
I was playing against a maniac who was winning the pots by continuously reraising me (and another players) on flop and on the turn with nothing. Finally we had the following hand:
We were playing 0....
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How to play top pair with flush draw on the flop?
I have recently joined to a new table .01/.02 so I have no stats regarding the players
4 players, every one has 50BB (maximum buy-in) I am on the button position with J♠T♥.
Preflop:
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PokerStars have banned the use of PokerTracker 4. Why?
I have had this software for a while and indeed used it during a complaint I had with PokerStars. Now when I run both together, a pop-up appears telling me it is banned and further use could result in ...
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Playing on a number of tables at one go
It is usually advised to play on more than 1 table at 1 go to make reasonable money on poker. On the other hand, playing on too many tables can result in lack of focus needed on each table. How many ...
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Most Profitable Online Stakes
I think I'm comfortable enough with poker now to start investing my money into online games with the aim of having a slow trickle of money coming in (over time). What are good stakes for me to play at?...
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What are the percentage for running into AA if you have KK?
In a 6-max game, the percentage for running AA into KK is around 3%, if I did my calculations right. Does anyone have the probability of this event for games with 2, 6 & 9 players?
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Playing PokerStars from US
I'm curious how this is possible, do you have to live in Nevada?
I hear chatter of pro players being seen in poker stars all the time, streamers who I'm pretty sure stream from the US playing on ...
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How do you trust on the online poker site when playing online?
How can you be sure when playing online that some other player is not a site employee that can see the cards of every player?
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How to deal with the fast rate of play online
I recently tried playing online for the first time and I was astonished by how fast it was. More than one time my timer actually ran out before I could figure out what I wanted to do, and I was auto-...
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What is representative number of hands played?
I am starting playing poker and I would like to track my results to check if I am winning, loosing or flat. This is e.g. useful to decide whether I can start playing higher stakes or if I should ...
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Legality of Bovada and online poker moving forward in the U.S
I have been starting to get into playing games of poker with some friends once a week. When looking to increase my skill they recommended Bovada.lv, as it will ensure that players will take it more ...
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Did I play this AK hand well?
Weak online 25/50 cash game with play money.
Hero in the Cutoff Seat, Villain under the gun.
Villain is pretty loose player with about 2K in chips, hero has about 5k.
Everyone up to Hero limps, then ...
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How can I view the list of available games on Poker Stars?
I am in the USA and only have access to PokerStars.net which is for play-money chips. Is there a way for me to view the available list of current cash games on pokerstars.com (the real-money site)? I ...
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How to play if you hit a straight on flop?
I played the following hand in NLHE microstakes online money game (6 seats):
Every one is in a deep stack (above 100BB)
I have A♥Q♠
Before flop:
I raised 3BB and the next player ...
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Multiple Table Online Play
When playing online, I have tried a few sessions of 9 or 6 player SnG where I will join about 10 - 15 tournaments at the same time.
It's hard to keep up and sometimes I even get sat out (could be a ...
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Are online poker sites rigged? [closed]
This guy tries to prove they are not http://www.thepokerbank.com/articles/online/rigged/
but in the comments everybody says the opposite
So are they rigged or not?
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How can a poker player alter their strategy to exploit java.util.Random
I'm developing a poker app in java and using java.util.Random to shuffle the deck. Literature I've read suggests that this is flawed and that alternative methods be introduced to generate a random ...
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Should I call 3 bet when having two pair?
I have recently played following hand:
iPoker - £0.02 NL - Holdem - 6 players
BTN: 132 BB (VPIP: 22.60, PFR: 16.95, 3Bet Preflop: 7.81, Hands: 358)
Hero (SB): 109.5 BB
BB: 129 BB (VPIP: 48.28, PFR:...
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Is it possible to become a millionaire in $ with online poker?
I am sure this have been asked in various ways in plenty of internet forums but I ask it in a rough way:
can someone starts - say with 500 USD and build gains in ONLINE poker ( and only in online ...
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How to play when you hit a straight
I was playing following hand recently:
iPoker - €0.04 NL - Holdem - 4 players
BTN: 78 BB (VPIP: 63.33, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 30)
SB: 42.25 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 0....