Questions tagged [online]
Online poker refers to poker that is played against remote opponents using software.
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Are penny tables worth the trouble
While penny tables are seen as comparatively low risk - is this really the case?
Looking at my bankroll, there is a clear bell curve where I am less successful at lower and higher stakes but better ...
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Why do some Texas Hold Em ring tables have an ante
I can understand what antes bring to a tourney, but why would you have them in regular cash games?
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What benefits would there be for a site to be rigged
We keep being told that there is no benefit for sites to rig the deal.
However, on further analysis, is this really true? If you had a fantastic hand, you're more likely to ram and jam thereby ...
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For online play what are the benefits of reloading your stack below a certain limit
On some sites, you can automatically reload your stack once it gets below a certain limit. I can see why this might be beneficial for your table image so you're not seen as short stacked, but surely ...
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How to play bottom pair in middle position?
I was playing NLHE speed poker on microstakes.
I had 6♥ 6⋄ in MP and I made a standard 3BB bet. Then the button called.
The flop came J⋄7♠3♣. Made standard 50% pot ...
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Bad Experiences with Online Poker Sites [closed]
I am doing a survey of online poker sites, and I want to know if anyone has any particularly bad experiences with any of them, refusing refunds, continual crashes, or anything else.
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What are the rules for when you're dealt in to an online poker game
While you are free to leave a table whenever you wish to avoid the BB, there seem to be rules in place that govern when you're first dealt in. What are these rules - and do they vary from site to site?...
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How to play the flop when two aces appear?
The game was Texas Holdem NLHE 1$/2$ 6 player game.
I was in the big blind. Two players limped in, one of them was a new player.. I got Q♠Q♥ and made a standard 3BB raise. both players ...
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How to play two pairs when flop is connected?
Recently I had following hand. I was playing 6 players money 1/2$ NLH game I had K♥J♠ in SLposition. The player just before me made standard 3BB bet I called. Every one else folded.
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Would someone adept at Online Poker be just as good at Casino Poker?
I have gotten good enough at "fake poker" that I would like to try my hand at putting real money down on a game at a Casino (in Pittsburgh). I play Online Poker using chips that have no value.
So ...
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What are the advantages gained by those who cheat?
I read that online poker sites disallow certain applications to be used during play. I'm not experienced with poker but I do play regular games and I assume these are the equivalent of "wall hacks", "...
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Poker Practice - Preflop All In
Fairly new player here - I've been using an online practice game (vs AI) as a tool to start off with. In their games, if someone goes all-in before the flop and no one calls them on it, that player ...
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Why in online games do cards belonging to players sat out remain live until a response to a bet or raise is required [closed]
Surely as a replication of live play if the player is not at the table cards should be dead when first card dealt.
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Is it correct to go all-in when you have KK?
I was playing a cash game online and I got pocket Kings. If someone else keeps raising me pre-flop, should I go all-in or should I hold back in case he has pocket Aces?
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How do online poker sites make money?
It would appear as though it is a zero-sum game, i.e. whatever one player loses, another player wins, as opposed to for example, sports betting where the house always takes a spread no matter what.
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How long does it usually take for an online tournament to start?
I registered for my first online tournament at FullTilt about half an hour ago. The tournament has the following structure:
4$ buy-in, 4 placed paid and starting when 18 people have registered.
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What are the measures you should useto tell how well you're doing in a tournament?
I've noticed that on pokerstars mtt's there's a chip graph with the average stack, but I'm not convinced that your stack in comparison to the mean is the best average, because there may be a few ...
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Cashing out deposit on Pokerstars
I am looking to set up a home game tournament with some friends, but I would like it to be a real-money tournament rather than play money. However, I would like a small buy-in amount (~£1), but the ...
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What time of day are poker players at their best/worst?
My thinking is that being in the UK I can play while it's 4am or something in America, so is there a guide as to when players will be more or less alert, and hence play better or worse?
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Daily profit - how much do you consider enough [NLHE NL2]
i hope this question is not too vague, i think it's rather a common problem in micros where tiny money can be made or lost in relatively little time due to loose play or absurd aggression.
I am ...
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How good are the best poker bots?
What stakes are the best computer programmed bots currently capable of winning at? And is it considered cheating and is there ways to detect them? Bots will only get better, is this a problem for ...
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Do PokerStars take a cut when you cash out
I want to start playing Real money poker on PokerStars.
I'm pretty sure PokerStars takes a cut on every pot.
Do they take a percentage or a cut when you cash out or to your bank account or card?
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How long should I wait for a decent hand
Poker beginner here.
I play a lot of online poker and I was looking for ways to improve my game. The thing that came the most often in guides like The most common beginner mistakes or Poker Tips is ...
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Is online poker still a profitable way to make money in 2014?
I knew back in the year 2005 to 2008 time-frame, online poker with mid stakes are profitable to play. I was wondering if one can still make money profitably by playing online poker game?
The reason I ...
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Coin flips on cash game
Another problem that I face on micro limits every other day. Some guys love to put all their stacks on top pair (many of them with any kicker).
My question is: Is it worth to call these kinds of ...
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KK on small blind vs Calling Station
I play micro cash games, NL2, NL4, NL6. There are a lot of recreative players and calling stations, so, most of the time value bet is a must.
I don't have the numbers now but the guy was playing ...
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What app for tracking sessions on iPhone?
I'm looking for a good application for tracking my poker sessions on iPhone. More specifically, I want to track the result of my sessions and get various stats like total profit, hour rate etc.
What ...
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How to identify low sets against top pair top kicker? (Online Poker)
When I get busted it is because I did not identify that my opponent held a set and I thought my top pair with top kicker is best.
I often run in situations where I held something like A♠K&...
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When is Automatic Re-buy Triggered?
In online poker rooms, before I sit down on a table, the buy-in popup appears. One of the options is to automatically buy-in once I'm out or low on chips.
The question I have is, does this feature ...
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What Is The Rationale Behind A Check-Raise?
A "check raise" consists of a check (in early position) followed by a raise after a later position player bets.
In my opinion, check-raising seems to be viewed in rather a pejorative way.
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What's the optimum time to enter a tournament with late registration?
Lately there's been a significant growth in the number of tournaments that stay open for late registration.
It's a good thing in that it allows a far greater number of entrants, and you don't have ...
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Research on the effect of a screen name or avatar in online poker
In online poker there are very few things you can bring to the table that will bring you some kind of meta advantage over the other players, in my experience there are only two, and on some sites just ...
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Is there a site that compares "effective" rake?
I am trying to look for sites or comparisons of the top or major online poker sites and their "effective" rake, for both cash games and for tournaments.
I do not want to deal with promotions or ...
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Why offer guaranteed prize pools?
Almost all of the tournaments I choose to play have a guaranteed prize pool but often, the number of buy-ins exceeds the guarantee and then it becomes a standard prize pool equal to the number of buy-...
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How to Decide Whether to Buy the Add On or Not in Rebuys
Sometimes rebuy tournaments go very well at the beginning and I accumulate a lot of chips, when I've already got lots of chips it seems silly to pay more money for the add on - usually costing the ...
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Possible cheating in Online Poker (by the dealer)
It sure seems at times that the hands are dealt specifically to enhance betting. I am wondering if any of these sites might try to set up hands. For tournament play it wouldn't seem to be an advantage ...
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What are the odds of being dealt exactly the same 2 hole cards in consecutive hands?
I mean exactly the same two cards e.g. A♥ and 5♠, not just any A5 off suit.
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Can I move HUD info on PokerTracker?
I have started using PokerTracker and their HUD info when playing on PokerStars. The HUD info appears automatically over or near the players' icons around the table.
I would have liked to move each ...
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The more advice I read - the worse I play. What am I doing wrong?
I have been playing online Texas Holdem for years. At first I was getting better all the time. Not good enough to make a living or anything but steadily accumulating money on the low stakes "penny" ...
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Best Poker sites on net [duplicate]
I just want to ask which is the best online poker there is on the net.
I am currently on Zynga Poker on facebook.Can u please suggest any good poker sites for free
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Short stack play - best way to deal with it?
Short stack play - the extreme measures/adaptive game-plan a
short-stacked player will undertake to stay in the game.
The characteristics of this effect/game-plan tends to include higher levels of ...
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Is online poker safe?
I'm sure many of you remember the story of various poker websites being seized by the FBI back in 2011 (such as Full Tilt, Pokerstars etc.) and how the assets of many American players were frozen (...
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Moving from online to live games
What are the most important considerations in moving from online to live games? I usually play low stakes SNG with somewhere between 10-50 participants and want to try playing live tournaments with a ...
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Is it possible to make profit from Online games? How? [closed]
Is it realistic to think that I can put time on online casinos, invest my money on poker and be always the winner and have profits?
In case, your answer is yes, please tell me how? Is there any books ...
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Start playing NL Hold'em or Limit Hold'em?
I am a novice who is beginning to take poker seriously and invest a fair amount of time into improving. Limit holdem seems to be a less complicated game than holdem and seems like it may be easier to ...
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What is the D on table and the terms defining players?
Please tell me what is The coin like thing on table [playing online]with written D on it?It keeps on circulating, after every pot it is passed beside next player.
Also tell me if the terms like ...
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What is the best strategy once you are chip leader in a tournament?
I am talking about tournaments(MTT) with about 30-40 players.What should be the strategy:
Go loose: Force other players to either go all in or fold, if you have slightly good cards
Go tight: Let ...
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Can someone offer a comparison (pros and cons) of the sites that one can play for real money on in the US? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to play for real money online in the US?
I would like to play online for real money. I am a US resident. I understand that there are several sites where I can ...
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How to best teach poker to a novice in 1 month?
Note: I am interested in playing NLHE.
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I live near a large casino. I would like to eventually get good enough to play there and consistently win money. However, the lowest stake table ...
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Poker Rooms Comparison
I am playing at Pokerstars only. Basically there are a lot of tournaments/cash games at PS according to any taste and bankroll.
I am thinking of creating an account in some other poker rooms.
So ...
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