I have a doubt about poker networks and sites.
Basically, a poker site can have its own software and the players play among others who are in the same "network"? sngs, cash games, fast-fold poker, tournaments all the same?

Where can I find an accurate list of poker networks and sites available?

http://www.pokerscout.com/

need help with HEM 1, I deleted a session as the import time were all wrong. now when I go back to importing the hand histories HEM won't accept them

what to do?

Email the site and ask for the HHs specified to make sure you have them in original form. Manually import, after making sure that you don't already have the HHs imported (probably empty your cache), and if that doesn't work ask in the HEM thread in Internet Poker.

Where can I find what online poker sites are legal in Japan?

it may actually be best to have a look at the travel forum, there's usually some form of country-specific thread for more or less anywhere there and typically you'll find a breakdown of what is and isn't kosher, albeit maybe not completely up to date.

how do you start a thread ? lol honestly idk

Ok hi guys this is my first ever post on a poker forum so plz help

I've been playing poker for a number of years now and have always been a recreational losing player.

I've recently started taking it more seriously however I've found myself stuck against a pretty stupid question.

I understand that poker is a game of very small margins for example 4BB/100 but my issue is that I can sit for hours grinding my small returns consistently then lose an all in pot where I'm losing with set against house etc and all my hard work is undone.
I've found myself more concerned about how not to lose money with strong hands as opposed to getting value from them.

I guess what I'm asking is, is this really a beatable game without getting very lucky

Thanks

Your problem is very common among new/bad players, particularly TAGfish and there are two mental breakthroughs you need to make before you can improve:

1) You need to realize you are focused on the wrong problem. Your are not having difficulties because of your coolers. Everybody gets coolers. If you're not going broke with sets (not trips, sets) most of the time you're beat, you are playing badly. The difference between you and the good players is that the good players win in spite of the bad beats.

2) The problem is with all your other hands. This can be due to many, many different problems which would be impossible to list but the generalize to you're not winning enough when you win hands and/or you're losing too much when you lose hands and/or you're losing hands you should be winning. This can be for any number of reasons - failing to extract value, paying off when you know you're beat are two of the most common.

(You could also be misplaying your coolers but that's almost certainly a symptom of your other problems and not an issue in and of itself.)

Start posting hands that you weren't sure how to play or which gave you difficulty (not coolers!). Start posting in other people's threads. Read theory threads. Start your own threads. Argue. Think. Learn.

CMAR already gave you the information you need, I'll just add my thoughts.

It's definitely beatable and you don't need luck at all, winning long term at poker has nothing to do with luck. Winning short term has everything to do with luck however, so people tend to focus on this matter, which is very unproductive.

Don't try to lose less with your monster hands, that's fish thinking and will make you lose more money.

What stakes are you playing? Are you playing online? If so, you can drop down stakes in order to learn to win for less money. If you're already playing 2NL, it's not hard to beat, you can get all the info you need from here in a few hours.

I'm so happy I've had positive replies not just trolls
I'm currently br for online NL10 and play 4 tables although am more than happy to come down the levels if this will prove productive.
I ended up smashing a laptop screen yesterday after a series of coolers which is why I realised its time to ask for help. I think I mention this for some personal accountability.
The one thing I want to point out is that I'm not some angry idiot it just means a lot to me when I can't succeed in something I care so much and spend so much time with.

I have hm2 with a range of around 14k hands
As I mentioned before though I've only recently started to take it seriously so as you can imagine my cash graph isn't exactly pleasing on my eyes but I accept the reasons behind that (too high levels etc)

So I understand coolers are a part of the game but I'm usually playing just under 200 hands per hour so I will have made my 16 BB then ill lose a big pot with for example two pair to a flopped flush etc then I'm -net again. Hence me wondering if its actually beatable without getting coolered.

Hope u can sift through the rubbish here and get to my point.

Thanks

You may as well drop down to 5NL until you can beat that, then move back up.

In fact, if you're smashing stuff up you may want to drop to 2NL so the losses don't annoy you as much. You need to learn to control your temper, everyone gets annoyed but breaking things is over the top. You're not the first poker player do it though and you won't be the last.

You may want to post your stats as well, you might have some really obvious problems that can be quickly dealt with.

Start posting hands that you're not sure whether you made the right decision or not.

^^^ I would suggest learning self-control and emotional maturity are far more important to you than learning even the basics of the game. I've played 4.5 million hands online, I have had break-even stretches twenty times longer than your total number of hands played and I've never broken anything.

This is an old graph from 2007:

Does the number of hands really matter? Imagine a low volume player breaking even for two years.

Is OP talking about 2 years?

I've pretty sure my apples are more relevant than your oranges...

how do i register for a tourney without a pop up showing? like acoimbra has a noise/beep when he registers and he never gets a "thank you" or "registered!" pop up

Whats the best/usefull stats to show on Holdem Manager for beginner?
I know there was a thread but i dont find it Y.y

Try this:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/32...eful+hud+stats

Welcome to the forums, Eric (errr… boozeandsuits).

Beginner's Questions: Introduce Yourself is what you were looking for.

For live play, you might want to check out the Live Low-Stakes NL, Brick & Mortar, and Mortar & Brick forums.

GL in Tampa.


--klez

Reading Verneers "moving through uNL" pdf. Specifically the pre-flop play.

So UTG to a 3-bet, he says "If you have no read on the player or less than 20 hands on them (and VPIP < 30% and a PFR reasonably close) do ....

So what if I'm 3-bet by a 40/30, 30/5, 40/7 etc. players (over ~10 hand sample size) ? The sample size is mediocre, VPIP and PFR can't converge to a meaningful number. Don't know how does this change the basic strategy vs unknowns.

What percentage of the time must a person fold to c-bets for you to consider that he folds too often?

If I can cbet with any two cards, give up when called, and still make a profit, then I'd say they fold too much. The percentage depends on the size of the bet in relation to the pot.

Thanks Cangurino

If ur US based only Merge, but if ROW u can play anywhere