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How does All In work?

I'm a bit confused as I try to learn Poker as to how All-In betting works. When I play on thepokerpractice.com/ it seems when the AI does All-In if everyone else folds they still leave the table. Why is this?
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Wrong decision?

Playing at 6 hand table. I'm in the UTG+2 position. UTG+1 raises to 4BB (4800 chips) on the flop (A♥ K♥ 5♥). I have 9♥7♥ (a flopped flush), so I called. I lost to Full house on River. My question is: Should I have gone all in on the flop?
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Re-entry vs Re-buy in multi table tournaments

Why do both players and operators prefer Re-entry to Re-buy in guaranteed multi table tournaments?
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What is the best way to play online tounaments?

Most people say they play in a normal style waiting for premium hands and see how it goes. But I have found out that in online poker tournaments when at least 2-3 people are all-in making crazy calls with low suited connectors or something like QT…
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Confusion on Poker Hand concerning high card

playing texas holem with some friends last night, could tell me who wins this hand and why? Player 1: 2, Q player 2: 2, 3 TABLE: A, 2, 7, J, 4
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Text Based Poker Game

Any text based poker games out there? I'm at work with absolutely nothing to do right now, but I don't want to look like a slacker.
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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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texas holdem split pot

Me and My friends were playing a game of texas hold em when this hand came out. Player 1 ended up taking the hand, but I'm still confused. Is high card still applied when both players have the same two pair and the high card is already in the…
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who wins if everyone has a pair

I've been playing poker with friends and by the end of the play when all 5 cards are face up, everyone reveals their hand but only one of their cards matches the table, who is the winner? Table 5,9,K,6,A Hand 1: 5,2 Hand 2: 9,J Hand 3: K,Q Hand…
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NL Hold Em coming into the blind

In a cash game. The button is on seat 10, seat 1 is the small blind and seat 2 is the big blind. Both seat 2 and seat 3 bust out and are not rebuying into the game. Only 1 player is coming to sit down, does it matter if he chooses seat 2 or seat…
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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-folded, one time in the middle of trying to set…
user1934
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What happens when you have the same pair and same kicker

What happens in Texas Holdem when You have the same pair as another person And you also have the same kicker Is it split pot or then do you go to the next Highest kicker? For example: (suits irrelevant) Frank A,Q Bill A,7 Cards 2,2,6,5,4 Franks…
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What is the“Top Five Cards” rule and how does it apply to splitting pots?

I had a problem figuring out the split pot rule the other night, this is the scenario: I had: 10, 3 My Buddy Had: 10, 5 The Table: K, Q, J, 8, 7 Should the pot be split because we both had the same best five cards? (K, Q, J, 10, 8) Or did my buddy…
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A pair versus "suited" overcards

Apparently when a pair goes against over cards it's known as a race because the odds are roughly even. What if the over-cards are suited? On average, how does that affect the odds?
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How to commit to think like a winner, instead of playing for maximizing emotional comforts?

I have a knowledge to execution gap problem. I understand poker winners play to maximize their profits and are ready to do the uncomfortable things that losers are not willing to (For eg: setting aside ego and following bankroll discipline etc). I…