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Mid Stakes ($50NL to $600NL): 6-max or less ring game NLH strategies including Heads Up cash game play.
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Sticky Thread Sticky: Some thoughts on posting HU hand histories

Poker is a very interesting game where many different styles of play can result in a significant edge on your opponents. HU is especially cool...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 08-12-2008 04:13 PM
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10-01-2014 01:28 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: READ BEFORE POSTING: Short-Handed NL Hold-em Forum

General Guidelines This forum is for all material that relates to (online) short handed no limit hold'em strategy between $50nl and $600nl. ...

Started by pocketfours, 03-25-2011 01:59 AM
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03-25-2011 01:59 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: SHNL & HU Digest

Here are links to the most helpful and popular articles written by our own forum members for players of short-handed NL hold'em. Articles ISF...

Started by Xianti, 08-29-2007 06:44 PM
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08-30-2010 12:09 AM

ship it?

Villain 40/20ish small sample, I don't think he's any good. He had a blind steal of 100% hence the 3 bet. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB...

Started by meeloche, 02-29-2008 02:31 AM
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03-01-2008 12:54 PM

How do you play this situation?

No HH, sorry - I'll try to describe it well. I am UTG with QQ. CO has been pretty aggressive, raising somewhat more than normal and taking down a...

Started by dalecooper, 02-29-2008 10:36 AM
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03-01-2008 11:29 AM

JJ vs. nit

villain here is 16/4/1. i have a sneaking suspicion that he is slow playing a bigger pair then mine, even AA. this is a pretty clear fold right? and...

Started by will641, 02-29-2008 09:35 AM
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03-01-2008 10:53 AM

I clicked it back...didn't I?!

Cryptologic No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $2/$5 4 players Converter Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is SB with :ah: :9h: 2 folds, Hero raises...

Started by Alexos, 02-29-2008 07:10 PM
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03-01-2008 02:02 AM

River bet

Is this what is called a blocking bet? Because that is what I wanted it to be. I think if I check he might shove, and I also think I might not be...

Started by ProZachNation, 02-28-2008 07:36 PM
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02-29-2008 05:30 PM

Btn vs tagg SB cold-caller

Villain is 19/16/5 over about about 2k hands and is up quite a bit. Assuming he’s decent, he’s probably not cold-calling preflop just so he can...

Started by Genitruc, 02-27-2008 08:12 PM
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02-29-2008 07:14 AM

10k hands at NL10 any feedback?

Any comments welcome. I know I need to stop limping into unraised pots from the SB as I seem to lose very small pots by hitting a weak hand and...

Started by sil693, 02-25-2008 01:35 PM
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02-29-2008 06:19 AM

77 vs unknown

0 stats. 2nd hand played with opp. Only read, he had autocall any bet on. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by Ragnar4, 02-26-2008 12:29 AM
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02-29-2008 06:14 AM

Midsized Pots

For as long as I've been playing online, my biggest edge has been in the midsized pots (something like 30-40bb's). Maybe I've just run well, but I've...

Started by Genitruc, 02-28-2008 04:55 PM
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02-29-2008 05:24 AM

AQ against ultra passive

Im posting this for no other reason but that I would like to know if I took the correct line. Villan is 85/3 over 60 hands. Also, how am I suppose to...

Started by jasons0147, 02-29-2008 01:38 AM
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02-29-2008 02:37 AM

Whats the correct play here?

Lets just assume both players are something like ur normal 18/13 regs you find at 50NL, what is the correct line here. This is something I have ran...

Started by jasons0147, 02-28-2008 10:42 PM
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02-29-2008 02:35 AM

Good CR videos for 6max

Which should I get? Specific ones would rock. I've watched some uncreative and nitty play... some videos labelled "LAG" but 10 mins in they seem...

Started by mixchange, 02-25-2008 06:24 PM
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02-29-2008 12:12 AM

Suboptimal line? 200NL

Villain is quite a calling station running something like 35/8/2-ish. Hero has done nothing special (except running bad ofc..), he is appx 22/16/3....

Started by Andypandy, 02-28-2008 06:58 PM
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02-28-2008 10:20 PM

Opp was a nice guy

So Im getting close to the BI that I need to play 50NL and I decided to play a couple tables today, and give myself a stop loss. This hand blows my...

Started by jasons0147, 02-28-2008 01:09 PM
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02-28-2008 08:24 PM

Extra short handed with AT

This hand impacted some later hands so I keep coming back to it. I don't know that it's a particularly unique situation, but I'm looking to learn so...

Started by trump, 02-28-2008 03:26 PM
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02-28-2008 07:11 PM

KJs w/ interesting river possibilities

villain is 23/20/4 over big sample. so my thinking here on the river is i could let him thin vbet me, which i think he is very capable of betting his...

Started by will641, 02-26-2008 08:55 PM
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02-28-2008 03:02 PM

Poll Poll: Am I a station?

Villain is a 32/15/2.16 TAG reg who is neither good nor bad. He's -78BB/100 over 650 hands but I can't for the life of me work out why he sucks so...

Started by Ash256, 02-25-2008 03:56 PM
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02-28-2008 03:01 PM

DAMMN almost bad beat!

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2181153 I know what your thinking; Why the hell is he playing at bad beat tables? Well, just because at absolute...

Started by ZwiFT, 02-28-2008 04:22 AM
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02-28-2008 02:10 PM

i think he's got a weak hand

how's this look? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (2 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by benny999, 02-13-2008 05:07 PM
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02-28-2008 12:52 PM

QQ Overpair : Strange Hand

I stacked villain in the previous hand with AA in a 3-bet pot where he called flop on KQx then shoved over my bet on a blank turn and showed KTo....

Started by Genitruc, 02-02-2008 03:00 PM
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02-28-2008 12:51 PM

Obscenely Thin Value?

This is like the 5th hand, haven't noticed anything special. $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 2 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: Hero ...

Started by Ash256, 01-19-2008 05:44 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,234
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02-28-2008 12:46 PM

This nit's giving me attitude

So this guy was running about 14/12/1.6 at the time. But I didn't have a lot of hands on him at this point; less than 30 so these stats are just good...

Started by Galapogos, 02-27-2008 04:46 PM
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02-28-2008 10:05 AM

i suck at making titles...400nl

should i be shoving this? most of the hands im behind are sets and AQ, but even AQ is kind of a stretch. Q8 is possible, but doubt it since im...

Started by will641, 02-27-2008 01:39 PM
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02-28-2008 01:23 AM

Problems w AK 10NL

Basically, if I put a player on any pp except AA or KK should I be stacking off with AK pre flop? So many times at these stakes a player will flat...

Started by sil693, 02-27-2008 09:09 AM
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02-27-2008 08:45 PM

Torn on barreling vs stations here

I double vs regs 100% here, but BB is 35/7 over 80ish while UTG is 35/17 over same. Neither are regs and both are obvious stations. I need no...

Started by wufwugy, 02-26-2008 04:43 PM
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02-27-2008 05:57 PM

3 hands - a rough start and 1 common situation

------------------ HAND #1 ------------------ One the first hands at the session, villain is unknown. Comments on both the flip check and whether...

Started by minSim, 02-26-2008 06:10 AM
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02-27-2008 05:05 PM

noobing a small pocket pair

I'm a n00b, so feel free to berate me for my foolishness. I was definitely also on tilt from a seriously bad player sucking out on me in a massive...

Started by trump, 02-26-2008 07:03 PM
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02-27-2008 05:04 PM

Just moved up limits!

And i cant say i regret so far! What a nice hour! :) Sometimes poker is a bitch sometimes its a angel =)

Started by ZwiFT, 02-27-2008 04:31 PM
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02-27-2008 05:02 PM

Please help me play 99 better!

I have a lot of trouble playing 99 past the flop. Any advice would be appreciated. Villain here is 22/12.5 and he seems solid...I've played over...

Started by JL, 02-24-2008 03:16 AM
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02-26-2008 08:02 PM

todays hands, third edition

i'm planning on playing 5k hands at 5/10 6max today on stars. i'm gonna try to post all the big pots and all the interesting spots here. at the end...

Started by gabe, 02-25-2008 02:17 PM
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02-26-2008 01:44 PM

WTF is going on

Pf is usually a raise but the guys in the blinds were donkish for the 1st 30mins or so at this table so I've been calling this villain's open-raises...

Started by Genitruc, 02-25-2008 09:27 PM
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02-26-2008 02:08 AM

AQ in 3bet pot

Villain is SuckMyAce, a very solid 22/20 type. I'm TAG. Preflop/flop OK? What now on turn? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed)...

Started by Deanglow, 02-25-2008 12:02 PM
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02-26-2008 01:26 AM

he's repping a thin range so I raise

Villain is tag running 15/13 really he has a weak pair hand a lot here and he's repping shit that he never has so I raise. Right? PokerStars...

Started by meeloche, 02-24-2008 01:51 AM
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02-25-2008 05:05 PM

set on scary board.

villain is 22/10/2. i didnt 3 bet pre because i am just not having a lot of success with TT in 3 bet pots. i still 3 bet it like 80% of the time, but...

Started by will641, 02-24-2008 09:33 PM
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02-25-2008 04:55 PM

Clueless with a straight 200bb+ deep

Villain is a solid 20/15 and I don't really know what these bets mean. I'm 17/14. Whenver I'm clueless I just end up calling 3 streets. PokerStars...

Started by Deanglow, 02-25-2008 12:18 PM
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02-25-2008 04:08 PM

Standard against shortie?

Pretty passive, no real reads or history. Only about 10-15minutes on the table. PokerStars Game #15522126557: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)...

Started by shortspacepoker, 02-24-2008 03:26 PM
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02-24-2008 04:42 PM

100NL - Best sites and ways to build bankroll

I currently have a bankroll of just under 2k playing 100NL 6-max. To build my bankroll as fast as possible, what sites should I be playing at? I'm...

Started by TylerDurden, 02-23-2008 06:31 PM
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02-24-2008 01:07 PM

JJ 400NL

Villain is bad, but not overly aggressive. Playing 20/10 I believe. I got my stack playing solid, he saw most of my hotnessI really have to no idea...

Started by Deanglow, 02-23-2008 08:26 PM
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02-24-2008 07:40 AM

Running Gooot :)

Had a good month so far, for my level, First 40 000 hands below is Feb 1 - 14th & is all 25Nl. (when it opens in imageshack just click on...

Started by noble007, 02-23-2008 11:07 PM
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02-24-2008 05:46 AM

re afirm that I am not a station plz

Villain is a lagtard running 38/25/3. I haven't seen him get out of line. He has pushed me out of a couple of pots where I had marginal hands. I...

Started by meeloche, 02-24-2008 01:55 AM
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02-24-2008 03:00 AM

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