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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

some semi interesting folds 200NL

Villain in this hand is Terry Schiavo (sp?). He's running 24/20 and is a solid player. He's not excessively spewy but probably bluffs in some spots...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-12-2008 05:35 PM
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02-13-2008 04:25 PM

Whoops, I squeezed with KJo OOP

The button is running at about 18/14/2.5 over 90 hands. SB is a weak tagfish at 21/9 over 100 hands. I haven't really played any hands of relevance...

Started by Galapogos, 02-05-2008 10:06 PM
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02-13-2008 02:58 PM

turn nut straight..overplayed??

thought i might get them in. PokerStars Game #15252623247: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/02/13 - 02:16:31 (ET) Table 'Hertzsprung' 6-max...

Started by b-rabbit, 02-13-2008 02:22 AM
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02-13-2008 01:01 PM

Fold QQ PF in this scenario? 25NL

$0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem 6 players Stacks: UTG ($11.85) UTG+1 ($16.80) CO ($8.65) BTN ($67.80) SB ($12.45) Hero ($25.15)

Started by Sup3rM4N, 02-12-2008 11:08 AM
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02-13-2008 05:05 AM

hands from first 400nl outing.

villain is 26/22/1.75 over smallish sample size. no real reads to speak of. we had gotten in a couple pots with each other but nothing after the...

Started by will641, 02-12-2008 02:06 PM
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02-13-2008 04:41 AM

Really common situation - what're your thoughts?

Low stakes, 100BB eff We raise OTB with a low PP, mediocre but non-retarded TAG calls from BB. Flop comes K73r (or similar) and he checks to...

Started by Ash256, 02-12-2008 04:31 PM
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02-13-2008 03:59 AM

Push flop with set, or play it tricky?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Button ($111.90) Hero...

Started by mixchange, 02-11-2008 01:35 AM
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02-13-2008 01:55 AM

2 200NL hands

Villian is very passive, playing 45/0, can this be anything but QQ/QT? $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks:...

Started by ChrisTheFish, 02-10-2008 11:42 AM
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02-12-2008 09:48 PM

TT or something

i think tete is a moron...but he plays a big range and i don't like this flop action. whats the play PokerStars Game #15242802382: Hold'em No...

Started by b-rabbit, 02-12-2008 06:02 PM
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02-12-2008 09:37 PM

re-stealing!

any good posts/articles/books about re-stealing? Thats a big leak of my game .. thank u

Started by ZwiFT, 02-11-2008 05:37 PM
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02-12-2008 07:37 PM

Thought checkup plz

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($49.75) UTG+1 ($50.00) CO ($96.05) Hero ($61.05) SB ...

Started by Ash256, 02-11-2008 05:06 PM
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02-12-2008 07:06 PM

Which of these has the softest NL100

Hey guys! Gonna open a new account with rakereduction, so i will get rakeback everyday. But i dont know which room to chose. I need a room with...

Started by ZwiFT, 02-12-2008 05:51 PM
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02-12-2008 06:52 PM

Thoughts on capped games?

I started playing .10/.25 $7 cap and .25/.50 $15 cap 6 max on FTP. Ive played normal games but wanted to check these out. Unfortunately I have no...

Started by yourfather, 02-12-2008 01:03 PM
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02-12-2008 04:16 PM

A good start to Feb, 25Nl stats

Just posting my stats for Feb so far cuz I'm pretty chuffed with them, wasn't planning to move up to 50Nl anytime soon but running pretty well so I...

Started by noble007, 02-07-2008 02:25 AM
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02-12-2008 03:24 PM

You Can't Play Poker Without Putting People On Ranges

I'm going to x-post this here from my blog because I think people should see it. I remember when I was only very new to poker I read some TV pro...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-11-2008 12:52 PM
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02-12-2008 11:04 AM

Poll Poll: Fold A high flush to potential SF?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (3 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Button ($95.50) SB...

Started by mixchange, 02-08-2008 08:41 PM
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02-12-2008 06:36 AM

AJ - TPTK facing 3 bet shove.

villain is a tag. i raised flop because thats a pretty good flop to c bet 3 way, and i was protecting my hand. when he shoves, the only thing i can...

Started by will641, 02-11-2008 07:45 PM
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02-11-2008 10:03 PM

Never a fold here, right?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($115.50) BB ($55.90)...

Started by mixchange, 02-11-2008 06:06 PM
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02-11-2008 09:21 PM

Intersting spot in my home game

This home-game is full of a bunch of people that I have played with for a very long time. Most everyone are pretty solid players with a lot of them...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 02-11-2008 05:34 AM
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02-11-2008 09:03 AM

Spewing at 50NL

First and foremost, these hands came at early stages in one of my sessions so I do not have any valuable reads unfortunately. 1. Bahhh only...

Started by kmind, 02-10-2008 11:56 PM
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02-11-2008 02:59 AM

OMGEZFOLD...... Is it?

Just the usual donk shortie, wtf he could be fos or actually have a piece? He obviously insta shoved. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5...

Started by meeloche, 02-10-2008 01:47 AM
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02-11-2008 02:27 AM

str8 FD YAY

I haven’t been raising pre since the good ole laggtard 42/27 days but in this spot I wanted to see as many hands vs sb as possible (53/18) and wasn’t...

Started by Genitruc, 02-10-2008 06:46 AM
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02-10-2008 09:43 AM

Big Hand

Villain is 24/20/4. He has spewed a few times this session into the huge 60/11 fish (kantona) but not once when he wasn’t the preflop aggressor. He...

Started by Genitruc, 02-09-2008 07:53 PM
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02-10-2008 09:41 AM

Pour me a drink bitch, I'm ISF

Villain was like 18/12/2 over 50 hands; his flop c/r just made absolutely 0 sense, and I still thought he was FoS on the turn. $0.25/$0.5 No Limit...

Started by Ash256, 02-09-2008 06:31 AM
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02-10-2008 07:45 AM

tricky flop for AQs 160bbs deep

villain is fishy like 70/35/1.5 over 60 hands. Hes min-3bet me like this twice and both times i came over the top to $6.50 and he folded. I have to...

Started by bode, 02-10-2008 01:03 AM
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02-10-2008 04:28 AM

micro foldable spot?

goodtreep PFR is 28% and AF78(!) generally makes bad plays. PokerStars Game #15144671212: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/02/08 - 11:25:40...

Started by Manners, 02-08-2008 11:40 AM
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02-10-2008 02:36 AM

QQ facing 3 bet.

villain is Huha, a reg whos pretty good. 21/20 pretty aggro. what the f do i do here? shove 4 bet/call; shove; cold call? PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by will641, 02-09-2008 09:50 AM
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02-10-2008 02:36 AM

cbet?

This is my second orbit at the table so no stats. Only read is I'm 90% sure both are terrible shorties. My question is do I cbet here and if I do...

Started by meeloche, 02-09-2008 10:08 PM
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02-10-2008 02:17 AM

Four Hands @ 10nl

1. Too aggressive here? Only lines that make sense are weaker ace, or two pair or set, think I am facing weaker ace enough here? Seems like shorty...

Started by ProZachNation, 02-08-2008 09:45 PM
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02-10-2008 02:10 AM

AQ: 2nd pair against <[[[[><

Hero: 14/10 but that is alot of FR play...running about 20/16 at 6 max the last 2k hands, Villian: only 40 hands on the guy but seems to be very...

Started by Dave K, 02-09-2008 07:05 PM
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02-09-2008 11:14 PM

micro push spot?

Lizardkings I have 120hand history his AF 26, tightish. PokerStars Game #15144559524: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/02/08 - 11:18:32 (ET)...

Started by Manners, 02-08-2008 11:28 AM
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02-09-2008 08:30 PM

Sticky (edit : Standard) Spot

I was sweating a fellow FTR member today and encountered the following spot with no great reads besides HUD stats over a medium sample (something...

Started by Genitruc, 02-09-2008 06:19 AM
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02-09-2008 04:22 PM

2 continuation bets?

Hand 1) 200NL 100bb stax 6 handed. I open K:diamond:9:diamond: in the CO to $7. Button and SB fold and a 38/12/1.8 station fish calls from the BB. ...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-08-2008 04:00 AM
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02-09-2008 03:08 PM

25NL - Aces are probably beat

This is a standard situation I often come up against and I don't know if betting the turn or checking is best. What's your default play here? ...

Started by kevster, 02-09-2008 06:27 AM
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02-09-2008 02:28 PM

2 hands 300bb eff and im completely lost HELP! 1 bonus hand

These are all from my operation thread which gets no traffic so I posted them here to. Some guidance here would be great, the first two hands I was...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 02-08-2008 06:59 PM
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02-09-2008 07:14 AM

He pretty much HAS to have AK here doesn't he?

Villan is 29/9 over 75 hands I've been running an amazingly aggressive 22/21 over 90 hands with a TAF of 13.5 I've been flat running over the table....

Started by Ragnar4, 02-08-2008 04:48 PM
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02-09-2008 06:47 AM

ISF Theory?

Villan is 16.4/10 over about 100 hands. He's demonstrated that he knows my VPiP by staying out of pots that I'm in. (I'd been running like 14.2/10...

Started by Ragnar4, 02-08-2008 03:13 AM
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02-09-2008 03:07 AM

villain leads into me in a 3bet pot!

Villain has been active and is raising light in steal oppurtunities. He earlier called a 3bet of mine with KJs and called flop on a Jack hi flop. ...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 02-08-2008 12:50 AM
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02-08-2008 09:11 PM

Give me a yes or no!! Ok, i can live with logic... N E ONE?

So what to do? No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 6 Players SB: $49.50 BB: $23.55 UTG: $23.55 MP: $25.45 CO: $50.00 Hero...

Started by REDBRG, 02-08-2008 02:26 PM
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02-08-2008 04:54 PM

AK on flush board.

villain here is kind of a nit tag, running 11/9/12. idk if the AF is a glitch but thats what it said. it was over about 200 hands. he had tried to...

Started by will641, 02-07-2008 09:49 PM
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02-08-2008 01:16 PM

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