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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

Awkward spot with marginal holdings

Villain is 23/17/3/25 over 100 odd hands. He has 3 bet my late position raises a couple of times, and I've folded every time. No real reads post...

Started by BigLRIP, 01-24-2008 05:10 AM
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01-24-2008 07:08 PM

am i nit?

How nitty is 19.5/15.4/3.61? I watched one of spendas videos last nite and he kept calling himself a nit but i would never think about opening some...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 01-23-2008 06:53 PM
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01-24-2008 07:02 PM

some 50nl hands

allright heres a couple hands from a recent session, I was wondering how you guys think I played them. Convertors busted so try and bear with...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 01-23-2008 07:15 PM
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01-24-2008 02:19 PM

My first triple barrel shove bluff

played 150 hands with villian, no outstanding history. His stats suggest he's a sTAG or semi-LAG, which is what he has me around probably. I'm...

Started by wufwugy, 01-22-2008 08:17 PM
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01-24-2008 01:43 PM

50NL Blind on blind

Hi guys, nice to be back. Took some time off and been grinding it up on Stars. Been meaning to post some hands for awhile, time to get started! ...

Started by donnybaker, 01-24-2008 09:01 AM
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01-24-2008 11:39 AM

good spot to 2 barrel?

villain is 78/0/.3/40 fwiw. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by will641, 01-23-2008 09:42 PM
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01-24-2008 10:46 AM

78s from bb vs poster

Raise pre to scoop vs the poster? Raise flop, or check raise, or check call? bet 3-bet all in vs any two cards? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50...

Started by daven, 01-20-2008 10:29 PM
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01-23-2008 10:53 PM

Is this when you make a blocking bet?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($10) Button ($20)...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 01-22-2008 05:39 PM
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01-23-2008 09:13 PM

50NL spew.

Worst play evar? His tiny bet on the turn compelled me. I didn't have any respect for his bet there. He was running 32/10/1.5, but I hadn't seen...

Started by cjs55, 01-23-2008 11:01 AM
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01-23-2008 08:14 PM

200NL kk deep

Villain is LAG playing 30/25/2.Never seen him play draws like this, hence why his AF only is 2. Ive been playing really lag at another tale where he...

Started by Dislexsik, 01-22-2008 03:50 PM
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01-22-2008 08:54 PM

200NL ugly turn 3way

Button is running 56/7/0,38 over 800 hands, he's the kind of guy that chases draws no matter how much has been bet, CO is running 65/35/1,3.(im 100BB...

Started by Dislexsik, 01-21-2008 11:41 PM
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01-22-2008 07:24 PM

Standard or spew? nl200

About the first hand vs villain this night. Have played some with him before but no notes. His PTstats are: 28/2/1 over only 109 hands, so...

Started by Andypandy, 01-21-2008 05:30 PM
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01-22-2008 06:25 PM

50NL overpair vs. two shorties

I am new to the table but have a read that bigfatpauly is pretty tight. He played a hand with AQ by calling a raise in the blinds, check calling on...

Started by kmind, 01-22-2008 12:16 AM
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01-22-2008 05:59 PM

25nl river decision

villain is 31/0/2.2 over 133 hands and has a river AF of 6.5. Is this a call? Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.25 BB (6 handed) Ultimate-Bet...

Started by bode, 01-22-2008 01:31 PM
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01-22-2008 03:59 PM

200nl QQ hand vs Genitruc

Villain is an FTR member, I recognized his sn but I don't think he knows mine. I haven't really played any $1/2 in months but I've played some...

Started by aislephive, 01-20-2008 08:38 PM
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01-22-2008 05:22 AM

Looking to push my edge with mild draw

I'm a full ringer who has switched to 6max, and am looking to optimize my semi-bluffing. General strategy question other than specific HH. 100bb...

Started by wufwugy, 01-19-2008 04:12 PM
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01-21-2008 09:44 PM

standard turn shove?

forgive me if this is standard. i think it is, but just checking. villain 22/20/1.4/250 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by will641, 01-19-2008 10:35 PM
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01-21-2008 09:35 PM

25NL - Flush decision

I guess I should've raised the flop more but, as played, how often is this not the king of spades?? Starting game 2693456326. guap0 is at seat...

Started by kevster, 01-21-2008 01:25 PM
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01-21-2008 03:33 PM

Is this an easy/standard river fold?...

-Villain is kinda fishy 28/8/2.3 but haven't played with him much today at all. This is like his first hand at the table and he hasn't done anything...

Started by griffey24, 01-20-2008 03:17 PM
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01-21-2008 01:02 PM

3betting NL25,50

its no secret that 3bet happends less in small stackes poker.. so, say i play smallstackes.. multitable so i have little or no info on my opps.. what...

Started by Moneystream, 01-20-2008 02:02 PM
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01-21-2008 11:58 AM

Getting killed at this level. Some common hands for review.

I'm 28k hands into this level, and the variance seems crazy. I'm up about 15 buyins, but that's after a downswing of 7 buyins. I've been up and...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 01-20-2008 07:23 PM
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01-21-2008 09:32 AM

10NL - TPTK hand

Taken from my operation thread. Only been at the table a few hands, this is the first I've played. Villian seems aggressive, but as said its only...

Started by bjsaust, 01-20-2008 07:05 PM
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01-21-2008 09:06 AM

AKo, called raise pre, called c-bet, now what?

3-bet pre? as played check behind for value cos I'm almost always ahead here and should induce a river bet? or? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by daven, 01-20-2008 10:26 PM
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01-21-2008 06:42 AM

What do you do with no reads here?

Just sat down, I literally have nothing on the guy, turbomuck? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by WildBobAA, 01-19-2008 10:15 PM
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01-20-2008 04:35 PM

blah. Why won't they let me stack them? $25 NL

Ok. So I was running really hot, and picking my spots to steal agains the nits, in a 2 hour session, I had 8 opportunities to play for stacks. ...

Started by Ragnar4, 01-19-2008 06:38 PM
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01-20-2008 11:26 AM

100NL - AK oop on QQx flop

I´m totally lost in these spots. I´ve been playing tight, CO runs 30/12/3.6. It´s hard for me to represent a Q, but I hate to play c/ or b/f on flop....

Started by XTR1000, 01-19-2008 08:58 AM
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01-20-2008 03:06 AM

Simple Preflop Spot

Both villains have laggy stats over small samples. I haven't been 3-betting a ton. Guy who shoves from BB is 30/23 over a small sample. $200...

Started by Genitruc, 01-19-2008 07:57 PM
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01-20-2008 01:10 AM

AKo vs MAniac

The first big problem, is that this was villans 2nd hand. I've since tagged him as a mentally retarded moneky with no idea how to play. Still AKo...

Started by Ragnar4, 01-19-2008 08:53 PM
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01-19-2008 11:39 PM

46s spew?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) UTG ($8.90) MP ($6.10)...

Started by Ragnar4, 01-19-2008 08:55 PM
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01-19-2008 10:26 PM

A couple of AKo hands.

A couple of hands for your inspection here. I know I played this first one horribly; I guess I was putting him on AQ. I'm just wondering how...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 01-19-2008 11:13 AM
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01-19-2008 06:21 PM

Today's river spot

Villain is 29/14/3.29 over a large sample. I have a note that he's capable of moves. I don't recall him ever doing anything on the river though. He's...

Started by Galapogos, 01-18-2008 05:18 PM
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01-19-2008 05:09 PM

AA multi way 4 bet pot...totally clueless

SB- fairly unknown, but very donkish stats thus far. 57/27 fwiw. BB- unknown. i think my 4 bet size was a tad too small, but the idea was to...

Started by will641, 01-19-2008 01:33 AM
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01-19-2008 03:21 PM

2 hands

Alright, have been on quite a downswing/run of bad play for the past 1 ½ month so trying to start from the beginning and sorting out any bad habits...

Started by PokerSwede, 01-18-2008 09:02 PM
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01-19-2008 12:45 PM

Hand Review.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($11.95) BB ($5.15)...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 01-18-2008 12:08 PM
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01-19-2008 12:43 PM

Hello set

Is c/f turn best? Barring any bets giving good odds of course. Villain is relatively new to the table but seems taggish so far. Texas Hold'em...

Started by Galapogos, 01-19-2008 02:07 AM
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01-19-2008 11:41 AM

Bad play with AK oop, Quite deep, nl200

Villain seems like a decent player, running 20/17/3/116. He has not been out of line at the table, neither has i. We have 3-bet eachother a couple of...

Started by Andypandy, 01-18-2008 05:29 PM
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01-19-2008 09:29 AM

Line Check - MPGK Blind Steal

Villain = superdonk (85/42/3) This is a lame hand, but it is something that doesnt come up too often, so I was kinda lost. (doesnt come up often...

Started by JL, 01-18-2008 08:02 PM
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01-19-2008 09:27 AM

Steal attempt & CB ok?

Hi, i think that Q9s is marginally strong enough for a steal attempt and the OESD plus a J on the board (to put me on something like KJ b/c of the...

Started by paws, 01-18-2008 07:17 AM
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01-19-2008 05:28 AM

Back to the grind : AA = Action

My image is pretty aggro, haven’t been caught yet. Wowens is an aggro tag (24/20ish) and Iluckyme is a nit (13/8) Lucky thought for quite some...

Started by Genitruc, 01-14-2008 04:06 PM
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01-19-2008 02:49 AM

General oop question

You have 2 choices for a 50nl game when oop: A: 3 bet top 1/2 of villains opening range. B: call with any hand in top 1/2 of villains opening...

Started by meeloche, 01-16-2008 12:28 AM
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01-18-2008 08:42 PM

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