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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

AA 3bet pot with suspicious limp caller

UTG is weak-tight 15/7. 100bb stacks Poker Stars No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.50/$1.00 6 players Converter

Started by Pelion, 01-08-2008 12:27 PM
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01-10-2008 11:26 AM

I don't get it

I only had 19 hands on villain, on which he was 40/5 fwiw. Flop I can't fold imo, what about a raise? and turn? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by minSim, 01-09-2008 07:45 AM
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01-10-2008 03:37 AM

KK 100 NL crappy turn.

villain is tagg 18/12/3 over big sample size. occasionally he goes on weird bluffs but nothing too crazy. my thinking in the heat of the moment i...

Started by will641, 01-08-2008 08:41 PM
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01-10-2008 01:42 AM

Quick Line & Thought process check plzzzzz

Villain is an 18/4/1.8 over 150 hands. This site has a pot button which everyone clicks for PFRs because typing manually is horrendous and takes...

Started by Ash256, 01-09-2008 10:23 AM
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01-09-2008 10:25 PM

Do you multi-table HU?

Reading through ISFs blog and his interviews and playing HU as a way to improve game comes up a few times. Given most regs playing 6-max for FR...

Started by bjsaust, 01-09-2008 07:51 PM
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01-09-2008 08:31 PM

HU 10-1 chip lead how do you play it?

Was recently playing in a $1000.00 free roll on Poker Clubs beta site. Got down to me and the villain. I ended up taking a 10-1 chip lead when I...

Started by SGTChuck, 01-08-2008 01:06 PM
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01-09-2008 07:54 PM

2 hands with questions

Hand 1: villain is 39/11/1.29/100. I have no reads on him. I included results because it shows my whole play. River is easy on this board and as...

Started by minSim, 01-08-2008 07:38 AM
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01-09-2008 06:06 PM

5/10 pounds, against loose player

-Both of these hands are against the same villain -I've never seen him before, but he's been running around 55/26 over the last 50 or so hands....

Started by griffey24, 01-05-2008 05:25 PM
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01-09-2008 06:01 PM

Simple Pre-flop Decision

Villain is 25/20 - this is 5max so I'd say he's a Tagg, maybe a sLagg. No other reads...never tangled with him before. What is considered standard...

Started by JL, 01-06-2008 07:23 PM
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01-09-2008 06:00 PM

He goes all-in, I have the nuts, but I'm not thrilled

Villian is a pretty tight tag. I haven't seen him get out of line at all. Preflop my standard play of course is to 3-bet but sometimes I like to...

Started by WildBobAA, 01-06-2008 04:58 PM
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01-09-2008 05:53 PM

50NL, 99 hits set but river brings flushy...

Villain is 25/18/3 over 100 hands. Should I be 4-betting here preflop? How about the flop? Is calling here OK OOP? On the turn, villain thought...

Started by badgers, 01-08-2008 01:56 PM
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01-09-2008 03:18 PM

River c/r bluff

Guy is a TAG at 20/15/4.4. Seems decent, 3bets me a fair bit and does TAG stuff in TAG spots. I haven't played back at him the whole session and...

Started by Irisheyes, 01-08-2008 05:31 PM
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01-09-2008 02:00 PM

AQs facing reraise push on draw heavy flop - 50NL

Couldn't get HH Converter to work, anyone know if it works with VegasPoker247? Seat 2 - Button ($20.90 in chips) Seat 3 - SB ($48 in chips) Seat...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 01-08-2008 02:05 PM
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01-09-2008 01:29 PM

10/20- ppl arent as retarded anymore (x-post)

at 5/10 people's river c/r ranges and the lines which set them up are almost always extremely unbalanced to the point I just value bet razor thin...

Started by sauce123, 12-22-2007 12:19 AM
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01-09-2008 09:50 AM

50NL, AA vs. 2 calling stations

Both villains are bad..... SB is 60/16/3, button is 64/6. I think with this in mind I need to raise the flop, but as played what do I do on the turn....

Started by badgers, 01-08-2008 01:49 PM
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01-09-2008 09:48 AM

5/10: weird spot, call for probable split?

Villain is unknown 31/19, not very good. KK is in his range, but not in mine. I don't see him having a worse hand here and I got the feeling that he...

Started by pocketfours, 12-14-2007 06:20 AM
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01-09-2008 09:33 AM

5/10 pounds, obvious value bet.. facing push

-No reads on villain, only have 40ish hands on him -he's running 38/38/4 over that small sample size -Is river value bet ok even though my hand is...

Started by griffey24, 12-31-2007 06:27 PM
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01-09-2008 09:23 AM

50NL - Preflop squeeze with AQ

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Button ($18.95) SB...

Started by szamvan, 01-08-2008 03:39 PM
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01-09-2008 08:52 AM

Different overpair line

Villain was pretty nitty 21/4/1.9 over 600 hands, on a few of my tables. Never saw him do anything at all really. I figured he wouldn't call 3...

Started by Irisheyes, 01-07-2008 05:57 PM
Replies: 22 Views: 1,150
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01-09-2008 08:43 AM

(LC) - Pokerstars built-in stats

So I use linux and I haven't yet succeded in setting up PT/PAHUD so the only statistics which I have access to are the Pokerstars built-in ones. I am...

Started by szamvan, 01-01-2008 07:26 PM
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01-09-2008 03:36 AM

Couple of QQ hands, $100NL

No reads on either cus I suck First hand, villain is a fish 55/15/1 type. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Party-Poker Converter...

Started by Taxi, 01-08-2008 05:30 PM
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01-08-2008 07:00 PM

Double Barreling paired flops

So one of the ways which I suck at poker is that my W$WSF is too low and my W$SD is too high. So in an effort to fight that I want to talk about...

Started by Irisheyes, 01-08-2008 08:25 AM
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01-08-2008 03:23 PM

What's our plan...50nl HU

I don't have PAHUD running on my new comp but villain was tight. Weirdly tight too. I'd say he was opening 30% OTB (never limping) and 3betting my...

Started by bigspenda73, 01-06-2008 01:44 PM
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01-08-2008 02:48 PM

brag

Seat 1: dankness3 ($404.60 in chips) Seat 2: our_chessie ($192.90 in chips) Seat 3: Sweet.kr ($694.40 in chips) Seat 4: thetruth2202 ($638.60...

Started by nutsinho, 01-07-2008 02:19 AM
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01-08-2008 01:24 PM

Another 2 I wasn't sure about

Hand 3: Villains stats are 40/28/2.33/63 so at least LAG preflop, but not a big sample size. I have no reads that he is spewy. Comments on all...

Started by minSim, 01-08-2008 09:25 AM
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01-08-2008 11:38 AM

KK but flop throws out 2 queens

i raise 4x preflop utg and get a lot of callers. all i know about mabedi is that he doesn't play many hands, picks up small pots here and there....

Started by b-rabbit, 01-06-2008 05:12 PM
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01-08-2008 11:17 AM

KK OOP kinda deep

MP is active, 33/13/1 only notes over 50 hands say: will min 3bet KK and then lead multiple streets into cold caller(who was obvious was on set)...

Started by Silly String, 01-07-2008 02:53 PM
Replies: 28 Views: 1,117
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01-08-2008 09:46 AM

Lukie Theorem

If you are facing a bet or raise on the river and you only beat a bluff, you never have correct pot odds to call. Fold or raise instead.

Started by Lukie, 01-05-2008 08:48 PM
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01-08-2008 02:26 AM

HU stats (small sample)

I've played 1.5k hands heads up, just wondering if I'm running hot or is this a standard BB rate @ HU? Before anyone says it - yes I know i fold too...

Started by Muzzard, 01-05-2008 03:25 AM
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01-07-2008 10:06 PM

2/4 trouble tough spot on drawy board vs squeeze

Villain has been quiet, don't know how he got his stack. I just sat down, stacked two donks with the goods, so nothing out of line.Obvious first...

Started by Deanglow, 01-06-2008 01:16 AM
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01-07-2008 06:12 PM

AK 3bet pot vs tricky sTAG & Std. TAG

UTG is tricky sTAG that has played 1/2NL in the past 26/9/1 Have also seen him MR bluff a board that TP tripped up on turn. He folded to 3bet push....

Started by Silly String, 01-07-2008 02:23 PM
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01-07-2008 05:24 PM

10NL - Easy spot

So I raise pre-flop with Kings, I get two callers and the flop comes 66Q rainbow. I bet the pot and get one caller whilst the other folds. The turn...

Started by kevster, 01-07-2008 05:36 AM
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01-07-2008 02:34 PM

50NL - AA OOP

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB ($15.20) UTG ($50)...

Started by szamvan, 01-06-2008 09:03 AM
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01-07-2008 01:50 PM

HU 200NL

Hand 1. Villain was so annoying it was doing my nuts in. Some how they managed to double up early off me. Before I realised how dumb they were....

Started by Muzzard, 01-05-2008 08:18 PM
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01-06-2008 10:42 PM

Facing a river check raise all in

Villain is a donk, his stats are 37/2/0.4. But that's not entirely accurate, over the past few orbits he's been getting a little crazy. Nothing too...

Started by Galapogos, 01-05-2008 06:10 PM
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01-06-2008 08:47 PM

just checking

villain is completely utterly unknown Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-04-2008 04:01 PM
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01-06-2008 08:39 PM

Some $10NL 6 Max hands

I play SNG's so naturally i suck at post flop. Decided to take a break so i could play like lagtard (i think i ran like 35vpip 18pfr over 100 hands i...

Started by DetroitHusling101, 01-06-2008 12:14 AM
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01-06-2008 03:40 PM

Easy spot with AQ i think may be hard

Opp is laggy player, 23/19 or so, but really don't know anything about him besides his laggy stats. I mean normally if he raised from the CO or...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-02-2008 10:44 AM
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01-05-2008 08:12 PM

There's good FE, but am i wasting my draw?

villain is a pretty aggro 20/17 tagg. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-04-2008 04:07 PM
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01-05-2008 04:28 PM

Calling 3 bets

When is it ok to call a 3 bet? Pretty broad I know and I know "it depends", so bare with me here. Say effective stacks are 100bbs deep. From a...

Started by Sprayed, 01-05-2008 07:44 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 641
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01-05-2008 04:23 PM

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