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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

Weak hand with thought process

This was a 100NL hand with stacks of $115. Villain is directly to my left and I think 3 or 4 times in recent memory the table has folded around...

Started by Irisheyes, 12-14-2007 08:42 PM
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12-16-2007 05:05 AM

Question from tourney donk

So, I'm pretty late to game here and have a hard-on for wanting to be a decent cash player. Tourney variance is killing my mojo. I have read...

Started by Sprayed, 12-15-2007 08:57 PM
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12-15-2007 09:47 PM

AA - Help!

The villian in this hand is 44 30. He has been calling lots of large bets and on the flop and turn and folding on the river. He has been reraising...

Started by smoothdaddy, 12-15-2007 02:55 PM
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12-15-2007 08:14 PM

Another combo draw where raising is bad?

100NL, 5 handed with 100bb stacks. Complete unknown UTG raises to $3.50, I call with A:diamond:T:diamond: next to act and the rest of the table...

Started by Irisheyes, 12-13-2007 08:44 PM
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12-15-2007 03:17 PM

Poll Poll: Poll: 3-betting ranges from blinds

Reasonably aggressive 6 handed 2/4 or 3/6 game on full tilt or stars (please don't respond to the poll if you don't play in these games). You play...

Started by Renton, 12-05-2007 05:07 PM
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12-14-2007 10:23 PM

Push him off a split?

100NL, 100bb stax. Bad/loose guy limps UTG, I limp along with A:diamond:2:diamond:, folds to 16/12/2 ABC nit/tag BB who checks it. Flop...

Started by Irisheyes, 12-13-2007 08:18 PM
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12-14-2007 05:50 PM

KK drawy board $100NL

Villain is in the SB running 17/10 over ~100 hands. I'm running 24/21 but haven't shown anything much down yet. My attempt to steal is at 35% I...

Started by Taxi, 12-10-2007 04:48 PM
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12-14-2007 04:15 PM

TPGK vs bluff-a-holic

Villain is very spewy and is running at 45/12/2.5. One of my notes on him says "3 barrel bluffs too often" His raise size on the flop scares me....

Started by JL, 12-13-2007 10:08 PM
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12-14-2007 03:00 PM

ISF's Easy guide to aggression!!!

Gah, I got this idea in my head and thought I'dwrite it down. A month ago I essentially explained to my AIM buddies something I was thinking about in...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 12-06-2007 03:38 PM
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12-14-2007 05:59 AM

5/10. 170BB deep HU river shove.

We have played 150 hands so far in the session. I'm up $680 and villain seems good, but has not won a single bet from me postflop. Not one. Every pot...

Started by pocketfours, 12-11-2007 12:09 AM
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12-14-2007 05:20 AM

Attempting to Beat the LAGGs

Villain is super aggro, running at 34/24/5 after 100 hands. My image is Nittagg...but he may think I am Tight/weak. My thoughts on this hand is...

Started by JL, 12-13-2007 09:56 PM
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12-13-2007 11:56 PM

Big re-rebluff

Button is some lame snotnosed TAGtard. I just couldn't see how he could have anything whatsoever here... $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 6 players...

Started by Ash256, 12-13-2007 09:36 PM
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12-13-2007 11:35 PM

What do you think?

These are hands I played in the last few days that would usually be easy folds for me but I've been trying to think about my post flop play a bit...

Started by noble007, 12-13-2007 07:19 PM
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12-13-2007 10:59 PM

Interesting spot with KK

UTG is taggy and i have been 3 betting him a good amount. BB is running 14/7/2 over 75 hands. i am really unsure of what to do here. he cold calls...

Started by will641, 12-12-2007 07:25 PM
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12-13-2007 07:40 PM

Playing styles and winners

I am curious to see what everyone thinks about the composition of the top 5% of players are at any level 200nl+. Lets say for argument sake that the...

Started by Jager, 12-12-2007 05:50 AM
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12-13-2007 05:25 PM

training

would any of you successful 50nl -> 200nl pro players be willing to do some training, in 5 or 10 hour chunks? pls let me know. am playing 6max...

Started by bspahn, 12-12-2007 02:15 PM
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12-13-2007 05:18 PM

I'm just checking

Villain is 17/12.5/5, 77% cont bet flop over 900 mined hands. I have no notes and don't remember playing with him ever. he insta check/called...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-12-2007 01:50 PM
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12-13-2007 02:28 AM

Stupid hand

Have 60 hands on both villains Button = is 45/20 but att. to steal blinds is 61 so far. BB = 60/8/1 and just terrible so far. My image (if they...

Started by JL, 12-12-2007 04:19 AM
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12-12-2007 08:28 PM

AK 150 bbs deep

Vilain is 75/5/2.5 over 55 hands. im sure im playing this way too nitty. but comments on all streets please. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB...

Started by will641, 12-12-2007 01:39 AM
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12-12-2007 01:34 PM

any way to bookmark useful threads?

i want to keep track of all useful long term threads, such as ISF theorem stuff and various other good theory posts, in a folder of some sort,...

Started by will641, 12-12-2007 12:25 PM
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12-12-2007 01:05 PM

TT with Two UnderPairs On Board By River

Villain is 44/17 over a small sample but seems a little donkish. Shown he is willing to gamble by previously calling a nits pre-flop all in with 44. ...

Started by Shifubowa, 12-11-2007 05:58 PM
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12-12-2007 12:43 AM

Fun Board, Fun Action : Bottom Set 200bb's deep

Villain hasn’t done anything strange (besides always opening to 9$ pre) and my image is good. He’s running standard (21/16/4). All street comments...

Started by Genitruc, 12-08-2007 05:35 PM
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12-11-2007 08:23 PM

ugh, time to make a big fold?

main villain is 20/16/3 hasn't done anything out of the ordinary. other guy is 52/22/3 donk. comments on all streets are appreciated. Full...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-10-2007 08:06 PM
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12-11-2007 02:29 PM

$200nl - facing openshove river with TP?

Villain is pretty much unknown. I have been playing aggressive on this table but have won all hands with only 1 hand going to showdown (which I won)....

Started by silu73, 12-09-2007 02:01 PM
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12-11-2007 02:18 PM

Probably very standard

I am running 27/24 and running over this table. Villain is new to me, but seems like he wants to be laggy. Over 65 hands is is 26/21. I 4bet to...

Started by Jager, 12-09-2007 08:32 PM
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12-11-2007 01:53 PM

QQ OOP on A77 board (2/4)

Villain runs 32/13/pretty passive (~40 afreq on all streets). No notes on him, and neither of us has done anything in the orbit or two I've sat this...

Started by Halv, 12-10-2007 08:28 PM
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12-11-2007 01:35 PM

Few hu hands vs Pooruser

We both are pretty aggro, he is good/tricky. I may have been tilting a bit for some of these :( Hand1: POKERSTARS GAME #13703102712: HOLD'EM NO...

Started by sauce123, 12-07-2007 09:08 AM
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12-11-2007 02:10 AM

Yay turned set...river sucks

(sorry no converter for this hand) Villain unknown. Table is quite fishy. I always raise here pre-flop, so no need to mention that. 100bb's...

Started by JL, 12-10-2007 02:08 AM
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12-11-2007 01:57 AM

Turned flush vs whale, but he shoves?

Whale, running 40/15 or something. He shoves turns for 6x pot with A5 on T852 boards, he raises pf with AT, I shove for a full buyin, he...

Started by Alexos, 12-09-2007 04:46 PM
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12-10-2007 11:08 PM

Interesting scenario, threebet pot 200bb deep

I have super lagg image, though i haven't shown down complete crap yet. It is clear though that i am threebetting light and bluffing though. I'm...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 12-08-2007 05:33 PM
Replies: 47 Views: 1,660
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12-10-2007 09:57 PM

interesting hands vs aggro villian one after the other

Crazy villian running at 70/30 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by noble007, 12-10-2007 05:55 PM
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12-10-2007 06:07 PM

Aj oop played wierdly

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards) MP ($57.80)...

Started by noble007, 12-10-2007 10:23 AM
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12-10-2007 04:25 PM

spew or standard?

At my stakes is this a spew? Villain 25/3 with agro post flop numbers. I've been cbetting like a monkey as per usual probably 100% for the table and...

Started by meeloche, 12-09-2007 08:42 PM
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12-10-2007 01:51 PM

Did I make a mess of this?

Line check please..... I'm not sure if my pre-flop re-raise was sound and then post-flop, I felt I was too passive but didn't want to bluff as...

Started by kevster, 12-10-2007 05:17 AM
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12-10-2007 01:47 PM

interesting hand $300 freezeout

6 max full tilt mtt on saturday. sorry about the conversion. This hand occurred with 8 players left. 2 from the final table. the villain was the...

Started by clarkatroid, 12-09-2007 10:58 PM
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12-10-2007 12:43 PM

Probably behind but villain is ultra loose

Apologies if I keep posting dumbass standard questions but I don't feel high on confidence at the moment. Villain is 73/41 over 27 hands. Who...

Started by kevster, 12-10-2007 05:35 AM
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12-10-2007 12:01 PM

folded a set on a scary river

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO ($26.05) Button...

Started by noble007, 12-10-2007 10:31 AM
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12-10-2007 10:54 AM

2 hands and a general tbl selection ques

Hand 1. Pretty new, like 3rd hand Ive played. No reads. PO just started up. Layers seems to be Hypr Aggr bullying the table. And please note I...

Started by fasin8ing, 12-07-2007 03:03 PM
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12-10-2007 04:58 AM

2 hands vs. the same villain.

villains only been at the table for 80 hands or so running 30/22/10.5. I dont really like how i played this at all, and it felt weird. 3bet is...

Started by bode, 12-08-2007 01:52 PM
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12-10-2007 02:40 AM

87s bvb

Im wondering if this is a good line to represent the Q against this villain running 22/15/2,5 Also my riverbet seems smallish, but i wanted to make...

Started by Dislexsik, 12-09-2007 09:52 PM
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12-10-2007 01:00 AM

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