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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 05:13 PM
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10-01-2014 02:28 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 02:59 AM
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03-25-2011 02:59 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 07:44 PM
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08-30-2010 01:09 AM

Blind Man's Bluff (credit to Kmizzle and GMML)

Best game ever, here's how you do it. 1. Download logmein Free version 2. Setup username and a password you don't mind people knowing 3. Find...

Started by bigspenda73, 12-05-2007 03:21 PM
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12-05-2007 10:29 PM

Worst Hands played by 2 or more villains

Post a hand that 2 or more villains played TERRIBLY in a shorthanded game. OK if you are in it, but more than 1 villain has to play like dogshit. I...

Started by mixchange, 12-05-2007 05:04 PM
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12-05-2007 08:01 PM

50bb puke..

Screwed this one up. Original call i think is standard. Villain is running like 30/10. Not sure about second call (villain is running 17/16 but thats...

Started by euphoricism, 12-05-2007 01:50 AM
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12-05-2007 05:53 PM

hyper aggro arrrrrgh! button defence-interesting hand

hero has 10 9 off on button, villain is utg playing 40/30 is this good bad or ugly play ? comments appreciated as always $2/$4 No...

Started by clarkatroid, 12-05-2007 01:13 PM
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12-05-2007 03:31 PM

Another River Shove

No Hud for tonight's session. Villain seems taggy and has been playing his big hands extremely fast (CR flops, bet-3betting big draws etc) and seems...

Started by Genitruc, 12-03-2007 04:00 AM
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12-05-2007 11:57 AM

Rate my spastic turn 3bet semibluff

Villain is a complete rando as I just sat down, don't recognize him and PAHUD stats haven't yet loaded. I do know however that limping UTG does not...

Started by The Grouch, 11-28-2007 10:08 PM
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12-05-2007 02:59 AM

back to nit....for now

when i get frisky, i get killed. the only possible answer is: i play post flop real bad. i like to think i'm TAG, but i bet i'm weak/tight. that...

Started by Chopper, 12-02-2007 02:00 AM
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12-05-2007 01:43 AM

Session Reviews/Sweats v2.0

I’ve had some discussions recently with a few other members about restarting the session reviews . The general consensus was that there is still...

Started by andy-akb, 11-08-2007 02:20 PM
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12-04-2007 09:36 PM

Tricky river? Limped pot

Villain is 61/17/1.8 over 30 hands FWIW. So no real history. On the turn he deffo has a 9, but it could be any 9. Like the river raise? or should...

Started by Muzzard, 12-04-2007 12:02 PM
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12-04-2007 05:44 PM

misplayed hand on every street

this hand has been troubling me . i know i misplayed it terribly, but what is your optimal line. i am hero utg, with AA. comments on river...

Started by clarkatroid, 12-03-2007 09:22 PM
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12-04-2007 03:02 PM

is HU even worth it if you are playing 50NL?

I was playing a buddy last night HU for $50 and after the session i looked at the PT stats. I played 216 hands and was basically even, but the rake...

Started by will641, 11-30-2007 01:57 PM
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12-04-2007 12:53 PM

5/10 - Fold AA vs. reg?

Villain is a 2p2'er, 20/12/3.3 over a lot of hands. Definitely aggro post-flop but I haven't seen him make any crazy bluffs. Turn call ok? River? ...

Started by zook, 10-13-2007 03:19 PM
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12-04-2007 10:35 AM

5/10 - KK 4-way to the flop

Donkbetting villain is one of the better regs in the game imo. His range here consists of sets, strong draws, and 98. BB is a loose passive fish and...

Started by zook, 12-03-2007 12:23 AM
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12-04-2007 07:40 AM

7-4s 400NL

UTG is Bouge_Todd, with whom i apparently play at least 50% of all hands at 400NL. He is a good TAG regular. Neither of us has gotten caught bluffing...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 12-03-2007 05:22 AM
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12-04-2007 04:40 AM

50nl Bleurgh...

Villain was 24/20/12 after 150 hands and pushing the table around. For the last 10 orbits he had raised the button. I re-popped him on the prior...

Started by Kits, 12-01-2007 11:33 PM
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12-04-2007 04:18 AM

AA 25NL

Villain has been spewing chips all over the place since I sat down - running at 41/12/4.7. I had 3 bet his last 3 raises to isolate with AJs type...

Started by Muzzard, 12-03-2007 03:09 PM
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12-04-2007 12:34 AM

Bet Sizing help please.

I 4x pre. Get a call from a LOOPy player on the button. 8x in the pot assumin blinds are raked. 46bb left in my stack. On the flop I cbet some...

Started by euphoricism, 12-03-2007 08:16 PM
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12-03-2007 09:27 PM

live shorthanded tourney hand vs the infamous shaundeeb

550 dollar 6-max tourney at turningstone. Everyone starts out with 10k chips blinds start at 25/50. levels last 40 minutes. History: First hand i...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 11-30-2007 07:54 PM
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12-03-2007 08:20 PM

Full Ring reg. trying out some 6max

I normally 12-16 table 100 NL full ring. I recently got a laptop so Ive been doing some 4 tabling, 50 NL, 6-max. Ive obviously been running...

Started by gametight, 12-02-2007 08:31 PM
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12-03-2007 07:55 PM

hh for review..

this one happened awhile ago. i dont have reads, as i found this in PT tonight. villain is "iconed" as LAP. usually, when these guys get...

Started by Chopper, 12-01-2007 09:45 PM
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12-03-2007 02:55 AM

KQ w/130BBs OOP minraised on QJx flop, line check (2/4)

Hansa Poker 2.00/4.00, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker Button ($475.00) Hero ($513.60) BB ($447.00) UTG ($263.10)...

Started by Halv, 12-02-2007 05:38 PM
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12-02-2007 11:08 PM

another cbetting/not cbetting discussion

i havent seen this one in awhile, and i need to review/hear more points. lately, i cbet like a monkey. not a big deal, but i am running up...

Started by Chopper, 11-30-2007 10:29 PM
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12-02-2007 06:32 PM

good or bad?

Villain is a 33/22 100ish hands. I had some hands with him at 25nl I assumed he was a reg that moved up, he's really agro but seems decent. I didn't...

Started by meeloche, 12-02-2007 01:03 AM
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12-02-2007 12:39 PM

Another river spot

TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, P4-55029224-867 played at "Bielefeld" for USD RM from 2007-12-01 17:54 until 2007-12-01 17:55 Seat 1: Huszi25 ($311.90...

Started by Galapogos, 12-01-2007 08:15 PM
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12-02-2007 12:24 PM

5/10 HU. AA 170BB deep, choose a line.

Villain is a high stakes regular. He is playing in two short handed 2knl tables at the same time. He stacked me about 20 hands back when we both...

Started by pocketfours, 11-26-2007 06:10 AM
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12-02-2007 11:24 AM

Recorded a session

I recorded a video of a 2/4 6-max session I played yesterday, and figured I'd post it and get some comments and suggestions. I'm playing pretty tight...

Started by Halv, 11-27-2007 02:47 PM
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12-02-2007 11:03 AM

mtt player converting to cash..........

and getting slapped so far.......... i have been playing poker for 4 years now, exclusively mtts and sngs, with good success, particularly this...

Started by clarkatroid, 11-28-2007 06:53 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,127
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12-02-2007 05:51 AM

I spew bad I think...

So I just moved up so I thought it would be a good idea to spew some buyings. Are these as bad as I think? Hand 1 Villain is 36/11 over small...

Started by meeloche, 11-30-2007 08:51 PM
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12-01-2007 06:15 PM

pot equity question

okay, maybe this should be in beginners circle, idk. i know how to play poker, but i still dont quite have the poker jargon down all the way. when...

Started by will641, 11-30-2007 02:05 PM
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12-01-2007 06:08 PM

whats the best graphing software..........

plus any other helpful programs i should own. i got pokertracker and hud. thanks in advance peeps :roll:

Started by clarkatroid, 11-29-2007 11:00 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,044
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12-01-2007 04:44 AM

got squeeze?

okay so this guy is a 17/19/infinty over 150 hands. at this point i had been at the table for about 8 hands. i had 3 bet him pre the previous two...

Started by will641, 12-01-2007 02:37 AM
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12-01-2007 03:51 AM

Firing three shots against unknown w/70BBs? (2/4)

Sortof similar spot to the irisheyes hand that was discussed the other day. Though I didn't like a second barrel there I like it here because the A...

Started by Halv, 11-29-2007 08:53 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 613
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12-01-2007 03:02 AM

Is rake really 3/4 bb/100!?

Not really a shorthanded question, I guess I'm just a bit miffed as barely breaking 2bb/100 at 50Nl & I see after 16000 hands I have paid $600 in...

Started by noble007, 11-30-2007 05:50 PM
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11-30-2007 06:20 PM

river shove.. or river check raise? 2/5 pounds

Hand 1: - villain is pretty solid overall, taggy 17/13/6 - no real reads on how he's playing today, but I don't remember him getting out of line...

Started by griffey24, 11-30-2007 02:31 AM
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11-30-2007 06:30 AM

Fixing leaks UTG & UTG + 1

I've tightened up my range quite a bit recently but I still am barely break even in these pos despite playing 85% premium hands/ the biggest winners...

Started by noble007, 11-29-2007 07:29 PM
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11-30-2007 06:23 AM

Coupla 200nl spots where I don't know where I'm at.

Sorry the HH is a b it borked. How do you play hand 1? Respect villains range? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by mixchange, 11-29-2007 07:19 PM
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11-30-2007 01:20 AM

Help me adjust my game to regulars who have a line on me.

Just found a regulars link on another site where my name was mentioned a few times & I have discovered there are a group of regulars who are using...

Started by noble007, 11-29-2007 08:11 PM
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11-30-2007 01:11 AM

4 tabling vs. 8 or 9 tabling

I have started to experiment with playing less tables like 3-4, because I am realizing now that I have been taking a bigger bite than I could chew,...

Started by will641, 11-29-2007 06:58 PM
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11-30-2007 01:01 AM

15k checkup / dispute settlement

The real reason for this post is to determine if i'm on a heater or not. Eupho says that I am, but I think he's a donkey, you decide who's right :) ...

Started by mike4066, 11-29-2007 05:31 PM
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11-30-2007 12:58 AM

AA...help me with the best line

PokerStars Game #13546015916: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/11/29 - 16:42:01 (ET) Table 'Balios V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by kmind, 11-29-2007 05:50 PM
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11-29-2007 11:08 PM

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