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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

So: Can we get it in?

This was a hand I thought could be played differently on every street. Villain in the hand is Birdboy, a 23/17 or so (maybe a bit tighter or looser...

Started by sauce123, 11-29-2007 06:44 AM
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11-29-2007 09:54 PM

$50 Conflicted w/overpair on terrible board

Villain is 15/5/1.00 after a ~150 hand sample. No hands stand out, no history, and this is my first hand at the table. I usually raise this preflop...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 11-29-2007 08:08 PM
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11-29-2007 09:44 PM

AKs vs. limpers who were raised

MP is very loose preflop and postflop. He has called down some huge 50bb type pots with 2nd pair. However, normally he is not doing the betting. He...

Started by mixchange, 11-28-2007 09:32 PM
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11-29-2007 05:42 PM

QQ button steal, 2/5 pounds

-villain is on several of my tables and playing pretty aggressively. he has been 3-betting me and other players quite a bit. I recently started...

Started by griffey24, 11-15-2007 12:44 PM
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11-29-2007 02:28 PM

Two hands from today's session

hand 1: Tough river spot... should i have played it differently somewhere along the way? 740388076GAME #740388076: Texas Hold'em NL...

Started by Roel, 11-29-2007 01:13 PM
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11-29-2007 02:06 PM

Deep on river with the worst FH

Villain sucks, he's running at 62/29/1.02 over only 103 hands. Still, he's not the kind of guy that just throws his money around, he's that loose...

Started by Galapogos, 11-28-2007 05:55 PM
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11-29-2007 11:02 AM

Do you guys lead or c/r in these spots?

Both hands are pretty much the same thing. If you need more info then please tell me what your decision depends on. Thanks. $1/$2 No Limit...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-27-2007 01:19 PM
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11-28-2007 08:53 PM

2/5 pounds 3-handed, deepish, what do you call with?

-villain is running 26/17/1.7 -We have been playing for a while 3-handed. I was on his other side for most of the play. We had MANY bvb hands whre I...

Started by griffey24, 11-28-2007 10:02 AM
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11-28-2007 08:02 PM

this was weird- 1st hand of match never seen villain before

anyone do anything different? Seat 5: Sauce123 ($4970 in chips) Seat 6: JDredd ($1990 in chips) Sauce123: posts small blind $10 JDredd:...

Started by sauce123, 11-26-2007 11:23 PM
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11-28-2007 06:17 PM

Poker Maturity (long and self-indulgent)

I'm pasting this from my blog (Operation, whatever...) because I find this very very embarassing but I think it's important that I face this. If I...

Started by Genitruc, 11-28-2007 10:20 AM
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11-28-2007 04:24 PM

5/10 - KK 200bb deep

Villain is 20/17/3.9. We don't have any real history. I've 3bet him a couple of times and he's folded. He built his stack beating up on a laggro fish...

Started by zook, 11-27-2007 12:34 PM
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11-28-2007 02:42 PM

What now?

I'm in a big tournment, buyin $300, 2100 players. I am number 25 and the second biggest at my talble. My M is about 30 and there are 800 players...

Started by Mike, 11-06-2007 06:51 AM
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11-28-2007 01:53 PM

50NL middle set

No reads on villain. Taking shots at 50NL. What's your line? PokerStars Game #13509638736: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/11/27 - 19:46:09...

Started by kmind, 11-27-2007 07:51 PM
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11-28-2007 12:58 PM

VPIP at shorthanded?

Few thoughts about VPIP :oops: First definition: VPIP = Voluntarily put money into flop. ( flop % - checking on Big Blind ) Is this correct? 1. ...

Started by didy, 11-27-2007 06:36 AM
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11-28-2007 12:52 PM

River spot.

Both villain and I are running tagish. He's a regular. No real history, we 3-bet each other a little bit more than other players but nothing too...

Started by Galapogos, 11-26-2007 06:01 PM
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11-28-2007 10:23 AM

high rollin 10nl hands

Hand 1: Short stack is bad, but villain is unknown. I didn't really know what to expect here. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed)...

Started by Alibi, 11-27-2007 05:11 PM
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11-27-2007 11:08 PM

Variance

I'm feeling like vomiting right now after losing 3.2k in my past 1100 hands. What do you do after a bad day of poker? All I can think of are...

Started by Genitruc, 11-26-2007 04:54 AM
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11-27-2007 10:34 PM

4 hands from session 100 NL

is this spot too thin to bet, or just check behind. I raised because he limps way too much and Ad7d is way ahead of his range. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by will641, 11-27-2007 07:15 PM
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11-27-2007 09:11 PM

Semibluff this turn?

Opponent is a loose/passive 40/12 or whatever. Probably calls the flop pretty light. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-27-2007 01:03 PM
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11-27-2007 07:15 PM

3/6 - TT hits top set, flush board

Villain is 48/15/2.5 over ~100 hands. I haven't seen him do anything terrible post-flop, has mostly been folding to my c-bets. Not sure how he got...

Started by zook, 11-27-2007 12:38 PM
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11-27-2007 04:52 PM

Hit turn, facing heat deep

Villain is a 28/4/2.5. He hasn't raise any of my bets yet. I am running over the table, at about 25/22. I know he has been waiting to hit...

Started by Jager, 11-26-2007 11:32 PM
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11-27-2007 04:33 PM

5/10 quiz: what is my hand?

What is my hand and would you call my river shove if you were the BUTTON here with 8H,KH? Hint: No clubs in my hand. Seat 2: UTG ($927.00 in...

Started by pocketfours, 11-26-2007 07:39 PM
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11-27-2007 04:32 PM

Theory thread: River c/r

I'll start off with noting basic factors we consider when we want to decide whether we want to make a river c/r or not. I'm not sure which should be...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 10-29-2007 02:32 PM
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11-27-2007 04:12 PM

100ptbb deeeeep 10/20 HU ACTION

Villain and I have a lot of history HU, most of it involves me being up about 20 buyins on him over 5kish hands or so. His HU stats are about 35/25,...

Started by Bmxicle, 11-20-2007 04:02 AM
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11-27-2007 12:04 PM

Help me choose a book or two

Recommendations needed. I play 50nl & 100nl and hope to move up eventually. I already have NLHE T&P and have read the HoH books. If I could get...

Started by holdin2, 11-27-2007 08:12 AM
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11-27-2007 10:21 AM

weird shortstack hands

Villain in both hands is loose PF and is a bit of a station, 43/8 but only if you don't show strong strength the whole hand... I'm someone who...

Started by mixchange, 11-26-2007 08:54 AM
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11-26-2007 07:49 PM

stuuuupid overbets, 2/5

These are two hands I've had with villain in the last like 5 minutes. The second hand is mostly the hand in question, but comments on the first are...

Started by griffey24, 11-26-2007 09:46 AM
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11-26-2007 07:15 PM

Poll Poll: CRUSHING 50NL -- $1000 10pt/bb100 bet

I took a $1000 bet that I could make minimum 10pt/bb100 in 50NL over 10K hands. Extra $250 bonus if I can stay over 13ptbb/100, $250 bonus for him if...

Started by mixchange, 11-24-2007 07:57 PM
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11-26-2007 04:12 PM

JJ against potential donks - 2/5 pounds

-no real reads on any of the players, but button was running kinda donkish 61/20/2.4 over 150 hands -BB is running 45/7/6 over 180ish hands...

Started by griffey24, 11-26-2007 12:04 AM
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11-26-2007 09:23 AM

line check and river decision

villain is 83/33/3 over only 25 hands. has called sizeable flop and turn bets twice w/ a bare gutshot draw PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB...

Started by bode, 11-25-2007 08:31 PM
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11-26-2007 07:21 AM

Marginal hand OOP on river...

I feel very unconfident about this river spot... I'm playing a sesh right now but I wanted to post before I forgot. Hopefully someone will get...

Started by Lucky#$levin, 11-26-2007 03:13 AM
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11-26-2007 05:39 AM

This is why i hate checking flops...

Maybe this decision is easier than i think. Villain is 45/16/2.6 over over 100 hands. I haven't seen him bluff yet, although i've been in a lot of...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 11-24-2007 07:36 PM
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11-26-2007 04:16 AM

$25 NL, TPNK vrs river push

Villian is 58/18 and I've been playing with him on 2 tables for about 300. Fires a solid continuation bet into any flop he raises preflop On...

Started by mike4066, 11-24-2007 06:38 PM
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11-26-2007 01:49 AM

Turning KK into a bluff 200+ bb's deep

Villain is playing pretty straight-forward tagg. We are both waiting around to bust a 90/57 fish who is sitting with 400bb’s He is running about...

Started by Genitruc, 11-25-2007 11:58 PM
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11-26-2007 12:57 AM

AA versus tilting fish line check

Probably standard. Opp will be 40/10 type, spew-happy donkey who bets pot when checked too always ** Game ID 1735864126 starting - 2007-11-25...

Started by Miffed22001, 11-25-2007 01:17 PM
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11-25-2007 09:09 PM

TP2K in 3bet pot (NL50 HU)

HU cash $0.25/$0.5 SB/BTN HERO $67 BB VILLAIN $55 Hero raises $1.5, VILLAIN reraises $5.5, HERO calls...

Started by Sheetah, 11-10-2007 08:13 PM
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11-25-2007 07:16 PM

2 quick RR pot hands

Whats your standard line here? Villain is 21/15/3, doesn't seem crazy or anything and I haven't seen him do anything weird. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-24-2007 05:55 PM
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11-25-2007 03:27 PM

TPTK vs donk

Notes on villian say he has attempted several bluff raises on the river, stats are 49/19. Sorry about not converting the hand titan isent supported....

Started by snowboard_31, 11-24-2007 12:03 PM
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11-25-2007 03:16 PM

Do we hate this? (50PL)

Basically, did I play this hand correctly (15th hand at the table so no real reads)? For an aggressive player I don't raise my draws as often as I...

Started by biondino, 11-25-2007 06:37 AM
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11-25-2007 11:28 AM

Introducing myself...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself real quick because I'm gonna try to start posting a lot here in an effort to put some more effort...

Started by Lucky#$levin, 11-25-2007 08:11 AM
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11-25-2007 11:01 AM

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