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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

QQ... i think this is a stupid "big laydown"

i don't have the hand history. i'm in cutoff with $22 and raise opened pot with to $1 with QQ. SB who has $18 min raises me to $2. i just...

Started by CorbinDallas, 10-26-2007 07:45 PM
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10-26-2007 09:04 PM

is this spewing at 25NL .10/.25

i don't know if this is relevant or not. but i'm a 24/14/2.7 ring player. this guy seemed bad. still though... this is probably spewing right? ...

Started by CorbinDallas, 10-25-2007 04:00 PM
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10-26-2007 07:18 PM

Overs + 2nd NFD on paired board

Villain was unremarkable over only a dozen or so hands. Loose player who doesn't buy in full. Looking back his stats were 46/13. I feel I played...

Started by Silly String, 10-25-2007 09:43 AM
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10-26-2007 07:07 PM

QQ reraised on paired board

Wasn't sure the best way to proceed. I used my time bank and thought it out. I mostly discounted KK/AA with no reraise preflop and paired board is...

Started by holdin2, 10-25-2007 02:12 AM
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10-26-2007 07:05 PM

Preflopamanets

The last 3 times ive squeezed at this table ive induced a 4bet push with hands i cant call with, hence why i dont squeeze preflop. Give me...

Started by Miffed22001, 10-26-2007 06:06 PM
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10-26-2007 07:04 PM

"BET FLOP!" yada yada...

Villain is laggy but I haven't seen him make any ridic bluffs postflop. He's running stupid at something like 44/24. The type to be constantly...

Started by Genitruc, 10-24-2007 06:31 PM
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10-26-2007 07:02 PM

10-10 400NL BvB

Villain is "wader", a 20/14 multitabling TAG over ~100 hands. I shoved all in over his squeeze at another table earlier (he folded), and i also...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 10-26-2007 01:24 AM
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10-26-2007 06:57 PM

54s 200NL

How,u like my play here against a tag? Its probably standard, but im not sure if leading is better here on the turn or not. ** Game ID 1686824964...

Started by Dislexsik, 10-26-2007 12:08 PM
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10-26-2007 06:32 PM

Some EV graphs

I took a break from pokers because I was playing like a moron, just back a couple of days, and I decided to take a look at my new database using that...

Started by phantom_lord, 10-25-2007 04:11 PM
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10-26-2007 05:23 PM

Overpair, flush board line check

Villian was 44/13 over 40 hands with him. The raise seemed too small to me on the flop to be a set with the flush board out there so I figured I...

Started by holdin2, 10-25-2007 01:51 AM
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10-26-2007 03:38 PM

microstakes: 77

How do you guys play this? I've not got any history on villain but he's a usual crap player for this level with random pushing and stuff with pretty...

Started by Lighty NCFC, 10-25-2007 04:07 PM
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10-26-2007 03:33 PM

How's this vs a multitabling TAGG?

How's this vs a decent thinking multitabler? I have a TAGG table image and he's been folding to my c-bets up to this point. Full Tilt Poker Game...

Started by eugmac, 10-25-2007 04:53 PM
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10-26-2007 11:41 AM

mod sucks

modsucks

Started by c-luvin, 10-25-2007 11:08 PM
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10-26-2007 06:59 AM

Flop a set of deuces on a rag board

Should I still raise on such a nothing flop? I basically gave away a free card to a 56 or an A5... Full Tilt Poker Game #3965304640: Table Mooring...

Started by eugmac, 10-25-2007 06:53 PM
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10-25-2007 09:00 PM

just 2 more coolers?

i don't mean to post bad beat stories or whatever, but things are getting crazy with this downswing im having, and i want to be sure im not getting...

Started by benny999, 10-24-2007 10:00 PM
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10-25-2007 05:54 PM

2/4 overpair 138bb deep vs unk lag

Seat 1: Captain Irish ($396.30) Seat 2: loloPOZZEDu ($546.80) Seat 3: richer12 ($981.30) Seat 4: brenton51 ($448.40) Seat 5: cardiffgiant1 ($400)...

Started by Renton, 10-24-2007 06:39 AM
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10-25-2007 03:26 PM

More ISF Theorem 400NL

Villain is a 4 tabling TAG (15/11). I have only been at the table with him for 2-3 orbits, and i haven't done anything besides take down the blinds....

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 10-23-2007 04:59 PM
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10-25-2007 12:35 AM

c/f river anyone?

Villain is twomountains who is running like 20/15/3 over 75 hands. He seems like a reg although i've never seen him and he's not spewy so far. I...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 10-22-2007 12:39 PM
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10-25-2007 12:21 AM

Counerfeited str8

Any advice on this? Player was laggish throughout, but man, those last two cards blew. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) Poker...

Started by Unibomber14, 10-24-2007 05:34 PM
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10-24-2007 11:55 PM

A-Ks 400NL

Villain is a very loose LAG. He is multitabling 400NL. I have 3bet him several times before this hand. Once we took a flop, and i check/folded. ...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 10-23-2007 05:11 PM
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10-24-2007 06:51 PM

OOP w/ KK overpair vs raise on drawy flop BvB semi-deep(2/4)

Villain runs 27/18, reasonably aggressive postflop, no history. Game hasn't been 4-handed very long, no one has been getting out of line yet. ...

Started by Halv, 10-20-2007 05:49 PM
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10-24-2007 06:50 PM

AA vs donk on scary board ($100NL, PP)

Villain is running 55/14/0.5 over 40 hands. He is not good. For example, he will raise A9o UTG, call a 3 bet and call AI on a 9 high flop. I don't...

Started by donkbee, 10-24-2007 03:14 AM
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10-24-2007 05:37 PM

check/shove always?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PartyPoker.php#converter]Party Poker Converter Tool...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 10-22-2007 11:19 PM
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10-24-2007 05:35 PM

4-4 400NL line check

Villain is Weaktite, an aggressive 22/18 TAG who i think recently moved to 400NL. He was definitely one of the better regs at 200NL. He plays 6-8...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 10-24-2007 12:48 AM
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10-24-2007 05:19 PM

Weird spot w TT underpair

This guy is like 24/18. Bit stationy and weird/aggro. NL $1/$2 Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, October 24, 14:04:12 GMT 2007 Table Oxygen 08 6-max...

Started by Irisheyes, 10-24-2007 10:57 AM
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10-24-2007 04:07 PM

TPGK passive line in a RR pot

This ok? He's 24/21 but I've no postflop reads on how bluffy he is. NL $1/$2 Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, October 24, 11:29:08 GMT 2007 Table...

Started by Irisheyes, 10-24-2007 10:56 AM
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10-24-2007 04:04 PM

2 aggro TPTK hands

1) Opponent is unknown, I'd been there about an orbit. His line looked stupid so I figured it was a weaker king trying to block.. I'm a little...

Started by Ash256, 10-24-2007 12:46 PM
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10-24-2007 03:59 PM

is this top 2 a laydown against very taggy villain

here are 2 hands unrelated, although comments on both welcome. hand 1: villain is very taggy. i have him at 13/10/6 over about 120 hands. my...

Started by will641, 10-24-2007 01:08 AM
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10-24-2007 02:50 PM

Melodramatic fold w/ KK

Opponent has TAGgy stats over a decent sample, seems to know what he's doing. I really don't think I can discount AA here. 100BB effective ...

Started by Ash256, 10-23-2007 04:45 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 932
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10-24-2007 01:21 PM

similar hands, same opponent, same decision??

Two similar hands versus the same opponent. What is your river decision in both cases? How are the other streets played by hero? Villain is 54/14/2...

Started by wouterpoker, 10-24-2007 09:36 AM
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10-24-2007 12:13 PM

Some hands

Opp is loose passive (somewhat exaggerating as he's a reg), he's really scared of thin vbets and doesn't bluff much. So fold river? Any different...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 10-22-2007 11:24 PM
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10-24-2007 12:05 AM

Pokerev stats??

Can someone decipher these stats and give me a thought or two. I would like to say I am running bad since I am down $2K+ this month, but don't want...

Started by jyms, 10-19-2007 05:47 PM
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10-23-2007 10:45 PM

Overbet bluff!

Opp is unknown - notice that this is his first hand. I think much of his range is made up of 88-TT with the odd AK thrown in. He had ~67 left after...

Started by Ash256, 10-23-2007 04:41 PM
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10-23-2007 05:27 PM

thoughts on an article

http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/archives/hilger06.htm A lot of you have probably already read this article, but I am curious as to what your...

Started by will641, 10-23-2007 11:57 AM
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10-23-2007 04:19 PM

Small Hand, Big Pot

Doyle says "Don't go broke in a nothing pot." Gordon says, "Small hand, small pot. Big hand, big pot." And everyone says to bet when you think you're...

Started by Robb, 10-22-2007 06:36 PM
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10-23-2007 04:07 PM

AA 150bb deep - 200NL

villan is 21/16/2.5 we dont have any significant history. should i c/f river? i was thinking that KK/QQ would check behind river but would call...

Started by EzDuzIt, 10-23-2007 03:19 AM
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10-23-2007 03:58 PM

WA/WB facing obv aggression

just wanted to see what is standard here. no reads on opponent...at least i havent noticed anything odd, yet. Absolute Poker No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by Chopper, 10-23-2007 01:46 PM
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10-23-2007 02:02 PM

ABSOLUTE IS ACTUALLY RIGGED

check out adanthar's thread "We won" in BBV for details. be very careful about keeping money on abs or UB imo until this business is sorted out......

Started by sauce123, 10-19-2007 12:58 AM
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10-23-2007 12:51 PM

are these hands conceptually similar?

i'm wondering if my play in these two hands are ok. HAND 1 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by CorbinDallas, 10-22-2007 06:16 PM
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10-23-2007 11:46 AM

9-9 400NL

Villain is a TAG regular, who seems decent. I saw he was playing at 3 other tables as well, though i haven't played with him before this session. So...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 10-22-2007 01:18 AM
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10-23-2007 02:58 AM

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