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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

overbet bluff!!!

villain is CptnCrunch, running 24/18 or so. we dont have any real history and i have been running 18/16 or so on this table and have not been out of...

Started by sauce123, 09-02-2007 01:39 PM
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09-22-2007 08:23 PM

2/5 QQ Flop Play

Live 2/5 NLHE (6 players) Effective stacks ~500 Hero: QhQd Villain is unknown, just came to the table. This is literally the first hand he...

Started by jadefox, 09-20-2007 12:21 PM
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09-22-2007 08:20 PM

5/10= Is this a Bluff or a Semibluff??

oh yea and is it good? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by sauce123, 09-20-2007 05:54 PM
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09-22-2007 08:20 PM

The line i want to take here feels so dirty...

reraiser in the hand is a 15/10 over 75 hands, seems nittish. He probably views me as a standard TAGG, we haven't tangled at all. I'm not sure...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-21-2007 06:49 PM
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09-22-2007 03:03 PM

four hands -- straightforward, or?

Hand 1 2nd nuts. Only option is to push right? We don't want combo draws to see river, and we want value from 2p or a set. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by mixchange, 09-19-2007 09:42 PM
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09-22-2007 09:33 AM

busted pair and flush draw

Okay, let me start off by saying that the river bluff was probably too weak, but can I thought if I bet like half pot into that drawy board, he would...

Started by will641, 09-21-2007 09:49 AM
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09-22-2007 09:28 AM

Flopped disguised straight vs. UTG

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($282.55) Hero...

Started by mixchange, 09-21-2007 07:08 PM
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09-22-2007 08:44 AM

Playing the SB when action is folded to button

button raises 4x, you have KK, you? for re-raising: too hard to play without any real knowledge of what opponent has against re-raising: extra...

Started by mixchange, 09-10-2007 08:27 PM
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09-22-2007 03:57 AM

Underrepped Big Pairs vs Regs

I check lots of flops vs the better regs at in the donkish games I play. There are lots of reasons for this but that could probably be a discussion...

Started by Genitruc, 09-21-2007 02:09 PM
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09-22-2007 03:05 AM

400NL A-10o

Villain is a donk. didn't want to donk bet the flop since i didn't want to fold if raised, and anything other than a minraise by villain and i...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 09-22-2007 01:06 AM
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09-22-2007 02:33 AM

Never fold a set?

Your read on villain is as good as mine. I just sat down. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Silly String, 09-21-2007 02:40 PM
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09-21-2007 10:31 PM

Limpin ain't easy

Two non descript loose fish. MP is loose passive, and CO is super loose fish-same guy in my other thread in AQ hand. Is firing 2 streets into these...

Started by Silly String, 09-21-2007 03:08 PM
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09-21-2007 10:19 PM

25nl I suck

Just sat down and all happened within a few minutes 1. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by kmind, 09-21-2007 12:57 AM
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09-21-2007 06:54 PM

Calling river with A-high

Not something I do very often. Opponent seems very loose and aggro (bad). I didn't bet the flop because of my bad experiences doing this OOP against...

Started by Robert, 09-20-2007 12:36 PM
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09-21-2007 02:10 PM

TPGK facing riverminraise

Simple hand, simple question: looks like I'm beat a lot vs. a river mincheckraise - but do pot odds dictate a call anyway (I'm getting 4.5:1)?...

Started by Robert, 09-20-2007 12:31 PM
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09-21-2007 11:34 AM

AK makes me feel awkward

50NL 100BB effective in both hands. Hand 1: I'm in the BB with :Ah::Kh:. Folded round to a Poker Forum TAG who makes it 2 to go on the button,...

Started by Ash256, 09-20-2007 08:07 AM
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09-21-2007 05:16 AM

Poll Poll: So many outs. Push/call or fold?

edit: Made a poll because I havnt made one before :D BB in this hand is 21/19/2 TAG who doesn't seem bad. UTG is redonkulously bad 61/49/11 who...

Started by Pelion, 09-20-2007 07:06 PM
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09-21-2007 01:56 AM

NL400: TT v LP 200BB deep

Villain was a 41/22 who would call any 3-bet preflop with the same range he called a single raise. Previously he'd called two bets with KJ on a...

Started by JeffreyGB, 09-18-2007 12:09 AM
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09-20-2007 10:34 PM

flopped wheel

Should I just check behind here or bet the river again. If so, how hard should I bet it? PokerStars Game #12167903761: Hold'em No Limit...

Started by will641, 09-20-2007 03:42 PM
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09-20-2007 07:10 PM

marginal situation vs. super aggro donk

this guy has been supper aggro against the whole table and particularly against me. i think this is okay given that he was running 80/40. Table...

Started by will641, 09-20-2007 06:21 PM
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09-20-2007 07:06 PM

A8's re-raised pot

Hello all, new to this forum. Not sure if I’m posting this correctly, but I couldn't figure out how to make the hand converter work for live hand...

Started by jadefox, 09-19-2007 08:21 PM
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09-20-2007 01:02 PM

Tough decision vs tight villain

Villain is tight/passive villain, plays 20/11/1.4 and is good. He has played very few hands this session...we have no history. Here is the first...

Started by Alexos, 09-13-2007 01:50 AM
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09-20-2007 12:50 PM

5/10 - JJ multiway T-high flop

First hand is some very recent history with the button from the second hand. Not posting this for comments, but fire away if you want. Full Tilt...

Started by zook, 09-19-2007 09:48 PM
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09-20-2007 12:26 PM

10/20 awkward KK spot

7 handed 10/20 action. $2750 effective stacks. A 14/6 huge nit set miner raises utg+1 to 70 a lag cold calls on button I have :kh: :kc: in the sb...

Started by ilikeaces86, 09-19-2007 01:58 PM
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09-20-2007 12:10 PM

NL$200 - AQ help please

I'm worried about posting this hand for fear of being mocked but i'm not sure whether i'll be mocked for being a complete donkey, or because its...

Started by xyu, 09-19-2007 12:26 PM
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09-20-2007 04:59 AM

Ugh (deep)

Villain is decent (converter doesn't like this one either): Full Tilt Poker Game #3600684230: Table Morgan (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em -...

Started by Warpe, 09-18-2007 02:12 PM
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09-19-2007 07:52 PM

Wtf Gross Spot vs Lagg 330bb's Deep

Villain has been crushing the table. I have him running at 32/21 and he's been on a huge heater (or else he's been lucky to never get called besides...

Started by Genitruc, 09-17-2007 05:54 PM
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09-19-2007 06:04 PM

stealing

Sorry, my PTs gone strange so I'll describe the hand. 50NL UTG posts blind. Everyone else folds to me on the button with A9 os. I raise to 2.50....

Started by Kagey, 09-19-2007 12:18 PM
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09-19-2007 04:03 PM

What are they trying to do here?

******* Hand 1 ******** What's he have? QQ/JJ? I'm just trying to convince myself that I couldn't have gotten any more out of him by playing any...

Started by drtofu66, 09-18-2007 08:35 PM
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09-18-2007 09:48 PM

20NL, JJ, Ok or Spew

Villian Unknown. Is 4 betting PF spew here or ok? Noble Poker 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker saw flop |...

Started by acesfullokings, 09-18-2007 08:24 AM
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09-18-2007 04:07 PM

3 KKs... spewy?

Just reviewing, this hands pretty old but I thought it was odd. Guess we assume no reads, because I dont remember this hand at all. ******* Hand...

Started by euphoricism, 09-17-2007 06:18 PM
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09-18-2007 03:38 PM

A-K0 200NL ~140BB Deep

Villain is 27/22 over 200 hands, but hasn't been 3betting much. Usually i would 4bet here, but we are a little deeper than usual. If you just...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 09-17-2007 03:52 PM
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09-18-2007 03:12 PM

Blind vs. Blind with A/A?

I almost knew i was beat - not to many reads on opponent - other then he's pretty solid - but i just couldn't lay it down here...ay advice? Hand...

Started by andmunn, 09-04-2007 04:40 PM
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09-18-2007 02:50 PM

20NL QQ, Hows the line?

Noble Poker 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker saw flop | saw showdown Button mavvko ($6.65) SB sumOmus...

Started by acesfullokings, 09-14-2007 11:15 PM
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09-18-2007 10:00 AM

Lotsa draws, what to do next?

Villain does not seem very good. Has made some questionable plays before, and I'm just waiting for his next mistake. Question is: is this a good spot...

Started by El_duderino, 09-17-2007 04:35 AM
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09-17-2007 11:22 PM

Rivered straight facing massive push; BvB & deep

Villain seems to be a reasonably aggressive multitabling TAG who likes to get tricky with floats and 2barrels every so often (But far from always). ...

Started by Ash256, 09-17-2007 12:43 PM
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09-17-2007 11:15 PM

Getting Value 25NL

How was this? Could I have got more value by raising less or just calling the turn. No reads as this is Villans first hand at the table. Stage...

Started by TwoKicker, 09-13-2007 06:41 PM
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09-17-2007 03:06 PM

QQ - when a pre flop limp comes good

Full Tilt Poker Game #3538742902: $5 + $0.40 Heads Up Shootout (27024622), Table 2 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 7:24:53 ET - 2007/09/12 Seat 1:...

Started by PomP, 09-13-2007 05:21 AM
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09-17-2007 03:01 PM

Folded KK preflop 200bb deep - 25NL

villain is 12/10, original raiser is 18/15. I cant smooth call the 3bet can I? Fold to the 5bet with this much behind? Converters not working...

Started by Pelion, 09-13-2007 06:19 PM
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09-17-2007 10:07 AM

I suck at 25NL

No reads, only 12 hands of which he played 58% Seems loose and passive Table: ANTARCTICA HWY (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer Seat 5 -...

Started by TwoKicker, 09-15-2007 11:20 AM
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09-17-2007 04:42 AM

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