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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

any other way to play this?

looks uber standard, just wondering if this could be played another way. 100NL Seat 1: Pyttan ($231.29 in chips) Seat 5: MIKA100 ($155.15 in...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 07-22-2007 12:47 AM
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07-22-2007 12:59 PM

overpair against tight player

villain is 22/12 over 200 hands. i call pf to stack an overpair with a set or because he has AK type hand. i think it is unlikely that this...

Started by pokerroomace, 07-21-2007 07:18 PM
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07-22-2007 11:04 AM

Which bluff got called?

These are all from the same aggressive hu session. Three bluffs, what do you think about these? One got called, but which one? NR 1: Ongame...

Started by pocketfours, 07-20-2007 07:49 AM
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07-21-2007 10:09 PM

Q-J 100NL

Villain is 40/6/2.5 over 30 hands. No notes. Hero: ($109.95 in chips) Villain: ($95.15 in chips) 4 other players *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 07-21-2007 08:14 PM
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07-21-2007 08:14 PM

JJ vs TAG

villain is a solid TAG, 21/15/3 Seat 1: Seat1 ($164.03 in chips) DEALER Seat 3: Seat3 ($38.97 in chips) Seat 5: Seat5 ($149.30 in chips) Seat...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 07-19-2007 10:42 PM
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07-21-2007 03:16 PM

5/10 vs StaringElf- Play Along With Sauce

Ok Cool im excited about this thread. So the deal is- we're playing 5/10 nl on stars. We are running 22/18 today but our opponents see us as...

Started by sauce123, 07-20-2007 01:02 AM
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07-21-2007 02:33 PM

What does he make this turn raise with?

I only sat down at the table about 8 hands ago, so I don't have many reads yet. Villain seems LAG but not really out of line. I just can't figure...

Started by Freyjan, 07-21-2007 10:27 AM
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07-21-2007 02:26 PM

10NL, i wont beat it ever...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($13.90) Button...

Started by DennisGPunkt2, 07-20-2007 03:33 AM
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07-21-2007 08:24 AM

can't think of interesting title ($100NL on PP and PS)

1) Villain is 19/7/0.5 after 70 hands. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by donkbee, 07-20-2007 01:39 AM
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07-21-2007 04:38 AM

Q-Q 100NL BvB Facing 4bet PF

Villain is 69/30/3.5 over 100 hands. Table had recently broken down to 3 handed. I have no notes but as you can tell this guy is doing a lot of...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 07-20-2007 11:15 PM
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07-21-2007 12:21 AM

any advice on playin 3bet pots?

last few days i have lost a bunch of buyins in pots that i have reraised. almost every hand have been something like this: i reraise 4x villains...

Started by Zaixer, 07-19-2007 10:16 AM
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07-21-2007 12:04 AM

Did I overplay this?

Villain is running 24/4 over 25 hands and fairly straight forward player. My question is what should I have done once villain raised. My...

Started by kman, 07-20-2007 05:11 PM
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07-20-2007 05:59 PM

JT with Trips on flop

Full Tilt Poker Game #3000203886: Table Denia (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:45:21 ET - 2007/07/19 Seat 1: FalseFlagAttack ($36.25)...

Started by vaks, 07-20-2007 01:11 AM
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07-20-2007 05:19 PM

re-raised pot, top two, facing flop bet and c/r deep

-CO has been running 51/34 over only 30 hands, so no real reads -BB has been running pretty nitty today 12/6.. saw him flat call AK once in the...

Started by griffey24, 07-20-2007 12:33 PM
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07-20-2007 03:58 PM

Squeeze play = complete spew? 50NL

For some reason I had a shot at 50NL the other day. I'm serioiusly underolled as I only have a $750 br, but I mostly play $11 SnGs which I'm...

Started by badgers, 07-20-2007 05:42 AM
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07-20-2007 03:03 PM

87s in 4bet pot

he seems lag, 30/20 stats, has 3bet a couple times (i folded), and stabbed at flops a lot. my image is sorta straightforward post flop but aggro...

Started by benny999, 07-19-2007 01:43 AM
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07-20-2007 12:30 PM

HU hand for review

Villian has been raising liberally with position, this is the first time I've 3-bet him pre. I had been leading by a fair bit until a couple of hands...

Started by bjsaust, 07-19-2007 08:21 PM
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07-20-2007 10:52 AM

HU HH, played too weak?

Hi guys, following your advice I post a HH of a HU in a 1.20$ S'n'G... Perhaps someone finds the time to comment on some of the hands and where i...

Started by sarevok999, 07-19-2007 12:52 PM
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07-20-2007 09:23 AM

why can't i beat 10NL?

Hi guys, I actually got serious problems beating 10NL. I played 25NL and pretty much got crushed. Now i tried to build a br from the scratch...

Started by DennisGPunkt2, 07-19-2007 06:25 AM
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07-20-2007 01:10 AM

Here some 10NL Hands of me.

Here are a few hands of my last sessions, which was a huuuuge downswing, losing 3 buy ins. Please tell me where i went wrong, or is just variance?...

Started by DennisGPunkt2, 07-19-2007 02:07 PM
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07-20-2007 12:39 AM

Bad Beat? 100NL

Any way i could have avoided losing this pot? I think i should have raised more on the turn... Villain is 30/10/1.2 over 100 hands He has also...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 07-19-2007 06:18 PM
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07-20-2007 12:07 AM

A C/R flop push, thin AI flop call or fold, flopped nuts

Do you like this C/R shove, or is this spew as usually only a set will call? I figure I have decent FE, and if I call I have a good set of outs. ...

Started by mixchange, 07-19-2007 08:40 PM
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07-19-2007 11:41 PM

Heads Up Headache

I have been on a terrible run as of late with my heads up matches. I have recently been playing a lot of the four person ones on PokerStars. I have...

Started by mikeneron, 07-18-2007 03:31 PM
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07-19-2007 08:15 PM

4 Player HU ($5.50) for review

This was my first of these. I won, but I'm unsure about some of the play. Would appreciate some thoughts. The Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) was...

Started by bjsaust, 07-19-2007 06:37 PM
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07-19-2007 06:37 PM

A few hands from today (200NL)

Can I get away from this hand at any point? No real reads on the guy, has TAGish stats over a small sample size. The small 4-bet had my worried...

Started by I Like Pie, 07-17-2007 02:53 PM
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07-19-2007 04:55 PM

AKo in the bb vs. supernit

6-handed $50NL at stars. I have villains $59 covered. one fold, one limp, one fold, button limps, sb(12/5/2/400 hands) raises to $3, I consider...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 07-18-2007 09:36 PM
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07-19-2007 04:48 PM

Some hands from my first session in a while (100nl)

Well been sick then went on some sweet vacation to AZ where its hot as hell, too bad im not 21.. we drove right past vegas :( wah. Anyway, first...

Started by snowbird4life, 07-17-2007 02:39 PM
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07-19-2007 01:47 PM

A river call

Villain is 45/20 and semi aggressive postflop. I'm playing 24/23 after 47 hands and this is the 3rd time I've 3-bet with him in the pot preflop. ...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 07-19-2007 12:21 AM
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07-19-2007 12:14 PM

Adjustments

When do players start really making solid adjustments and exploiting your game, where then you in turn will have to adjust back at them? 400nl? 600?...

Started by mixchange, 07-18-2007 04:08 PM
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07-19-2007 10:39 AM

What to do?

2nd hand at new table, no reads on villain PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by kman, 07-18-2007 05:15 PM
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07-19-2007 10:05 AM

flopped top 2 in limped pot ($100nl ps)

No reads on the villain except that he's 20/17/5 over 350 hands. Also, we had one hand where I 3 bet him with 55 PF, he folded, and when he saw my...

Started by donkbee, 07-18-2007 02:05 AM
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07-19-2007 05:12 AM

huge threebet war, what do we do?

I've been in a huge war with this guy, he's like a 20/18, really aggressize threebetter, and also calls threebets with sc's and low pp's WAY too...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 07-18-2007 05:05 PM
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07-19-2007 05:03 AM

K-K 100NL >150BB's Deep

Villain is 64/30/3.5 over 120 hands Notes: "CRR 7-7, 8-9s PF" Villain: ($176.45 in chips) Hero: ($209.80 in chips) 3 other players ***...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 07-18-2007 11:23 PM
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07-19-2007 03:12 AM

Rare two barrel, threebet pot.

I have been fairly active, but haven't threebet that light. It's three handed, players have no history, first time playing with each other. I know...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 07-18-2007 12:38 AM
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07-18-2007 03:46 PM

Preflop: 4-bet vs smooth call

My typical line preflop has been to smooth-call a 3-bet with QQ+/AK, looking to keep from losing value against JJ/TT/99/misc. I adjust this against...

Started by JeffreyGB, 07-17-2007 12:52 AM
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07-18-2007 03:45 PM

Heads Up

Is there any good general guidlines for playing heads up poker when the stacks arent that deep and when they are deep?

Started by acesfullofkings, 07-18-2007 11:30 AM
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07-18-2007 02:46 PM

My first real 200NL Shots

Hand 1 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($73.05)...

Started by mixchange, 07-17-2007 02:33 AM
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07-18-2007 02:32 PM

flopped a boat vs aggro...slowplay?

villain (25/20, seems aggro) 3bets quite a bit, and i usually fold but sometimes 4 bet. i don't think i've called a 3bet before. at first i was...

Started by benny999, 07-17-2007 10:44 PM
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07-18-2007 01:33 PM

Do you fold here?

Villain is pretty good from what I've seen from him. He plays 25/22 and seems to be thinking from a bluff i saw earlier. Hasn't went to SD much...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 07-18-2007 12:56 AM
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07-18-2007 11:54 AM

Laydown 1010 no overcards 200nl? paired board

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO ($200) Button...

Started by mixchange, 07-17-2007 07:26 AM
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07-18-2007 06:25 AM

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