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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

Light value on river?

Just won a big pot vs villain. He has taggy stats. Turn was a missed c/rai. I felt he would bet with air or missed draws or even a Q or T if I...

Started by Alexos, 06-21-2007 03:32 AM
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06-26-2007 12:01 AM

strange preflop call from possible tilter

Wader is a 23/15 TAGG. He hasn't been out of line. I'm 100% sure that he folded an overpair earlier to my raise with a straight draw in a multiway...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 06-25-2007 02:39 PM
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06-25-2007 09:14 PM

which play is more EV?

$100NL, villain is TAGish. Seat 1: sigh23 ($126.85 in chips) Seat 3: 0Adas0 ($178.16 in chips) Seat 5: leopoldin ($14.60 in chips) DEALER Seat...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-24-2007 08:42 PM
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06-25-2007 11:13 AM

to call or not to call...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-24-2007 11:41 PM
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06-25-2007 07:54 AM

The light bulb goes on.

I think I'm making some progress with my approach to the game, position, post-flop hand strength, and the worst line in history by villian. Before...

Started by overflow, 06-24-2007 08:45 AM
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06-25-2007 06:47 AM

Turn decision time

Villian is solid, 23/15 over a small sample, i´ve been tagy so far, 3betting slightly wider IP. I don´t see value in leading the turn, but can we...

Started by XTR1000, 06-24-2007 05:04 AM
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06-24-2007 08:19 PM

Taking a shot at 100NL, heavy shit..

Please bare with this topic, I know 5 hands is a bitch but these are the type of crazy hands I'd expect to see in the highlights of a 5k sample, not...

Started by Ash256, 06-24-2007 01:24 PM
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06-24-2007 07:38 PM

FT $22 SNG HH: Heads up help

Hey all. I'm finishing 2nd and 3rd a lot lately, and I'm pretty sure my 3-way/heads up play needs help. Here is a typical heads up scenario where I...

Started by cag8f, 06-22-2007 08:17 PM
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06-24-2007 12:43 PM

line check KK

less than 20 hands with villain so no real reads im guessing hes a tag but i don't really know. Hand was played ok? PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by meeloche, 06-23-2007 10:44 PM
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06-24-2007 01:43 AM

Flop Trips and I shut down

I have 4 hands on the SB. I don't want him folding 55-QQ so I don't raise the flop. I assume if he has a FD I'm going to get checked to once he...

Started by bigspenda73, 06-24-2007 12:37 AM
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06-24-2007 01:00 AM

funny spot with str8 flush

I was just going to lead weak on the river then I thought. If someone has the Ac and I 3bet push on them and they are halfway aware I wouldn't stack...

Started by bigspenda73, 06-22-2007 12:21 AM
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06-23-2007 10:24 PM

K9 and QQ ($100NL Stars)

1) Villain's stats: 25/3/2. I kinda forget sample size, probably max 100 hands. Should I have check/called the turn? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by donkbee, 06-23-2007 06:24 PM
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06-23-2007 09:45 PM

When the fish minraises preflop

How should I be bet sizing when the fish who's like 65-80/3/1 minraises and I have a raising hand? For clarification every hand the fish raises is...

Started by overflow, 06-23-2007 10:45 AM
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06-23-2007 06:36 PM

Donklights from same session

These are the hands I played poorly, and the lessons I'm taking from them as reinforcement against bad play, some of them I played excessively...

Started by overflow, 06-22-2007 10:27 AM
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06-23-2007 02:52 PM

Biggest loosing day ever...bad luck or bad play?

Ouch. How bad is a 5 buyin downswing over 1k hands? Evidently I don't know how to play against super-loose players, as the average player winning...

Started by JeffreyGB, 06-22-2007 11:24 PM
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06-23-2007 07:24 AM

would you call these flop shoves?

what's the worst hand you would call with in these spots? also any other thoughts on pre flop or cbetting? 1- im new at the table, and ive never...

Started by benny999, 06-21-2007 09:22 PM
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06-23-2007 12:26 AM

junky 2pr sorta deep...

my image is sorta crap like aggro/bluffy here. UTG is 40/14 and seems pretty aggro post flop. he started the table with a half-buyin. earlier on...

Started by benny999, 06-22-2007 04:38 AM
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06-23-2007 12:08 AM

what's our play against terrible player?

i'm going to copy zook and do a multi-part question... horrible loose passive calling station limps UTG. hero is dealt :ks: :jd: in MP. what...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-22-2007 09:43 AM
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06-22-2007 09:44 PM

Officially Converted

I've now converted solely to microstakes 6max, from what I've seen so far, every fishy tendency that fish have is being exaggerated. I think I'm...

Started by overflow, 06-22-2007 02:37 AM
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06-22-2007 10:37 AM

TT I play bad

I have 4 hands on villain at this point he has called 3 pf raises STAGE #688294439: HOLDEM NO LIMIT $0.50 - 2007-06-21 22:54:09 (ET) Table: GUAM...

Started by bigspenda73, 06-21-2007 10:59 PM
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06-22-2007 10:11 AM

Turned AK facing awkward bets

Please don't bother dissing my preflop play, I know it sucked. Villain seemed like a normal TAG, and I've only played about 4 hands in the 20 or...

Started by Ash256, 06-20-2007 11:03 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,037
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06-22-2007 05:46 AM

two pair, but check raised on turn...

-no reads on villain, this is one of his first hands at the table -in retrospect.. I should have bet the flop harder, but what to do on this turn? ...

Started by griffey24, 06-20-2007 05:26 PM
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06-21-2007 09:33 PM

3bet 10's oop, 2 callers, K high flop and I short circuit?

Is there a better way to play this? I usually always c-bet K high flop but in a 3bet pot with 2 callers oop? PokerStars Game #10549297835: ...

Started by noble007, 06-21-2007 04:29 PM
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06-21-2007 06:40 PM

strong hands, facing heat

Hand 1: -villain is pretty decent 28/10/3ish -I know he usully bets his good hands pretty strong (even overbets).. so his weak turn lead was kinda...

Started by griffey24, 06-20-2007 11:00 PM
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06-21-2007 02:05 PM

4 hands same oponent and session - could I have done better?

Ok, some bad beats in here, but my question is if I could have played differently against this oponent? Given that these 4 hands came in this order...

Started by Borax, 06-21-2007 12:34 PM
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06-21-2007 01:46 PM

fold with tptk getting 6-1 on flop?

2nd hand on table, no reads, should I have raised pre oop? Any thoughts on hand. PokerStars Game #10532359285: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) -...

Started by noble007, 06-20-2007 03:47 PM
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06-21-2007 08:24 AM

$100nl; couple of line checks

UTG makes no difference. Button has been quite tight over a small sample size. All in? Fold? ******* Hand 1 ******** Poker Room skin No Limit...

Started by silu73, 06-20-2007 03:48 PM
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06-21-2007 03:45 AM

Theory post: ace-high flops in 3-bet pots

I've seen at least 5 threads on here and 2+2 where someone 3-bet pre-flop with AK, got called, and hit their ace on a dry flop, and good players...

Started by mcatdog, 06-20-2007 03:49 AM
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06-21-2007 03:40 AM

i rivered TPTK...but villain goes all in

my notes are villain is 30/25, aggro, and ive been standard tag. as far as timing, the flop was a quick call. the river was think, think...push! ...

Started by benny999, 06-20-2007 12:55 AM
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06-21-2007 03:36 AM

$50NL AJ OOP

My first HH post! Been wanting to start posting HH's for ages, this was the only one from last nites session which stood out. Villain was running...

Started by Taxi, 06-20-2007 06:54 AM
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06-21-2007 03:13 AM

Donktastic raise?

No reads... Felt like I may have played the whole hand badly post. PokerStars Game #10533501062: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/06/20 -...

Started by noble007, 06-20-2007 04:55 PM
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06-21-2007 03:07 AM

QQ rr'ed, one caller - pre-flop decision

3-bettor is 20/15/6 and has 3-bet me twice at this table, I've folded both times. UTG is a bad loose passive, 37/3/2, and probably could have a wide...

Started by zook, 06-20-2007 02:00 PM
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06-21-2007 01:24 AM

JJ multiway line check

CO is 25/7/1.8 but I don't have any specific reads except a hand about an orbit ago when I won a big pot from him. I raised T9o from MP and villain...

Started by zook, 06-19-2007 11:47 AM
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06-21-2007 01:10 AM

Need a new main site for 6 max play

Well, i've been playing at Bodog for a while, but its just not cutting it anymore and I need a new main site. hmm maybe this should go in the...

Started by snowbird4life, 06-20-2007 06:35 AM
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06-21-2007 12:54 AM

Pwned twice, same villain

How else could I have played these? Villain was 27/12 Hand 1 Seat 1: Hero ($50 in chips) Seat 5: villain (covers) *** HOLE CARDS ***...

Started by bbqsquirrel, 06-20-2007 02:51 PM
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06-20-2007 03:08 PM

misclick -> spew?

readless against villain, haven't tangled with him. over 30 hands he was 30/15. GAME #########: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 Seat 1: Aurew1...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-17-2007 01:40 PM
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06-20-2007 10:56 AM

23k SH NL

Hi! Could you please take a look at my stats? http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=statsyq9.png I´m on a little 5 BI downswing at 6max...

Started by AK:47, 06-20-2007 02:33 AM
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06-20-2007 10:54 AM

Simple AK TPTK 3-bet pot spot

Villain is 32/14, note says "c/minraise means strength", no other read. I've been 20/18-ish and haven't been 3-betting lightly, solid semi-aggro...

Started by Halv, 06-18-2007 08:05 AM
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06-20-2007 03:37 AM

Your play with AK, nutflush draw/overcards?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO ($81.30) Button...

Started by mixchange, 06-19-2007 01:12 AM
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06-20-2007 02:29 AM

Running Cold. Borgata 400$ buy in

What can you possibly do when you're running so cold? rounds were 45min long. after round 3 ante's started. the most chips i could get before the...

Started by Trips, 06-19-2007 02:32 PM
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06-20-2007 01:07 AM

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