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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

3-bet AKo hits wa/wb flop oop

Villain is 15/10/4.5 over 500 hands. Seems decent, has 3-bet me a few times, but I haven't called. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed)...

Started by zook, 05-07-2007 12:17 AM
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05-07-2007 08:45 AM

2p. villain bets 3 streets

I don't remember exactly how PN2006 plays but I remember that how he played his hands was quite strange/unusual. He wasn't a maniac bluffer. I have...

Started by pokerroomace, 04-29-2007 11:02 AM
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05-07-2007 08:45 AM

my GOD I suck. I'm awful. Totally awful.

Woa. Um. Some of these I have "reasons" for based on reads, but theyre still fucking terrible. Im hoping I can embarass myself into not losing...

Started by euphoricism, 05-04-2007 01:57 AM
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05-07-2007 08:21 AM

how often do you have winning sessions?

Hey guys, I was reading an article on cardrunners today by muddywater, "leave your ego and emotions at home" and I found one line pretty...

Started by griffey24, 05-05-2007 10:22 PM
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05-07-2007 03:50 AM

Big decision while big stacked in 1K MTT on Full Tilt

OK, I'd like to hear opinions: 1K buy-in MTT on FTP. 221 entrants, 156 remain. I'm in 8th or 9th spot. Top 27 get paid. Two other big stacks at...

Started by ScottLogan, 04-24-2007 09:38 PM
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05-07-2007 01:21 AM

Lame pair + lame FD semi-deep

I feel every street on this hand is an interesting decision. My thought process is in italics, if poss I'd like just as many comments on that as I...

Started by Ash256, 05-06-2007 07:56 PM
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05-07-2007 12:48 AM

wach and learn

As we all know I WACH ALOT OF POKER and am currently wateing to get stakeed at ftp just updateing everyone on who i think are the ((good nl...

Started by slycoyote, 05-06-2007 10:27 PM
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05-07-2007 12:10 AM

I think this sucks really bad

some history i have with villain: He's been raising a wide range on btn, but folded to my 2 previous 3bets from sb. He raised one time with Q8s and...

Started by apunisher, 05-05-2007 01:24 AM
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05-06-2007 10:17 PM

Hey, I didn't expect you to check!

I've gotten dealt a bunch of monsters in the last 10 hands and won like all of them. This guy is a decent player but he has a pretty loose...

Started by mcatdog, 05-05-2007 03:34 PM
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05-06-2007 06:55 PM

sick hand, squeeze gone wrong...

So initially this was just a squeeze, not many hands with any of the villains all less than 50, I'd never seen the limper call a raise after limping....

Started by meeloche, 05-06-2007 01:19 AM
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05-06-2007 05:33 PM

HU, weak 2 pair on flop, opp check/min-raises ($27)

Opp has been playing pretty tight HU, folding to most of my PF raises. He's shoved back once but otherwise hasn't really flat called. Call or fold...

Started by taipan168, 05-06-2007 08:51 AM
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05-06-2007 05:30 PM

How's my thinking on this one?

Villain is a 17/11. I sucked out on him pretty recently with a flush draw+ gut shot vs his overpair all in on the flop. He said a FU in the chat and...

Started by 2_Thumbs_Up, 05-04-2007 08:14 PM
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05-06-2007 11:13 AM

Tough spot with JJ on super low flop Vs passive (reraised)

I only have 35 hands on both of the villains but theyve both been reasonably loose and very passive in that time. I have JJ Villain 1 limps in...

Started by Pelion, 05-05-2007 09:56 PM
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05-06-2007 08:16 AM

Getting Raised on the River

All 3 villains relatively tough for these pathetically donkish games (small gap between PRF and VPIP #’s, also high AF). Which ones do you call...

Started by Genitruc, 05-06-2007 05:15 AM
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05-06-2007 05:15 AM

my GOD I'm great. I'm amazing. Totally awesome.

Poker is such a bitch sometimes. Thank you to everyone who made this day possible... well that sounds like the Grammies. No really, everyone in...

Started by euphoricism, 05-04-2007 11:04 PM
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05-05-2007 09:30 PM

Just checking...

call/push (i have like $10 left) right? he c/r the turn pretty quick. You should also take into consideration, a little bit, that i have a...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 05-05-2007 04:31 PM
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05-05-2007 08:46 PM

Top two pair facing all-in raise on river

Hello, I am a new member on here and this is my first post. I play 25nl to 100nl on pokerstars. Here is a hand that I would like to get some...

Started by cards14, 05-04-2007 03:12 PM
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05-05-2007 07:24 PM

tptk + 175bb - play this for stacks, right sauce?

this reminded me of sauce's thin value thread. the flop was a pretty rare move for me, but I 3bet for value and info. villain called quick, and I...

Started by benny999, 05-05-2007 04:03 AM
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05-05-2007 07:15 PM

Hitting the river after light 3-betting

How's this line? Is the river push too ambitious? Villain is a little passive, but generally okay I reckon. No Limit Hold'em iPoker ($100NL)...

Started by Anosmic, 05-05-2007 05:10 AM
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05-05-2007 02:39 PM

Crazy 50NL hand...

50NL 6max. No HH, so I'll recall it in much more entertaining anecdote form. I've been lagging this table pretty heavily, I think I'm prolly...

Started by Ash256, 05-04-2007 01:29 PM
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05-05-2007 08:01 AM

4 hands - Good or spew?

I'm enjoying my first full-time foray into 6-max. But I'm definitely spewing more than usual. Line checks would be appreciated. I won 2 of these and...

Started by zook, 05-04-2007 01:05 PM
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05-05-2007 07:10 AM

Possible Floater - Line Check

38/13/3.6 No other reads... GAME #543773864: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-05-04 23:36:14 Table Bulqize Seat 1: JL37 ($509.37 in chips)...

Started by JL, 05-04-2007 07:08 PM
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05-05-2007 05:18 AM

a bunch of PP $100NL hands

As usual assume no significant reads unless I say otherwise. Thanks in advance. 1) Pretty easy push right? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB...

Started by donkbee, 05-03-2007 10:29 PM
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05-05-2007 12:53 AM

The dumbest thing I've ever heard

This guy's a really good player, but this is just priceless. scientific02: at 10/25 its even harder to fold your sb because there's all greens on...

Started by andy609, 05-03-2007 08:52 PM
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05-04-2007 06:36 PM

Flush. Did I not get enough value?

no reads. Texas Hold'em $2-$2 NL (Real Money) Seat 7: Michaelxxx25 ($40.70 in chips) Seat 8: borj17 ($207.55 in chips) Seat 9: Hero...

Started by pokerroomace, 05-04-2007 02:39 PM
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05-04-2007 05:56 PM

7 hands from 100NL

Ok after my mini-bitch fest, renton and jeff got me to tighten up significantly and I think it helped a lot. Heres 7 hands from my last session of...

Started by euphoricism, 05-04-2007 06:15 AM
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05-04-2007 03:19 PM

Lukie's PWNAGE thread

The idea for this thread is quite simple really, post a hand where you own somebody so hardcore that it makes you laugh. I need to give credit...

Started by Lukie, 08-05-2006 02:29 AM
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05-04-2007 01:01 PM

Delayed 2-barrel vs. tagg regular

Villain is 22/12/2.3 over a lot of hands, seems solid. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by zook, 05-03-2007 02:28 AM
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05-04-2007 12:44 PM

Update + One semi-interesting hand

I have one semi-interesting hand from last night’s session. I don’t have much information on the player, he seems to be a solid TAG from my little...

Started by n3wbs, 05-04-2007 10:45 AM
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05-04-2007 11:51 AM

Mid-Pair + FD (unraised pot)

BB is a nit, UTG is an uber donkey. Is calling the check raise okay here, or is 3betting better? I'm lost as to what to do on turn now... ...

Started by JL, 05-02-2007 11:52 PM
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05-04-2007 11:33 AM

please tell me this is good

... because im really down on myself/mygame lately. villain is well known lagg, but i suspect he really has a hand here (dont think ive ever seen...

Started by euphoricism, 05-03-2007 11:33 PM
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05-04-2007 10:22 AM

last one i promise..

Villain is a tag. 22/10. River bet just doesnt look bluffy.. and he's not one to bluff that hard. *** POCKET CARDS *** Dealt to EUPHOLOGI ...

Started by euphoricism, 05-03-2007 11:46 PM
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05-04-2007 10:16 AM

please tell me this is good #2

This guy just sat, so i know nothing about him. Full stacked. I'm in SB. I cant see him bluffing... maybe... arrrgghh i should have just called. He...

Started by euphoricism, 05-03-2007 11:41 PM
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05-04-2007 10:03 AM

Are people ALWAYS full of shit in blind battles?

Lately it seems to me that every single time I get involved in a big blind battle, the villain has air. This post is going to suck because I don't...

Started by mcatdog, 05-04-2007 04:00 AM
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05-04-2007 08:54 AM

river value decision, 220 BB's deep

-UTG is a solid reg, who runs at about 17/10/1.1. He usually calls me down pretty light, so I thought I'd check out a flop so deep and try hit hard...

Started by griffey24, 05-03-2007 11:57 PM
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05-04-2007 08:35 AM

NFD +overs 210BBs, deep 3way

Both opps are regulars. MP is a lagtard and a big loser over a 30k hands sample, he runs 35/27 and does a lot of stupid stuff. I've seen him 5-bet...

Started by Halv, 04-24-2007 06:56 PM
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05-03-2007 10:32 PM

misclick pre leads to this (shorttack 600NL)

So i was doing a little shortstacking tonight at a fishy 600NL table (I Know, I Know! but i wasn't ratholing i was just building a stack from a 1/4...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 05-02-2007 11:25 PM
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05-03-2007 09:53 PM

Help with an EV calc?

100bb stacks, we're in the SB pushing over the BB. He will call with his top 5.4% of his hands because our image sucks (99+, AJs+, AQo+). Whats the...

Started by euphoricism, 05-03-2007 05:20 PM
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05-03-2007 08:14 PM

WTF does this mean??

Villain is 30/4/3, seems OK post-flop. Texas Hold'em $2-$4 NL (real money), hand #271,380,954 Table Lubumbashi, 2 May 2007 8:02 PM ET Seat 3:...

Started by 2_Thumbs_Up, 05-02-2007 07:37 PM
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05-03-2007 07:52 PM

Thin river value raise vs. loose passive?

Villain is 29/3/0.7 over 300 hands, mostly mined. No notes, no idea how he got his stack. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand...

Started by zook, 05-02-2007 02:15 PM
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05-03-2007 07:45 PM

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