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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

JJ with a K high flop

No stats on this guy. He has been at the table a while though, PT gets bogged up on Ongame after you've been playing for a few hours and stats on...

Started by Galapogos, 04-28-2007 02:29 PM
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04-28-2007 10:58 PM

Bluffing with top pair.

Don't have the hand history, but I thought my play was semi-interesting and perhaps donkey. $1/$2NL cash game, it folds to me on button, I raise...

Started by dsaxton, 04-28-2007 04:31 PM
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04-28-2007 07:49 PM

TPTK - Play for stacks on flop??

18/14/3 GAME #538946470: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-04-28 20:03:09 Table Benalla (No DP) Seat 1: ace4me1 ($200.00 in chips) Seat 3:...

Started by JL, 04-28-2007 03:24 PM
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04-28-2007 06:15 PM

Crazy hand with 52s. Flopped an open str flush draw and TP

I have quite a loose image at the table. I'm coming towards the end of a 4-table session. I don't usually raise 52s pf, but i had the button and 2...

Started by pokerroomace, 04-26-2007 06:19 PM
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04-28-2007 05:39 PM

Hmmm... overbet much?

Reads? Another loose-passive iPoker fish. My image: anyone who's paying attention will see I'm LAgg. (32/26 at the mo) No Limit Hold'em iPoker...

Started by Anosmic, 04-27-2007 06:29 PM
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04-28-2007 05:32 PM

two pair and huge multiway pot, mixed feelings about turn

The preflop raiser is a 40/10 type, AF 2 over small sample. I couldn't really think of what to put him on besides AA-QQ, KQ here. Everyone else in...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-26-2007 04:05 PM
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04-28-2007 03:51 PM

River value bet decision with Trip Aces

No reads GAME #536976106: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-04-26 09:26:40 Table Kabale Seat 1: benicetome ($169.44 in chips) DEALER Seat 3:...

Started by JL, 04-26-2007 01:55 PM
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04-28-2007 07:28 AM

Steal w/J8s 100NL

opp has been very quiet at table. almost unnoticable over 30 odd hands but still unknown. ** Game ID 1346489104 starting - 2007-04-25 23:25:50 **...

Started by Da GOAT, 04-26-2007 01:05 PM
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04-28-2007 06:37 AM

OMG GABE OWNS ME! LOL ROFLCOPTER

discuss POKERSTARS GAME #9625630318: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/04/26 - 22:50:39 (ET) Table 'Parysatis' 6-max Seat #6 is the button...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-27-2007 02:09 AM
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04-28-2007 12:56 AM

Yay AA

Villain just stacked me with AQ in a reraised pot on an AQ7 2 tone board vs my KJ suited. He probably thinks I’m tilting so I’d doubt he’s bluffing...

Started by Genitruc, 04-25-2007 08:08 PM
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04-28-2007 12:48 AM

deep 100 nl hand

6 max on UB. about 200BB deep. Villain has been somewhat aggressive. 3bets light pf, esp from the blinds. likes to make aggressive moves, but...

Started by pgil, 04-28-2007 12:21 AM
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04-28-2007 12:29 AM

set line check NL100

villain is 25/10/3 over 3000 hands, he just sat down at this table though and my stats are really old. I'll fold these small pp's to big raises in...

Started by vegascoop, 04-28-2007 12:06 AM
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04-28-2007 12:06 AM

4-bet pot OOP

Villain is 24/11/4 over a large sample. I haven’t seen him get out of line postflop but he’s started 3-betting me quite a bit pre. I 4-bet...

Started by Genitruc, 04-27-2007 10:11 PM
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04-27-2007 11:43 PM

Top 2 facing heat

No reads, except Nash is a shortstacked donkey. Texas Hold'em $2-$4 NL (real money), hand #249,820,402 Table Washington, 27 Apr 2007 7:52 PM ET ...

Started by JL, 04-27-2007 04:14 PM
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04-27-2007 07:04 PM

More fun with Aces

I just stacked villain 2 hands earlier with AA on a 227 flop in a 3-bet pot. He seems like a winning player. Stats are fine, hasn't gotten out of...

Started by Genitruc, 04-27-2007 04:21 AM
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04-27-2007 04:33 PM

Tough spot-flopped set oop Multiway on monotone board

50NL AP, CO is pretty new to table, hasn't seen me accumulate my stack. I think his pf range is most likely TT+, AK, AKs My plan on the flop...

Started by apunisher, 04-27-2007 01:54 PM
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04-27-2007 04:25 PM

100nl Tough Spot

Villain has tight taggy aggro stats (14/10/4.8) over a reasonable sample - progre sitting in seat 1 with $125.30 - duff90210 sitting in seat 2...

Started by Genitruc, 04-25-2007 08:13 PM
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04-27-2007 04:14 PM

Folped two pair, lots of action...

Is this a push? BB is 25/8/3 over 58 hands, other than that no reads. UTG is rather nittish 15/11/2 over 120 hands. I wasn't so much concerned by...

Started by Tom42, 04-26-2007 04:13 PM
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04-27-2007 10:46 AM

Who's a nit? ME!

Someone bump that NITSSSS post for me again! This may be a tight fold, but I think it is good considering my villain. Villain is 11/5/4 and only...

Started by JL, 04-26-2007 09:06 PM
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04-27-2007 10:42 AM

I run g00t!

I love poker! WTF is going wrong? Stats for April.

Started by JL, 04-25-2007 08:34 PM
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04-27-2007 06:41 AM

TP+FD OOP with 200bb stacks

CO has been running at about 17/12/2, but has raised everytime it has folded around to him. Button has been a call centre pre-flop, loosely...

Started by griffey24, 04-26-2007 12:13 AM
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04-26-2007 06:01 PM

trying to improve my blind play with PP's...

villian is a 30/8, a little aggressive. I thought this was a good flop for a c/r, should i follow through on the turn? Does picking up a draw make a...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-26-2007 04:07 PM
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04-26-2007 06:01 PM

Lol I've turned into a calling station

44/9/2.4 GAME #536964844: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-04-26 08:46:42 Table HighRock Seat 1: sevve ($260.40 in chips) Seat 3: Arsenalfan1...

Started by JL, 04-26-2007 01:52 PM
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04-26-2007 05:44 PM

Call allin with jacks on all under flop?

I just got on table, no reads on villain. Should i laydown here, also should i have 4bet pf? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Hand...

Started by dsmrolla06, 04-25-2007 03:28 PM
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04-26-2007 04:22 PM

Ever fold this overpair on the river?

15/5.6/6 over 70 hands. Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $2/$4 5 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $464

Started by Harry, 04-22-2007 11:37 PM
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04-26-2007 04:10 PM

Blind Battle Line Check

38/9/3 Honestly, I have no clue if this line is good, bad, or ugly. GAME #536821617: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-04-26 00:22:30 Table...

Started by JL, 04-26-2007 01:59 PM
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04-26-2007 02:13 PM

QQ facing huge turn overbet

Villain is a complete moron. That being said, who plays a FH like this, moron or not? I figured not very many people, so I called. GAME...

Started by JL, 04-26-2007 02:02 PM
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04-26-2007 02:05 PM

100NL top 2 pair

ok im gonna get abit more proactive by posting opp was about 40/17/average AF/roughly 40 hands say. ** Game ID 1346444623 starting - 2007-04-25...

Started by Da GOAT, 04-26-2007 01:01 PM
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04-26-2007 01:01 PM

10 10 hand any advice?

What is the better way to play this hand? Check fold the turn? PokerStars Game #9586585615: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/04/24 -...

Started by noble007, 04-24-2007 03:56 PM
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04-26-2007 08:51 AM

Blah blah bluff raise vs. a nit

UTG is a huge nit 17/6. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by mcatdog, 04-24-2007 09:55 PM
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04-25-2007 10:50 PM

flopped trips -line check

50nl, no reads Hero is OTB A:c: 9:s: 100BB villian BB covers Hero makes it 2.25, BB calls flop 9:h: 9:c: 3:d: villian leads for $4, Hero...

Started by XTR1000, 04-25-2007 07:40 PM
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04-25-2007 08:27 PM

Awww Son of a...

Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (Real Money), #79,504,357 Table x STAMA x's HE, 20 Mar 2007 12:20 AM ET Seat 2: passoa83 x ($82.35 in chips) Seat...

Started by Galapogos, 03-20-2007 01:22 AM
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04-25-2007 06:45 PM

Flopped Top Set facing heat

Villian is something like BigTic. He is fairly aggro, likes to push people off hands. Is this anything other than 54?? PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by Jager, 04-25-2007 02:00 AM
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04-25-2007 05:22 PM

Anyone fold here?

No reads. My first instinct was to fold. I am not beating anything just splitting. GAME #536078884: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-04-25...

Started by JL, 04-24-2007 08:35 PM
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04-25-2007 04:43 PM

Do you make this river value bet?

CO is a loose semi fish, Button is an idiot. Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter) ...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-25-2007 03:10 AM
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04-25-2007 02:13 PM

A standard, unbalenced line?

100NL 100bb effective stacks. A 2p2er type TAG opens for 4BB in middle position. 1 limp caller. Flop is 247 with 2 hearts. Caller checks, TAG...

Started by Pelion, 04-25-2007 10:42 AM
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04-25-2007 12:56 PM

Big Overpair facing huge shove deep

I've been playing like a total nit (no PT but I'd guess I'm running around 16/13). Villain has been on a mega-heater and hasn't lost a pot since...

Started by Genitruc, 04-24-2007 04:14 PM
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04-25-2007 12:36 PM

is this as bad as I think

100 nl 6-max on UB. Effective stacks are $87. I have villain covered. I have been moderately aggressive, but have generally shown down good...

Started by pgil, 04-25-2007 12:15 AM
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04-25-2007 12:25 PM

Intersting 2p2 hand posted

I just thought i'd post this guys hand cuz it's relatively interesting, here's the link....

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-24-2007 07:44 PM
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04-25-2007 04:26 AM

FTR Chat / MSN

Anybody chat on either of these?

Started by n3wbs, 04-21-2007 10:07 PM
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04-25-2007 04:14 AM

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