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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 barrel

Villan is a reg standard TAG. Probably standard hand. You like? y/n Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 6 Players -...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-21-2007 05:02 AM
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04-21-2007 01:35 PM

unable to fathom this.

Second orbit, no reads I have no idea what he has. What flat calls then min-raises, then calls? I can't work out if I played this too weak. Oh and if...

Started by Kagey, 04-20-2007 01:50 PM
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04-21-2007 01:10 PM

One more, sure why not

Vil is a standard TAG. Has a reasonable reraising range, nothing crazy. Is there benefits to pushing this river or am I being retarded? Party...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-21-2007 12:38 PM
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04-21-2007 12:47 PM

Entertainment Purposes Only

:roll: :shock: :oops:

Started by n3wbs, 04-21-2007 09:30 AM
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04-21-2007 12:33 PM

2 tough spots...

Hand 1: Main Villain is kinda fishy, not real strong either pre or postflop. I have him at 25/7/1. This is the first time I have seen him. ...

Started by Jager, 04-20-2007 09:27 PM
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04-21-2007 08:43 AM

Bet the scare card?

52/17 over 23 hands. Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $2/$4 6 players Villain has $222 stack. Converter Pre-flop: (6...

Started by Harry, 04-20-2007 11:34 PM
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04-21-2007 08:42 AM

Move from $100 NL to $200 NL

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Started by n3wbs, 04-19-2007 10:35 PM
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04-21-2007 08:29 AM

Interesting riv decision versus good player

siralos as far as I know is one of the better regs at this level. He's been tagg so far, i've been tagg also, not out of line at all. I think flop...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-19-2007 09:54 PM
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04-21-2007 08:23 AM

How's this bluff against fishy?

This guy was pretty bad, very loose/weak. His line was so ghey I just could not resist going AI on river, figuring he would fold everything but a...

Started by Alexos, 04-20-2007 12:27 AM
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04-21-2007 02:17 AM

$200NL, a few tough spots with big hands

Hand 1: -Button has been giving me little respect on several of my tables. Calling me down with marginal hands after i have been the aggressor on...

Started by griffey24, 04-20-2007 10:31 PM
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04-20-2007 11:37 PM

$200NL, a couple low-mid pairs

Hand 1: -villain seems solid overall, 17/7/1, not many hands though so no real reads -I didn't put villain on anything that strong hence the weak...

Started by griffey24, 04-20-2007 10:42 PM
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04-20-2007 11:23 PM

50NL spewing

damn it...playing NL readless sucks. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-20-2007 05:58 PM
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04-20-2007 08:36 PM

Preflop spew?

Reviewing my hands... I'm seeing myself doing this quite often.. BOBBLEHEAD - Posts small blind $0.50 STEVEIEJAY - Posts big blind $1 ***...

Started by euphoricism, 04-20-2007 03:11 PM
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04-20-2007 06:10 PM

paired flops - line check

45/9/1.2 50 Hands GAME #531720119: Texas Hold'em NL $0.25/$0.50 2007-04-19 19:20:39 Table Magaliesburg Seat 1: fidde117 ($47.20 in chips) Seat...

Started by XTR1000, 04-20-2007 10:46 AM
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04-20-2007 03:39 PM

No stupid questions, eh?

Simple question. Do you call river here against a relatively unknown loose fish. I feel calling this may be a leak given the pot odds and scary...

Started by Silly String, 04-20-2007 01:31 PM
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04-20-2007 01:38 PM

set, terrible turn

villian is not a regular, kinda loose and not very aggro. I haven't seen him do anything out of the ordinary. I've posted hands like this before,...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-18-2007 05:51 PM
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04-20-2007 11:57 AM

3 questionable lines ($100nl)

hand 1: villain is 55/25/6 over 50 hands. I havent really payed much attention to him, but he has bled off 3/4 of a buyin in a short amount of...

Started by bode, 04-18-2007 09:17 PM
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04-20-2007 06:38 AM

25NL blind battle.....weaksauce

Stage #636062763: Holdem No Limit $0.25 - 2007-04-19 18:49:30 (ET) Table: DAYTONA BEACH (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer Seat 5 - ANTHONY11116...

Started by apunisher, 04-19-2007 06:53 PM
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04-20-2007 04:31 AM

3-bet pot against TAGG

Villian is a 20.5/17 TAGG. He's pretty aggro. I only have 110 hands on him, we have no history. What is your plan here? If you bet are you...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-19-2007 03:19 PM
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04-20-2007 03:52 AM

Two hands, same donk

Villian is running something like 80/20 over 60 hands, been more of a calling station then aggro but he definitely does his share of betting. Is this...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-19-2007 03:15 PM
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04-20-2007 02:15 AM

10k CHECKUP YO?

WTSD seems high?Calling station amirite?

Started by lolzzz_321, 04-19-2007 10:48 AM
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04-20-2007 12:29 AM

400nl+ Question

What are the main differences I can reasonably expect when I move up from 200nl on Stars?? Sorry about the low content...

Started by Jager, 04-14-2007 07:32 PM
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04-19-2007 11:58 PM

Image play.... horrible?

Sauce just told me this play is horrible but id like to discuss the merit of image plays because of the tight range opp puts us on. I assume this is...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-19-2007 03:24 PM
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04-19-2007 11:39 PM

-EV push?

i tend to think so. but first...why i did it. villains are extremely LAGGy. and in a raising war with themselves. reasons for pushing flop......

Started by Chopper, 04-19-2007 08:24 PM
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04-19-2007 09:44 PM

Calling river overbets

Does this look like a full house, a str8, a 2, or a missed flush? The more I look at the HH the more it looks like a missed flush? Wouldn't a...

Started by Silly String, 04-19-2007 09:27 AM
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04-19-2007 08:53 PM

Un-standard AK

Preflop The table is 4 handed at the moment. Villain is slightly loose quite aggressive player with $350 or so (36/24/3 or something). He seems...

Started by Pelion, 04-19-2007 07:13 PM
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04-19-2007 07:31 PM

massive donkage

19/14/2.5, read him as a solid player who is capable of making laydowns FullTiltPoker Game #2235950482: Table St Jude (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No...

Started by Reidak, 04-18-2007 03:43 PM
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04-19-2007 04:12 PM

Squeeze play

Villain is unkown, but his line screams mid PP. C-bet here? GAME #530389965: Texas Hold'em NL $2.00/$4.00 2007-04-18 00:40:58 Table Dali Seat...

Started by JL, 04-18-2007 07:57 PM
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04-19-2007 03:13 PM

Two hands I wasn't feeling

Awful awful day yesterday. The usual 3 out suckouts when I'm a major favorite etc. In 8 hours of 6 tabling I only hit 6 sets. and 4 of them were...

Started by Galapogos, 04-19-2007 08:52 AM
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04-19-2007 02:28 PM

flopped TPTK facing aggression

Villian is 27/3.7/1 over ~50 hands. EverestPoker Game #1404828298: Table Doha-18 - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:54:15 - 2007/04/16...

Started by XTR1000, 04-17-2007 01:41 PM
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04-19-2007 02:11 PM

Line check on dry board OOP with TT

Opp. is completely unknown. GAME #530326747: Texas Hold'em NL $2.00/$4.00 2007-04-17 23:21:53 Table Dali Seat 3: spede1 ($103.20 in chips) Seat...

Started by JL, 04-18-2007 08:03 PM
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04-19-2007 02:26 AM

I can't fold QQ

27/12/3 No reads. His line looks like a set, except for the fact that every move he made was instant. I thought about folding on the flop/turn,...

Started by JL, 04-18-2007 03:24 AM
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04-19-2007 01:42 AM

2 big pots, overplayed?

just want to check if anyone plays differnt in these two hands...maybe i'm being too aggressive? 1- no special image, maybe tag. villain's stats...

Started by benny999, 04-18-2007 10:50 PM
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04-19-2007 01:27 AM

Getting called down super light lately, wtf

How bad an image do you need to get called here by a regular? What the hell does he beat? I must say we have been reraising each other quite a bit. ...

Started by Alexos, 04-18-2007 01:24 AM
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04-18-2007 09:28 PM

50NL - flopped straight, flopped set

Hand 1: no reads, I have ~$25 behind on the turn PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by swiggidy, 04-18-2007 07:44 PM
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04-18-2007 08:52 PM

TPTK vs huge open shove

Weee, my first posted hand in HSNL :). SB is 46/32 over 500 datamined hands. Flop Afreq is 44. Haven't seen any big hands by him, and haven't seen...

Started by Halv, 04-10-2007 04:32 PM
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04-18-2007 06:57 PM

I play 87s weird and get strange push.

opp is a 25/6, pretty aggressive, nothing ridiculous though. I've never seen him play a hand like this. Turn and river combo kind of looks like a...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-18-2007 03:09 AM
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04-18-2007 06:13 PM

BR size for what blind level?

How big do you recommend the BR to be before playing at the different blind levels.

Started by Mike, 04-17-2007 03:56 AM
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04-18-2007 01:48 PM

I feel like such a fish sometimes

Seat 2 - PORKEYPIGG ($83.05 in chips) Seat 3 - EUPHOLOGI ($230.65 in chips) Seat 4 - COOLPM ($40 in chips) Seat 5 - DELITTER37 ($56.98 in chips)...

Started by euphoricism, 04-18-2007 01:31 AM
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04-18-2007 01:01 PM

Getting value on a scary board

Opponent is a nit but I don't like folding preflop. He is 17/6/3 atm. I've been pretty active on this table. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 04-18-2007 10:14 AM
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04-18-2007 10:25 AM

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