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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

Overcards with Nut Flush draw, heavy action.

No real strong reads on any oppenents. After shorty raises, I was planning to just push, but SB's AI really threw me off and made me think my A's...

Started by JJDAMAN, 04-04-2007 09:43 PM
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04-09-2007 12:50 AM

2 Big Draws

I still don't really have my drawing game worked out, i'm torn between betting draws for deception, pushing them for folding equity and calling for...

Started by Legendash, 04-08-2007 06:51 AM
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04-08-2007 10:57 PM

2 hands from this mornings session

vil is 27/8/0.7 FullTiltPoker Game #2149877795: Table Melissa (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 12:09:10 ET - 2007/04/06 Seat 1:...

Started by Reidak, 04-06-2007 05:48 PM
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04-08-2007 06:51 PM

Any better way to play this?

Villian is totally unknown. He's on a couple tables but hasn't done or been involved in anything worth noticing. I couldn't think of a better line. I...

Started by Galapogos, 04-08-2007 01:24 AM
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04-08-2007 06:45 PM

I hate hands like these..

having smallish underpairs on low boards like these in a re-raised pot. it's really a way ahead/way behind situation, but I figure I'm probably...

Started by The_Bankroll, 04-08-2007 06:33 PM
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04-08-2007 06:42 PM

Do I really suck this hard or is this variance?

I can't really tell the difference anymore, 6 buyins down the last 2 days to put my monthly total to *droomrooll* -$20 :? Okay here we go(I know...

Started by Kauf Jr., 04-07-2007 05:48 PM
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04-08-2007 06:38 PM

Let me know if i played this hand wrong.

This is at a buddy's home game that is .25 .50 but gets into the 100s of dollars. There were 5 players in the game including me. everyone limps in...

Started by Jameszilla, 04-08-2007 05:47 PM
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04-08-2007 06:10 PM

Squeezed Flush vs. donk and unknown

Full Tilt Poker Game #2151302726: Table Arden (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:35:12 ET - 2007/04/06 Seat 1: 17013 ($50) Seat 2:...

Started by cjs55, 04-06-2007 06:33 PM
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04-08-2007 01:02 PM

Id like an opinion

HH converter not working so sorry its in Ongame's crap format. Opp is a regular 12/2 super nit. This guys just dont exist outside the US sites....

Started by Miffed22001, 04-06-2007 06:20 PM
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04-08-2007 11:38 AM

am I being a top pair donk?

villain is 60/20 and aggro post flop. i've been tag, but running bad at this table, and might have a sorta weak image. wish i had more reads, but...

Started by benny999, 04-07-2007 03:23 PM
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04-08-2007 09:04 AM

smallball with deuces

I bet half pot on both the flop and the river which I will do quite often on this type of bords. Merits of half pot vs 2/3 or pot bet on this board?...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 04-03-2007 05:25 PM
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04-08-2007 05:23 AM

Light value on river..

Villain is 50/10/.03. Is the river value bet standard? ..bet/fold? Why or why not? Thx PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) Hand...

Started by Alexos, 04-05-2007 10:56 PM
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04-08-2007 05:08 AM

Even more content for today 5/10

Villian seems fairly decent. He's aggro preflop and his RR range prob includes stuff like AJ/KQ maybe even more. What do we do peoples? No Limit...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-03-2007 04:22 PM
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04-07-2007 08:43 PM

QQ in Blind Battle

The thing that made this a little tricky for me are the stack sizes. Villain is new to table. He did buy-in full so he gets a little more credit...

Started by vegascoop, 04-07-2007 06:36 AM
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04-07-2007 03:57 PM

AQ in reraised pots?

Maybe a little introduction first. I posted here a while back, I played 6-max on Party and then stopped with poker for six months. Now I want to get...

Started by Tom42, 04-07-2007 01:06 PM
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04-07-2007 03:45 PM

30K Checkup

Here is my 2007. My goal for this year is to play at least 10K hands per month. That's about all I can do atm with work and playing live...

Started by vegascoop, 04-07-2007 06:16 AM
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04-07-2007 02:48 PM

Hidden rippy, bad image facing turn push...

I have a horrible image, however i just stacked the table fish after turning a straight in a raised pot and open pushing versus his set of aces......

Started by Miffed22001, 04-06-2007 09:23 PM
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04-07-2007 12:56 PM

hmmm

new to the table Dealt to jishuu Miller1211 folds rickmorey folds BartGoor raises to $1 jishuu calls $0.90 The Shoe 97 folds *** FLOP *** ...

Started by Reidak, 04-06-2007 07:15 PM
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04-07-2007 08:44 AM

2-5 NL live hand vs a weird lag

I haven't posted a hand in a long time so here's a hand that I played awhile ago at a casino. I brought 1K with me and bought in for all of it, but...

Started by mcatdog, 04-05-2007 09:37 PM
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04-07-2007 05:20 AM

Very Yucky situation with 99

Villian is 35/12 over 150 hands, AF 2. I doubt he'd raise a T on this flop, he probably wouldn't raise a FD either. My image is pretty aggressive. ...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-06-2007 04:39 PM
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04-06-2007 07:53 PM

ISF's Staircase Theory

NOTE: If you don't think the example used is good look at my second essay's example. What I'd like to talk about in this post is the theory that...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 03-31-2007 09:31 PM
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04-06-2007 07:04 PM

I spew in the worst ways..

ok, I feel like I spew in the absolute worst ways. Maybe Im just not confident, but instead of really aggressive spewing, I find myself passively...

Started by boost, 04-05-2007 01:54 AM
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04-06-2007 03:58 PM

A few hands for review

Hi there, I'm probably new to most of you guys. I've started a thread in the beginners forum about 2nd pair hands, but that has been my only posts...

Started by minSim, 04-06-2007 03:37 AM
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04-06-2007 07:13 AM

Toughies from tonights session

Hey guys. this is my first session at ftp. Broke about even over 2300 hands and cleared $20. wheee. No reads on villians. 10/3/3.75 over 200...

Started by Reidak, 04-06-2007 12:37 AM
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04-06-2007 06:49 AM

Line check two pair

Opp is semi loose aggro preflop, but kinda passive postflop. pretty much my question is: How is my line? Mainly suggestions on how the turn should...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-05-2007 10:07 PM
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04-06-2007 06:44 AM

400bb pot flopped straight

I couldn't get Hand converter to work with pokerroom so sorry for the bad format. Villain is 20/20 over 50 hands, seems decent/good. I think this is...

Started by 2_Thumbs_Up, 04-05-2007 05:28 PM
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04-06-2007 06:22 AM

Let's go to the Playboy Mansion

I thought I'd post this here, cause it would be cool seeing some other people from FTR at the event. At the 28. April the Urban Health Institute is...

Started by Iwind, 04-05-2007 10:53 PM
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04-06-2007 05:53 AM

Do you call or fold river bet?

Guy was 25/12/2.5 He has not been out of line but I have been 3-betting him a lot. Do you call or fold? http://www.pokerhand.org/?969150

Started by Hornsta9, 04-05-2007 10:10 AM
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04-06-2007 05:39 AM

Correct to fold or should I have felted?

Was this the right fold? The guys was 15/11/5. No reads http://www.pokerhand.org/?969140

Started by Hornsta9, 04-05-2007 10:06 AM
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04-06-2007 05:33 AM

A few more

25NL Pokerstarss...most opponents seemed a bit more loose than usual, nothing special when it comes to reeds though. Hand 1: I reraised PF because...

Started by minSim, 04-06-2007 03:53 AM
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04-06-2007 03:53 AM

overbets and pushes, "playing for stacks"

i took a stab at some NL tables tonight on FT. 200 hands, so nothing significant, but my friend (who frequents the 1k tables) had something...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-05-2007 09:21 PM
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04-05-2007 11:20 PM

Strategy: Reraising regs on flop deep..

When we're 200BB deep or greater, ive noticed that pretty much all the regs refuse to felt one pair hands against me. So I pretty much call light out...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-05-2007 04:01 PM
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04-05-2007 08:58 PM

Aggression Factors (turn)

My current stats are 17/14.5 by choice and I plan on opening up gradually but would like to take care of my AF before I do so. Flop AF: 5.48 Turn...

Started by DubRod, 04-05-2007 06:09 PM
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04-05-2007 08:32 PM

Standardo or Retardo?

Trying to work on my blind play. How's this line? Am I folding too much? Felt like QT on the river but I failed to realize he would've caught up...

Started by bigspenda73, 04-04-2007 07:17 PM
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04-05-2007 04:55 PM

AJs vs LAG 3bet pot

Villain is 28/16, and I've been fairly tight on the table. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by elipsesjeff, 04-04-2007 11:32 PM
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04-05-2007 10:44 AM

Common scenario vs shortstack

With no read on villain, I usually suspect the shortstacks to be retarded, and I see this done with any pocket pair as well as AK, Aq, and even...

Started by elipsesjeff, 04-04-2007 01:15 AM
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04-05-2007 07:15 AM

44k hands played - check my stats please

OK. I have played more than 40k hands now since I started my little operation and I thought that I should share my stats with you. Please give me...

Started by silu73, 04-04-2007 11:52 PM
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04-05-2007 01:19 AM

AKs - 6way, bad image

Obv i had a spewy image. After the whole table called my raise i was kinda confused, slowplaying premiums seemed standard here. Shover runs 31/4/7...

Started by XTR1000, 04-04-2007 08:23 PM
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04-04-2007 10:03 PM

AK in some weird preflop action.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2136862294: Table Unbridled (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:26:34 ET - 2007/04/04 Seat 1: steviezukes ($71.60)...

Started by cjs55, 04-04-2007 06:07 PM
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04-04-2007 10:02 PM

I read so well, I play so bad

What the fuck am I doing on the turn? There's no reason to bet this river as he has to have KsKx or QsQx, correct? Someone yell at me so I play...

Started by bigspenda73, 04-04-2007 05:20 PM
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04-04-2007 09:46 PM

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