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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

T9s vs Stars Reg

Villain is GamblerNCH, I have him as 24/14/3 over 3k hands. I have hi with a flop agg of 5 and turn and river as less than 1.5 with a cold call % of...

Started by elipsesjeff, 04-04-2007 04:52 AM
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04-04-2007 09:23 PM

TPTK against a confusing donk.

Villian is a 78/0 donk over about 50 hands or so. He has no real betting patterns that make sense to me. Basically he's probably just a n00b doing...

Started by Galapogos, 04-04-2007 04:49 PM
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04-04-2007 08:25 PM

March Results Thread

A little early I know but I'm probably gonna take tomorrow off and just watch final four + I feel like bragging after a good month. My biggest month...

Started by ilikeaces86, 03-30-2007 02:06 PM
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04-04-2007 06:25 PM

You weren't supposed to call that!

Villian is 45/2 over about 60 hands. He is very loose preflop but not too horrible post-flop. He calls too much hoping to suck out but he doesn't...

Started by Galapogos, 04-03-2007 05:29 PM
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04-04-2007 04:56 PM

Suprise! AA Hand...

Haven't played enough hands vs this guy yet to know what I think of him. The limp/overcall has me thinking PP of a stupid guy hoping to hit a set...

Started by Galapogos, 04-03-2007 05:34 PM
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04-04-2007 12:31 PM

Sigh, my destiny

I'm a 23/20 now soon I wll be a 20/20 I'm afraid :( Is this bad? :( Maybe I'll take a flop once in awhile, and CR it or something. ...

Started by lolzzz_321, 04-03-2007 04:51 AM
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04-04-2007 12:24 PM

Odd way to play it

Villain is agressive reg. You like? Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $3/$6 4 players Converter Stack sizes:

Started by Irisheyes, 04-03-2007 04:30 PM
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04-04-2007 08:22 AM

What is LAG?

I always think of tags as like 20/17's or something and lags as like 35/20's and seems like people on a lot of the forums say the same. I've cut...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-03-2007 07:19 PM
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04-03-2007 09:52 PM

new to 6 max, need the proper line in the situation

Ok, I just switched to 6 max to try it out, I do not have PT right now either because my old comp fried so I have no stats on these players. Villain...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 04-03-2007 12:22 PM
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04-03-2007 07:45 PM

three barrel on a monotone board...

Villian is passive and nitty over 50 hands. He's showndown once i think. What do you think? PokerStars Game #9214874569: Hold'em No Limit...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-02-2007 02:03 PM
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04-03-2007 07:29 PM

Today's three barrels..

Opponent seemed like a decent TAGG. I've been experimenting recently with firing more barrels rather than just giving up after the flop in an...

Started by Ash256, 04-03-2007 06:50 PM
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04-03-2007 07:11 PM

2 hands, help the noob out please.

This check raise really shocked me. Maybe he had the nut flush and was hoping I had a lesser draw, figuring i'd bet out on the river if I hit it. ...

Started by cjs55, 04-03-2007 01:37 PM
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04-03-2007 06:40 PM

JJ facing oversized 4-bet

eff stacks $6700, most of my money came from when nanonoko c/c'd 3 streets in a blind war when he had mid pair and I had K9 TPNK on a KTxxx. He was...

Started by Lukie, 03-30-2007 04:27 PM
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04-03-2007 04:41 PM

3-bet Pots OOP

These are probably yawn-worthy. My apologies… Just wondering how standard or overaggro these look : Hand 1 : Villain is a losing player,...

Started by Genitruc, 04-02-2007 09:11 PM
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04-03-2007 03:00 PM

Spewy or Standard?

I have made a couple plays on villain and I think he knows it. He’s another meh tagg. Looking back I think a better line is calling flop and...

Started by Genitruc, 04-02-2007 09:27 PM
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04-03-2007 01:31 PM

Tonight's Tough Spots

Tough Spot #1 : Villain is 50/11 but isn’t spewy postflop. Hint : he likes to limp suited cards ;) This isn't a bad-beat post. I'm just trying to...

Started by Genitruc, 03-31-2007 10:29 PM
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04-03-2007 01:21 PM

I'm fucked aren't I? But i can't fold right?

Opp is 25/16/1.5, really has been straight forward. 33% WTSD% over small sample. PokerStars Game #9224577388: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/04/02...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-02-2007 11:38 PM
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04-03-2007 01:05 PM

SB limping

I play at about 25/15 but I very rarely limp except on the SB. My figures from this position are 37/6. I get a little confused at which hands are...

Started by Kagey, 04-03-2007 04:36 AM
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04-03-2007 11:09 AM

QQ $25NL

Villain is 45/14/1.8 over 70 hands No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($25NL) Converted by FTRConv 5-handed StacksUTG: $22.85 CO: $9.10 Hero:...

Started by Muzzard, 04-02-2007 07:05 PM
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04-03-2007 09:25 AM

any way out?

I just switched my bankroll over to Noble poker 'cos of their bonus, and have been running pretty bad (3 buy-ins down). I just joined this table and...

Started by Kagey, 04-03-2007 02:45 AM
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04-03-2007 08:52 AM

bottom set, 3 way pot w/ straight and flush board ($100nl)

Is this an easy push? The only reason i even posted this is because MP is a 10/4.5/2 nit over only 70 hands though. BB is 44/12/2 and has luckboxed...

Started by bode, 04-02-2007 09:15 PM
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04-03-2007 06:32 AM

felting AK pre flop

Opponent is a regular and very aggro 26/22. Observed him 4-bet a high frequency. I don't like felting AK pf too often with full stacks, but some...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 04-01-2007 02:38 PM
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04-03-2007 03:41 AM

To Block or Not to Block

Found a hand to replace the one I misposted (2nd set no good, should've been posted in bad beat forum). Villain is weird. He runs at 55/11 so...

Started by Genitruc, 04-02-2007 09:40 PM
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04-03-2007 02:33 AM

13k hands to failure - help a fish out .

ive read it takes about 10k+hands to get a rough picture of your game , so here's 13k+ at .05/.10 6max NL on FullTilt . as you can see im a big...

Started by mojoNOgo, 04-01-2007 04:00 PM
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04-03-2007 02:31 AM

OESD+FD

This opponent is a solid multitabler who runs 19/12/2.8 over 250 hands. I've never seen him this aggro postflop. We're a little deeper than I'd...

Started by bigspenda73, 04-02-2007 03:45 PM
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04-03-2007 01:32 AM

Moneymaker is a fish

I just took 1000 dollars off of him. This is not an april fool's joke. that is all.

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-01-2007 02:06 PM
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04-02-2007 09:55 PM

Very difficult spot and a very retarded bluff

Opponent was a bit stupid, that's all I've got for reads. GAME #515848828: Texas Hold'em NL $0.10/$0.20 31-Mar-2007 22:45:57 Table Bourbon Seat...

Started by Ash256, 04-01-2007 12:57 PM
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04-02-2007 07:25 PM

2 tricky hands

Just a couple of hands where I had some difficult decisions. The first I thought I played ok against a 19/15/3.6, are you calling that push? The...

Started by Legendash, 04-02-2007 03:10 PM
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04-02-2007 07:20 PM

Sweet...wait, wut?

So I find this table which is running 60/5. BB seems to be the only player who has an idea of how to play. However, I have seen him get way out of...

Started by bigspenda73, 04-02-2007 04:34 AM
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04-02-2007 07:14 PM

Did I Run bad or play bad Part 2...

Villain is a 50/28 or somethin donk who has min bet on streets before with a variety of hands... basically is terrible. he hitched on river. ...

Started by sauce123, 04-02-2007 01:54 AM
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04-02-2007 03:45 PM

Standard?

Erm, yeah, standard? Assume opp is unknown at this time. (Edit: Converter not working so sorry for crap format) Texas Hold'em $1-$2 (100NL)...

Started by Miffed22001, 04-01-2007 01:43 PM
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04-02-2007 02:45 PM

Did I run bad or play bad- Big pots// big calls// raises

sooooo.... today in 2k hands I lost 5k. That fucking pisses me off. Which of these did I misplay? Comment on whichever you want, theres only...

Started by sauce123, 04-02-2007 01:43 AM
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04-02-2007 09:19 AM

NL50 AA vs action on a 4J4 board - thoughts on this line?

STAGE #619959777: HOLDEM NO LIMIT $0.50 - 2007-04-02 00:54:44 (ET) Table: CHESAPEAKE AVE (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer Seat 6 - TIFFLER...

Started by Phantaroth, 04-02-2007 02:00 AM
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04-02-2007 08:45 AM

Marginal tp hand that i need improvement with

Stage #619846133: Holdem No Limit $0.25 - 2007-04-01 22:28:46 (ET) Table: ORCHID DR (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer Seat 3 - GLENNWILK ($80.02...

Started by apunisher, 04-01-2007 10:36 PM
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04-02-2007 03:32 AM

Only getting called by better hands (lc)

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 5 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $200 CO: $175.60 Button: $15.55

Started by Harry, 04-01-2007 08:23 PM
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04-01-2007 11:52 PM

omg I'm such a lag

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 6 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $305.80 (48/22) UTG+1: $110.35 Hero: $266.75

Started by Harry, 03-31-2007 03:36 PM
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04-01-2007 09:51 PM

Anyone bet this river for value?

Haven't seen many hands of this guy yet, not enough for his stats to pop up anyway. But I do know he's not good and he's an any-s00ted-face-card...

Started by Galapogos, 04-01-2007 09:34 AM
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04-01-2007 08:37 PM

Pump it or dump it?

#1 no real reads, just sat down, mp is 39/11/2.5, btn 44/17/1.1 both over only ~20 hands. wtf is up with all these limp/call-shovers lately? ...

Started by XTR1000, 04-01-2007 05:41 AM
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04-01-2007 02:39 PM

Im a bluffaholic.....but i actually liek this one

IM having major problems toning down my aggressiveness on 25nl, hence probably why im getting crushed atm, im wayyy too used to party 100nl. But...

Started by apunisher, 04-01-2007 12:59 AM
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04-01-2007 12:11 PM

Kinda new to 6max. Some 2/4 hands for analysis?

A while back, started playing PLO, made 11K at a live 4/8 game, and was playing 50NL6max for a PLO break until yesterday when I followed an utter...

Started by Hate, 04-01-2007 04:49 AM
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04-01-2007 11:45 AM

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