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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

2/4 HU

I always tended to avoid HU mostly because I have no experience at it, but this time I decided to stick around. Do I fold the turn here? Call river,...

Started by Alexos, 03-15-2007 01:58 AM
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03-16-2007 07:01 PM

Won $ at SD %

Hey guys, I'm not sure if this question is gonna be too vague, or impossible to answer. The same way as it would be impossible to say what the...

Started by griffey24, 03-15-2007 10:50 AM
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03-16-2007 06:02 PM

190BB stacked KQs hand

Villain is 22/17/2.5. We have tangled a bit on this table and another one at which are also 200BBs deep. Mostly he's been folding to my positional...

Started by Halv, 03-16-2007 05:26 AM
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03-16-2007 05:29 PM

Utilizing more stats on my HUD

Right now all im using is PFR/VPIP/AF/handsplayed to make decisions about players. Over a couple hundred hands if i noticed their PFR is high then im...

Started by Reidak, 03-16-2007 01:26 PM
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03-16-2007 04:19 PM

Blindwar Overpair

no real reads. opp is 50/12/2.5 over 35 hands. i was attacking blinds a lot and defended my bb succesful before against him. looks obv like QJ just...

Started by XTR1000, 03-16-2007 11:50 AM
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03-16-2007 01:04 PM

LOL Multiway Pots

ryeguy is unknown, just arrived at table. DonRolando is is running at about 45/20 after a few orbits. This is never a fold, that much is...

Started by Genitruc, 03-16-2007 11:07 AM
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03-16-2007 11:49 AM

Line check: KK 3-bet pf OOP, ragged board

Villain is 21/12/2, no other read. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Halv, 03-16-2007 05:40 AM
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03-16-2007 11:49 AM

Are these Spew??

Hand 1: Villain has taggish stats so far, a little on the weak side like 13/25, but is basically unknown. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (6...

Started by sauce123, 03-14-2007 08:50 PM
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03-16-2007 11:44 AM

Nit'ing it up OOP in a blind war

Folding TPTK to a minraise on the flop is waaaaaay too tight, right? Call the raise, b/f turn? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (6 handed) Hand...

Started by Halv, 03-16-2007 05:58 AM
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03-16-2007 09:28 AM

first day of $50nl, whats my line here

hand 1: villain is way aggro, but a donk. something like 35/5/4. He either has a set of a FD most likely. should i flat call his reraise, push...

Started by bode, 03-15-2007 11:43 PM
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03-16-2007 03:02 AM

couple tough spots, facing villain flop push

Hand 1: -haven't played with villain much, but BB is 22/14/1 over only 100 hands Cryptologic No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.50/$1 6...

Started by griffey24, 03-15-2007 12:32 AM
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03-16-2007 12:59 AM

Is folding TT+ preflop for 100bbs wrong in aggressive games?

Consider a standard spot in an aggressive game, CO with a > 15 PFR opens for 4bbs, we repop from the button or blinds 3.5x his raise. Our image is...

Started by aislephive, 03-15-2007 03:30 AM
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03-15-2007 11:16 PM

Get Two-pair All-in on the Flop?

Ok from my experience min-raising preflop generally means PPs and SCs and such. But there has been an odd thing that has been happening over at...

Started by Galapogos, 03-15-2007 07:14 PM
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03-15-2007 10:28 PM

Yarr!

1. Villian is 30/17 over 50 hands. Note that this is also how I might play AA, KK, or a set PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed)...

Started by Alibi, 03-15-2007 01:26 AM
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03-15-2007 09:53 PM

Help me forget my ABC's. Trying to pull a move...

UTG is a nit, he was running 11/9 at the time of this hand over a decent sample size. I put him on AQ+, TT+. I made the pre-flop call because I had...

Started by Thee One, 03-14-2007 10:31 AM
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03-15-2007 07:57 PM

Maybe it's just cause i'm running bad...

Villian has only played 2 or 3 hands in about the 20-25 hands i played at the table, but unknown. Do you play the same? PokerStars Game...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 03-15-2007 04:44 PM
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03-15-2007 07:21 PM

100NL, two hands vs donk

-Haven't played that many hands with this villain, but he is running at 50/30 and from what I've seen is a call centre, pretty passive Hand 1: -I...

Started by griffey24, 03-12-2007 09:49 PM
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03-15-2007 06:39 PM

Standard?

A rare results orientated post from me. This is obscenely standard, correct? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (4 handed) Hand History...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 03-14-2007 02:18 AM
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03-15-2007 06:29 PM

Mixing it up against a regular

This guy is very annoying. He calls my raises with a very wide range, and he never ever folds to my c-bets. He has caught me bluffing about 3 times...

Started by JL, 03-14-2007 08:46 PM
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03-15-2007 05:26 PM

Help me decide my play?

Whats your play on the turn? Only had 10 hands on this player and I didn't see anything worthy of a read. He played most of his hands but I didn't...

Started by Hornsta9, 03-15-2007 02:42 PM
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03-15-2007 04:30 PM

Rivered nuts deep.

Villain is a solid tag 23/20 or something. We've been tangling on two tables, he's stacked me twice on another one. In one of the pots i made a...

Started by Renton, 03-15-2007 05:41 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 913
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03-15-2007 04:21 PM

AQ facing half buyin river bet......Bluff, flush or set?

No reads on villain and no stats either. I have only been at the table for 2 orbits. Whats your play on the river here considering villain is an...

Started by Hornsta9, 03-14-2007 08:00 PM
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03-15-2007 04:17 PM

2/4 blind battle

Villain is hyper aggressive Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em Ring Game 6 Players LegoPoker Hand Converter Stack Sizes MP: $531.40...

Started by Alexos, 03-15-2007 03:26 AM
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03-15-2007 03:34 PM

$50NL - Top 2 face river push!

I have no reads on this villain as he has only been at the table for 1-2 orbits. However I have tangled with him once before where he pushed over my...

Started by Hornsta9, 03-15-2007 02:50 PM
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03-15-2007 03:04 PM

Deepstacked 10-10-20 NL live hand

I was involved in a hand last night in the live game I'm often playing in, and would be nice to hear some opinions on it. We're playing 9-handed, and...

Started by Iwind, 03-14-2007 05:43 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 2,771
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03-15-2007 02:11 PM

Adjusting to 10/20 NL (particularly 6-max)

Im just having a real issue making adjustments to beat 10/20 NL. I keep tilting when I shouldnt, players are too aggro, too many 3-bet bluffs or...

Started by spino1i, 02-07-2007 09:13 PM
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03-15-2007 01:14 PM

This is omg_standard right?

Villain is lik 24/19 or something and seems like a decent player with a wide range. POKERSTARS GAME #8903821069: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($2/$4) -...

Started by Renton, 03-15-2007 05:27 AM
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03-15-2007 01:12 PM

$50NL Butchered OESD

Shit I played this bad. How should I have played it? I fucking hate it when combo draws brick on the turn and I have to do something. Prima Poker...

Started by Benoso, 03-14-2007 06:15 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 1,009
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03-15-2007 12:47 PM

So Standard?

No reads of course. Before anyone rags on me for the dumb-ass min-bet preflop that was a chat window bet (anyone familiar with Pokerrom knows what I...

Started by Galapogos, 03-13-2007 10:09 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 774
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03-15-2007 11:43 AM

Nut flush vs. paired river card

villain is 51/8/2.5 over 35 hands. is this an easy call, or do i put him AI? Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.25 BB (4 handed) Hand History...

Started by bode, 03-11-2007 04:08 PM
Replies: 19 Views: 1,221
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03-15-2007 11:37 AM

What's his range?

No history, villain is 23/7.5 (tight passive) over about 65 hands. I have a pretty TAG image, haven't played any big pots yet. He doesn't seem like...

Started by arkana, 03-15-2007 07:01 AM
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03-15-2007 11:04 AM

big hand, lots of money in, lots of money behind

i think i played this poorly in a few places. just recently switched back to playing deep so that's my excuse. 100 6 handed, generally passive...

Started by wufwugy, 03-13-2007 10:44 PM
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03-14-2007 11:36 PM

some aggressive .5/1 hands from full tilt

Most of the villains are fairly solid tags, lots of 3beting/sqeezing/blind stealing going on. 1. Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game...

Started by phantom_lord, 03-13-2007 09:37 PM
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03-14-2007 04:02 PM

2 Hands @ 25nl

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Button ($28.65) SB...

Started by !Luck, 03-13-2007 07:45 PM
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03-14-2007 03:04 PM

probe betting

lately i'm experimenting with probe bets. i like seeing the opps reaction to it, which helps me play more ideally FTOP-wise. and sometimes they...

Started by benny999, 03-12-2007 10:56 PM
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03-14-2007 02:29 PM

Anyone ever fold here?

CO is Ldonnie he is about 23/18 over 2k hands and whom I generally have to battle with preflop, BTN is ==PAV== who runs 17/13, when we used to play...

Started by Jager, 03-12-2007 04:06 PM
Replies: 32 Views: 1,602
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03-14-2007 02:27 PM

Boring 5-10 KKK hand

5-10 NL 6 max I am on the button with :kh: :ks: 3 limpers ahead of me I make it 50 called BB calls 3 limpers call. so pot 250 in pot going to...

Started by ilikeaces86, 03-07-2007 08:16 PM
Replies: 43 Views: 3,478
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03-14-2007 10:36 AM

Calling preflop raise

In full ring a lot of good players fold hands like KQ and AJ vs preflop raises, fearing that these could be dominated. In short-handed games where...

Started by bbqsquirrel, 03-13-2007 06:10 PM
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03-13-2007 06:58 PM

100NL, two big slicks

Hand 1: -villain is 23/13 over only 40 hands. no other real reads -I'm assuming this is a standard fold without reads? Cryptologic No Limit...

Started by griffey24, 03-12-2007 09:59 PM
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03-13-2007 02:50 PM

28k Hands checkup

All this happened in 1.5 months. I know VPIP is kind of high. During more recent sessions I was aiming at suppressing it between 21-25, with PFR%...

Started by bbqsquirrel, 03-12-2007 05:47 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 957
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03-13-2007 12:18 PM

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