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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

Multiway QQ OOP

To my immediate left is a complete spewtard. I have lousy position, but he's so bad that I think it is still a profitable (although high variance)...

Started by jo, 02-01-2007 12:05 PM
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02-01-2007 07:03 PM

72/0/12

So adventure #2 into 6max on Pokerstars tonight. I am playing .10/.25, rolled for more but I suck so that's where I'm sticking. I was up about $10...

Started by Wooderson, 02-01-2007 12:45 AM
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02-01-2007 06:14 PM

I never know what to do here..?

GAME #479529974: Texas Hold'em NL $1/$2 2007-01-30 19:14:58 Table Khenchela Seat 1: JL37 ($197.00 in chips) Seat 3: martev ($342.43 in chips)...

Started by JL, 01-30-2007 08:49 PM
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01-31-2007 09:53 PM

3 bullets : Likey/No Likey?

Villain seems semi-fishy depite being tightish preflop (I’d guess he’s something like 21/13). I’ve been surprisingly well-behaved at this table...

Started by Genitruc, 01-30-2007 12:49 PM
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01-31-2007 06:42 PM

Miff steals the cookie from the cookie jar

Button is a luckboxx fish. I dont even think he tries to be tight, he just plays bad. BB is just a donk Miff has been raising lots but had to give...

Started by Miffed22001, 01-31-2007 05:18 AM
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01-31-2007 04:04 PM

bad, or meh

50 NL, UB. 5 handed. I have $52 on the button. Opp 1 has $86 and is on the CO. Opp 2 just sat down and has $24 from the BB. Opp 1 has been...

Started by pgil, 01-30-2007 01:23 AM
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01-31-2007 10:49 AM

SAGE System for Heads Up Play

Check out the SAGE system. http://www.cardplayer.com/magazine/article/15250 Basically it assigns point values to the hand you are dealt, and...

Started by Xioustic, 01-29-2007 05:45 PM
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01-31-2007 07:40 AM

always outstacked heads-up.

i am playing alot of the $13 6man sngs on PS. the problem is that i come in 2nd more often than 1st. usually when it gets to heads up i am...

Started by nomofoshobro, 01-28-2007 03:53 AM
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01-31-2007 06:31 AM

Looking for a Partner (sorry, not "teh ghey" kind)

Hi all. For the past few months (since, say late October), I've been playing fairly infrequently, mainly in games I'm overrolled for, without much...

Started by Genitruc, 01-24-2007 02:15 AM
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01-31-2007 06:17 AM

too nitty?

villan is unknown. PokerStars Game #8199673392: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/01/30 - 17:25:42 (ET) Table 'Bussolini II' 6-max Seat #1...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-30-2007 05:30 PM
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01-31-2007 01:38 AM

I have odds to draw but fold anyway

utg is standard tag, donk leader is a call station...UTG has a higher flush almost always right? Ultimate Bet No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds:...

Started by benny999, 01-31-2007 12:02 AM
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01-31-2007 01:23 AM

50NL AQ rr pot, I hit the A on the turn

Holdem No Limit - $0.5 BB BB ($115.69) UTG ($7) MP ($108.67) CO ($26.31) Button ($50.72) SB ($10) Hero is BB with A:spade:, Q:spade:

Started by nogenius, 01-30-2007 11:17 PM
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01-31-2007 01:06 AM

50NL Flopped trips line checkup

Holdem No Limit - $0.5 BB SB ($62.14) BB ($115.11) UTG ($8.90) MP ($38.12) CO ($8.28) Button ($126.82) Hero is Button with A:diamond:,...

Started by nogenius, 01-30-2007 11:20 PM
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01-31-2007 12:56 AM

HU Monster Draw

HU. After 38 hands villain is 44.74/15.79. Flop is a monster draw. Standard? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (2 handed) Hand History...

Started by Sprayed, 01-29-2007 11:45 AM
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01-30-2007 08:58 PM

Few Hands to Pump me Up

I've had a bad run the past cpl days (mainly because of losing 2 flips worth 1700$ at nl200 lol). Feel like except for 1 or 2 spews I've played...

Started by Genitruc, 01-30-2007 12:39 PM
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01-30-2007 08:55 PM

River play???

Villain is 20/9/2.6 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by Jager, 01-30-2007 04:44 AM
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01-30-2007 08:43 PM

Last Post of the Day

Maybe mixing it up like this isn't necessary since I almost always play my strong hands very strong. Thoughts? Total number of players : 6...

Started by Genitruc, 01-30-2007 12:53 PM
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01-30-2007 08:10 PM

Yes or no.

100BB effective stacks, AJhearts on the button. 2 limpers, I raise 5x BB, blinds fold, 1 limper calls. pot is 11.5 BB Flop is Jxx, 2 hearts, ....

Started by jyms, 01-30-2007 01:19 PM
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01-30-2007 03:03 PM

Weak Overpair Linecheck

Villain has given up twice on me in earlier pots after leading into me when I was preflop raiser. Not sure if I like my line. Also not sure how...

Started by Genitruc, 01-29-2007 12:34 PM
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01-30-2007 01:39 PM

Someone asked for spew....(perhaps)

Hero will have a tight image to villain. Villain plays lots of smallball it seems and is a competent player, but hasnt played a big pot yet....

Started by Miffed22001, 01-29-2007 03:27 PM
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01-30-2007 01:18 PM

100NL QQ, make the river call?

Holdem No Limit - $1 BB UTG ($126.25) MP ($157.89) CO ($97) Button ($149.32) SB ($76.25) BB ($19) Hero is CO with Q:spade:, Q:heart:

Started by nogenius, 01-29-2007 11:09 PM
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01-30-2007 06:41 AM

reraised pot, c/push river bluff

Villain here is luckybhive.. there is a lot of history between us but it's been a while (several months) since we played together. Good, thinking...

Started by Lukie, 01-27-2007 08:13 PM
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01-30-2007 03:45 AM

A possible spot for a very loose preflop call.

Reraiser is 24/19 reg who i have tons of reads on. The big one for this guy in this hand is he doesn't cbet without a hand. Hijack is 18/12 and not...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-29-2007 12:22 AM
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01-30-2007 12:51 AM

2 Hands vs Very Aggro Villain

Villain is very aggressive. Not afraid of firing multiple barrels. Reminds me how I used to play back when I was just balls-out aggro. That being...

Started by Genitruc, 01-29-2007 02:53 PM
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01-29-2007 09:03 PM

nl200 Flip for 1k?

My image is crazy (45/26ish). Thoughts here? Villain seems ordinary, I've raised him off a couple pots in past few orbits... ***** Hand...

Started by Genitruc, 01-29-2007 12:31 PM
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01-29-2007 08:14 PM

And so it continues. Another 2 Buyins lost!!! (3 hands)

As I have said, Another bad session. Just a couple of hands I would like to see your comments on. Hand 1: No reads on Villain, he had been at...

Started by Hornsta9, 01-29-2007 06:13 PM
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01-29-2007 07:23 PM

4 Hands, £55($105) @ £25NL and a Headache!!!!

Hi all, I had an absolute nightmare of a session yesterday. I played for about 2 hours at £25NL 6-max on Will Hill and got annhialated. I was down...

Started by Hornsta9, 01-29-2007 06:28 AM
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01-29-2007 06:23 PM

50NL - passive "line"

so obv no read on villain, plus I played this hand by the seat of my pants. Feel free to dis anything you don't like. In my laggier days (last...

Started by swiggidy, 01-29-2007 03:28 PM
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01-29-2007 04:26 PM

3 Standardsville hands

Considering a move back to stars now that i need to get a large number of hands in during the periods i actually have to play. Hero's image will be...

Started by Miffed22001, 01-28-2007 06:53 AM
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01-29-2007 01:53 PM

AK, re-raised pot, facing turn c/r

-No real reads on villain in this hand, he was new to the table, only have about 9 hands logged on him. -The turn check by villain seemed fishy, so...

Started by griffey24, 01-28-2007 11:12 PM
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01-29-2007 01:50 PM

KJ UTG FD+two overs

I think I'm spewing from UTG and other positions with KJo/s. My PT shows that I'm a big loser with KJ from a lot of positions. Mainly smooth...

Started by Sprayed, 01-29-2007 11:28 AM
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01-29-2007 11:39 AM

AA v. Flop Reraise (no read)

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.25/$0.50 6 players Converter Stack sizes: Hero: $91.30 UTG+1: $26.15 CO: $57.40

Started by quinlan20, 01-28-2007 09:36 AM
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01-29-2007 07:17 AM

couple of line checks...

1st hand: this is a spot i seem to get into all the time vs the fish at $10nl. wtf do i do here? do i call? do i reraise? do i just fold since...

Started by bode, 01-27-2007 08:07 PM
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01-29-2007 12:21 AM

Pocket Queens, confusing preflop action

Hey guys, Here's a hand I had today. I was pretty confused with the preflop action, and wasn't sure if I should fold or felt the hand after the...

Started by griffey24, 01-26-2007 02:21 PM
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01-28-2007 11:43 PM

was this bad?

my thinking here was that villan (not enough hands and no reads yet)would do this with AA, AK, KK, KQ. and if he did have the flush im not exactly...

Started by bearcats05, 01-28-2007 08:06 PM
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01-28-2007 11:17 PM

Pushing and calling, big pots without the hands

Hate playing for stacks with these sorts of hands... Hand 1: I'd often 3-bet here, but this was just to mix things up a bit. No Limit...

Started by Anosmic, 01-28-2007 02:44 PM
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01-28-2007 08:47 PM

Possibly the most poorly played AA I've ever seen (lc)

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 6 players Converter Stack sizes: Hero: $200 UTG+1: $304.40 CO: $35.75

Started by Harry, 01-28-2007 08:04 PM
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01-28-2007 08:04 PM

Overpair hands

hand 1: ** Game ID 1165684473 starting - 2007-01-27 20:28:51 ** Lax (0.10|0.20 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money - Gertel_ sitting in seat 1 with...

Started by jackvance, 01-27-2007 04:11 PM
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01-28-2007 07:29 PM

50NL - missing value

I have to bet this turn don't I? Villain is 25/20/2 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by swiggidy, 01-28-2007 04:22 PM
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01-28-2007 06:42 PM

Long HU session HH, comments please

Thanks to the help I have received from posters on this forum (particularly Taipan168 and Gingerwizard), as well as continually re reading HOH, my...

Started by LordVTR, 01-27-2007 05:48 AM
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01-28-2007 10:57 AM

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