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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 man vs 4 man math

Spent way too much time working on this to where it's hurting my head. Someone check my math. It's a chart showing the win rate assuming you win 66%...

Started by Figment, 03-24-2010 10:37 PM
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06-05-2010 03:26 PM

May failgarphs itt!

-1.5k @400NL Bbicks, lemme know if you've found that bridge.

Started by oskar, 05-31-2010 09:59 PM
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06-05-2010 02:25 AM

2 hands deep 3 bet pots

Villain is a good reg runs 25/19 over a good sample. (He usually plays 5/10 and 3/6) 3 bets a lot, 10% overall, 4 bets 12%. These two hands...

Started by meeloche, 05-29-2010 04:01 PM
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06-02-2010 11:30 PM

NL100 KQo tp, turn Ace DB jammed on

villain is a fish 28/17 over 60 hands. Turn is crying what? fold or call? :) No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter...

Started by lancelott_, 06-01-2010 07:29 AM
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06-02-2010 08:14 PM

More spewtardedness imo

Villain is 26/22 fairly laggy over 350 hands. He opens the BU 93% over this sample so KJ is doing pretty well here. He c bets 87% which seems kinda...

Started by Carroters, 05-23-2010 10:57 AM
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06-01-2010 08:34 PM

100nl straight in a spot where i feels stupid

BTN is a 70/20ish fish. he has bet when checked to syndrome, SB is a laggish player who is quite aggro preflop but is somewhat tighter postflop. he...

Started by bikes, 05-30-2010 05:42 PM
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05-31-2010 11:01 PM

2/4: AK vs maniac

Villain is 54/37 tard with 21% 3bet and I've never seen him not iso when given opportunity (smallish sample). No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (6...

Started by pocketfours, 05-25-2010 12:15 PM
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05-29-2010 06:03 PM

GAUNTLET IX STARTS TOMORROW! Sunday May 30th @ 3:00 PM ET

(Sorry for spamming your forum!) DON'T FORGET to register for the first Gauntlet game of series IX! You are able to retrieve the password...

Started by givememyleg, 05-29-2010 05:08 PM
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05-29-2010 05:08 PM

AA - 3bet pot hero fold time? sorta..

-Villain in this hand has been pretty loose so far, running 33/22 or something like that -his UTG open was around 21% and he was calling a ton of...

Started by griffey24, 05-24-2010 06:56 PM
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05-28-2010 10:18 PM

Calling range spot

Hero's first hand at the table. Shover is a reg who just got sucked out on by the limper for a medium sized pot as I saw the last 2 streets of the...

Started by bikes, 05-27-2010 12:46 AM
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05-28-2010 06:08 PM

QQ UTG in 3 bet pot on weird river.

Villain is 38/26 over 40 hands and has 3-bet once so far in the SB. I know nothing else about him. Flop seems standard and raising or folding...

Started by Carroters, 05-25-2010 11:04 AM
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05-28-2010 03:54 PM

2/4: weird spot in 3bet pot

150BB deep against MP. MP is a TAG reg, SB is a LAG reg. Neither is very good and both of them are spewy. My image is bad and my 3bet is at around...

Started by pocketfours, 05-25-2010 12:04 PM
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05-27-2010 09:18 AM

video site for 6max

What would you guys recommend? I'm thinking Bluefirepoker, but i wanted to get some more opinions before i buy a subscription.

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 05-02-2010 04:23 PM
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05-24-2010 04:52 PM

TP hero call on 4-straight - good/flawed thought process?

-Villain in this hand is a good reg, Bruut -He has the button on 3 tables to my blinds and I have been 3betting him almost non-stop -I shipped Ax...

Started by griffey24, 05-22-2010 12:28 PM
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05-24-2010 10:23 AM

A bluff becomes a value hand, b vs b

Villain is 32/26 stealing 45% from the sb. We've stacked each other once eaqch today and been battling a bit. He deffo sees me as aggro. In the last...

Started by Carroters, 05-20-2010 12:57 PM
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05-24-2010 12:54 AM

J9s Multiway.

CO is a 14/12 nit and BU, a laggy reg running 28/22. In a hand just a few minutes earlier he'd called down a flop c/r and turn bet from me pretty...

Started by Carroters, 05-23-2010 10:50 AM
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05-24-2010 12:35 AM

Berate this river bluff 50nl

o Villian is reasonably tight and aggro preflop, erring on the nitty side running 14/12ish over 200. o He has 3bet 55 oop vs a button before. o I...

Started by XTR1000, 05-23-2010 06:30 AM
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05-23-2010 10:29 AM

1/2 - 3bet pot, turn decision

Villain is a winning but stationy reg, so I think there's thin value pre. He folds to 3bets 55%, 4bets 2.2%. He folds to cbets 44% (all pots, not...

Started by zook, 05-17-2010 09:38 PM
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05-22-2010 11:09 PM

10/20: few hands line check

Taking a shot as tables seemed soft. Never played with any villains before. Was playing nittyish 21/17/11%. Hand 1: Villain is unknown...

Started by pocketfours, 05-12-2010 04:05 AM
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05-21-2010 10:33 AM

2/4 - 99 oop, low paired board - standard turn spot

Found myself questioning this spot for some reason. Villain is a winning reg running 25/19/3, 3betting 8% from the button. My notes say that he is...

Started by zook, 05-17-2010 09:44 PM
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05-21-2010 07:58 AM

3 barrel vs unknown

Villain was like 25/20, 3 bet = 0% at the time over 30 hands and I hadn't seen much of his postflop play. My river sizing was pretty much an...

Started by Carroters, 05-20-2010 01:04 PM
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05-21-2010 07:25 AM

100nl 6m, c/r ai on Turn on wet drawy b- with top2 in RR pot BTN vs BB

villain is 16/14, 6%3Bet over 225 hands and simply hadn't been making much noise at the table. I'm ahead of AxAd, AdKx chop with KQ and am...

Started by al yell, 05-17-2010 02:03 PM
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05-19-2010 10:02 PM

Bluffing the same player twice after turn checks

I haven't seen much of villain, he's 23/17 over 54 hands. I have no info directly related to the hands, but he folds his blinds a lot to steals if it...

Started by minSim, 05-15-2010 06:02 AM
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05-19-2010 05:09 PM

Some random HH's because I'm rusty

I haven't been playing a lot the couple of weeks, so I'm a little rusty in my thinking. Some HH's here to checks some things. hand 1 Villain...

Started by minSim, 05-15-2010 06:34 AM
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05-19-2010 05:06 PM

I flat a 3b in position

After several weeks off Im beginning to play some again. Villain here is reasonably aggro with 24/20ish stats. We´re sharing a couple of tables where...

Started by XTR1000, 05-17-2010 06:28 AM
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05-18-2010 02:00 AM

50NL: Turn TPTK into a bluff?

Villain is a good regular at 50NL. He plays something like 18/15 over a 500 hand sample. He's somewhat aggressive, probably a reasonable hand reader....

Started by leftygrove, 05-02-2010 04:02 PM
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05-15-2010 09:32 AM

Lots of HH

Hey guys I have alot of questions about standard plays against unknowns here are a few hands. Your help will be very much appriciated! HAND #...

Started by T-Rex, 05-09-2010 04:48 PM
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05-15-2010 05:18 AM

Top pair oop vs fish on coordinated board-100nl

Villain is 74/26 fish. Only 36 hands on him. He seemed spewy and spazzy. He had raised 3 cb's out of 5 during the short time he was at the...

Started by shakesss, 05-06-2010 11:50 AM
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05-13-2010 03:19 PM

C/R Checked to 50BB table - 50NL

Villain is 18/16/2.1 tagg who is pretty standard post flop n only thing I've seen him getting out of line is preflop 3betting wars. Not sure what to...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 05-06-2010 02:10 AM
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05-12-2010 04:02 PM

$200nl - KK monotone flop

Villain is running 22/16, and I have one note on him that says "didn't raise nut flush draw and checked behind river with missed draw" Probably...

Started by JL, 05-11-2010 12:56 AM
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05-12-2010 03:47 PM

2/4 - QQ in 3b pot - thin river shove

Villain is a winning reg over a decent sample, running 26/21/2.8, folding to 3bets 66%, 4betting 2.3%. My notes say that he will c/c my cbets and 2nd...

Started by zook, 05-04-2010 11:54 PM
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05-12-2010 12:35 PM

1 Hand for Review AM I SUPOSE TO THINK HE HAS A SET OR 2 PAIR???????????

just sat down i mean i felt a 2 pair or set coming because im on a 19buyin downswing all i want to know is it possible to fold this hand on the turn?...

Started by T-Rex, 05-09-2010 06:27 PM
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05-12-2010 12:33 PM

Possibly an overplay, but maybe a decent semi-bluff.

Villain is an annoying player whose game is based on 3-betting preflop. He's 3-bet me a bunch of times and I've almost always folded; so far not...

Started by dsaxton, 05-08-2010 11:06 PM
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05-12-2010 12:29 PM

$200NL - Calling 60bb open shove preflop

Villain is obviously terrible and most likely on tilt. Players left to act behind me are both tagg regulars What range can I call with here? ...

Started by JL, 05-11-2010 01:01 AM
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05-12-2010 12:26 PM

2/4 - 99 3way vs. reg and fish

Button is a losing reg over a good sample, running 21/17/3.0, folding to cbets 58%, no relevant notes. BB is a passive fish, running 37/2/1.3. Two...

Started by zook, 05-04-2010 11:50 PM
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05-09-2010 04:14 PM

The unofficial April graphs thread

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Started by oskar, 04-30-2010 10:41 PM
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05-06-2010 07:11 PM

x posted FTR HU Challenge

2010 HU Challenge is scheduled to start Feb 1. Sign up here: ...

Started by meeloche, 03-04-2009 12:32 PM
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05-06-2010 04:44 PM

More 3-bet pots.

Okay here are a couple of the 3 bet pots I played in today's session. This still an area I think I fail at, so all advice much appreciated. 1....

Started by Carroters, 02-24-2010 02:47 PM
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05-05-2010 08:27 AM

turn spot

Villain runs like 30/24 over 500 hands or so, folds to 3 bets 50% of the time and 4 bets 10%. He's on the spewy side and is capable of clowning...

Started by meeloche, 05-02-2010 04:04 PM
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05-03-2010 08:13 PM

Folding trips is so hard for me....

I called the river, but my software tells me it was wrong. For me this is tough, cause I'm getting some decent odds. Do you agree with me or the...

Started by phil8493, 05-01-2010 02:33 AM
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05-02-2010 04:25 PM

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