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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

I make a set and everyone goes crazy.

Villains seem to be your average 50NL players apart from Krebs, who's a noob who keeps buying in short and tries to get it all in with top pair. ...

Started by Benoso, 01-18-2007 06:57 AM
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01-18-2007 05:07 PM

Nit vs Nit.

reraiser Angel is 14/10 nit. I mean he either has AA,KK(Not all the time) ,QQ,77, or 66, other opp is super loose not too worried about him. ...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-13-2007 12:51 PM
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01-18-2007 04:23 PM

Am I losing value here?

Villain is 42/9/2 GAME #474661314: Texas Hold'em NL $1/$2 2007-01-17 18:41:25 Table Sharona (6 max) Seat 1: blackie2 ($195.00 in chips) Seat 3:...

Started by JL, 01-17-2007 07:49 PM
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01-18-2007 02:37 PM

A possibility of a very tight fold

Obviously this is Jeff from FTR very solid, running 21/18 but im sure he's tighter than this. PokerStars Game #7975910063: Hold'em No Limit...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-16-2007 09:07 PM
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01-18-2007 02:36 PM

Deep with AA

Villain is a 26/14/1.6 luckbox, not very good. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by Jager, 01-17-2007 04:47 AM
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01-18-2007 01:40 PM

Massimo tells me he'd kill me if I fold this...

200 Hands this guy is 18/9/4.33. PokerStars Game #7975590376: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/01/16 - 20:41:33 (ET) Table 'Phoinix III'...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-16-2007 08:52 PM
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01-18-2007 11:17 AM

50NL Trips good kicker turn decision

Holdem No Limit - $0.5 BB CO ($88.62) Button ($95.17) SB ($24.62) BB ($50) UTG ($34.78) MP ($58.58) Hero is Button with K:club:,...

Started by nogenius, 01-17-2007 11:56 PM
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01-18-2007 08:49 AM

2 hands with aggressive villain

Villain in both of these hands are the same. Over 905 hands, villain is 30.6/26.59/4.85 We have played a LOT together the last week or so. He is...

Started by griffey24, 01-17-2007 06:11 PM
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01-18-2007 08:34 AM

(200NL) I want that sidepot!

Villain is 34/14/1 over 600 hands. I've seen villain float 2 streets before. I've been playing 20/15/2.5 and villain probably sees me as TAG....

Started by pp262, 01-18-2007 07:14 AM
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01-18-2007 07:14 AM

AK 50NL linecheck.

Villain seems willing to gamble, and has been raising fairly lightly. Dealer: Your cards :Ac: :Kh: Dealer: J0mapel folds Dealer: alex57 raises...

Started by Benoso, 01-18-2007 06:38 AM
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01-18-2007 07:05 AM

Calling SC's OOP versus raises in SH...

There's a thread about SC's in holdem strategies I know but I want to get more specific. After the chat last night I was talking to Jager and...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-17-2007 12:23 PM
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01-18-2007 06:00 AM

Calling river "bluffs" with weak pairs

Is this river call + or - EV against a complete unkown? GAME #474676848: Texas Hold'em NL $1/$2 2007-01-17 19:24:46 Table Infineon (6 max) Seat...

Started by JL, 01-17-2007 07:45 PM
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01-18-2007 05:58 AM

Feel like I should push but...

reraiser on flop is solid, 15/10 type, johnnyslant is loose aggro fag, which make me really odded out by his call. Is there anything I can do but...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-18-2007 01:01 AM
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01-18-2007 01:37 AM

Spewy hand...

opp is about 27/15/6. All I know is he will bet flops with nothing even in multi way but will give up on turns. POKERSTARS GAME #7976248701: ...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-16-2007 09:38 PM
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01-17-2007 10:50 PM

QQ v. Decent Player

Full Tilt Poker Game #1618919294: Table Gamma (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Holdem - 3:35:13 ET - 2007/01/17 Seat 1: Big Bend ($130.80) Seat 2:...

Started by quinlan20, 01-17-2007 03:58 AM
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01-17-2007 06:00 PM

I learned a good lesson

Thanks to Dnuts... POKERSTARS GAME #7977894488: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/01/16 - 22:49:57 (ET) Table 'Morosovia II' 6-max Seat #1...

Started by elipsesjeff, 01-17-2007 01:05 AM
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01-17-2007 03:54 PM

I need line checks ($100NL Stars)

I'm pretty uncomfortable with $100NL right now, so I just want some line checks. Lemme know what I should be doing differently? I had a pretty crazy...

Started by donkbee, 01-17-2007 03:02 AM
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01-17-2007 03:44 PM

JJ on the button

I haven't been at at the table long enough to have any reliable reads, but my opponent seems to be in a lot of pots and has table captain tendencies....

Started by Warpe, 01-17-2007 05:55 AM
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01-17-2007 12:46 PM

Mid pair in position against a LAgg

Villain is running 32/24 over about 50 hands and has seen me raising small pairs (treys) from EP. My thinking was that his range was quite wide...

Started by koolmoe, 01-16-2007 04:00 AM
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01-17-2007 09:41 AM

river straight on paired board

opp is good tricky 5/10 - 10/20 regular. ive seen him make big moves preflop in the past month or so, but in the past few days i havent seen...

Started by gabe, 01-16-2007 02:48 PM
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01-16-2007 10:18 PM

Borderline play...

MidnightTokr is 28/21 over 120 or so hands. I have been three-betting him a lot preflop. He's definitely noticed, although he hasn't done anything...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-16-2007 06:37 PM
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01-16-2007 08:12 PM

Playing T8s against a re-raise

Villain has not been sat down long and is unknown to me. What do you think about calling the raise? And then what about the flop? How should I...

Started by jo, 01-15-2007 12:40 AM
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01-16-2007 07:46 PM

akya or a nish nish

Reads: Lossern is 23/20, Kikke is 25/5. Have seen neither do anything out of the ordinary. PokerStars Game #7952163180: Hold'em No Limit...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-15-2007 02:50 PM
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01-16-2007 07:03 PM

first 2 hands posted at $100NL (Stars)

1) Only 20 hands with him so far. Only thing I've really noticed is that he calls preflop with suited cards but doesn't raise a FD in a multiway pot....

Started by donkbee, 01-16-2007 02:31 AM
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01-16-2007 06:53 PM

Set in limiped pot, facing heavy turn aggression

-Haven't played many hands with villain, but he seems like an average player -Villain is 30/10/4 over a few hundred hands How's the turn line? Is...

Started by griffey24, 01-15-2007 06:24 PM
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01-16-2007 05:44 PM

weak fold?

two hands before, i won a 60BB pot from villain because i induced a bluff on the river and called his busted flushdraw, so i don't think he's...

Started by Doublethe7, 01-16-2007 03:12 PM
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01-16-2007 04:52 PM

Gah, I never know what to do in these spots..

No reads, I have both villains covered. Dealer: Your cards :9h: :Jc: Dealer: Barne23 calls $0.20 Dealer: Mithra12 calls $0.20 Dealer:...

Started by Benoso, 01-16-2007 03:34 PM
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01-16-2007 03:46 PM

gone with my read

played about 100 Hands at this table, villain is standard tight player with basic understanding of the game. his overaggro play made me think of a...

Started by Doublethe7, 01-16-2007 03:04 PM
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01-16-2007 03:04 PM

LOLZ

54/29 dumbass, i've been threebetting him light. Thinks huge overbets are bluffs. i love late night donks. PokerStars Game #7963911688: ...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-16-2007 02:27 AM
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01-16-2007 02:32 PM

3 hands with suited aces ($50NL Stars)

I want line checks. 1) He seems solid, 19/15 over 80 hands. He's 100% for continuation bets. Has seen me bet out a flopped boat and call it down...

Started by donkbee, 01-16-2007 02:14 AM
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01-16-2007 01:30 PM

10/20 NL I think your weak.. im gonna fire another barrel

Bodog 10/20 FR Villain is tight, but not much else is known. faruza 69 1 $2,548.00 nutty 2 $3,403.00 brilliance 3 $1,970.00...

Started by spino1i, 01-06-2007 02:57 AM
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01-16-2007 09:50 AM

Slight overbet.

Opponent is loose and has been making some bad calls so I decided to go for his whole stack. Thoughts on this river? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by dsaxton, 01-15-2007 06:43 PM
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01-16-2007 04:49 AM

This is ridiculously standard... right?

Just to solve an small argument. Should i have cont bet here? Both opps are pretty loose preflop, although i've only had 40 or so hands with them. ...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-15-2007 01:22 PM
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01-16-2007 02:00 AM

2 pair on scary board, OOP vs. spewy TAG (50 NL)

My last 50NL session before I start hitting 200NL again. This guy has pretty normal-looking stats but he's been caught floating, two-barreling,...

Started by mcatdog, 01-11-2007 03:34 PM
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01-15-2007 09:40 PM

spewtastic or ok?

do you think this is ok or a lot worse compared to just calling the flop and folding to a turn bet? or raising flop, and taking a free card on turn?...

Started by benny999, 01-12-2007 06:54 PM
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01-15-2007 05:29 PM

Hand from opps perspective

This was a hand that i had a discussion with opp with afterwards. I'm interested in what people think opp should call with and why. Redgrape has...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-11-2007 07:55 PM
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01-15-2007 10:51 AM

Tough spot PF 200 bbs deep 3 way

The initial reraiser and I have a wonderful history together, basically he is the lightest 3 better Ive seen I know I am well ahead of his range. ...

Started by Jager, 01-08-2007 02:41 AM
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01-15-2007 05:19 AM

Check my line

no reads PokerStars Game #7918735901: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/01/13 - 16:41:10 (ET) Table 'Montezuma II' 6-max Seat #3 is the button...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-13-2007 04:44 PM
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01-15-2007 12:32 AM

I hate folding KK, but....

PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Button ($197.00) SB...

Started by JL, 01-12-2007 08:50 PM
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01-14-2007 07:04 PM

KK hand

Bettor on the flop is a competent 26/7.5/2.6 playa over 450 hands. The rest in the hand are loose retards. Am I ever good here? PokerStars...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 01-13-2007 03:51 PM
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01-14-2007 04:31 PM

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