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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

Don't put your stack in on just TP?

Sometimes I just really don't understand high level poker.. ** Game ID 1074746390 starting - 2006-12-07 18:58:03 ** Borne Again (100.00|200.00...

Started by jackvance, 12-07-2006 01:00 PM
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12-12-2006 11:43 AM

Blah AK vs twosevoff

Blah, comments everywhere please. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Alibi, 12-09-2006 07:20 PM
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12-12-2006 04:36 AM

More standard hands from NL100

Sorry for all the standard hands, I just need to check if I have some basic leaks in my game I need to fix (I'm running bad atm, so a sanity check is...

Started by Robert, 12-11-2006 07:54 PM
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12-12-2006 12:28 AM

h@ll and actionjeff playing 100/200 HU

check it out

Started by givememyleg, 12-11-2006 09:19 PM
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12-12-2006 12:26 AM

QQ in a tough postion

I sometimes get in positions like these where i'm not sure what to do. I get QQ UTG or in MP. I raise to 4x the BB, two people call who are loose...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-10-2006 11:54 PM
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12-11-2006 11:18 PM

KQ reraised pot vs tag

Villain is tag-like, but probably a little too loose. I haven't reraised him yet (we haven't been playing long). I've been mixing in a lot more...

Started by Renton, 12-11-2006 06:08 AM
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12-11-2006 10:04 PM

Flopped royal flush against preflop raiser

Seat 1: GingerW1zard ($21.70 in chips) Seat 2: Sharkbyte237 ($1 in chips) Seat 3: vinny ferret ($10.55 in chips) Seat 4: acesnates2 ($12.80 in...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-11-2006 05:48 PM
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12-11-2006 09:31 PM

100NL - AK pf, 3bet from 1/2 stack

I had raised last two hands and taken them down pre-flop, no other reads. Super easy push or call and re-evaluate flop? PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by swiggidy, 12-11-2006 04:19 PM
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12-11-2006 08:13 PM

Ugly 2 pair

Both blinds were just calling stations but what's a standard line against decent opponents? Are we waiting for a non spade turn to get more frisky or...

Started by gnads, 12-11-2006 06:40 PM
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12-11-2006 07:44 PM

zomg eupho has a fullstack hand!

While watching a CR vid, I decided to one-table fullstacked 50NL. Villain here is pretty passive, but beyond that hasnt done anything of note. I've...

Started by euphoricism, 12-11-2006 06:00 PM
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12-11-2006 06:44 PM

Check behind with set - losing value?

Villain is 50/9. On the flop he hesitated a bit, and on the turn he hesitated a lot and almost timed out. I put him on a weak ace, like AT, or a...

Started by Harry, 12-09-2006 09:57 PM
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12-11-2006 05:10 PM

Continuation bet in reraised pot vs two opps

Initial raiser is a nit (probably only raises 66+ and AK/AQ). Caller is a tag. POKERSTARS GAME #7394715016: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) -...

Started by Renton, 12-11-2006 06:17 AM
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12-11-2006 05:08 PM

50NL - high pp, drawy board

No reads, 22/11 after 20 hands, facing min-raise ... PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by swiggidy, 12-11-2006 01:24 PM
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12-11-2006 04:56 PM

10NL crying call?

and could i have played this differently? Seat 1: Garageband ($13.90 in chips) Seat 2: sox216 ($5 in chips) Seat 3: foldem_0305 ($0.70 in...

Started by gingerwizard, 12-11-2006 02:21 PM
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12-11-2006 04:13 PM

Check this river check/call.

Villain is loose, aggressive, and bad. He rarely openlimps, but i can't remember him ever doing it with a big hand. POKERSTARS GAME...

Started by Renton, 12-11-2006 06:14 AM
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12-11-2006 03:41 PM

A couple of hands from last night (NL100)

Hand 1: No read on opp, but he seems loose. Hows my river line? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Robert, 12-11-2006 02:34 PM
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12-11-2006 03:30 PM

Is that barrygreenstein?

There's this guy Barryg1 playing at a 100/200 tableon Pstars. I assume it's actually Barry Greenstein since name stealers usually don't have that...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-11-2006 01:25 PM
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12-11-2006 03:27 PM

Couple of hands vs a laggrodonk

Villain is 78/30. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by Warpe, 12-11-2006 01:00 PM
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12-11-2006 01:17 PM

Higher stakes on stars!

100/200 and 200/400... I'll be grinding there tonight. Anyone else dropping in?

Started by Alibi, 12-08-2006 05:52 PM
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12-11-2006 10:02 AM

Heads up, is it just a lottery?

At last after some pretty grim results over the last week or so, I have managed to get ITM a few times over the last couple of days, but more often...

Started by LordVTR, 12-10-2006 01:51 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,125
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12-11-2006 02:54 AM

AA, river question

PokerStars Game #7387877506: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/12/10 - 18:58:43 (ET) Table 'Theotes III' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 12-10-2006 07:15 PM
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12-10-2006 11:40 PM

Do I fold this? why? and when?

Fold flop, turn, river? Villain is a bad, weak, Lagg. His betting patterns are horrible. GAME #461200756: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1 2006-12-09...

Started by JL, 12-09-2006 07:03 PM
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12-10-2006 06:56 PM

Why raise preflop?

Currently I'm playing a fairly donk-ish SST weekly in my area. Its not massive stakes, just between mates. I win 90% of the time lol, but I'm having...

Started by Muzzard, 12-09-2006 08:49 PM
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12-10-2006 02:28 PM

ATs facing allin preflop

yes, I'm serious. If I remember correctly, I've been playing alright, nothing remarkable, not overly aggressive or nitty. I really have no idea...

Started by Lukie, 12-06-2006 07:13 PM
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12-10-2006 10:52 AM

200 NL Tough Spots

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB ($388.10) UTG...

Started by elipsesjeff, 12-09-2006 07:14 PM
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12-10-2006 02:30 AM

Renton (Fnord and Trip) vs Rondavu

I just sat a few hands ago. Notes on rondavu: Loose player, but not really a lagg. More like a tagg who limps a lot of stuff. I actually...

Started by Renton, 12-08-2006 05:18 PM
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12-10-2006 12:13 AM

I suck at poker

20nl 6-max - spoonitnow sitting in seat 1 with $22.60 - silver1210 sitting in seat 2 with $20.35 - of_chance sitting in seat 3 with $54.50 -...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-09-2006 05:17 PM
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12-09-2006 09:40 PM

hidden nuts on draw board...

Villain is tight-passive post flop, 30/5 stats, but I have seen him cbet. When he fired on the turn I figured a good one pair hand is most likely. ...

Started by benny999, 12-09-2006 12:35 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 901
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12-09-2006 07:27 PM

50NL - back to back hands, did I leave value on the table?

Same villain both hands, 90/20 over 55 hands, we hadn't interacted much at this point. He showed down crap hands, and tended to be very aggressive...

Started by swiggidy, 12-09-2006 06:16 PM
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12-09-2006 06:47 PM

What to do: low PP & OESD vs possible overpair

One of villain's first hands at the table...I put him on an overpair, what do we do on turn? Game #2699406553: Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) -...

Started by Alexos, 12-08-2006 03:17 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,375
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12-09-2006 05:41 PM

Two river folds, standard right?

Hand 1, villain is way too loose and really passive so I don't know why I'm even posting this. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (5 handed) Hand...

Started by sandstorm, 12-09-2006 11:40 AM
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12-09-2006 05:23 PM

50NL - flush draw vs likely pp

UTG used the open limp/min-raise with AA earlier. I put him on a high pocket pair here, JJ-QQ, maybe TT. He donk bet flops a lot. He's 33/10. CO...

Started by swiggidy, 12-09-2006 03:32 PM
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12-09-2006 05:16 PM

This is bad isn't it?

one of my first hands at the table, and ive never seen this chap before PokerStars Game #7355539842: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/12/08...

Started by Renton, 12-08-2006 05:02 PM
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12-09-2006 02:48 PM

Playing SB with Limpers

Assuming 100bb stacks 6-handed, what hands can we complete the small blind with an obvious +EV scenario against 1 limper? 2 limpers? 3 limpers? Let's...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-09-2006 02:01 PM
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12-09-2006 02:01 PM

Heads up with an overpair.

Villian is very tight passive. For the past six hands Ive just taken the blinds from him. He checked down trips with a bet on the flop during the...

Started by Happy Jones, 12-09-2006 01:08 PM
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12-09-2006 01:08 PM

stupid hand

2/4 on bodog, first hand at table. Folds to villain who completes his SB. I check my option wiht Td7c. Pot = 8$ Flop : 9d 8d 4c Villain bets 7,...

Started by nutsinho, 12-08-2006 05:58 PM
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12-09-2006 11:12 AM

50NL - 88 vs idiot calling station

He'll call pf raises with A3o and c/c A high 3 flush boards. Will also fire random bets. So is this line OK? Is my hand weak enough that I need to...

Started by swiggidy, 12-08-2006 01:46 PM
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12-09-2006 07:23 AM

AA vs Unknown

POKERSTARS GAME #7343907998: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/12/07 - 19:56:37 (ET) Table 'Capricorn II' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by Renton, 12-07-2006 10:11 PM
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12-09-2006 07:05 AM

I was going to get my money in good on the turn....

CO is a fish running well and been fustrating my attempts to rob the table blind. I got BB at 40/15 over a small sample size, he tries to play well,...

Started by Fnord, 12-09-2006 03:59 AM
Replies: 2 Views: 601
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12-09-2006 06:49 AM

QQ oop

Ok 2 questions: 1) is this about right preflop? PokerStars Game #7356806686: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/08 - 18:25:11 (ET) Table...

Started by chardrian, 12-08-2006 06:30 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,129
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12-09-2006 06:13 AM

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