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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

Setting up your table.

I am curious as to what people look for when they first sit down to evaluate their new table? My current process: 1. Identify calling stations,...

Started by Jager, 11-12-2006 03:25 AM
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11-12-2006 01:13 PM

AQ deep vs light threebetting tag and ultra lag.

Threebettor is a tag who has been threebetting me way more than his share. Coldcaller is a very loose and very aggressive player but capable of...

Started by Renton, 11-11-2006 07:52 PM
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11-12-2006 12:37 PM

I was thinking about this the other day, maybe he was too...

Setting up the scenario: you raise and have a little bitch on your left who likes to 3-bet you frequently, both in and out of position. If this...

Started by Lukie, 11-11-2006 06:34 AM
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11-12-2006 10:40 AM

few hands to critique please...

i am trying like hell to figure SH NL out. and keep ending up frustrated. my FR game is very solid, but i try to transfer it over to 6max and keep...

Started by Chopper, 11-10-2006 10:44 PM
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11-12-2006 09:29 AM

I fold decent hands too...

Ew, this hand sucks. Villain is jessicafk, a real nit that I havn't seen in a while. I have her at 5/5 over 40 hands on my HUD that I recently...

Started by Lukie, 11-11-2006 06:01 AM
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11-12-2006 02:54 AM

Might as well continue as a semi-bluff...

I'm playing pretty boring poker, although I do 3-bet more then most in the game. I think I have a decently tight, non-spewy image. Villain...

Started by Lukie, 11-10-2006 03:06 AM
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11-12-2006 02:36 AM

Are people really this dumb?

Let me set up the situation. I'm playing a whole bunch of 2-4 shorthanded tables last night. One gets heads up with a player that's OK, and I see...

Started by Lukie, 11-08-2006 11:57 PM
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11-12-2006 02:31 AM

Very boderline call

My intial thoughts are that i made a bad call, i had to think fast about it and was forced to make a decision. short-stack reraiser is on possible...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 11-11-2006 03:34 PM
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11-11-2006 09:23 PM

How do you play this from here? (deep stacked poker)

the villan is a 28/21 over more than a hundred hands. I get the sense that postflop, he's pretty tight. 1. I'm really worried about a over set...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 11-11-2006 05:08 PM
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11-11-2006 08:53 PM

3 hands from 1st session after 3 weeks off

Hand 1 : Villain is 25/8/2.7 big winner over 3k hands. We have very little history - supremebeing sitting in seat 1 with $159.40 - Utkopt...

Started by Genitruc, 11-10-2006 07:29 PM
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11-11-2006 06:17 PM

humongous flop check-raise on dry flop from unknown

This is BB's 2nd hand at the table. first one he posted a blind UTG, so I'm thinking maybe he's gambling/messing around. Also in that hand, UTG+1...

Started by benny999, 11-11-2006 02:09 AM
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11-11-2006 03:20 PM

100NL Making top pair on turn

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Hero ($131.50) CO...

Started by nogenius, 11-11-2006 01:03 AM
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11-11-2006 02:42 PM

Gambling for Implied Odds

Hey Guys, Brand spanking new here, so hey, hope you are all doing great! This is a hand that was taken from my blog of late. I like to think...

Started by Memeon, 11-10-2006 12:17 PM
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11-11-2006 02:30 PM

Nut Betting

$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, November 10, 20:05:46 ET 2006 Hero (UTG+1): $213.65 Dealt to Hero: 2c-2d SB Folds, Hero calls $2 and SB...

Started by Memeon, 11-11-2006 11:31 AM
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11-11-2006 01:59 PM

TT short stack 25/50£

UTG is a fish, button is a solid winner. hero has just sat down to the table but at least button recognizes me from 10/2o tables as a Laggish winner....

Started by Pingviini, 11-11-2006 09:48 AM
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11-11-2006 10:27 AM

KK, heavy preflop action

Your move? Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 6 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $197

Started by Warpe, 11-10-2006 10:10 AM
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11-11-2006 07:50 AM

Poker Tracker - 6 Max Autorates

I finally found a suitable 6-Max auto rate after searching the FTR Forums. http://www.andymcnish.btinternet.co.uk/newauto.htm Im still having...

Started by Memeon, 11-10-2006 03:45 PM
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11-10-2006 05:25 PM

So you wanna be a hero...

A couple of days ago, Fnord wrote a post that said that if you want to beat the increasingly tougher and more aggressive games, you need to be...

Started by mcatdog, 11-08-2006 12:45 AM
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11-10-2006 04:30 PM

Drop down to 25NL?

I've only played about 8,700 hands of 50NL. Do you think I should move back down to 25NL for awhile? It could just be a normal downswing (running...

Started by Harry, 11-10-2006 12:45 AM
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11-10-2006 03:39 PM

Flopped boat w/66

Standard calldown? Or should I raise the flop? Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 5 players Converter Stack sizes:...

Started by Warpe, 11-10-2006 10:27 AM
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11-10-2006 03:11 PM

a bunch o' hands

I've been donking around at 3-4 handed games lately to get rid of my nittyness :D . I'll just post some stuff, most is standard probably. *******...

Started by johnny_fish, 11-10-2006 01:20 PM
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11-10-2006 01:20 PM

QQ confused.

Playa is a 67/7/1.5 fish after a large sample. I'm not sure what to think about this hand. I made a long time debating what to do on the turn cuz I...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 11-08-2006 10:05 PM
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11-10-2006 01:16 PM

Standard calldown with TPGK vs tag?

Villain is tight and agg. No real history with this character. To preface, I am trying to cut down heavily on my hero calldowns. Im obviously...

Started by Renton, 11-09-2006 08:30 PM
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11-10-2006 08:31 AM

WA/WB situation?

Just sat, no reads. I figure WA/WB and call down? Should I bomb the turn? I didnt think Id get called unless beat. Typical me, though. ...

Started by euphoricism, 11-08-2006 03:43 PM
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11-10-2006 06:55 AM

Stutter step

I'm fairly new to table, so no reads. I sometimes raise this from the CO, sometimes limp. I flop the nut flush draw on a very co-ordinated board and...

Started by Warpe, 11-09-2006 02:08 PM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,246
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11-09-2006 11:44 PM

Rakeback question...

Hey guys, So I just finished a rather up and down October as far as 100NL goes. As usual, the end of the month comes and I get a nice deposit into...

Started by griffey24, 11-07-2006 09:37 AM
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11-09-2006 11:39 PM

A Very very basic hand

This is my 3rd hand at the table and I've never seen the sb before. Should I be raising this flop? With a 2 broadway flop I think it's going to be...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 11-08-2006 04:53 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,375
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11-09-2006 10:58 PM

TT overpair to drawy board

Villain is fairly new to the table but I haven't been playing very aggressive against aggression. One time raised a limper to $5 pf w/AJo and folded...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 11-09-2006 07:53 PM
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11-09-2006 10:33 PM

5/10, a bluff thats never a bluff

UTG is a TAG ive started to see recently, but no reads. MP is a solid TAG that im playing with on a few of my tables, but we havent had any big...

Started by gabe, 09-29-2006 06:31 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 2,184
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11-09-2006 09:12 PM

Another place I shoulda c/r'd AI?

I seem to always think of it AFTER the hand is over... Pretty clear he's either on the FD or he's got an A. I'm not sure which, I'm about 50/50...

Started by euphoricism, 11-09-2006 01:55 PM
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11-09-2006 08:46 PM

AA facing river push

Opp. is 19.75/12.35/3.03 after ~400 hands. For ya regulars he is TableATM. I had lots of thoughts on the river and got confused. My thought at...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 11-08-2006 10:12 PM
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11-09-2006 10:58 AM

100NL 6m AQ flops TPGK in rr pot

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($100.45) CO...

Started by nogenius, 11-08-2006 02:46 AM
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11-08-2006 01:44 PM

how bad is this?

50 NL effective stacks are $44. I have been moderately aggressive so far. the opp in this hand has 3-bet me pf three or four times so far in a...

Started by pgil, 11-08-2006 12:23 PM
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11-08-2006 01:20 PM

terry dips toes into 6max 2hands

wanted to join the fun.. opponent unknown, wanted to keep him on the hook. knew i was ahead, how much to bet each street? bonus points, what...

Started by TerryToma, 11-07-2006 02:07 AM
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11-08-2006 11:32 AM

NFD vs. bet + raise..

No reads on both, I was kinda new to the table. Notice stack sizes. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by johnny_fish, 11-08-2006 11:16 AM
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11-08-2006 11:16 AM

raising SC at mid stacked loose table

100nl 6 max on bodog. assume no good reads except that ppl seem loose-passive, and I have been solid/tag. Questions: --What do you think of...

Started by benny999, 11-07-2006 05:42 PM
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11-08-2006 09:57 AM

goal: make him fold a pair. (!)

All I really have on this guy is that he hasn't been getting out of line. He isn't one of the big time regs, but I recognize the name and he might...

Started by Lukie, 11-07-2006 01:09 AM
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11-08-2006 06:07 AM

AA 5-5-10 NL

My usual live game. 2 limpers, I raise to $120 on the button with red AA, I wanted to get some action, cause some of the players keep complaining I...

Started by Iwind, 11-02-2006 04:10 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,187
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11-07-2006 07:43 PM

50NL - Value betting, 6 hands

Any thoughts appreciated. Poker Stars No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.25/$0.50 6 players Converter Hand 1 - I don't usually complete...

Started by swiggidy, 11-07-2006 05:26 PM
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11-07-2006 07:27 PM

Poll Poll: Calling for value?

Villain is a bad aggro donk 56/29/5 and bluffs/bets weak hands to much. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool...

Started by Tom42, 11-06-2006 03:33 PM
Replies: 24 Views: 1,917
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11-07-2006 04:50 PM

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