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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 05:13 PM
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10-01-2014 02:28 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 02:59 AM
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03-25-2011 02:59 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 07:44 PM
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08-30-2010 01:09 AM

2/4: squeezed pot river shove

Villain is 33/24 (11% 3bet) LAG over 100 hands. BU is 20/17 with 10% 3bet. UTG ($339.50) MP ($491) CO ($402.70) Button ($568.30) Hero (SB)...

Started by pocketfours, 04-03-2010 04:01 AM
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04-16-2010 12:53 AM

1/2 AK oop 3bet

basically villain is unknown to me, however in the few hands i had he basically seemed fairly aggro 21/20 with 9.5 3bet over 100 hands i seem...

Started by bspahn, 04-09-2010 04:19 PM
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04-16-2010 12:47 AM

Standard hands, betsizing talk

Maybe just for some review, but generally I think betsizing isn't being talked about a lot. I'll just post some hands with my thoughtprocess...

Started by minSim, 04-10-2010 10:50 AM
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04-15-2010 01:16 AM

100nl- weird 3b pot vs fish

Villain is a 53/27/1.8 AF. WTSD 52. C/R turn 67%(3). Fold to 3b 0(2). 103 hands. He seemed really fishy and splashy. In the last orbit he 3b and...

Started by shakesss, 04-10-2010 07:24 AM
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04-14-2010 11:03 PM

DB vs c/r

I have a theoretical question - I hope it is good one for discussion: You are on the blinds and standard reg (not much good, not much bad) opens...

Started by Mr. Diamond, 04-09-2010 05:25 AM
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04-14-2010 09:34 AM

($23 husng) 33 faces AI

I know the HU forum is normally packed with higher stakes so if this should be somewhere else please feel free to move it. I raised every button...

Started by revolvingiris, 03-19-2010 04:57 AM
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04-13-2010 08:05 PM

100NL: Trips facing weird c/r on river.

Villain is 23/20 and seems to be a reg on a few of my tables. I haven't played with him before though since I've only recently moved up. Discussed...

Started by Carroters, 04-13-2010 12:34 PM
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04-13-2010 03:12 PM

Pokerstars changes the buyin structures

PokerStars Announcement of Changes to NL/PL Cash Game Buy-ins - Internet Poker - Online Poker Forum cliffs: 20-50bb 40-100bb 100-250bb with...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-12-2010 01:49 PM
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04-13-2010 12:51 PM

50nl : 3Bet pot KK on the river.

Opp is 26/14 fish , no other specific reads , on the river I am pretty sure im beat but im also a little confused at what he is repping so is it...

Started by TreNd, 04-12-2010 09:17 AM
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04-12-2010 01:21 PM

What does hero have?

Hero is running 20/17/2.6, 6%3b Villain is an unknown running 17/16/4 over 133 hands, no history What is hero's range here, and what hands do you...

Started by mxiu, 04-09-2010 03:04 PM
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04-11-2010 03:05 PM

QQ vs Fish in 3-bet pot - gay turn card.

Villain is an stationy looking fish running 50/0 over 10 hands - he's been limp calling so far. Obvious 3 bet for value here. My plan on the flop...

Started by Carroters, 04-11-2010 10:59 AM
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04-11-2010 02:58 PM

FSaucy mentally dis abled?

Just sat down, villain is unknown. I am 6 months rusty on 6 max cash and appreciate feedback. $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6...

Started by FlyingSaucy, 04-11-2010 12:52 AM
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04-11-2010 08:22 AM

2/4 anyone play this differently?

first orbit or so on table so no real reads on villain but hes rockin 4 silver stars. Stacks: UTG noirduck ($664.05) UTG+1 Dustangel ($400) ...

Started by aka_red, 04-07-2010 03:57 PM
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04-11-2010 12:29 AM

89s Flops low straight, flush card river spot.

Villain is 13/9 over 70 hands. He seems quite passive and has c bet 0/2 flops so far in this sample. I decided to just lead three streets to stop...

Started by Carroters, 04-06-2010 11:24 AM
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04-09-2010 03:40 PM

2 spots same villain-facing c/r on flop

Villain is a 26/16/3.0. 5.8%3b (10%SB, 6%BB). Check raise flop 8%. 779 Hands. He probably views me as a decent aggro reg. This spot came up four...

Started by shakesss, 04-06-2010 05:23 AM
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04-09-2010 10:18 AM

100NL: 2nd pair turns trips and gets raised

Villain is running 24/18 over a 50 hand sample has 3bet once and has called a few preflop raises. He hasn't folded to a c-bet yet, but tiny sample...

Started by d0zer, 04-07-2010 12:34 PM
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04-08-2010 05:19 PM

Last ~50k hands 50nl/100NL stat check

After seeing M2M's thread, I figured I could really use some help as well. I wanted to take out results but I think it was necessary for the position...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 04-08-2010 04:08 PM
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04-08-2010 05:19 PM

JJ nl100 4bet pot

Just moved up to nl100 and things seem way more agro then nl50 so i'm not sure about this one. I would def like overall thoughts. This is third...

Started by reasons14, 04-07-2010 06:09 AM
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04-08-2010 05:19 AM

2/4: river c/r against nit

Villain is 15/10 TAG nit with 5% 3bet. 57% fold to cbet. I thought that it's not unreasonable that I would check the turn with 44/QQ/QT in his...

Started by pocketfours, 04-03-2010 04:26 AM
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04-07-2010 07:34 PM

NL100 straight on 3flush, 4 to a straight board. River

villain is 68/3/3 over 100 hands. I`ve been ISOing and Cbeting vs him a ton, and i guess he could got fed up with me. i thought i have enough IO (mb...

Started by lancelott_, 04-06-2010 02:31 AM
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04-07-2010 09:44 AM

A Bwuff with AJo CO vs BU.

Villain here is 26/23 over 30 hands. i haven't yet played a pot with him postflop. I've 3 bet him once BU vs MP to which he folded. I've been fairly...

Started by Carroters, 04-06-2010 11:30 AM
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04-07-2010 09:07 AM

Weird combo draw on monotone flop vs reg.

Villain is a 50NL reg I've played a good bit with. He's 22/17 over 613 hands and seems fairly solid for the limit. I've seen him c/r bluff flops...

Started by Carroters, 04-03-2010 10:08 AM
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04-07-2010 01:29 AM

Help

I know this is a small sample and is somewhat meaningless, but I've been getting destroyed in short handed games lately and am looking for help. ...

Started by Micro2Macro, 04-06-2010 04:12 AM
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04-07-2010 01:07 AM

50nl-3b pot vs aggro reg

Villain is 28/24/4.1. 12.8% 3b, 20% from the button. 231 hands. We had a pretty aggro dynamic going. I had 4 bet twice before and folded twice or...

Started by shakesss, 04-04-2010 01:57 PM
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04-06-2010 11:29 PM

50NL-flopped flush oop on turn

Villain is a 19/17/1.4. Raise button 21% after 453 hands. This session he was playing much looser running a 24/19 after 80 hands or so. I had been 3b...

Started by shakesss, 04-04-2010 03:20 PM
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04-06-2010 09:39 AM

QQ oop on paired board

Villain is 22/15/2.3, 5.5 3b. Fold to flop cbet 45%, 568 Hands. He is a reg at 50 and 100NL. Standard? No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) -...

Started by shakesss, 04-01-2010 07:18 AM
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04-06-2010 07:22 AM

2/4 - river c/r bluff

Villain is a good reg running 28/20/3.4, SB is a passive fish. Villain and I have played a lot, but not in the last 6 months. My notes indicate that...

Started by zook, 03-29-2010 11:08 AM
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04-05-2010 10:36 PM

2/4: trips face river overbet shove

168BB deep. Villain is a 26/20/9% good lag reg (taiwan). Plays many tables. Happy snap call? CO ($1085.30) Hero (Button) ($672.70) SB ($402)...

Started by pocketfours, 04-03-2010 01:38 AM
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04-05-2010 10:31 PM

2/4: 3 barrels vs donkbet

Villain is 19/16 nitty TAG (3% 3bet) over 300 hands. No reads or history. BB is LAG with 11% 3bet. CO ($406) Hero (Button) ($506.40) SB...

Started by pocketfours, 04-03-2010 02:53 AM
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04-05-2010 10:15 PM

You cannot escape the Marchly graphs thread!

First loosing month after 17 consecutive winning months. And I don't care - which is a huge improvement. So I count that as a win. So: 18...

Started by oskar, 04-01-2010 08:58 PM
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04-05-2010 09:48 PM

2/4: 155BB deep. Passive with KK.

Villain is 24/18/11% over 200 hands. My stats are similar. Otherwise unknown, no reads, no history. Flop and turn timing was pretty fast, river shove...

Started by pocketfours, 04-02-2010 10:41 AM
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04-04-2010 05:05 AM

A couple of spots from last session

Villain is running 19/17/1.1 7.5%3b over 150 hands, no history, notice stack sizes PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars...

Started by mxiu, 04-01-2010 10:22 PM
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04-03-2010 07:24 AM

couple of hands 600nl

Hand #1 Villain is an ok reg. At 6 max he plays looser than most tag's but I'd still call him a tag. We haven't been playing hu long as we're just...

Started by meeloche, 03-26-2010 05:05 PM
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04-02-2010 11:44 PM

$100NL - KTo Squeezed pot vs super donk

Original raiser is 22/17 tagg who folds to 3bets 70% of the time. SB is super donk running 71/20/fold to 3bet 17%; donk bet of 45%; overall...

Started by JL, 04-02-2010 02:28 AM
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04-02-2010 12:44 PM

JJ oop on wet board

Villain is 22/14/2.4, 5% 3b. He's a reg at 50nl and 100nl and i have a 885 hands on him. PFR is a 22/17/2.6 (2.7k hands) reg who's stats when he...

Started by shakesss, 04-01-2010 07:11 AM
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04-01-2010 06:42 PM

Interesting rake conversation

rake at ipokr vs. full tilt: Poker Forums at DeucesCracked.com Any thoughts? It has me wondering about my RB deal and play at iPoker

Started by jyms, 03-26-2010 12:21 PM
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03-31-2010 08:42 PM

2 hands from today 50nl

#1 Villian plays many hands and appears to be kinda fishy. Rarely b/folds, but is b/calling or c/folding. From his sizing it seems obvious that the...

Started by XTR1000, 03-30-2010 02:38 PM
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03-31-2010 07:22 PM

$100NL - TPGK gets raised on 9-high dry board.

I just sat down and villain is unknown. $0.50/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($109) ...

Started by JL, 03-30-2010 04:18 AM
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03-31-2010 10:11 AM

AK vs unknown TAG in 3-bet pot.

Villain is 21/14 over 30 hands. I haven't 3 bet him yet; no history. Flop: The way I played it feels kind of gross. On board like A64 I'd...

Started by Carroters, 03-30-2010 02:29 PM
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03-30-2010 06:38 PM

Couple of tricky spots.

Villain is 19/5. 113 hands. WTSD-18, W$SD-25. Small sample. My read was that he was just a really tight fish. No clue what his range is here. The few...

Started by shakesss, 03-30-2010 01:33 PM
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03-30-2010 04:05 PM

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