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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

88 facing really wierd suspicious river bet

Villain was around 40/4 ish and obviously very bad. Nothing about his river bet made sense unless he had like J9 or possibly a set. It really...

Started by aislephive, 10-21-2006 03:31 AM
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10-22-2006 06:42 PM

NL 100: overpair facing aggression

Opp seems semiloose, but neither especially passive or aggro. No good read though. Standard fold or weak tight? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB...

Started by Robert, 10-22-2006 11:51 AM
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10-22-2006 06:23 PM

I slow down sometimes too

Villain is straate from the stars 2/4 game. He and I have a LOT of history. In the last two days we have gone 4 raises and 100++ bb deep preflop...

Started by Lukie, 10-22-2006 10:21 AM
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10-22-2006 03:11 PM

standard?

not much of a read, i have a sense that both are loose. PokerStars Game #6715153900: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/10/21 - 13:42:52 (ET)...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 10-21-2006 02:00 PM
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10-22-2006 04:18 AM

This is too obvious...

no reads, can i do this? PokerStars Game #6715224388: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/10/21 - 13:50:19 (ET) Table 'Isara IV' 6-max Seat #6...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 10-21-2006 01:53 PM
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10-22-2006 04:14 AM

SD and FD TPGK HU lots of outs.

6.50 SNG Stars... 1st mistake.. Should have raised pf.. Other than that ... Any heart will probably win, a 10 non heart will most defintely...

Started by fasin8ing, 10-21-2006 10:19 PM
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10-22-2006 01:57 AM

QQ facing all-in on the flop

Allright, I think this is an interesting hand from a mathematical viewpoint, things are complicated by the second all-in. The board is very draw...

Started by Tom42, 10-21-2006 11:17 AM
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10-21-2006 04:28 PM

First hand posted

Hi guys, This is the first hand history I'm posting on FTR. I've been reading the site for the last several months, and have definitely found it...

Started by griffey24, 10-20-2006 09:27 PM
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10-21-2006 06:01 AM

Set versus check-raise push on the river. Deepststacked

Hello, This is my first post and I hope this question is not too standard. Sorry that I don't have a normal handyhistory. Villian is a calling...

Started by Leviathan, 10-17-2006 02:12 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,216
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10-20-2006 05:36 PM

Min Raise then re-raise from the same opponent

Just sat down. First hand at the table. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Kits, 10-19-2006 04:25 AM
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10-20-2006 12:52 PM

theoretical situation

you are playing 5/10 6max. You raise PF from MP a get a caller on CO. flop is xxx and you c-bet and he makes it 3x. you call. now, describe a...

Started by Pingviini, 09-08-2006 09:33 AM
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10-20-2006 11:35 AM

KQ vs Lukkake.

Button is Lukie aka Lukieplaya aka Lukkake aka Fish. We have both been playing a similar TAg game, staying out of each others way for the most part....

Started by bdawg56kg, 10-20-2006 12:35 AM
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10-20-2006 06:11 AM

Two pair hands... how's my play?

Hand 1: No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($50NL) Converted by FTRConv 6-handed StacksUTG+1: $72.40 Hero: $61.65 BTN: $47.70 SB: $44.15

Started by Anosmic, 10-19-2006 05:32 PM
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10-20-2006 02:58 AM

Stack-a-Donk-ed

Villain has good stats, whatever that means (21/14). ***** Hand History for Game 5359395265 ***** $400 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, October 12,...

Started by Genitruc, 10-19-2006 10:19 AM
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10-20-2006 02:15 AM

Raise and a reraise, I got QQ

Ok, I had QQ in the SB. Big stack on my right in the CO raises pot to bring it in. Button reraises to $8 and I have QQ. I elect to call and see the...

Started by locks1018, 10-18-2006 01:09 PM
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10-19-2006 12:33 PM

10/20 full, bare Ace fd + pair in unraised pot

been playing some full ring on party, and i know there are lots of adjustments i need to make. im playing too many tables to have a solid read,...

Started by gabe, 09-19-2006 12:18 AM
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10-19-2006 03:22 AM

Insane hand, call turn?

Villain is aggressive but solid. I am thinking JT is out there... ** Game ID 981223114 starting - 2006-10-10 23:15:16 ** Phalaenopsis (2.00|4.00...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 10-16-2006 07:09 PM
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10-18-2006 09:27 PM

AK facing continuation bet from bluffer. nl 100

6max 100nl effective stacks are 110 bb Villian was 57/52/5 over only 100 hands He bluffed often every street including the river. Thats why I...

Started by Leviathan, 10-18-2006 04:28 PM
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10-18-2006 07:18 PM

A hand vs Fnord

I thought this one was kind of cute, hence why I'm posting it. It looks really spewy, and by just looking at the hand, it probably is. I think...

Started by Lukie, 10-17-2006 05:35 AM
Replies: 37 Views: 2,113
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10-18-2006 05:47 AM

AA three way 2/4

Neither opp has been at table long, not much action from either so far. Hand #35084486-65257 at Babylon (No Limit Hold'em) Started at 14/Oct/06...

Started by drmcboy, 10-14-2006 03:12 AM
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10-17-2006 04:02 AM

still bluffing...better??

Bluffing is by far my biggest leak lately, but I really want to learn to get better at it, so any comments are appreciated. I have been pretty...

Started by benny999, 10-16-2006 09:00 PM
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10-17-2006 04:00 AM

How Retarded?

No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($50NL) Converted by FTRConv 6-handed StacksBTN: $42.66 SB: $50.70 BB: $37.03 UTG: $58.75 UTG+1: $116.22...

Started by Anosmic, 10-16-2006 06:45 PM
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10-17-2006 03:58 AM

I like this hand. =)

Seat 1: AK1337 ($138.20 in chips) Seat 4: bbulletproof ($133.10 in chips) Seat 5: hainkei ($70.65 in chips) Seat 7: MYRRL ($105 in chips)...

Started by Atlplayer85, 10-17-2006 01:06 AM
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10-17-2006 01:40 AM

Standard set-line on harmless board?

Ok, this is pretty standard situation. You are OOP with a low pocket pair and you call a preflop raise from an average player who raises about 10-12%...

Started by Tom42, 10-14-2006 06:03 AM
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10-16-2006 05:07 PM

What? Why? Who? How?

fnord edit: crap hit wrong button and over-wrote over the post

Started by Anosmic, 10-15-2006 03:57 PM
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10-16-2006 01:30 AM

Stupid AKs hand

I really hate this hand... Villain/MP just sat down, won a couple of hands, he looked decent so far. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ 0.50 BB...

Started by Tom42, 10-09-2006 02:48 PM
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10-15-2006 11:59 AM

5-5-10NL - Deepstacked hand live game

Another hand from this live game I was playing in last night, I need to get better at playing deepstacked, anyone got some good litterature strategy...

Started by Iwind, 10-14-2006 09:29 PM
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10-15-2006 01:09 AM

bad spot with KK

UTG is unknown but everyone else is loose, and the button is 55/15 after 150 hands. I wish I had better reads but I was trying multitabling for a...

Started by benny999, 10-14-2006 04:16 PM
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10-15-2006 12:35 AM

4-bet is the new 3-bet?

I've been upping the pre-flop aggression ante lately by 4-betting a significant amount of the time when ppl are 3-betting me light. This is no big...

Started by Genitruc, 10-12-2006 10:34 PM
Replies: 38 Views: 10,928
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10-14-2006 10:09 PM

TPGK, almost 150 deep, wanna play for stacks?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO ($49.10) Button...

Started by Fnord, 10-13-2006 10:04 PM
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10-14-2006 05:20 PM

Re-raise size

Okay, so if I'm in position with a normal open-raise and a call behind me what's a good size re-raise? If opener use 4xBB an there's a caller...

Started by Anosmic, 10-13-2006 01:51 AM
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10-13-2006 08:18 PM

I often check this turn

MP is loose/passive. Seen him limp Q3s UTG, but he's also folded quite a bit pre-flop. 3rd hand I've raised this orbit, folding only 1 in...

Started by Fnord, 10-13-2006 11:39 AM
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10-13-2006 08:12 PM

Hmm...a great player can get away from this right?

K so I'm crushing 400 NL on Full Tilt going into this hand. Was up over 1k on 3 of the tables. Then this hand comes up and since I was on such a...

Started by Ravageur, 10-11-2006 10:21 PM
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10-12-2006 11:17 PM

Unraised pot and I got the nuts, right?

BB is a thinking LAgg MP is just terrible. CO just sat down with a half buy and his avatar is a sports car. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB...

Started by Fnord, 10-12-2006 08:03 AM
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10-12-2006 01:22 PM

2 Hands in Sequence vs same Donk-llain

Hand 1 : I had a feeling villain didn't have an 8/boat/overpair so I push (gg me lol) My notes on villain say he calls flops extremely loose. ...

Started by Genitruc, 10-12-2006 03:08 AM
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10-12-2006 12:37 PM

QQ OOP against solid TAG and my hand is really transparent

Opp has taggy stats over a larger sample size, and seems solid. First time i 3-bet at this table. Line check please? My thoughts on the hand: I...

Started by Robert, 10-05-2006 07:35 PM
Replies: 43 Views: 1,892
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10-12-2006 12:32 PM

More Pukiness... Weak Pukiness this time.

Villain is not very good, stacked off to my flush on paired board with top trips earlier. Other opponent is total donk. This just felt wrong. It...

Started by Genitruc, 10-12-2006 04:08 AM
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10-12-2006 12:31 PM

Blind Defense Donk Style

Same idiot. Although I had a couple other guys run the same line tonight. :shock: :shock: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed)...

Started by Fnord, 10-12-2006 08:13 AM
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10-12-2006 09:07 AM

Did I really do this? Am I Lukie or something?

Stangest thing is I haven’t noticed villain as particularly nitty… The flop check just fucked me up huge... Does AK EVER check this flop? ...

Started by Genitruc, 10-12-2006 02:59 AM
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10-12-2006 02:59 AM

50k stats checkup

Yeah, yeah, I hate stats posts too, and I've never done one before honest, but nevertheless I'm throwing it out there - anything off in my numbers?

Started by jo, 10-10-2006 01:08 AM
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10-12-2006 12:07 AM

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