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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

Semi-interesting hand

EDIT: Whoops, I thought I deleted this thread last night... Anyway, Boost and I were talking about this hand and we couldn't come to a consensus...

Started by UG, 09-24-2006 11:37 PM
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09-25-2006 01:37 PM

AK vs. reraise

Villain is 27/17 and I've only seen him reraise QQ after 500 hands. However, he knows I raise often LP. I considered folding but then I remembered...

Started by r8ed, 09-23-2006 01:17 AM
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09-25-2006 11:30 AM

400NL deep KK, scary board and action

I bet the turn, cause the minraise on flop is so often a draw and I didnt want to give a free river. I think my line kinda sucked anyway afterwards....

Started by sandstorm, 09-24-2006 09:11 AM
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09-25-2006 10:02 AM

Interesting, One Card SF draw vs. Loose Shorty

Alright, I'm having some difficulty getting the actual HH from ongame network, so I'll paraphrase. Villain is really loose, and overvalues his...

Started by natdang, 09-24-2006 11:49 PM
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09-25-2006 07:16 AM

wcoop #10, $1k NLHE

im in, lukieplaya is in, who else?

Started by gabe, 09-24-2006 04:22 PM
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09-24-2006 11:27 PM

3 hands vs semi-maniac...too weak??

Villain is a borderline maniac, I think 60/20 and aggro. He will call with a ton of cards in small pots but fold a lot in medium pots to raises, and...

Started by benny999, 09-24-2006 03:33 AM
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09-24-2006 10:53 PM

Brag post, my biggest pot ever in cash game.

exas Hold'em $50-$50 NL (Real Money), #965,969,528 Table Innsbruck, 7 Sep 2006 3:29 PM ET Seat 2: NiKlBaK ($7,198 in chips) Seat 3: T____T ($7,821...

Started by maxxscam, 09-22-2006 04:01 PM
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09-24-2006 03:49 PM

AA against very aggro villian

Opp seemed very loose aggro both pre- and postflop. Line check? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Robert, 09-23-2006 08:00 PM
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09-24-2006 12:14 PM

wtf, whats your play?

2nd orbit, no reads in particular Total number of players : 5 Seat 5: Da_Strike ( $100 ) Seat 6: Q33NODAFELT ( $107.45 ) Seat 3: ffisken123 (...

Started by nutsinho, 09-24-2006 08:03 AM
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09-24-2006 12:12 PM

nl600 deep set very scary turn

Both villains in this hand are incredibly donky have played here for awhile. what do you guys do here. Table Monster #1277063 (Real Money) Seat...

Started by F1shRapeme, 09-14-2006 11:00 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 1,077
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09-24-2006 06:31 AM

Turn gives me trips but also completing a possible flushdraw

I dont know anything other than that villian is loose preflop. I figure I'm probably WA/WB here on the turn, thats why I checked behind. Bad? ...

Started by Robert, 09-23-2006 08:04 PM
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09-24-2006 02:23 AM

I have AA, the board is ugly and I face a small riverbet

Opp seems like a bad lagg (read: donk), both pre- and postflop. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Robert, 09-23-2006 08:06 PM
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09-24-2006 02:22 AM

Set on draw heavy board, 2 opps - I give a freebie

What do you think about my turn check? Dattebayo is 38/19. Other guy is unknown. - Hero sitting in seat 1 with $197.85 - Dattebayo sitting...

Started by r8ed, 09-23-2006 12:49 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 937
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09-24-2006 02:19 AM

Ace-Broadway help, no fatties.

Hand 1: Villain is a total nitwit, overaggressive, a donk some might say. One of my problems, and it has come from my LHE game, is to let the...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-23-2006 03:23 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 811
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09-24-2006 01:46 AM

77 turned set on str8 board

***** Hand History for Game 5231670678 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 23, 12:36:13 ET 2004 Table Monster #1293397 (No DP) (Real...

Started by apunisher, 09-23-2006 12:42 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,176
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09-24-2006 12:54 AM

JJ on a 556 board

Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.25/$0.50 6 players Converter Stack sizes: Hero: $48.75 UTG+1: $46.40 CO: $43.66

Started by Harry, 09-23-2006 10:41 PM
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09-24-2006 12:41 AM

heads up sng histories (post yours or comment on mine!)

Any advice is welcome. I'm pretty proud of the comeback though. Table '32454334 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: mikejcox (1500 in...

Started by cjs55, 09-23-2006 08:40 PM
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09-23-2006 09:07 PM

Me fish, he fish, he catch, I stack

Hand 1: You're only read on this villain is from this hand: Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-23-2006 03:33 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 795
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09-23-2006 01:32 PM

200NL AK hand, check-raised on turn

Kinda read dependant I guess, but I had none more than that the opp is 35/7/3 but only after 40 hands or so so I don't trust those. I have been...

Started by sandstorm, 09-22-2006 01:57 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,057
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09-23-2006 07:15 AM

Couple Folds from Tonight's Spew-a-thon

Ran pretty terribly tonight for the first time in a while. Plz just tell me if these folds seem overly weak. Hand 1 : Villain is pretty...

Started by Genitruc, 09-22-2006 06:36 AM
Replies: 2 Views: 670
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09-23-2006 07:13 AM

67s, ass end of straight +FD

Standard? Villain is 72/16. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-21-2006 05:56 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 796
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09-23-2006 04:51 AM

Low flush river bet size.

ralex is 27/6 and semi-passive post flop. I raise the blinds often with a wide range. River bet size OK? I'm not sure how much he'll call without...

Started by r8ed, 09-23-2006 12:59 AM
Replies: 1 Views: 605
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09-23-2006 01:11 AM

NL $100 HU hand

Only the 3rd hand I've played with him HU or otherwise. So in a vaccuum, you like it? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (2 handed) Hand...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 09-23-2006 12:39 AM
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09-23-2006 12:39 AM

Bringin' sexy back... or FPS?

UTG is 19/16/3.5 solid tag 2p2'er, and he doesn't know that I know this, if it makes any difference. He should view me as a solid tag. SB is a...

Started by bdawg56kg, 09-22-2006 02:53 AM
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09-22-2006 10:57 PM

monster lines..

Maybe low content, but whatever. ******* Hand 1 ******** complete unknown Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game

Started by johnny_fish, 09-22-2006 06:52 AM
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09-22-2006 06:24 PM

Flopped set with a draw heavy board

Only played a couple of hands, so no read on villain, but how did I do? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool...

Started by jo, 09-22-2006 12:57 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 871
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09-22-2006 04:18 PM

I took a large cleaver and butchered this one....

This guy is a huge calling station but he always bets when I check to him and has been taking a lot of pots off me because I've been lagging it up. ...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 09-21-2006 09:08 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 982
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09-22-2006 03:44 PM

Should I have played this differently?

If anyone could tell me where/if I went wrong on this one, I'd be grateful! Losing money fast today. I am TMK1975. (PS 25 bet on turn was a...

Started by Balthine, 09-22-2006 01:46 PM
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09-22-2006 03:15 PM

Heads up tourneys

I've started playing some heads up NL tourneys on Paradise, and haven't seen much here on the HU tourneys, so thought I would start some discussion. ...

Started by Xanadu, 09-22-2006 01:50 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 685
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09-22-2006 02:05 PM

Move up to 100NL

i'm sure some of you saw my bragging post, it was moved to Tales of Poker if you haven't. Pretty much my brother and I are running ridiculously hot,...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-22-2006 01:06 PM
Replies: 1 Views: 575
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09-22-2006 01:21 PM

Weird AA hand

***** Hand History for Game 5221753911 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 21, 23:12:18 ET 2006 Table Monster #1293335 (Real Money)...

Started by apunisher, 09-22-2006 12:27 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 826
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09-22-2006 10:52 AM

AA vs turn overbet

***** Hand History for Game 5218427767 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 21, 15:09:53 ET 2006 Table Table 109827 (Real Money) Seat...

Started by theDEEPdish, 09-21-2006 03:24 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 770
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09-22-2006 04:36 AM

AA blind v blind tough spot

Hes been minraising flops a lot IP when ive raised pf. ***** Hand History for Game 5214895619 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, September...

Started by apunisher, 09-20-2006 11:10 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 745
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09-22-2006 04:32 AM

98s blind v blind

***** Hand History for Game 5218572726 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 21, 15:39:08 ET 2006 Table Monster #1294087 (Real Money)...

Started by apunisher, 09-21-2006 03:44 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 720
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09-22-2006 03:31 AM

Ak facing all in heads up Ill show you the hand leading up.

$5+$1 (real money), hand #1,023,880,598 Tucson Single Table Tournament, 19 Sep 2006 04:59 PM View Previous | Next hand for this table. Seat 1:...

Started by ripjohngotti, 09-19-2006 06:02 PM
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09-21-2006 08:28 PM

Pokerace HUD

I just registered it, I know the basic functions of it but have a few questions. 1) I've color coded it already for my FR tables (where I play a...

Started by Sykedupp, 09-21-2006 05:46 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,470
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09-21-2006 08:03 PM

stupid min raise!

PokerStars Game #6324511028: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2006/09/17 - 21:21:21 (ET) Table 'Alcathous II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: bb55...

Started by ilikeaces86, 09-17-2006 09:26 PM
Replies: 16 Views: 1,944
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09-21-2006 12:11 PM

rivered flush, not sure what to do

villian is solid. ive played with him alot but surprisingly enough we seem to avoid eachother. i havent seen him do much crazy stuff and same goes...

Started by gabe, 09-14-2006 06:12 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,501
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09-21-2006 11:50 AM

Value-town?

Villain just called flop and river bets w 3rd pair 8 kicker 2 hands ago. - HERO sitting in seat 1 with $431.90 - Eurare sitting in seat 2 with...

Started by Genitruc, 09-20-2006 03:48 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 984
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09-21-2006 10:00 AM

A8s oop

Early in session, Villain is 28/16/1.8 and a 32% att. to steal blinds. Best line? Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 6...

Started by johnny_fish, 09-20-2006 05:54 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 891
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09-20-2006 11:17 PM

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