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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

Some 200 NL hands

Hand 1: Villain is 44/10 and this is like my 3rd hand at the table and of the day. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-13-2006 12:11 PM
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09-13-2006 11:25 PM

Weak AK?

opp seems sTaggy (30/18/6 50 hands) and I'm afraid he has some kind of hand prf since he called my big reraise OOP (which makes me wonder is...

Started by Robert, 09-13-2006 03:02 PM
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09-13-2006 10:52 PM

Pot control

Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.10/$0.25 4 players Converter Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is Button with A:diamond: J:heart: ...

Started by Harry, 09-13-2006 05:07 PM
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09-13-2006 09:44 PM

2 Laydowns

BB is a donk trying hard to find a hand to call off his stack to SB is a tricky/thinking LAgg PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed)...

Started by Fnord, 09-12-2006 04:34 AM
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09-13-2006 07:38 PM

Top 3 pair OOP in a monster pot

UTG is a TAG. 23/13 Button is a NLadonk, 57/3 and has pretty much luckboxed his stack from me the entire night. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-13-2006 12:16 PM
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09-13-2006 05:34 PM

AA hand, ugly board but lots of outs

No reads. Is the turn fine, or horrible? Maybe c/c is better? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Robert, 09-13-2006 03:06 PM
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09-13-2006 04:19 PM

Flopped boat (lc)

Villain is 18/13/3.7. I hate every street. Thoughts? Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 5 players Converter Stack sizes:...

Started by johnny_fish, 09-13-2006 02:22 AM
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09-13-2006 12:48 PM

UG returns to poker!

That's right, I'm back. I hope everyone is doing well. Anyway, it's been a long while since I played this game. Because of this I feel about as...

Started by UG, 09-12-2006 11:52 PM
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09-13-2006 11:35 AM

Faster? Harder?

I potted every street -- can I go harder? Is it feasible to pot and a half the turn? This is a great board for my hidden straight. River push, or...

Started by euphoricism, 09-12-2006 09:13 PM
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09-13-2006 09:43 AM

floating in a reraised pot

The villain and I have been 3-handed for awhile and both of us are playing very aggressively especially against each other when the UTG fish isn't in...

Started by mcatdog, 09-12-2006 04:39 PM
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09-13-2006 03:26 AM

AQs Paired board, Nut flush and two overs

Hi all. I'm playing in a hand and don't know if the player is floating me or not. I was multi-tabling and the guy had just sat down. Scenerio: ...

Started by locks1018, 09-13-2006 01:50 AM
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09-13-2006 03:22 AM

Preflop battle against Johnny_fish

I have him at about 20/15 over a good sample (datamined hands) and he is at about 3-4 of my tables. One hand I check-raised him with like 55 on a J...

Started by aislephive, 09-12-2006 02:11 AM
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09-12-2006 08:51 PM

Is this ok?

First hand ive played in the session. Ok to play these this fast? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool...

Started by euphoricism, 09-11-2006 11:54 PM
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09-12-2006 08:05 PM

TPGK + FD against unknown shortie

Good, bad, standard or horrible? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Robert, 09-12-2006 06:24 PM
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09-12-2006 07:16 PM

Best 6-max article?

Could someone point me to what they feel is a great 6-max article. I checked out all the ones listed under the "sticky" topic but they are wicked...

Started by Dr_Giggles, 09-12-2006 05:33 PM
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09-12-2006 06:22 PM

Experiments with pot control

1) Villain 55/8 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Hero...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-12-2006 01:08 PM
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09-12-2006 05:08 PM

ouch 50nl

Well This guy was quite aggressive. I thought I had enough odds to calls this I mean I had a open-ended straight draw, and 2 over cards. What do...

Started by themandude, 09-12-2006 03:01 AM
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09-12-2006 04:40 PM

98s on the button

Poker Stars No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.10/$0.25 6 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $41.70 UTG+1: $15.25 CO: $21.80

Started by Harry, 09-10-2006 11:40 PM
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09-12-2006 03:40 PM

cbet question- reraised pf, but OOP + flop sucks

Button is a tag who raises a lot on the button, and shorty is unknown. I haven't reraised yet, and have a tag image. Do you check or cbet? If you...

Started by benny999, 09-12-2006 02:52 AM
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09-12-2006 03:08 PM

another zomg I suck at nl hand

villain is 50.5/10/1. He minbets and minraises all marginalish hands like TP no kicker on a 9xx board. He's the only reason I'm sitting at the table....

Started by midas06, 09-12-2006 02:19 AM
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09-12-2006 01:01 PM

PT fun

just curious about everyone else's #s, i think this is a leak ive been dealt AA 556 times in te past 124k hands, and only folded it 3 times. just...

Started by gabe, 09-11-2006 11:28 AM
Replies: 28 Views: 1,435
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09-12-2006 10:05 AM

a hand

villain is 38/12/2 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter MP ($85.95) CO ($192.35) Button ($198) SB...

Started by midas06, 09-12-2006 01:37 AM
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09-12-2006 07:33 AM

Is this the right play for KK Small Blind/Live Game?

Commerce Casino $200 No Limit/ $3-$5 Blinds. I was in the small blind hole cards are KK. 6 players call when its my turn i bet out $20. Got heads up...

Started by BustaMove, 09-01-2006 01:45 PM
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09-12-2006 12:43 AM

My first hand at the table...

No stats, no reads. Just posted my first blind. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-09-2006 05:39 AM
Replies: 31 Views: 1,241
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09-11-2006 10:54 PM

3 Person Home Cash Game

I sometimes play a 3 person cash game with a couple friends of mine. Could someone direct/tell me where I could find what range of hands I should be...

Started by bef99hwk, 09-11-2006 08:37 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,006
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09-11-2006 10:13 PM

How to lose a 10x chip lead heads up in 8 hands.

I was sooooo stunned after this that I have to post these hands and get some feedback. Did I really play this that badly? I have put in my thoughts...

Started by GatorJH, 09-11-2006 01:11 PM
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09-11-2006 09:02 PM

AQo TPTK + NFD facing turn C/R AI

villain in this hand is a bad player, hes really loose, calls a lot of raises from the blinds and OOP in general, he likes to limp and he is...

Started by dan, 09-09-2006 10:42 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,004
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09-11-2006 05:37 PM

Raise here?

Op os 25/20 TAG. Raise flop or turn or what? ***** Hand History for Game 5148994299 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, September 11, 14:06:54...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-11-2006 02:12 PM
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09-11-2006 04:59 PM

Two hands

Its 25NL, the read is he has two cards. donkeyface: -- -- xDreamWeaver: Kc Kd MonsieurMJ: -- -- assists: -- -- gee johnson: -- --...

Started by euphoricism, 09-11-2006 01:26 PM
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09-11-2006 03:29 PM

Mixed feelings here

Second orbit UTG seems kinda passive, medicore PokerStarish trying to play well sort. SB is a short-buy donk My image is TAgg, just picked up a...

Started by Fnord, 09-08-2006 03:06 AM
Replies: 41 Views: 2,075
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09-11-2006 09:20 AM

Almost equal stacks HU... Deuce-five offsuit! Let's go!

Does everyone make this move? Or are you ok with giving up the chip lead? I think keeping the chiplead once you get it adds incredible value to your...

Started by homerdash, 09-08-2006 02:13 PM
Replies: 22 Views: 1,559
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09-10-2006 07:05 PM

QQ lc on paired board

***** Hand History for Game 5138962097 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 09, 23:30:00 ET 2004 Table Monster #1293388 (Real Money)...

Started by apunisher, 09-09-2006 11:34 PM
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09-10-2006 03:39 PM

100 NL Stats Post

My blinds suck donkey balls but i think its the LHE in me wanting to play more than I should. Well, let me know what you think.

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-09-2006 12:49 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,064
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09-10-2006 02:24 PM

blig blind special? am i weak tight?

i feel i butchered this? where do i let it go? where do i raise more? i was lost... Game #2382687233: Hold'em NL ($0.50/$1) - 2006/09/09 -...

Started by dan, 09-09-2006 08:49 AM
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09-10-2006 12:55 AM

stack off with AK top two here? 200NL

Villain is 47/23/3 and likes to see a little to many showdowns. I planned to get all-in on the river here myself if he didn't. Anyway it got me...

Started by sandstorm, 09-07-2006 06:20 PM
Replies: 24 Views: 1,413
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09-09-2006 01:24 PM

T9s lc please on bad river

***** Hand History for Game 5132089038 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, September 09, 00:14:14 ET 2004 Table Monster #1293160 (No DP) (Real...

Started by apunisher, 09-09-2006 12:20 AM
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09-09-2006 11:39 AM

js8s flop GSFD

standard? villain is 26/7/1.5 Game #2382538703: Hold'em NL ($0.50/$1) - 2006/09/09 - 01:16:41 (ET) Table "Spartan" Seat 6 is the button. Seat...

Started by dan, 09-09-2006 01:21 AM
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09-09-2006 07:04 AM

JJ vs Lag

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Hero ($574.70) BB ($542)...

Started by Renton, 09-08-2006 06:25 PM
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09-09-2006 03:33 AM

Bricked combo draw vs ultra-lag

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO ($1312.80) Button...

Started by Renton, 09-08-2006 06:35 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 647
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09-09-2006 03:12 AM

Flopping trips

When I was a limit player these kind of hands seemed to play themselves. You just bet hard and no-one ever believed you had it. Now I find them...

Started by jo, 09-09-2006 01:24 AM
Replies: 2 Views: 655
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09-09-2006 02:53 AM

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