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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

Playing big draws strong

Hold'em NL ($0.25/$0.50) Seat 2 is the button. Seat 1: berglund1 ($47.25 in chips) Seat 2: kortsen ($49.35 in chips) Seat 3: Trader72 ($27.01...

Started by Silly String, 08-24-2006 04:30 PM
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08-25-2006 01:34 AM

Feeling a little weak with TPTK

Both villains are about 35/7. Semi-Loose passive mini-fish. Is this line too weak with 2 callers? I figure KJ or T9 or any J is likely here. If I...

Started by Silly String, 08-24-2006 03:50 PM
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08-24-2006 11:43 PM

I Think he's onto me...

Villain just arrived at table but seems to have caught onto my preflop and flop aggression pretty quickly. He just called my 3 bullets when I...

Started by Genitruc, 08-24-2006 03:30 AM
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08-24-2006 08:23 PM

JJ hand

Villian is 60/16. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB...

Started by Rockymv, 08-24-2006 02:27 PM
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08-24-2006 02:54 PM

Call this push?

Villain is a 35/5 donkey Game # 410703200 - Texas Hold'em No Limit EUR 2/4 - Table "Baeza" Players(max 6): Philiproos (EUR...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 08-23-2006 03:40 PM
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08-24-2006 02:05 PM

So I plan to checkraise flop, but then....

Opp who is raising flop, is TAG (regular). The other two are just two aggro loose donkeys. When I go to the flop I plan to c/r allin because I've 3...

Started by Robert, 08-23-2006 06:48 PM
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08-24-2006 09:46 AM

10/25 NL wacky KK hand

Hand #8113267-8016 at Pessac (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 07/Sep/05 20:00:09 Dirty-Em is at seat 0 with $2599. ...

Started by ilikeaces86, 09-07-2005 08:11 PM
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08-24-2006 06:28 AM

Bad/Good? Semi bluffing, sort of...

I only saw BB in one hand before this - he had AQs, limped UTG, and made made some very loose calls with overs/gutshot and then tried to bluff on...

Started by benny999, 08-23-2006 03:49 PM
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08-23-2006 08:14 PM

Foolish or good-opinions wanted

The day before yesterday I saw a tilting high stakes player on 25/50...he was pushing gutshots and any pair, and playing almost every pot. I had a...

Started by Aquinas, 08-23-2006 08:02 AM
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08-23-2006 07:02 PM

Another marginal TP-hand OOP

Line check? Villain is 90/30 preflop, and is mucho donky! Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Robert, 08-23-2006 01:48 PM
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08-23-2006 05:10 PM

How bad is this line?

Opponent is a good LAG 39/24 I underbet the flop knowing that he will likely raise, my plan is to 3-bet an amount which shows that I am committing...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 08-22-2006 01:18 PM
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08-23-2006 07:28 AM

Is this stupid?

Prima Poker skin No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.05/$0.10 6 players Converter Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 6:diamond: J:diamond:...

Started by Anosmic, 08-22-2006 10:44 AM
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08-23-2006 01:57 AM

Stars 25/50 H@LL Has Over 15 Buy-Ins

Started by martindcx1e, 08-15-2006 06:49 PM
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08-23-2006 12:50 AM

River check call

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($67.70) Button...

Started by samsonite2100, 08-22-2006 01:57 PM
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08-22-2006 10:35 PM

flopped set against fairly rocky guy

villain is like 18/8 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by euphoricism, 08-22-2006 02:06 PM
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08-22-2006 09:29 PM

I think I got rivered...fold with 3:1?

First orbit, no reads. I felt like I was only beating a bluff or a really oddly played pocket pair on the river. Poker Room skin No Limit Holdem...

Started by benny999, 08-22-2006 06:36 AM
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08-22-2006 07:15 PM

getting tricky... and stupid..?

dont have any hands on villain In my newbie-niss, ive never encountered this before. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand...

Started by euphoricism, 08-22-2006 01:45 PM
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08-22-2006 07:07 PM

Folded second nuts

The read I have on this guy is that he is pretty much a nut peddler with only 2%PFR. He called instead of raised some of my river bets with very...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 08-12-2006 10:30 PM
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08-22-2006 06:47 PM

a HU session (lc)

I have almost no experience playing heads up (<><), but I felt like playing a session. It might be interesting to read.. I don't know my opponent...

Started by johnny_fish, 08-22-2006 01:06 PM
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08-22-2006 04:11 PM

BB special (now with two scoops of minraises!!!)

Thoughts? ***** Hand History for Game 4995311861 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 21, 10:45:55 ET 2006 Table Monster #1290322 (Real...

Started by Warpe, 08-21-2006 05:12 PM
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08-22-2006 02:47 PM

BB flopped trips lc

***** Hand History for Game 4998045685 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 21, 19:24:41 ET 2006 Table Monster #1292219 (Real Money) Seat...

Started by apunisher, 08-21-2006 07:28 PM
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08-22-2006 02:41 PM

Straight on monotone flop

Villian is 40/32. Figured I'd get all in on a safe turn. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Rockymv, 08-22-2006 11:49 AM
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08-22-2006 02:04 PM

First Post as moderator a Deusie, butchered hand badly

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (4 handed) internettexasholdem.com Hero ($4445) SB ($1000) BB ($863.12) UTG ($3808.13) Preflop: Hero is...

Started by ilikeaces86, 08-21-2006 08:29 PM
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08-22-2006 09:38 AM

My play sucks please help

No reads here. So in a vaccuum how are you playing this flop? After playing the flop the way I played it how are you playing the turn? ...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 08-22-2006 03:14 AM
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08-22-2006 08:43 AM

Bunch o hands

As you all know I suck at this SHNL stuff. So welcome tips.. Hand one: two maniacs. Yes it feels like a set; but I just couldn't say for sure. SB...

Started by Anosmic, 08-22-2006 07:48 AM
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08-22-2006 08:10 AM

AKs TPTK+FD turn push

Reads: Guy that calls the AI is an 80/7 or so. Guy that reraised preflop I only had 5 hands on... Um, good turn push? TPTK + FD in a pretty big...

Started by euphoricism, 08-21-2006 07:37 PM
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08-22-2006 06:22 AM

Bigger leak than I think?

Villain is a 50/0 ***** Hand History for Game 4998893283 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 21, 21:18:07 ET 2006 Table Table 107955...

Started by euphoricism, 08-21-2006 09:24 PM
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08-22-2006 06:15 AM

is it worth it to get tricky here?

Villain is very loose/aggressive, I am tag. I thought on the turn he was putting a move on me or had a lower flush or A6 or something like that,...

Started by benny999, 08-21-2006 09:06 PM
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08-22-2006 06:05 AM

NL100: God, I hate playing OOP!

I'm always lost in regard to playing hands like these OOP. I probably fcked this one up. Can someone tell how to play hands like these? Opp is loose...

Started by Robert, 08-20-2006 11:33 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 968
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08-21-2006 07:01 PM

Mix-up gone wrong(?)

200NL 5-max I have $325, villain covers. I'm on the button. The CO isa little loose player, but not much more out of line than that. 34/17 so he...

Started by sandstorm, 08-20-2006 07:19 PM
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08-21-2006 06:51 PM

Tp +oesd and led into on flop

I felt i played this hand pretty poorly. I ddin't know what to make of being led into on the flop, and wanted to just call for pot control. On the...

Started by apunisher, 08-21-2006 12:41 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 628
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08-21-2006 02:09 PM

Hello all wcoop pool info

H@££INGGOL here have been strictly a cash game player for quite some time online at least and was going to play the wcoop events though. To keep it...

Started by H@££INGGOL, 08-13-2006 01:56 AM
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08-21-2006 01:13 PM

NL 100: weak river fold with weak two pair?

Opp is very loose preflop (vpip of around 60) but seems passive postflop, havent seen him playing aggro up to now. Line check plz Party Poker...

Started by Robert, 08-20-2006 11:30 AM
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08-21-2006 08:51 AM

Turned set on flushboard

***** Hand History for Game 4994395736 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 21, 04:07:33 ET 2006 Table Table 106780 (Real Money) Seat 2...

Started by apunisher, 08-21-2006 04:17 AM
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08-21-2006 07:55 AM

Trying to make AA look like AK

Thoguhts?? ***** Hand History for Game 4993921221 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 21, 01:45:24 ET 2006 Table Table 106780 (Real...

Started by apunisher, 08-21-2006 01:50 AM
Replies: 3 Views: 612
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08-21-2006 07:31 AM

10/20 NL check or bet?

***** Hand History for Game 4989971279 ***** $2000 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, August 20, 16:51:35 ET 2006 Table Monster #1277306 (No DP) (Real...

Started by ilikeaces86, 08-20-2006 04:55 PM
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08-20-2006 11:42 PM

Short handed/ Bubble Play strategy?

4-players remaing in a NL hold'em SNG's. The situation I have a problem with is when I'm sitting directly to the left of a loose-agressive player...

Started by Club52, 08-20-2006 08:07 PM
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08-20-2006 08:07 PM

QQ vs tight shortey?

Party Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.50/$1 6 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $55.18: 31/6(19 hands) UTG+1: $37.75 CO:...

Started by Stripclubjunkie, 08-20-2006 11:53 AM
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08-20-2006 07:27 PM

Nl100: Line check on rivered twopair.

Opp is unknown, should I fold to his river reraise (disregarding the great pot odds I'm given)? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed)...

Started by Robert, 08-20-2006 11:36 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 703
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08-20-2006 07:14 PM

Flopped Quads lc

I knew i had an absolute stranglehold on the deck, but is it still better to bet this flop and hopefully build a pot with someone who has a pp, or...

Started by apunisher, 08-19-2006 11:32 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 600
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08-20-2006 11:47 AM

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