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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

Putting people on ranges

I have never been very good at putting people on ranges during a hand. This is something that I really need to work on. What are some of the...

Started by JL, 03-08-2010 08:42 PM
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03-11-2010 09:36 AM

AK 3bet pot monotone board

Villain is 20/15/4.2 AF. Fold to 3b 29%. ATS 28. Raise flop cb ip 17%. 380 hands. MP: $20.40 CO: $75.15 BTN: $81.20 SB: $48.75 Hero (BB):...

Started by shakesss, 03-09-2010 06:19 AM
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03-11-2010 06:04 AM

Rush 150bb

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($307) UTG ($219.75) MP ($210.75) Hero...

Started by aka_red, 03-06-2010 10:04 PM
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03-10-2010 08:31 PM

4-bet pot with QQ vs nit BVB

This isn't technically a HSNL hand, but it's in Euros so it's kinda close and I've just moved down from 5/10 and would really appreciate some input...

Started by Ravageur, 02-09-2010 04:01 PM
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03-10-2010 01:59 PM

total wtf hand vs eric liu

Alright, i think pre is really debateable. I think we can all agree he's bluffing here a lot but if he's only getting it in with AQ, TT+ anyway i...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-03-2010 09:54 PM
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03-10-2010 12:13 PM

Some thoughtful ones.

Villain is a player i used to play with a lo and i thought he was very good, then i didnt really play 6max for a while, and now since ive been...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-17-2010 08:35 PM
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03-10-2010 04:37 AM

$1/2 5max - Two Pairs 160bb deep

Villain is just giving his money away. Running like 75/11. He never ever folds the flop, and rarely folds turn. Whenever he had 2pr+, he played it...

Started by JL, 03-04-2010 01:23 AM
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03-09-2010 09:40 PM

1/2 - JJ vs. aggro reg - 180bb deep

Villain is an aggro and losing reg over a good sample, running 27/22/3.8. He 3bets 8% from bb, cbets 88% after 3betting and 2 barrels 47% (overall)....

Started by zook, 03-07-2010 01:43 PM
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03-09-2010 08:49 PM

rush kings 350bb deep

no reads 45/45 in hud over like 7 hands or something stupid like that Full Tilt Poker Game #19062201389: Table Swiftly Tilting (6 max) - $1/$2 -...

Started by aka_red, 03-07-2010 10:03 PM
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03-09-2010 04:47 AM

Rush vs River c/r

Full Tilt Poker Game #19061741184: Table Swiftly Tilting (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:37:58 ET - 2010/03/07 Seat 1: reDZill4r ($707.90)...

Started by aka_red, 03-07-2010 09:42 PM
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03-09-2010 04:45 AM

Bet sizing question

Villain is running 22/19/3 with 3bet of 6% and a raise cbet of 14% over 500 hands. We have a Tagg or slightly nitty image. $100NL 100bb stacks...

Started by JL, 02-27-2010 08:45 PM
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03-08-2010 11:28 PM

1/2 - to bluff or not to bluff?

Rushhh poker, no history but I have ~120 hands on this guy and he's running 23/20/3. If he has hands on me he knows I 3bet a lot. Full Tilt...

Started by zook, 03-07-2010 01:50 PM
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03-07-2010 05:17 PM

A few recent standard-like spots

Opp is running 32/27/2.7 and a 19% 3b lol over 500 hands Optimal play vs this type of opp? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) -...

Started by mxiu, 03-06-2010 09:07 PM
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03-07-2010 04:10 AM

50nl 3bet pot bluff

forgot stats: BTN is a mega multitabler with nittier stats. he has 3bet me often in earlier sessions, though we haven't battled yet today ...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 03-04-2010 03:13 PM
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03-06-2010 07:24 PM

QTs in bb vs Laggy BU opening Reg.

Villain is a pretty loose reg. He's flatted a 3 bet with K7s BU vs BB and called a c bet then checked down on 97226, but I haven't seen anything too...

Started by Carroters, 03-02-2010 09:22 AM
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03-05-2010 02:36 PM

$1/2 5max - ATo 4bet pot 140bb deep

After 300 hands, villain is 26/23/3.25 with a 3bet% of 9% and a squeeze of 15%. Fold to 3bet of 58% and fold to flop c-bet of 38%. He has shown...

Started by JL, 03-03-2010 08:33 PM
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03-05-2010 02:16 AM

AQ - light value raise on flop...and gets 3bet

-villain is 20/15/2.8 but opens utg 26% -villain is capable of bluffing, and has caught me bluff raising flops before, but not this session -I feel...

Started by griffey24, 03-02-2010 07:52 PM
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03-04-2010 12:35 PM

100NL: JJ vs presumed donk

Villain is like 50/20 over 30 and appears passive postflop. Straightforward flop/turn value? Wish I'd sized flop bigger. $0.50/$1 No Limit...

Started by d0zer, 03-03-2010 03:23 PM
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03-04-2010 12:32 PM

3 bet pot with KQ... 200nl

Villain is xxpoboleroxx, decent winner in the games Ive got him at 30/21 He opens the button wide and doesnt fold to many three bets. No...

Started by gametight, 03-02-2010 04:53 AM
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03-04-2010 12:29 PM

$1/2 5max - AK 3bet pot

Villain is a bad reg running 27/21 with a fold to 3bet of 33%. Seems like a suspicious player. Thoughts on flop and turn? (I usually bet smaller...

Started by JL, 03-04-2010 01:46 AM
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03-04-2010 12:23 PM

$1/2 5max - Rivered straight facing overbet from Tagg

Villain looks like a Tagg reg, but I don't have much history with him. When a typical tagg takes this line, it is a full house 99% of the time...

Started by JL, 03-04-2010 01:32 AM
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03-04-2010 12:09 PM

1/2 KK turned flush very deep

trying to figure this out, villains' preflop calling range will be much wider than usual because of how deep we are. i think AA will 4bet this pre a...

Started by bspahn, 03-03-2010 04:24 PM
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03-04-2010 03:56 AM

February graphs!!!

I'm so excited I couldn't wait an extra day to post this sweet graph! :P 39 buyins under EV. Still not an excuse to have a losing month but wtv. ...

Started by Alexos, 02-28-2010 01:54 AM
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03-03-2010 05:41 AM

50NL 6max - Standard spots?

Hand 1: Villain is 66/37/5.3AF and 12.8% 3bet. $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ...

Started by chrisa, 02-27-2010 04:01 AM
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03-02-2010 11:34 PM

Triple on a 4 flush turn 1/2

Villain is 21/17/2.5 and seems normal and standard TAG. I'm on a new site but I'm on a lot of tables and have been playing all day so he knows I'm a...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-27-2010 07:12 AM
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03-02-2010 04:30 PM

3/6 - KK in 3bet pot, 3way, where's the value

-no real dynamic with UTG+1, he's running 22/19 or so. In general has a pretty high fold to 3bet and doesn't call many 3bets at all. He's been...

Started by griffey24, 03-01-2010 10:10 PM
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03-02-2010 02:59 PM

2 pair gets c/shuv'd on turn

Villian in this hand is aleph omega, hes at 50nl for some reason. only history we have is i 3 bet a2s from bb vs hs button and took down a decent pot...

Started by lNormajean, 03-01-2010 07:05 PM
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03-02-2010 12:53 PM

2/4 - QQ vs tight reg

-viillain in this hand is Soprano on stars, he is very tight and runs around 17/13/2.4 -his wtsd is also pretty low, 22%, he's not much of a hero...

Started by griffey24, 02-27-2010 03:06 PM
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03-02-2010 12:11 AM

3/6 - wow....ok..... fold?

Hand 1 -villain is complete unknown, over 5 hands on him he's like 33/0/0.6 or something, sample size for the win $3/$6 No Limit Holdem 6...

Started by griffey24, 03-01-2010 12:27 PM
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03-01-2010 03:28 PM

100nl rush. Two river shoves.

1) Villain is 39/26/0.7 fish with fold to cbet 15%. Notes say always bets flop when checked to and I didn't want to c/f this flop against 39% vpip....

Started by pocketfours, 02-28-2010 01:41 AM
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03-01-2010 11:38 AM

Few spots I'm questioning

Villain is basically unknown, 25/13/0.5 over a small sample PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by mxiu, 02-26-2010 09:44 PM
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02-27-2010 11:45 PM

FD on flop 225bb deep

Playing at Cake so no stats. Villain is a lag reg. He raises or c/r flops way too much and I've been reraising him a lot. He usually gives up after...

Started by RugbyDonk, 02-25-2010 11:31 AM
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02-27-2010 08:34 PM

AK oop 3bet pot

Super small sample size on opp, 22 hands. 52/33 25%(8) 3b. Folded once to a 3bet. Because he seemed really fishy i wanted to know what non...

Started by shakesss, 02-26-2010 05:51 PM
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02-27-2010 03:49 PM

When are we not 4bet/getting it in with AK?

Everyone seems to think that it's completely standard to just 4bet AK and get it in preflop in almost every situation. I am not so convinced. ...

Started by JL, 02-26-2010 01:54 PM
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02-27-2010 12:09 PM

Flopped set facing raise, your move?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (Button) ($153.25) SB ($106.05) BB...

Started by mixchange, 02-26-2010 07:07 PM
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02-27-2010 10:30 AM

2/4 - umm fold a set?

-I haven't been too out of line or anything this session, my image is in line -SB was playing pretty loose preflop, 33/10/3.6, no real reads on his...

Started by griffey24, 02-26-2010 12:30 PM
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02-27-2010 07:32 AM

QQ oop 3bet pot

Villain is xxduecleyxx, and is a reg running 25/19 He doesnt fold to 3 bets often (55%), and 4 bets alot (18%) His turn bet is kind of...

Started by gametight, 02-25-2010 05:20 PM
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02-27-2010 07:25 AM

100NL, JJ vs nit facing all-in on turn in 3 bet pot

villian is 17/14/1.4 with 36% fold to 3 bet and 25% ATS% over 950 hands. I checked on this flush turn cuz he wouldnt call with worse in his range...

Started by pokerfan, 02-25-2010 07:48 PM
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02-26-2010 07:31 PM

AA facing raise on wet board

villian is 20/17 over 150 we havent got any relevant history. i really get lost in situations like these with an overpair out of position. my...

Started by lNormajean, 02-25-2010 09:29 AM
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02-26-2010 05:19 PM

100nl rush, go red line part 5

Hand 1: Villain is 28/17/4. We can't win if we fold. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by pocketfours, 02-25-2010 08:42 PM
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02-26-2010 12:16 PM

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