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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

Poll Poll: preflop raises

I thought it would be funny to se how large your standard preflop raise is on average...

Started by Fjaman, 09-12-2005 12:41 PM
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09-13-2005 10:14 AM

am i over playing my kings

saw pocket kings vs pockets ace twice in one night jsut got lucky on one of them should i have reraised? seen aces with the big $3 reraise? not...

Started by stoltzy, 09-11-2005 11:26 PM
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09-13-2005 09:53 AM

4 players $20 heads up game

FIrst hand of the sng PokerStars Game #2554535865: Tournament #12450698, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2005/09/11 -...

Started by loanhorse, 09-11-2005 09:37 PM
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09-12-2005 12:23 PM

NL Variance, How high should it be?

I have been experiencing high swings in variance the past 2 weeks, $ 200 to $300 swings. I started playing NL ring mostly short handed about 2...

Started by Monty9, 09-08-2005 08:14 AM
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09-11-2005 09:57 PM

Slowplayed set vs several opps

Flame away: Hand History: View Previous | Next hand for this table. Texas Hold'em $2-$2 NL (real money), #1,247,591,060 Table...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 09-08-2005 05:35 PM
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09-11-2005 09:01 PM

flopping the nuts and then some

anyway to extract any more money out of this one or did i play it ok? > robin_hood posted big blind ($0.30) > Jumanji posted to play ($0.30) >...

Started by Ivory, 09-09-2005 12:15 PM
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09-11-2005 08:24 PM

HU SNG Strategy?

I'm interested in HU SNG's and I'm wondering if anyone has good advice for heads up play with deep stacks. Thanks.

Started by martindcx1e, 09-11-2005 01:39 AM
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09-11-2005 06:53 PM

Punish those damn bluff callers

Kinda dangerous to give a free card with only one pair, but at the right time, this can punish those 100nl opponents we know so well... I saw...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 08-02-2005 02:28 PM
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09-10-2005 11:17 PM

Smackin, tell us about the move too nl200

I've seen that you've made the move up to nl200. How is the game there compared to nl100? Looser? Tighter? More aggressive? I'm currently at...

Started by anaj, 09-09-2005 03:46 AM
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09-09-2005 05:10 PM

Tough hand out of position

Hand #8113300-10207 at Scunthorpe (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 07/Sep/05 10:39:10 imthedirt is at seat 0 with...

Started by ilikeaces86, 09-07-2005 10:50 AM
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09-09-2005 04:40 PM

Am I going to fold like a pussy or call like a noob?

This guy seems pretty decent. I don't have much of a read on him because I am 4 tabling but he bluffs once in a while, shows some good hands once in...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 09-02-2005 05:45 PM
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09-09-2005 11:28 AM

Bet turn?

Hand #8113300-10248 at Scunthorpe (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 07/Sep/05 11:01:49 imthedirt is at seat 0 with...

Started by ilikeaces86, 09-07-2005 11:05 AM
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09-09-2005 08:21 AM

Keeping up the facade

How long do you keep up the continuation bluff? I try to bet strong before(3 or 4x BB) and after the flop(60%-70% of the pot) with strong hands but...

Started by Fjaman, 09-08-2005 12:29 PM
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09-08-2005 04:26 PM

Three people flopping a flush... what are the odds?

Hi again, that one ist more for entertainment value than for serious analysis maybe... three people flopping a flush in a 6max game. What are the...

Started by The_Dude, 08-23-2005 01:44 PM
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09-08-2005 10:38 AM

are you folding this?

***** Hand History for Game 2621956661 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, August 30, 01:16:02 EDT 2005 Table Table 55054 (6 max) (No DP) (Real...

Started by underminedsk, 08-30-2005 01:26 AM
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09-08-2005 08:40 AM

Small bets heads up

Heads up, blinds 200/400. Both our stacks are around 7500. BB seems pretty tight preflop -- limps a lot on the button, but tends to respect my...

Started by bigg_nate, 09-06-2005 11:16 PM
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09-07-2005 03:36 PM

need help with my HU game

This is a serious leak in my game, I'm just not laggy enough heads up. Can anyone give me some pointers? Any general advice for HU and/or analysis...

Started by edudlive, 09-06-2005 05:45 PM
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09-06-2005 09:43 PM

nl400 hands dump

***** Hand History for Game 2641681666 ***** $400 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, September 02, 17:47:46 EDT 2005 Table Table 48792 (6 max) (Real...

Started by Pingviini, 09-02-2005 05:50 PM
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09-05-2005 12:20 PM

Some question about heads up play

My pocket cards: A5o let's say there isn't raises preflop. Which of these flop are the best for me (no flushes - suits does not matter) and why? 1)...

Started by HeatBlood, 09-03-2005 09:04 AM
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09-05-2005 12:35 AM

My shorthanded 50NL strategy

I have been playing 6-max NL and PL holdem for a while and developed a strategy i would like some input on to streamline my game and make it more...

Started by Fjaman, 09-01-2005 02:06 PM
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09-03-2005 07:12 PM

how u play turn?

***** Hand History for Game 2628391120 ***** $2000 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, August 31, 05:52:41 EDT 2005 Table Table 54881 (No DP) (Real...

Started by ilikeaces86, 08-31-2005 05:55 AM
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09-03-2005 07:10 AM

I am a donkey.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx Button ($926) SB ($934.70) BB ($1704.02) UTG ($1039.50)...

Started by Demiparadigm, 09-02-2005 05:05 AM
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09-03-2005 04:37 AM

Ouch...

Comments appreciated. I really thought I had more than 5 outs... FullTiltPoker Game #203076845: Table Johnson (6 max) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em...

Started by andr3w321, 08-31-2005 09:40 PM
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09-02-2005 06:57 PM

400 nl hands

So I bought in short in a $400 NL Hold'em game yesterday and after an hour or so the following hands set each other up real nice...Hero has LAG image...

Started by Aquinas, 08-30-2005 06:14 AM
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09-01-2005 09:33 PM

Anybody wanna analyze my head-2-head play?

ANOTHER 2nd place.....Im SO tired of it. I really suck when it get down to heads up and yes i have ordered Hoh2 but it will take 3 weeks before it...

Started by anarchoi, 09-01-2005 12:40 PM
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09-01-2005 04:30 PM

ATM at micro heads up

I REALLY like playing the micro heads up tables on stars for some reason, check out a few of these hands. I know I shouldn't push with AJ0, so don't...

Started by edudlive, 09-01-2005 02:49 PM
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09-01-2005 02:49 PM

A couple to look at

(apologies i cant use the covertor yet but i will try!) I should probably be playing this limit exclusivly and 'dabbling' in 100nl by now with my...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-30-2005 12:32 PM
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09-01-2005 02:44 PM

think I got max value out of this? If not how do u play it?

***** Hand History for Game 2628515573 ***** $2000 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, August 31, 07:16:39 EDT 2005 Table Table 56604 (No DP) (Real...

Started by ilikeaces86, 08-31-2005 07:20 AM
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08-31-2005 08:57 AM

What a laydown!

Layton here claims to have folded QQ.. I can't really berate his play here either, it makes sense to put me on AA from the betting patterns. ...

Started by Cocco_Bill, 08-28-2005 04:47 PM
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08-30-2005 11:07 AM

600NL craziness

So I decided to play outside my roll for a bit today(only have like 12 buyins or something) and play some 600NL. These people are absolutely insane....

Started by andr3w321, 08-24-2005 06:40 AM
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08-30-2005 08:19 AM

The all-elusive perfect tourney

I read an article by Mike Sexton once, in which he said that Stu Unger excitedly told him after his last WSOP win that he had played a perfect...

Started by michael1123, 02-18-2005 04:18 AM
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08-30-2005 04:24 AM

Strategy and stickies

I noticed that we dont have any stickies in this forum. does anybody have any links to 1 good 6 max strategies 2 6 max starting hands (they are...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-25-2005 07:20 PM
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08-29-2005 11:53 AM

A slightly loose session - long post

Warning - I don't know if there's a point to this post or anything useful to learn here but I feel an urge to share my session. Its been a few months...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 08-29-2005 02:03 AM
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08-29-2005 02:03 AM

Heads Up HH's - Stars $5

Stars $5 SnG My Image - I don't have much respect from villian...he was one of those people who thinks every bet is a bluff. I had made a few...

Started by fjuanl, 08-29-2005 01:58 AM
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08-29-2005 01:58 AM

How u play?

***** Hand History for Game 2594498568 ***** $1000 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, August 25, 06:48:28 EDT 2005 Table Table 59789 (6 max) (No DP)...

Started by ilikeaces86, 08-25-2005 06:54 AM
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08-28-2005 09:04 PM

Always number two

I have played poker for about a month, and I like it alot. I discovered the sit'n'go-tournaments, and it saved my bankroll. But it's annoying to...

Started by musevisa, 08-28-2005 07:05 AM
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08-28-2005 06:17 PM

nl400 hands

I dont quite have the BR for playing nl400 6max so I will buy in short. Easier to play aggressive as well. Anyways I wanna learn SH because the...

Started by Pingviini, 08-26-2005 10:54 AM
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08-28-2005 01:59 PM

So, I'm trying 6 max

I'm currently doing the camping tight/aggressive thing at 10 max, but I have decided to try some 6 max soon. Maybe to work on my shorthanded play,...

Started by sandstorm, 08-25-2005 06:28 PM
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08-28-2005 03:20 AM

miss played?

Just finished playing a round. Was dared inot trying 100 NL by my bud. He said I would get killed. Started slow. up and down. pretty mellow...

Started by Monty9, 08-27-2005 01:56 PM
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08-27-2005 05:03 PM

Tough call

Do you make this call knowing its probably a split or lose pot? Or is it best just to let it go? FullTiltPoker Game #197612847: Table Johnson (6...

Started by andr3w321, 08-26-2005 09:33 PM
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08-27-2005 04:54 PM

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