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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

NL vs LIMIT

Thanks to all that post and reply. Im new to this site and it has been helpful. Today marks the first week that I didnt have to reload my...

Started by Monty9, 08-27-2005 10:05 AM
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08-27-2005 01:16 PM

How to play these spots

Maybe Im a whimp but you decide. 25NL $20.00 stack. delt to me AdKd. UTG I raise to $1.00 . All fold but one. Flop: 9,8,2, raindbow. I...

Started by Monty9, 08-26-2005 08:14 AM
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08-27-2005 07:38 AM

Slow playing top two pair?

Seat 5 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 1: purejiggy7 ( $11.57 ) Seat 2: ctrums ( $25.35 ) Seat 3: dgslk21 ( $26.78 ) Seat 4:...

Started by Bo G, 08-26-2005 03:11 PM
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08-27-2005 07:35 AM

Misplayed nl200

***** Hand History for Game 2600860197 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, August 26, 12:45:07 EDT 2005 Table Table 36579 (6 max) (Real Money)...

Started by Pingviini, 08-26-2005 12:52 PM
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08-26-2005 03:19 PM

Tough hand, Your line?

***** Hand History for Game 2592997168 ***** $1000 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, August 24, 23:44:42 EDT 2005 Table Table 54944 (6 max) (No DP)...

Started by ilikeaces86, 08-24-2005 11:50 PM
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08-26-2005 05:34 AM

Late Night Fish??

So I have noticed that for the most part there are MANY more deep pockets in the very early morning hours, say around 1am - 3am time. I'd guess...

Started by madd, 08-23-2005 11:51 AM
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08-25-2005 08:41 PM

Did I overplay my str8 flush? (Xpost)

I was playing this horrible fish at the 5c/10c NL tables on Absolute and lost big with a str8 flush! My opponant was a very weak player that...

Started by FreeRider, 08-25-2005 04:23 AM
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08-25-2005 07:14 PM

dude wtf

i asked the guy why he folded he said he knew he was beat as he only had king high.... but look... i mean come on lmao > IvoryTower posted...

Started by Ivory, 08-25-2005 10:53 AM
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08-25-2005 06:49 PM

How bad was this move ?

Hi folks, here's a hand I played a couple of days ago. My all-in move was certainly a bit due to tilt... but how bad was it really? I figured to...

Started by The_Dude, 08-23-2005 01:35 PM
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08-25-2005 02:33 PM

Poll Poll: How many tables of 6 max do you play at once?

See the poll. 6 max is much faster, at the moment a only play one table (just started playing 6 max), looking to find out how many the majority of 6...

Started by , 06-25-2005 09:11 AM
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08-25-2005 05:55 AM

Value, and trouble hands

I´ve picked up my 50max PL shorthanded NLHE game the last week and has had some sucess at the tables but there are a few things that keep causing me...

Started by Fjaman, 08-24-2005 08:05 AM
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08-25-2005 05:49 AM

How to deal "Heads Up"??

I have read some conflicting information regarding how to deal when a game becomes heads up. I know that the player on the button is the small...

Started by Harks, 08-23-2005 09:24 PM
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08-24-2005 03:01 AM

Is this goot or bad?

Read on this guy was slightly mad. He'd probe bet the flop then bash out huge turn pot bets from nowhere. He kept doing it like this so i eventually...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-24-2005 12:32 AM
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08-24-2005 12:32 AM

calling an all in with ace high?

not much of a read on villain, he was insta-raising almost every flop and stealing alot of pots with over the top bets. i realise now after reading...

Started by Ivory, 08-20-2005 09:12 PM
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08-23-2005 04:52 PM

Feign weakness with smooth call

I find that the best way to pretend to be weak with a monster is by leading out and then just smooth calling a raise. I put him on Ax here, but...

Started by twosevoff, 08-22-2005 03:47 PM
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08-23-2005 03:16 PM

right odds to call

not to sure i made the right call....at the time it seemed like i had a really good chance but now im not so sure i did the right thing. >...

Started by Ivory, 08-22-2005 05:46 PM
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08-23-2005 02:05 PM

gambOOL hands

Are these calls right to make or am i just mad? Guessed he was on the draw so good call? Id Seen him gamble like this before. ...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-22-2005 10:18 PM
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08-23-2005 09:42 AM

crazy 600nl hands

This guy was insane, he must have been on crazy tilt, he overbet and raised everything and anything. Here are the three hands that i broke him...

Started by Bmxicle, 08-18-2005 07:28 AM
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08-23-2005 09:28 AM

25 NL: Laying down overpairs on flop ?

Hi folks, I've been reading the forum for a while now, great to see a special section dedicated to shorthanded games. Here's a hand of mine...

Started by The_Dude, 08-21-2005 06:35 AM
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08-23-2005 07:49 AM

I expected more out of Party's 1000 NL full ring game

I just dont understand this play by leadrunner, it makes NO sense whatsoever. I cant figure out if he was bluffing or if he honestly thought he was...

Started by spino1i, 08-05-2005 10:32 PM
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08-23-2005 05:02 AM

AA hand, your move?

Your move and any comments on how I played the hand would be appreciated. Thank you. POKERSTARS GAME #2350602549: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) -...

Started by andr3w321, 08-18-2005 03:44 AM
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08-22-2005 10:54 PM

Easy Laydown

No doubt in my mind he had KQ or K9 here. ***** Hand History for Game 2579584440 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 22, 18:16:48 EDT...

Started by twosevoff, 08-22-2005 06:20 PM
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08-22-2005 10:38 PM

Flopping the nuts...

Anyway I win more here? FullTiltPoker Game #190551750: Table El Camino (6 max) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:09:25 ET - 2005/08/20 Seat 1:...

Started by andr3w321, 08-20-2005 04:35 AM
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08-22-2005 12:57 PM

He minraised and I got scurred...

Villain minraised me from the blinds preflop. Would you have raised anywhere during the hand? Preflop or flop? Folded on flop? Called turn? ...

Started by andr3w321, 08-21-2005 10:59 PM
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08-22-2005 01:50 AM

So am I ahead or behind?

I figured that since the game was so shorthanded my 2 pairs would be the best more often even in an allin confrontation. No reads here all I did was...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 08-21-2005 12:04 AM
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08-21-2005 10:50 PM

6 max starting hands

i have seen a few 6 max limit starting hand charts around web but no NL charts. do u think the limit chaarts would apply as well to NL. i know the...

Started by chris1195, 08-21-2005 01:34 PM
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08-21-2005 07:41 PM

A complete short session from 5/10 NL 6-max

This is for one of the two tables I was playing. You guys asked for it.. so here it is.. this session lasted about 25 minutes before I quit, ill post...

Started by spino1i, 08-09-2005 01:38 AM
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08-21-2005 05:45 AM

Middle Pair and Low pair

When you have middle pair or low pair how do you determine when you are beat and when you are not ? What are the percentages that the oppenent has...

Started by SlimShady, 08-20-2005 12:26 PM
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08-20-2005 12:38 PM

A couple of hands

I haven't been able to play more than a few days a week recently, but I'm still moving my BR up. I'd forgotten how easy these small stakes were to...

Started by stuck, 08-20-2005 12:44 AM
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08-20-2005 12:44 AM

Arg... I think I'm a wuss

I don't know what I was thinking just calling the reraise preflop and checking the flop, but I think he would have pushed over me regardless of his...

Started by andr3w321, 08-17-2005 10:19 PM
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08-18-2005 05:11 PM

There ought to be a law against how I played this hand heh

This guy was soooooooo mad after I destacked him with a lowly pair of 9s, 4 kicker. He went on and on to rant about how it was a horrible call on my...

Started by spino1i, 08-04-2005 02:43 PM
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08-18-2005 10:04 AM

heads up help... please...

I realize this site deals mainly with the online community and as far as i know there are no heads up tables online. I want help with this for two...

Started by dmb31690, 08-17-2005 08:02 PM
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08-18-2005 06:32 AM

push

no reads on villain just sat down.... thought raise on the turn was a steal/bluff so pushed all in...good move? bad move? > xp2005 posted small...

Started by Ivory, 08-17-2005 08:57 PM
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08-17-2005 09:51 PM

A quickie

Just a few hands i played before the 23 gauntlet game. Been very poor as of late with making silly calls etc. What do you think of these? (p.s there...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-17-2005 08:47 PM
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08-17-2005 08:47 PM

Laying down overpair

Too many times have I ran into a monster with JJ or TT in this situation. Good fold? ***** Hand History for Game 2551062241 ***** $50 NL Texas...

Started by mgobluefb, 08-17-2005 03:08 PM
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08-17-2005 05:35 PM

My most underused tool.

If you watched me play for 3 hrs you would never see me make this play. Im trying to use it more but only heads up do i really find it useful. Is...

Started by Miffed22001, 08-15-2005 10:13 PM
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08-17-2005 04:44 PM

explain?

hmm.... ok, i am still pretty new to shorthanded. can anyone possibly explain this? ***** Hand History for Game 2550736286 ***** $200 NL Texas...

Started by Greedo017, 08-17-2005 01:36 PM
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08-17-2005 04:27 PM

I always lose money in these suituations..

***** Hand History for Game 2542378283 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 15, 22:49:22 EDT 2005 Table Table 36968 (6 max) (Real Money)...

Started by Estrop, 08-15-2005 10:50 PM
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08-17-2005 10:08 AM

AJo means trouble

Even if it is just a battle of the blinds. I guess this hand comes up a lot but take into account that villain is the sb and raised 4x bb preflop. ...

Started by andr3w321, 08-16-2005 07:25 PM
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08-17-2005 07:18 AM

These hands are hard to play...

How do you play hands like these when you flop top pair out of position and are called on the flop. Then on the turn the flush draw is completed. ...

Started by andr3w321, 08-15-2005 07:02 PM
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08-16-2005 10:47 PM

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