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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 05:13 PM
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10-01-2014 02:28 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 02:59 AM
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03-25-2011 02:59 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 07:44 PM
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08-30-2010 01:09 AM

Can somebody help me?

Hi, I'm new to flop turn rivers forums but I have been reading some of the advice given by the more experienced members. Anyways I play poker...

Started by goodlayydown, 07-29-2005 12:45 PM
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07-29-2005 12:45 PM

Whatd your play here?

No read on villain.. and why? ***** Hand History for Game 2442516802 ***** $400 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 29, 05:45:47 EDT 2005 Table...

Started by spino1i, 07-29-2005 06:46 AM
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07-29-2005 11:40 AM

A taste of Party 400 NL 6 max

My hand blog for 400 NL 6 max on Party, a wild place! Edit: In terms of difficulty level, 400 NL 6 max is WAY harder than 200 NL 6 max, just a...

Started by spino1i, 07-19-2005 04:35 AM
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07-29-2005 06:50 AM

Party Poker Million Dollar Guaranteed Tournament July 30th

$600+40 buy in, I just qualified by finishing in the top 4 of a $10 qualifier. Any advice for this Million dollar format? It appears you start off...

Started by doubledown, 07-25-2005 07:28 PM
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07-28-2005 07:25 PM

smackinYaup, advice for party NL $25...?

Hey man, Up until recently I had been playing mostly $5-$10 SnGs on Ultimate BEt. I did pretty well, definately profitable, but ended up losing...

Started by RHCNNN, 07-28-2005 02:34 PM
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07-28-2005 06:49 PM

heads up NL cash game observations

Aside from the rake raping you, this is probably one of the most profitable ways to play NL if you're a sharp player. Particularly when ring games...

Started by jmontis, 07-17-2005 08:07 PM
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07-28-2005 05:50 PM

£500 NL Short-Handed

Hey all Been a spectator for a while on this forum but first post. This hand was a strange one. I was new to table, second hand so no reads, but I...

Started by gebir, 07-28-2005 12:34 PM
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07-28-2005 04:08 PM

Took a shot at 200NL

Take a look and comment. Hansa22 is ridiculously aggressive to the point of fishiness - he simply overplays his hands. I got a run of cards...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-27-2005 07:30 PM
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07-28-2005 12:36 AM

My best read and bluff yet

My opp was TAG, and liked to raise. When he came out firing I read him for an 8 that wanted to know where he stood. After my initial raise, he...

Started by spino1i, 07-15-2005 09:24 PM
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07-27-2005 07:28 PM

Scary KK hands

Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,108,919,928 Table Concord, 26 Jul 2005 5:10 PM ET Seat 1: SlappinYaUp ($101.50 in chips) Seat 3: poidog1...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-26-2005 06:37 PM
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07-27-2005 03:34 PM

Flopped The Nuts

#Game No : 2422069675 ***** Hand History for Game 2422069675 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, July 25, 14:52:32 EDT 2005 Table Table 36714...

Started by Les_Worm, 07-25-2005 03:59 PM
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07-27-2005 02:07 PM

Bet or check?

I think I'm getting better at 400 NL, it use to demolish me but now I'm starting to make a profit.. Just sat down at the table, no read on villain...

Started by spino1i, 07-27-2005 04:02 AM
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07-27-2005 02:04 PM

HU hand

#Game No : 2429516716 ***** Hand History for Game 2429516716 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:14286688 Level:7...

Started by ryno, 07-26-2005 10:14 PM
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07-27-2005 01:10 PM

Opinions on this push.

#Game No : 2429840161 ***** Hand History for Game 2429840161 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, July 26, 21:54:21 EDT 2005 Table Table 37004...

Started by Les_Worm, 07-26-2005 11:08 PM
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07-27-2005 12:02 PM

Two hands. Could I get away?

Try and write a reply before you read the showdowns. I know you cheaters are gonna peak, but at least pretend you're in my shoes and cant see the...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-25-2005 10:12 PM
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07-27-2005 11:48 AM

check or bluff?

Check or bet (and bluff) here? Villain is TAG, conservative, will continuation bet. ***** Hand History for Game 2427958710 ***** $400 NL Texas...

Started by spino1i, 07-26-2005 05:09 PM
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07-27-2005 11:17 AM

$250 Dollar Losing swing in a 4 hour day at 25NL

I'm playing 2 tables at a time. Is this a semi-normal huge swing, or is $250 a little steep? I havn't been tilting too bad, maybe once or...

Started by Surf_Thug, 07-24-2005 01:27 AM
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07-26-2005 11:38 PM

Correct to fold?

I love playing these draws aggressively (indirect result from reading SS!?), but can't do much here, right? I don't think I have the implied odds......

Started by mgobluefb, 07-26-2005 05:34 PM
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07-26-2005 06:14 PM

Am I thinking correctly here about +EV decision?

I just want to see if I'm thinking this through correctly... I didn't save the HH so I'll try to remember the details. 25NL 6 Max on Party...

Started by storm75m, 07-26-2005 11:51 AM
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07-26-2005 12:29 PM

Question on a huge $2,000 pot in a $2-4 NL game

So i was playing some $2-4 NL last night on Full Tilt. 3 different 6 max tables at once. There was one player that was at all my tables. He takes a...

Started by Grand_MasterB, 07-22-2005 12:08 PM
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07-26-2005 01:03 AM

I'm losing HU too much.

Can you examine my heads up please? I have gotten 2nd way too many times recently. I'm not sure if I'm playing g00t hu or not. PokerStars Game...

Started by Alibi, 07-24-2005 10:32 PM
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07-25-2005 11:38 AM

Do you just call the river here?

***** Hand History for Game 2401443318 ***** $50 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, July 21, 20:17:09 EDT 2005 Table Table 36588 (6 max) (Real Money)...

Started by Estrop, 07-21-2005 09:41 PM
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07-24-2005 02:09 PM

AA vs minraise

Hand History: View Previous hand for this table. Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,099,265,241 Table k princess' HE, 23 Jul 2005 2:40...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-23-2005 03:43 PM
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07-24-2005 02:03 PM

HU - How should my tactic be?

I have decided to play SnGs for a while and see how it goes. Last night I played two one table SnGs with 5.50$ buy in, paying three places 25-15-10....

Started by Borax, 07-22-2005 08:14 AM
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07-23-2005 10:36 PM

common 2 pair f-up for me...help!

I frequently think my two pair is the best hand when it isn't. I can't distinguish between the other guy betting with top pair or a better 2 pair...

Started by RHCNNN, 07-23-2005 04:03 PM
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07-23-2005 04:54 PM

ARE YOU SUCCESSFUL?

Obviously all of you are successful to be playing at these limits. Unless you can just afford to play at them, well if you can afford to play at...

Started by BILLABONG, 07-22-2005 05:51 AM
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07-23-2005 04:09 PM

This happened 3 time today

Three different people each time too. Wish I saved the other hand histories... Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,097,571,358 Table Oslo,...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-23-2005 12:05 AM
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07-23-2005 12:05 AM

My First $350k Guaranteed Tourney At Stars

I think I played this well, just got a few bad beats, would appreciate some analysis of this. *********** # 1 ************** PokerStars Game...

Started by , 06-13-2005 01:25 PM
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07-22-2005 07:50 PM

Whats the strategy here?

Sure, chasing is fishy, but how about that river play? Keep in mind the position here... Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,094,386,235...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-21-2005 11:51 PM
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07-22-2005 12:50 PM

30/60 Limit Goodness.

POKERSTARS GAME #2159171189: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($30/$60) - 2005/07/22 - 03:27:24 (ET) Table 'Siarnaq' Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: RaMz123 ($2029 in...

Started by allLiving, 07-22-2005 04:34 AM
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07-22-2005 12:45 PM

Too quick to re-raise?

Should I have used more caution on this flop, or was I right in getting all my money in? $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, July 21, 15:03:17 EDT...

Started by mgobluefb, 07-21-2005 04:05 PM
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07-21-2005 10:45 PM

Re-raise preflop for info, continuation on flop

I like re-raising preflop for information with hands like AKs, AKo, TT-QQ, etc. Here's a hand where I got that information, but it didn't really work...

Started by mgobluefb, 07-21-2005 07:36 PM
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07-21-2005 07:36 PM

Flopped a set, scary turn.

I considered pushing on the flop and taking it down right there, I just raised instead. The turn brings a probable straight and/or flush. How do...

Started by Les_Worm, 07-21-2005 07:02 PM
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07-21-2005 07:22 PM

set over set, anyway to not loose my money?

NL50 shorthanded I limped in pf with 55 in late position, button bets 4bb, sb calls and I call. board came 5h - Kh - 9s sb checks I...

Started by anaj, 07-21-2005 12:24 PM
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07-21-2005 07:00 PM

2 Big Hands

Stage #157856740: Holdem No Limit $0.25 Seat 1 - POCKETRKTS $20 in chips Seat 3 - JEREJIM $37.55 in chips Seat 4 - ANDR3W321 $58.35 in chips...

Started by andr3w321, 07-21-2005 04:38 PM
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07-21-2005 06:59 PM

Should i have thrown this away

.25/.5 6 max table online. I am under the gun. The button is a Tight passive,the small blind is a loose player, willing to call down many hands,...

Started by phitaueb, 07-21-2005 02:32 AM
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07-21-2005 06:58 PM

Top pair, top kicker

It's hard to tell here if he's simply playing back at me, or if he really had a hand. With such a dangerous flop, I figured he had me. However, the...

Started by mgobluefb, 07-21-2005 03:06 PM
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07-21-2005 03:59 PM

What would you do with this set?

This was my 5th or 6th hand at the table and I didn't have a good read on somatik215 yet. ***** Hand History for Game 2387266835 ***** 0/0 Texas...

Started by SAChip, 07-19-2005 06:33 PM
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07-21-2005 11:28 AM

Top pair, weak kicker

$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, July 20, 12:44:59 EDT 2005 Table Table 36553 (6 max) (Real Money) Seat 5 is the button Total number of players...

Started by mgobluefb, 07-20-2005 10:52 PM
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07-21-2005 03:06 AM

1st 2/4 hand

Ok let me start off by saying I normally play .25/.50 but I got bored and decided to try a little 2/4. It wasn't going ot kill my br and I wanted to...

Started by magicmntn, 07-19-2005 03:55 PM
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07-20-2005 09:25 PM

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