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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

Standard Shove?

no relevant history here although i think ive been getting the better of him throughout our session because of my positional advantage Azimut85...

Started by aka_red, 11-21-2009 07:57 PM
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11-21-2009 07:57 PM

Interesting spot with AQ in 3bet pot.

Villain is very aggro TAG and likes to fight for pots when his opponent figures to be on a weak range (e.g. steals/ low flops). His stats show 20/18...

Started by Pelion, 11-19-2009 12:38 PM
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11-21-2009 07:22 PM

AQ Isoing in the blinds vs active fish.

Villain is 46/26 fish over 40. His range for limping the button is probably pretty damn weak seeing as he loves to min raise preflop all the time in...

Started by Carroters, 11-18-2009 09:09 PM
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11-21-2009 02:28 PM

3bet 53s IP, flop mp on dry board

Villain 21/16/4.3 over 600+ hands. He folded to 3bets half the time in that sample, 4bet one time. Weird enough only read on him is that he c/fed...

Started by minSim, 11-18-2009 03:32 PM
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11-21-2009 10:12 AM

AA 3bet pot two callers facing raise on wet board - 100NL

Villain is 17/12/3, fold to 3b: 100%, fold to flop cbet: 100% over only 62 hands. So far his been a lil bit in the tightish side playing pretty...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-16-2009 11:23 PM
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11-21-2009 05:54 AM

100nl bluff catcher river

Villain is running TAG and has been three betting me across a few tables to which I have 4b once and just folded the rest. I can't think he would...

Started by bikes, 11-19-2009 07:59 PM
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11-20-2009 11:24 PM

I know what villain has, but I'm not sure how to bluff -50nl

Villain is a tagg reg with high cbet % and with stats and reads I'm sure he has JJ+, maybe with a diamond as well. If we assume thats his only range,...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-19-2009 01:39 PM
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11-20-2009 11:22 PM

I'm showing you goliath and you still shove

Villain 24/17/1 over like 100 hands. Only history we have is that I 3bet villain a few hands before and I checked the flop behind and he lead turn...

Started by minSim, 11-18-2009 03:22 AM
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11-20-2009 10:32 PM

Weird spot with AA in 3bet pot.

Villain seems semiloose pretty aggro. 33/20/3 (AF). The turn is a missed check/raise since I figure floats are a pretty big part of his range and I...

Started by Pelion, 11-16-2009 09:05 PM
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11-20-2009 10:29 PM

3/6 - boat utg, simple sizing spot

-villain is very good stars reg bfl4me -we haven't had much history together at all, he prob views me as 21/18/3ish type. Not sure what he thinks of...

Started by griffey24, 11-18-2009 08:54 PM
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11-20-2009 04:12 AM

You're bluffing, I have the nuts....how to get your money

Villain 19/16/inf over 70 hands. He had a 3bet of 16% over this sample and it was obvious he was 3betting light. Nothing out of the ordinairy...

Started by minSim, 11-18-2009 03:21 PM
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11-19-2009 05:41 AM

Shitty turn card, gotta shove for value anyway right?

From his tryhard screenname to his utterly boring 22/20 stats over 27 hands, everything about this guy fucking reeks of training sites and 2p2. ...

Started by Ash256, 11-18-2009 11:17 AM
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11-18-2009 09:41 PM

200NL: Kang and Kang, std 3bet spot

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem 5 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Snajpor ($307.90) CO work2do ($268.60) BTN kes1981...

Started by d0zer, 11-18-2009 10:52 AM
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11-18-2009 02:56 PM

Passive played FD+gutshot hits and I'm not feeling good

So villain is 14/13/inf over 38 hands and without reads yet. Apart from preflop this hand felt dirty as I'm having this weak-tight thinking of...

Started by minSim, 11-18-2009 03:04 AM
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11-18-2009 07:34 AM

Ugly board vbetting [$6 HUSNG]

The board is very coordinated, but we can still extract value. Disagree with any street? Assume no reads, first game vs. an unknown. Full Tilt...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 11-14-2009 02:47 PM
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11-18-2009 12:44 AM

1/2 - AKo deep - how much value?

Villain is a winning reg running 24/18/2.9, folds to 3bets 50%, 4bets 10%. No history I'm aware of. I have taggy stats and 3bet a lot. Any value...

Started by zook, 11-17-2009 01:02 AM
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11-17-2009 09:41 PM

turned set vs fish, limped pot

villain is a pretty big fish. 46/13/2 and playing like a station. his river bet was pretty quick. this just looks like exactly 78, and seeing as its...

Started by will641, 11-17-2009 01:28 PM
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11-17-2009 09:36 PM

Lowest HU Stakes

I specialize in NL FR but thought I might dabble in some heads-up since I start so many tables and figured developing an edge would help me long...

Started by Jason, 10-27-2009 10:33 AM
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11-17-2009 05:56 PM

Taming the maniac [$6 HUSNG]

Player has shown to be maniac, openshoving crap like 53s and showing down. He has also shown a propensity to shove 10x pot on flops. How do we play...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 11-14-2009 03:23 PM
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11-17-2009 05:46 PM

200NL: BvB fun with regs

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem 5 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG kaader ($215) CO Lexxas ($37) BTN Bagaren_ake...

Started by d0zer, 11-16-2009 07:46 PM
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11-17-2009 01:07 PM

Yay 2 3bet pots

Villain thinks about 3 seconds before his river shove. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by minSim, 11-13-2009 08:33 AM
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11-17-2009 11:55 AM

50NL - QQ 300bb Deep, In Position, Facing Action

SB is 59/16 over 100 hands and BB is a laggy 32/20/10% 3b over 500 hands. I have a standard TAG image vs him and only history of note is a session...

Started by Shifubowa, 11-17-2009 07:34 AM
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11-17-2009 08:27 AM

I c/r/f TPGK :S

Villain 26/21/31(AFreq) over 135 hands, steal percentage 42. So what I'm basically trying to do with my flop raise is get a call from Ax, FD's, 9x...

Started by minSim, 11-13-2009 08:25 AM
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11-17-2009 05:38 AM

2 river bluffs

Villain 33/21/45(AFreq) over 39 hands, no relevant reads. With the flop raise I just wanted to test villain as he was still unknown but raising...

Started by minSim, 11-13-2009 08:18 AM
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11-17-2009 03:21 AM

OOP - top2 on a paired flush board and a PSB left

Villain 30/10/29 (AFreq) over 50 hands. A few hands before he stacked me by slowplaying a floped set as the in between caller in a 3way pot and...

Started by minSim, 11-13-2009 08:49 AM
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11-16-2009 11:13 PM

Am I missing something?

$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG dalgen ($39.52) UTG+1 Hero ($52.74) CO ...

Started by Ash256, 11-14-2009 11:47 AM
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11-15-2009 10:13 AM

Nut boat, river bet sizing against fish 100NL

Only about 30 hands against villain but is an obvious fish. His line looks weak/drawish. If he was on a FD and got there, I expect him to call ne bet...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-14-2009 07:08 PM
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11-15-2009 09:17 AM

Im folding a combo draw in a 3bet pot- 100nl

Im relatively new to the table, the numbers on villian are flipping up and down over a couple of orbits, overall he seems to be the LAGish reg. I...

Started by XTR1000, 11-13-2009 12:00 PM
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11-15-2009 08:34 AM

50nl-JJ IP 3b Pot **Super Standard Spot**

only like 10-15 hands into the session and the guy looked reggy (full stack, 20/20 stats or something), but this was my first hand with him and this...

Started by surviva316, 11-14-2009 12:02 PM
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11-15-2009 08:23 AM

Simple spot I have a lot of trouble with

Villain is 29/24/2 and unremarkable over 40 hands. He 3bets 7% so far and I think he tries to play well. Hero is running about 22/19 & 3betting...

Started by Silly String, 11-13-2009 05:07 PM
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11-14-2009 09:51 AM

I almost never do this but...

10-20, game is 3-handed. No relevant history, all I know is that villain is a good tagg capable of turning made hands into big bluffs (he s the same...

Started by Genitruc, 11-13-2009 07:39 AM
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11-14-2009 03:12 AM

A hero call and a wierd turn spot that confuses me.

1. Villain is 18/14 over 300 hands and seems to be a short stack regular. I don't remember playing much with him in the past and have no notes on...

Started by Carroters, 11-13-2009 12:25 PM
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11-14-2009 12:09 AM

(not) betting the turn with draws

Ok, so the turn is a pretty tough street to play. I'm having difficulties how to handle good draws/marginal hand+draw on the turn being the...

Started by minSim, 11-12-2009 11:15 AM
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11-13-2009 10:11 AM

nitty fold? hand two...another dropped set

sorry for the lack of converter. this is a friend's hand he emailed to me and the converters wouldn't support the format. villain is a 28/17 over...

Started by Chopper, 11-06-2009 09:02 PM
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11-13-2009 09:10 AM

3-betting JJ for value vs feesh - horrible turn card.

This is fish is 36/18 over 35 hands and call way to many raises preflop. I think he'll be calling this 3-bet with all kinds of worse pairs and random...

Started by Carroters, 11-12-2009 08:21 AM
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11-13-2009 07:45 AM

Optimal play with a mega draw in a 3way pot

PFR is playing 66/23/48 (agg freq) over 100h. He's picking up pots by betting people of hands for 3 streets all the time, donking streets, etc. Just...

Started by minSim, 11-11-2009 05:44 PM
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11-13-2009 01:06 AM

I watch too many videos, Weeeee!

This hand is from memory so the HH will be a little jumbled. I don't know if this is read dependent or just a straight spew from watching CR vids. ...

Started by Silly String, 11-11-2009 11:23 AM
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11-12-2009 04:54 PM

OMFG it's AKs.

I think this may be border line retarded, but here are my thoughts at the time. UTG is 13/8 nit over 40 hands. SB is 12/10 2% 3-bet nit over 50...

Started by Carroters, 11-12-2009 08:09 AM
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11-12-2009 04:13 PM

2 triple spots

Villain 31/8 over only 24 hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($50)...

Started by minSim, 11-12-2009 10:56 AM
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11-12-2009 04:11 PM

Nitroll (in honour of nutsinho)

Villain seems to be a big winner on the site and only plays 5/10 and up. He runs 24/21/11% 3-bet. There's a huge fish in the game which is the only...

Started by Ravageur, 11-09-2009 09:27 PM
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11-12-2009 01:25 PM

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