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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

Overpair getting cr´ed - 100nl

UTG runs 13/10 over a decent sample, no postflop reads b/c he never plays a hand. There´s some evidence of UTG+1 being a bad player, but he´s only...

Started by XTR1000, 11-11-2009 05:03 PM
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11-12-2009 11:36 AM

KK 150ish deep 100nl wtf river

Villian is running tag and so am i if he's paying attention. Flatted pre because the blinds were squeeze happy regs with 3bet's of 10%+ each. I feel...

Started by bikes, 11-12-2009 03:20 AM
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11-12-2009 11:32 AM

$100NL - I decide to call twice with JJ preflop

UTG is running 28/12 and insta called the squeeze. Squeezer seems Laggy running 32/28 with 13% 3bet, but this is a small sample size. I think UTG...

Started by JL, 11-05-2009 03:40 AM
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11-12-2009 10:18 AM

50nl Turned TTP facing c/r

Villain 19/17/4.5 3bet 10 over 150 hands. I've never seen him over call OOP like this, which really makes me want to fold turn. Thoughts? SB is...

Started by humanfugitive, 11-10-2009 05:58 PM
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11-11-2009 11:31 PM

JJ in possible std spot preflop

Opponent is breakeven reg but definitely not very good. This is only the 2nd time he's 3bet in a couple hundred hands and he just doesn't raise much...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-04-2009 11:47 PM
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11-11-2009 06:13 PM

1/2 - top two c/r'ed 200bb deep

Villain is a reg running 25/20/3 over a bunch of hands. He's a big loser in my sample but I don't think of him being that bad. My only notes is that...

Started by zook, 11-07-2009 05:59 PM
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11-11-2009 05:20 PM

50NL: AK Vs early nit open at nitty nit table.

Villain in this hand is a 14/12 nit with a 20% ATS. Button and SB are both nits with less than 12 VPIP so I dont expect overcalls. SB is kinda...

Started by Pelion, 11-10-2009 07:26 PM
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11-11-2009 12:45 PM

2 50NL spots with overpairs.

Villain is 48/15 over 30 hands and loked like a typical station. I hadn't seen him much of his post flop game though so I was unsure as to whether...

Started by Carroters, 11-05-2009 12:43 PM
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11-10-2009 10:51 PM

1/2 - donking AQo on A-high board

UTG is running 16/12/2.1 and raising 10% utg. Is a losing player over a decent sample and goes to showdown 28%. No history I'm aware of. MP is a big...

Started by zook, 11-07-2009 06:05 PM
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11-10-2009 10:29 PM

Situation vs megafish and then a river blarf

Couple hands from an utterly insane session today, ended up chasing a fish to 25/50, won a buyin there and still ended up down. Anyway, two semi...

Started by Ravageur, 11-09-2009 09:36 AM
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11-10-2009 08:43 AM

Good ol' AQ.. what to do...

Hand 1 -Villain in this hand is Alexander T from stars, reg -Haven't played with him in a while, I'm sure I've spewed to him somehow in the past,...

Started by griffey24, 11-06-2009 01:00 AM
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11-10-2009 08:34 AM

KK,I wanna to C/F this river with about 1/3 PSB left - 100NL

Villain is a fish. I don't see what I beat anymore. C/F ok? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - CO ($129.80) Button ($134.35)...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-09-2009 08:50 PM
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11-10-2009 08:22 AM

88 100 HUSNG

After first 30 hands I thought this guy was fairly OK, maybe reg I dunno didn't look him up or anything. As I played him more I give him less and...

Started by elipsesjeff, 10-30-2009 12:57 PM
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11-10-2009 12:40 AM

50NL: 2 pair, Ultra drawy flop vs semiloosish TAG (+ 2barrel

1) Villain is a 25/16 with 4% 3bet and 2AF. Since most flush draws are a coinflip to me on the flop, (but wont fold the turn if they miss if they...

Started by Pelion, 11-08-2009 10:57 AM
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11-09-2009 05:36 AM

1/2 Flopped Nuts Value Extraction

I called the flop to try and get the fish to tag along. I also think that raising the turn here over reps my hands against what looks very much like...

Started by aka_red, 11-07-2009 08:43 PM
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11-08-2009 01:06 PM

Extraction [11 HUSNG]

This is one of the first hands, so no read. Check or bet river and why, and if we bet how much? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 11+0.50 Tournament,...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 10-29-2009 05:33 PM
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11-07-2009 11:54 PM

Trips vs nittish TAG

Villain is 19/13 ATS of 31% and 3-bet of 2% over 130 hands. He's on the tight side of TAG but not terrible and is probably capable of vering from ABC...

Started by Carroters, 11-07-2009 12:17 PM
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11-07-2009 08:14 PM

How bad is turning my hand to a bluff on this river? 100NL

Villain is 23/20/3.9 over 170 hands. His double barreled 100% so far and seems like a very aggressive regular. We got into some pots before but...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-06-2009 07:06 PM
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11-07-2009 08:01 PM

$100NL - TPGK line check

Villain is regular running 26/23 with a cbet% of 80 and turn cbet of 20% after 600 hands. He probably views me as a typical Tagg reg. Thoughts on...

Started by JL, 11-05-2009 03:27 AM
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11-05-2009 09:40 AM

KK vs fish. Meh flop. Ugh turn. And OOP.

Villain is 48/13/2 fish, as are most of the other players at the table. This turn hits his range really hard, but hes passive enough that im not too...

Started by Pelion, 11-03-2009 11:41 AM
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11-05-2009 09:33 AM

*October Graphs*

First month since June where I've played more than 12k hands, happy with both results and work ethic this month, 90 % 2/4, 5% 1/2 and 5 % 3/6. ...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 10-31-2009 04:04 PM
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11-04-2009 10:57 PM

WTF How does he know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2j7mihX7E Can someone please explain how he knows this will work? It just looks straight suicidal to me....

Started by Marshall28, 11-04-2009 10:27 AM
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11-04-2009 03:48 PM

AA 3bet pot, scary turn 50NL

Villain is 30/15 fold to 3b: 33% over 168 hands. He likes to C/R a lotta flops in single raised pots. In one instance he C/R me and I 3bet bluffed...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-03-2009 06:35 PM
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11-04-2009 02:52 PM

Deep Stacks, Flush River, and Thin Value...100NL

Wasn't running a HUD so no conrete numbers. Villain is a standard LAGG though, and was definately calling too many 3bets IP. I think he's capable of...

Started by OP, 11-03-2009 09:20 PM
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11-04-2009 01:49 PM

Dramatic perspective change hand

Opp is tsifknits who is generally nitty preflop and is pretty solid postflop. I had this hand while i was screwing around killing time at 200nl. I've...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 11-02-2009 09:48 PM
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11-04-2009 11:51 AM

Standard spot against fish, call? - 50NL

Only about 20 hands at the table but villain is an obvious fish with vpip around 80%. Turn call ok? Now what do I do on the river? PokerStars...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-03-2009 08:26 PM
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11-04-2009 12:33 AM

JJ bet into on river

Villain in this hand is 46/22, but I felt like I'd been rope a doped in this hand, although I'm not sure how else I could have played it. Does...

Started by jo, 11-03-2009 01:47 AM
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11-03-2009 06:37 PM

Flopped set facing donk shove on river - 50NL

Villain just sat down 4 hands or so ago and no read. His line makes me think his fishy. Snap fold? $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 4...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-03-2009 02:21 AM
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11-03-2009 06:27 PM

2 hands 50NL

1). the two villains are generally playing like passive donks. earlier SB donked the flop and quickly folded to a raise in a limped pot. in a spot...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 10-26-2009 06:57 PM
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11-02-2009 09:19 PM

Semi interesting spot in rr pot + semi sarcastic fml hand

Villain is the epitomy of a tag. He's not set-camping here very often and he's folding almost all Kx hands except maybe kqs and he's 4-betting ak+. ...

Started by Ravageur, 10-21-2009 07:10 PM
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11-02-2009 06:16 PM

AJ top two facing river decision 50NL

villain is 23/19/5.8 over 622 hands, regular on a few of my tables. Pretty active player. The only time we tangled was BvB in another table where I...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 10-25-2009 12:41 AM
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11-02-2009 10:03 AM

Check folding flop w/ overpair - 50nl

Posting since this hand generated quiet some discussion in IRC. Couple of orbits into this table, no history between the villians and me, both seem...

Started by XTR1000, 10-27-2009 05:43 AM
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11-02-2009 09:48 AM

50NL - Pair + Straight & Flush Draws Against Station OOP

BU is a 26/18 stationy/passive player. His 3bet% is 9.4 in 32 opportunities. In one hand with villain, he 3bet my HJ raise from the CO with KJdd...

Started by BooG690, 10-27-2009 04:31 PM
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11-01-2009 11:20 PM

3bet pot. How standard is this?

Villain is fairly new to the table but has been stealing like crazy so far (50%). Looks pretty TAGish 22/19 otherwise. Limper is a 46/0 fish who...

Started by Pelion, 11-01-2009 11:26 AM
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11-01-2009 04:32 PM

3-6, tough spot hu deep.

This is the start of a 3/6 hu deep ante table on tilt. Villain is a soldish reg playing 25/21/3.6 with a 63 % fold to 3 bet over a decent sample. ...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 10-28-2009 07:28 PM
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10-31-2009 08:48 PM

Wtf do you have sir?

Villain is 17/12/28ATS over 40 hands. He hasn't been 3-bet yet, but he seems on the nitty side and I haven't played any pots with him yet at all. ...

Started by Carroters, 10-27-2009 02:20 PM
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10-31-2009 08:37 PM

Big and Whacko

Villain is a decent reg (KGB for those who have played i nterpoker over the past year), a little tighter than most. He c bets less and, from my...

Started by Genitruc, 10-20-2009 02:41 AM
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10-31-2009 08:26 PM

200NL: I think this is a std fold...

Villain is 18/7/1 over 120, no relevant history. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ...

Started by d0zer, 10-27-2009 08:26 PM
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10-30-2009 09:34 PM

HU pwnage thread

these threads are always fun, so just post the hand histories of you owning someone hard ill start! Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00 BB (2...

Started by gabe, 09-25-2008 03:58 PM
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10-29-2009 12:56 PM

50NL- Early Session Hands

these hands are from about 20 hands into the session, so they share the same thing in common that i don't have well developed reads. HAND 1: ...

Started by surviva316, 10-28-2009 05:32 PM
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10-29-2009 10:45 AM

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