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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

2NL limped pot A8 need help?

fold preflop, otherwise as played looks good.

Started by jyms, 09-12-2009 07:04 PM
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09-13-2009 12:51 PM

out of my league

game is 5-max 5-10 i got it in vs villain w AQ on 68Q fd board earlier and sucked out vs his 68 and he tilt-chatted for a bit. i know nothing...

Started by Genitruc, 09-02-2009 07:04 PM
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09-12-2009 02:19 PM

more wtf river bets 100nl

Both odd river bets from really fishy players. 1) V is 51/10/1 No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from...

Started by dev, 09-12-2009 12:32 PM
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09-12-2009 01:45 PM

turned trips faces river shove on blank, 150bb deep

Only about200 hands on villain but hes been very aggro Hes running at 31/24/2.5 No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager...

Started by gametight, 09-10-2009 06:48 PM
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09-12-2009 12:45 PM

Check or Bet river nuts

only had 16 hands on Button so 44/16/1 stat probably nothing to go by... UTG was quite loose and was opening hands like JQ, JT UTG so that is the...

Started by texa8, 09-06-2009 10:59 PM
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09-12-2009 07:37 AM

wtf river bet 100nl

V is 22/19/2/80, no relevant history No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP ($49.95)...

Started by dev, 09-07-2009 02:57 PM
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09-12-2009 12:17 AM

Poll Poll: My Strategy

Hey everyone, this is my strategy: Live: I usually stick to a pattern regardless of my cards, of course if I get AK, or some large pocket pair...

Started by asnowman15, 06-09-2009 08:03 PM
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09-11-2009 09:40 PM

TPGK sandwiched between fish and reg NL50

BTN was a 49/33 over 44 hands. He made kinda strange opening bet sizes. I had seen him call down every street with MP twice. Seems like a good guy to...

Started by Dragon Slayer, 09-11-2009 06:03 PM
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09-11-2009 06:03 PM

100NL: 3b pot PFR c/r gayness

Guy is 17/13/5.6 (3b) so he's a nit, but he does 3b as a bluff given we're 140bb deep this should be a call pf, right now what is our plan when...

Started by , 09-11-2009 12:04 PM
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09-11-2009 04:19 PM

100NL: AKo facing MP 3b

UTG is some fish, MP is 17/15/5.1 (3b) nit we're oop so flatting seems kind of retarded, folding seems nitty, and 4bing seems like I'll just be...

Started by , 09-11-2009 12:09 PM
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09-11-2009 04:05 PM

Scenario for discussion

Note: I would really like if you would pay attention to what the hand represents rather than the actual hand. Here's my issue with the hand:...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 07-28-2009 10:41 AM
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09-11-2009 02:38 PM

deepish river bluff vs solid reg

Villain is a winning 5/10 regular with stats in the neighborhood of 26/20. We don't really have any relevant history. Note: The blinds are both...

Started by meeloche, 07-04-2009 04:32 PM
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09-11-2009 02:29 PM

50NL bottom set river value decision

Villain is bad laggrodonk, doubled me up earlier massively bluffing the river with a missed FD vs my OOP AK on a K high flop. Here, draw completes so...

Started by Warpe, 09-09-2009 06:16 PM
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09-10-2009 11:33 PM

Sauce123's First Video for FTR: $200 NL 6-Max

This was recorded by Ben some time ago, but was put on hold due to some technical troubleshooting and other delays. It's now online. $200 NL 6-Max...

Started by Xianti, 02-08-2008 05:05 AM
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09-10-2009 08:23 PM

Combo draw facing c/r

This guy has been fairly straight forward for the last 100 hands or so, although he started out being super aggressive. This is his first flop c/r...

Started by elipsesjeff, 09-04-2009 10:27 PM
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09-10-2009 07:14 PM

Stupid HU hand but still unsure

Villain in the hand i have never played hu. I have played him in 6max however. I'd classify him as semi loose pre, very aggressive postflop. I've...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-02-2009 04:46 PM
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09-10-2009 08:50 AM

50NL Can We Just Fold River?

Not too many hands vs. villain so far but what I have noticed is that he's been too loose (not crazy loose) in regards to calling preflop in 2bet...

Started by kmind, 09-09-2009 01:11 PM
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09-10-2009 06:06 AM

2/4 - deep in protected pot

-UTG+1 is quasi short donk, and was hoping he'd just ship pre -BTN in this hand is piano spike reg on stars, runs around 19/16 with a pretty high AF...

Started by griffey24, 09-06-2009 07:11 PM
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09-09-2009 08:18 PM

50nl set in 3bet pot line check

Villain is tagg and so am I. Line check because I do not know what the heck I am doing in this hand. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6...

Started by sinister1, 09-05-2009 12:00 PM
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09-09-2009 08:03 PM

NL100 the min 3bet

So i literally never fold to a min 3bet. This was the 2nd time i seen him do this, but the hand didnt go to SD. Villian was 26/12/8 over 40ish...

Started by mg0698, 08-18-2009 05:14 PM
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09-09-2009 10:02 AM

Delayed cbetting questions/criticism

This is my winning essay, cross-posted in the win money, coaching from nutsinho thread. I agree with nutsinho that I should have discussed bluffing...

Started by Parasurama, 02-11-2009 11:49 AM
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09-08-2009 11:11 PM

100NL top purr + turn second nut fd

guy is some random 34/21, but not too passive but like even though that card gives us outs, he has flushes all over his range and if he has a set or...

Started by , 09-07-2009 12:53 AM
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09-08-2009 11:01 PM

graphizzles

first time starting this thread, whee im' just happy my month ended better than the 760 i lost in july overall. $4.75k total with rb/bonus...

Started by bspahn, 08-31-2009 09:11 PM
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09-07-2009 10:34 PM

100NL 3bshovaments

flatcallers are whales, like call ATC 3bshover is a 13/7 but only over 45 hands so I don't know if he's a nit just yet, but it's very possible ...

Started by , 09-05-2009 10:39 PM
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09-07-2009 07:45 PM

$22HUSNG - Turning a Made Hand Into a Bluff

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 23 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (2 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Villain (SB) (t1425) Hero...

Started by siltstrider, 09-07-2009 04:28 PM
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09-07-2009 04:28 PM

100NL Reg takes pot control line on the turn bets river

he's 20/17/2.6 (3b) over 115 hands maybe the 3b number is due to low sample size, but he hasn't been actively 3bing Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by , 09-07-2009 01:02 AM
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09-07-2009 10:30 AM

The complementary nature of poker

I thought i'd put this in short-handed since it gets the most traffic and this applies to everything. I was reading 2p2 a bit and i came across a...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 08-30-2009 07:22 AM
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09-04-2009 05:19 AM

Strange line from Villain BvB, rebluff?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($224) MP ($200) CO ($270.45) Button...

Started by mixchange, 08-25-2009 09:26 PM
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09-03-2009 01:55 AM

100NL vs fish: The dreaded turn c/r

Guy is 47/29, doesn't like folding to 3bs, his fold to 3b is like 17% over a small sample I still can't see anything but two purr/set when he raises...

Started by , 09-02-2009 09:05 AM
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09-02-2009 09:24 PM

Midpairs in SB/BB with a 3bet in front of you

Situation: You are in the blinds with a mid pocket pair 88-JJ Button, who is 3betting around 5% in general but 7% OTB When button 3bets, what...

Started by mixchange, 08-25-2009 09:17 PM
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09-02-2009 08:28 PM

2nd & 3rd Barrel Spots

This is an area of my game that is pretty weak. I saw ISF respond to another thread where SB was PFR BB called SB checked low dry flop and ISF...

Started by noble007, 08-28-2009 01:46 PM
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09-02-2009 08:07 PM

stat check, starting out HU

Heres my HU stats for the month... I know its a somewhat small sample size but how do things look so far?? Particularly interested in...

Started by gametight, 08-29-2009 03:37 PM
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08-30-2009 08:55 PM

3bet pot got C/R on turn - HU 100NL

It is early in the session. He has 3bet me 3 times b4 and i folded each time, i 3betted him twice and he folded both times. This is the first time we...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 07-31-2009 05:35 AM
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08-30-2009 12:59 AM

Milk [$11 HUSNG]

What line would be the bluffiest on this particular board? Would you agree with how I played this turn, given the flop play? Opponent was a...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 08-27-2009 11:50 AM
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08-29-2009 10:05 PM

Calling down the shortie [$11 HUSNG]

These two relevant hands are from the same match: No Limit Holdem Tournament $11.00+$0.50 2 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: BTN...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 08-29-2009 09:29 PM
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08-29-2009 09:47 PM

How many buy-ins should one have in a roll solely for HU?

Sorry if this question has been posed many times before but should you have more or less BI's for HU (as a guideline) compared to 6m and FR or is it...

Started by connectthesuitors, 04-26-2009 05:38 PM
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08-28-2009 06:21 PM

Adjusting Against a Semi-Loose/Passive

I had an opponent earlier at lolNL (50nl*) and made an adjustment about 40-45 minutes into our session together that I have questions about. So far I...

Started by spoonitnow, 08-14-2009 07:55 PM
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08-28-2009 06:16 PM

2/4 3betting light makes my life tough

First, I want to post this hand that we played exactly 66 hands before the hand in question. For the most part, the guy was playing pretty weak tight...

Started by OP, 08-01-2009 05:46 PM
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08-28-2009 05:30 PM

100NL, KK, deep

This is actually a 6-max table where everyone else had sat out. This happens a bit at my current site, so as a result I have a reasonable sample on...

Started by TonyB73, 08-22-2009 03:32 AM
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08-28-2009 05:28 PM

2/4 vs super agro opponent

Okay so this was very early in the match, maybe the first 15 hands, villain had already 3bet me 40% of the time and had played every hand very...

Started by Marshall28, 08-01-2009 09:20 PM
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08-28-2009 05:21 PM

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