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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

Might be dumb/obvious even incorrect theory/equity question.

Probably super basic, but I thought I'd post it anyway. Question is should you call a bet with a made hand with few outs (no implied odds) if the...

Started by noble007, 08-26-2009 07:11 PM
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08-28-2009 03:57 AM

100nl playing AQ post flop a non standard way

Villian is a some what nitty playing 19/15/2 over 400 hands. 100% flop CB My flop c/r really shouldn't make too much sense, and i want to make it...

Started by mg0698, 08-22-2009 08:41 PM
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08-28-2009 12:24 AM

Questions About a Spot

Ok villain in this hand is a reg. and folds to 3bets 74% of the time. So in this hand I have AK and felt like I should either be checking flop or...

Started by kmind, 08-23-2009 07:19 PM
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08-27-2009 12:17 PM

200NL AA vs. reg OTB button wet flop

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($200) SB ($204) BB ($200) Hero...

Started by mixchange, 08-22-2009 04:36 PM
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08-26-2009 08:07 PM

2/4 & 3/6 - non standard play leads to confuzaments

Hand 1 -villain is good reg gogol's on stars -From previous sessions he views me as a bluffy player, and somewhat of a spazz -hasn't had any...

Started by griffey24, 08-25-2009 07:33 PM
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08-26-2009 02:54 PM

Big move 50NL

Opp was kinda shitty 38/18 pseudo-lag, pretty aggressive post, although we hadn't tangled at all beyond the norm. Basically by river I couldn't put...

Started by Ash256, 08-23-2009 04:27 PM
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08-26-2009 09:17 AM

Question about a spot

50 NL Stack Sizes: Me: $110 Him: $65 Folds around to me I raise to $2 on SB w/ 99 BB Reraises to $6 I elect to call and flop is 10 6 3...

Started by yungmath, 08-24-2009 06:07 PM
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08-25-2009 03:20 AM

Check or bet? And what about sizing?

First hand @ table $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG sandbanken ($41.93) UTG+1 Kenzoo ($46.49)...

Started by Ash256, 08-23-2009 04:54 PM
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08-23-2009 06:52 PM

ISF Theory Question

Should we Lead 100% of medium connected flops as the Pre-flop caller? I've already noticed the PFR myself included often checking these 6x8s9s...

Started by noble007, 08-21-2009 08:26 PM
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08-23-2009 04:50 PM

Facing overbet on river 200NL

SB is pretty tight regular 14/10/3 AF 4. No history If you are MP whats the weakest hand you call with? No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) -...

Started by noble007, 08-22-2009 08:33 PM
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08-23-2009 02:58 PM

Pwning another 200NL noob

I will not post any strategy, because obviously that is causing a lot of tilt. But I wanted to post this hand just to show how bad people play at...

Started by Sir Pawnalot, 08-21-2009 08:58 PM
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08-21-2009 10:59 PM

100NL KJ river decision

Villian was unknown but has been tight for 3 orbits I think his bet sizing somewhat serves as a tell. Poker Stars $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em -...

Started by mg0698, 08-19-2009 07:45 PM
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08-21-2009 09:57 PM

100NL exracting value with a set

this is a common spot that is occasionally happening, against a TAG i am getting a set on a dry flop and i play it like this. Since the turn raise is...

Started by mg0698, 08-21-2009 03:48 PM
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08-21-2009 09:35 PM

100nl COLD 4bet AK miss flop

I have a fairly spewy aggro image at this table, definitely some back and forth with villain who is 22/15/6.2, he's very very aggro post flop. If I...

Started by bspahn, 08-20-2009 10:51 AM
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08-21-2009 09:20 PM

100nl KQs opp 3ways

hey! Villain is reg 20/15/3.8 SB is PASSIVE FISH. I could lead this flop and mostly try and play a pot in position vs the fish, I'm thinking I...

Started by bspahn, 08-20-2009 06:55 PM
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08-21-2009 12:28 PM

Raising TP2K BvB - 50nl

This is bothering me. The villain is some 19/16ish regular with whom we play some and who can get quiet aggro in blind on blind/button on blind...

Started by XTR1000, 08-18-2009 05:13 PM
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08-21-2009 07:14 AM

NL100 my AK got cold 4bet

Initaial opener is a nitty reg (15/12/2) but he doesn't fold to 3bets so i obv 3 bet for value which is pretty standard. The cold 4 better is a...

Started by mg0698, 08-16-2009 11:29 PM
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08-21-2009 03:58 AM

1'st vs. 2'nd place

I tend to end up 2'nd even if think my HU play isn't that bad. Blinds are often big and often the best situation I can hope for is to get it AI in...

Started by Borax, 10-05-2005 05:59 AM
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08-20-2009 01:48 PM

Aggressive or Laid Back?

When you start a heads up match... do you go in thinking you have a certain style to uphold? perhaps go in just htinking that a certain strategy will...

Started by RightMeow, 04-14-2009 01:25 PM
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08-20-2009 01:47 PM

How is this for aggressive head's up play?

CARDSON I had some great cards during this heads up, but it occured to me that I didn't need them. I could have been dealt 27o every single hand...

Started by johnnyawe, 07-27-2004 02:36 AM
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08-20-2009 01:45 PM

how to categorize your opponent

Villian unknown - small winner on TR like 2.4k or something silly. We've been playing maybe 15 hands, I 3 bet twice and he folded, he 3 bet twice,...

Started by , 07-14-2009 05:28 AM
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08-20-2009 01:44 PM

ABCD Theorem Exercise (Adjusting to Floats)

Hey, i know that there's a thread for this, but it's essentially dead now, and i will receive no responses there. .5/1 blinds, 100bb effective...

Started by surviva316, 08-19-2009 12:55 PM
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08-20-2009 08:07 AM

High Stakes Digest?

Are there enough meaty topics here in the HSNL forum now to make a Digest? Please post and link to your HS Digest suggestions here. Thanks.

Started by Xianti, 07-24-2009 07:44 PM
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08-19-2009 08:01 PM

High Stakes Digest

Here are links to the most helpful and popular articles written by our own forum members for players of HIGH STAKES NLH ring games. If you see other...

Started by Xianti, 08-19-2009 07:59 PM
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08-19-2009 07:59 PM

Top top river spot

3/6NL. Effective stacks are $714 and it's 6-handed. I open UTG+1 to $18 with A:heart: K:heart:. Only the BB defends. He's a solid regular. ...

Started by riverturnflop, 08-16-2009 02:05 PM
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08-18-2009 05:00 PM

Tricky river decision (5/10)

Villain is J B o m b s on FT, FTOPS avatar but im pretty sure he's a regular at these stakes. Stats are 33/23/3.8 over a small sample size fwiw so...

Started by Alexos, 07-15-2009 06:08 PM
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08-18-2009 03:04 PM

100NL: AJs blind vs BTN, villain barrels

Villain was pretty loose preflop; 33/16 over 77 hands (af 4.0). Just saw him get outdrawn for 100bb on the other table trip aces vs inside straight...

Started by BigPapi, 08-14-2009 03:42 PM
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08-17-2009 10:57 AM

Check Raising the River

c/r the river can be an extremely profitable tool to add to your game. The key is knowing when to do it. For Value with the initiative You...

Started by meeloche, 08-14-2009 04:25 PM
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08-17-2009 09:11 AM

Theory exercise #2

You are in a Full ring game. You are in the BB and opp is OTB. Folds around to the button. Opp, the Button, is a loose preflop opener and tends to...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-07-2009 09:51 PM
Replies: 31 Views: 1,620
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08-17-2009 12:33 AM

Facing overshove deep 200nl.

Vill is the typical recreational fish running 32/14/2.5 with 13% 3b over 100hands. He got his stack by 5b shoving over a tighteys 4b and sucking...

Started by AnTman_69, 08-14-2009 09:36 PM
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08-15-2009 11:10 PM

2 of the easy variaty

Opener opens 24% and folds to 70% of 3bets, both blinds are heavy heavy squeezers. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com...

Started by Irisheyes, 08-15-2009 01:41 PM
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08-15-2009 05:43 PM

Aggresion factor and aggresion %

FTR Virgin, 1 notch on my post. Im still a bit old fashion and use af, what plus points do you get from aggresion %. For overall and street by...

Started by tom'NOT'dwan, 08-15-2009 03:50 PM
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08-15-2009 05:16 PM

200nl JJ river fun 3bet pot

Opp is 27/20 over 100 hands. Just appears to be a reg nothing special. I was planning to barrel the whole way then he lead half pot on river, what...

Started by Da GOAT, 08-13-2009 06:00 PM
Replies: 11 Views: 680
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08-15-2009 05:11 PM

T9 flops TP, 3bet pot BvB

Villain 31/25/6.0 over 52 hands. No real stats or reads about 3bet pots, ATS 57. I wasn't sure I wanted to stack of on the flop, so I thought I'll...

Started by minSim, 08-14-2009 03:09 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 619
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08-15-2009 03:13 PM

Lets talk about not cbetting IP

Do you cbet here usually? Why/why not? How does your frequency change if the villain is a fish or a TAG reg? If you cbet how often do you barrel...

Started by Irisheyes, 08-04-2009 10:30 AM
Replies: 32 Views: 1,461
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08-15-2009 03:04 PM

Interesting hand versus random regular

Opp is LukeBehanger18 which some of you may know more of, although I personally don't know much about him. Playing loose and aggro but I really...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-11-2009 10:37 AM
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08-15-2009 10:40 AM

AK calling 4bet

I don't really know what to think of this hand myself, but as it's one of the more interesting hands of a few sessions, I thought I'd just post it to...

Started by minSim, 08-11-2009 04:18 PM
Replies: 16 Views: 831
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08-14-2009 03:21 PM

Beating AA Heads Up

Last night in our weekly home game I made it to the final two. And we traded blinds two times and then he goes all in. I'm BB and I have QhTd I put...

Started by randommetalguy, 07-25-2004 12:18 PM
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08-14-2009 02:40 PM

AQs felt for 77bb?

guy is a bad regular that doesn't reload running at 22/16/4.2 (3b) is flatting better or 3b/get it in? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5...

Started by , 08-11-2009 11:01 AM
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08-14-2009 01:24 PM

calling 3bet w/TT $100NL

he's 22/18 textbook 2 street tagg who fancy's himself tricky, over 9K hands but a ton are mined. his 3bet is 6%in both blinds but 7 overall. I don't...

Started by jyms, 08-13-2009 12:34 AM
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08-14-2009 12:27 PM

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