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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

Trying to make moves on someone who may or may not be a fish

This guy was 60/20/4.0 BUT it's over 10 hands However, he's already 3b someone and looks really aggressive I think he never has a flush on the turn...

Started by , 07-11-2009 11:38 PM
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07-13-2009 02:36 AM

1/2 AQs oop double or triple barrel !?

opp was loose passive. 37/22/0.6 how do you decide whether you'd bluff this river, and if so how much would you bet. if he has a K i dont think...

Started by bspahn, 07-10-2009 01:16 AM
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07-13-2009 02:27 AM

1/2 TT oop bad bluff catcher

Okay so in hindsight I guess this is terrible. What read do you need to call this down, what sort of opponents will you do this against, and which...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 09:51 PM
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07-13-2009 02:09 AM

1/2 trips deep vs donk bvb

59/40 over like 20 hands, no history, didn't see how he got that stack he tanked for a little bit before making the enormous flop 3bet $1/$2 ...

Started by Renton, 07-08-2009 11:53 PM
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07-12-2009 07:29 PM

1/2 flop big draw in pos

opp is 79/10/1.3 so i like fish, I think the iso is a must, flop is great, I have to pump this flop up, what do you think about his FLAT in this...

Started by bspahn, 07-07-2009 05:41 PM
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07-12-2009 07:11 PM

AKo 3bet vs fish

okay this is bad. opp 37/16/1.4 , fold to 3bet 42% i had the "he checked twice, i can bet him off this turn" problem. if im ahead this river...

Started by bspahn, 07-10-2009 01:20 AM
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07-12-2009 07:04 PM

Shove to fast?

I had a good night last night and ended with a heads up match $5. We had gone back and forth. Hero - $1350 2d 4d Opp. - $1650 2c Kh Blinds...

Started by Sam62, 07-09-2009 09:48 AM
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07-12-2009 06:25 PM

another overpair cr, this time flop shove

villain is 49-35 with 11% 3-bet over 50 hands. I'm probably looking a little exploitable in that I've folded to his aggression a couple of times. ...

Started by daven, 07-11-2009 03:05 PM
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07-12-2009 01:43 PM

Concerning FE on turn and rivers

This hand is played bad, and that is not the point either. But go ahead and berate if that gives you a good time. The interesting thing about this...

Started by Sir Pawnalot, 07-11-2009 04:58 AM
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07-12-2009 01:21 PM

post flop action w/ TPMK against 37-4 making small raises

5-handed game, villain is 37% vpip and 4% preflop raise (though I had < 30 hands on him). Should I have given up this hand when he check-minraised my...

Started by rob.fitz.pat, 07-11-2009 01:23 PM
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07-12-2009 11:55 AM

FTR Poker Essay Competition

For those who don't read the commune, FTR is holding a poker essay competition and would like to read your entry. The top 3 articles will be awarded...

Started by givememyleg, 07-11-2009 07:51 PM
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07-11-2009 07:59 PM

4bet bluff 200nl

Took a shot, went fairly well except for this hand: No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by bjsaust, 07-11-2009 12:32 AM
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07-11-2009 06:37 PM

1/2 AK facing river lead

opp is REG 24/19/2.3 I guess i'm just a POW here and this should be a clear fold? how do you generally interpret these sorts of plays, basically...

Started by bspahn, 07-07-2009 06:08 PM
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07-11-2009 05:48 AM

100NL A5s CO, fire the 3rd bullet?

Villain is 23/20 over 100 hands, 7.6% 3b, 10% from SB (1/10) and seemed pretty solid postflop, but I didn't have any idea how deeply he was thinking....

Started by Parasurama, 07-10-2009 03:46 PM
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07-11-2009 02:15 AM

99 overpair to flop - turn pairs board - i think he's fos

villain is 21-19, 4% 3-bet, 40% Turn aggression frequency He is hyper-aggro postflop. He saw me stack KK<AA twice in the last ten minutes and...

Started by daven, 07-08-2009 09:14 AM
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07-11-2009 01:42 AM

attn: bspahn

You are never gonna get enough out of posting hands if you spread yourself so thinly that you have 10 threads going at any given time. Post one good...

Started by Renton, 07-10-2009 02:03 PM
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07-11-2009 01:19 AM

100 NL 87o otb

SB is 14/11 over large sample and seems pretty nitty in general although he likes to 4b light (irrelevant for this hand). I over-limped because CO...

Started by Parasurama, 07-10-2009 03:28 PM
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07-10-2009 07:48 PM

couple hands - donking leads to confusion... mostly mine

Hand 1 -CO in this hand I had been 3betting a tonnn on the button, and he's been folding to all of them. I'm expecting a 4bet bluff very soon,...

Started by griffey24, 07-09-2009 08:08 PM
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07-10-2009 05:12 PM

1/2 Flush on turn facing sudden river lead

Vorpal: 16/12/2.3 I thought I played this hand OK, the question is on the river when do you shove and when do you just snap, I guess the question...

Started by bspahn, 07-07-2009 05:38 PM
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07-10-2009 12:14 AM

1/2 KJs in 3way pot OOP sorta cool river

Okay, the reason i called here is because SB if a fish 57/33 I guess you could make a great argument for 3betting here and perhaps in hindsight...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 10:10 PM
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07-09-2009 11:00 PM

100NL AQs Turn Play

Villain so far is playing 27/22/4.5 (lol at throwing in aggression?) over only 45 hands. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) -...

Started by kmind, 07-09-2009 02:55 PM
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07-09-2009 09:15 PM

When is reDZill4 going to tell us

what kind of a downswing bspahn is on

Started by , 07-07-2009 06:27 PM
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07-09-2009 07:56 PM

1/2 call 3bet w TT in pos and decent flop

Okay, last hand today i swear. thanks for all the support guys. I hadn't played with opp before today, in the small sample I have he was pretty...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 10:24 PM
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07-09-2009 07:51 PM

Thoughts and Questions on HU stats.

I could probably spend a little more time considering topics of discussion here, but I'll just go ahead and throw out what questions I have and...

Started by Nobody~~, 07-06-2009 03:10 AM
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07-09-2009 07:17 PM

1/2 JJ facing 4bet shove

Opp is complete unknown, he just sat down, so he posts and minraises, i 3bet and when it gets to him he insta shoves. I guess it's somewhat...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 09:58 PM
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07-09-2009 06:30 PM

1/2 QQ in small 4bet pot

okay opp is a total fish: 85/32 I think a small mistake here is I should have 4bet larger than $34 to his $14 raise. I was hoping for a preflop...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 09:55 PM
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07-09-2009 06:24 PM

1/2 QQ hits top set, facing turn/riv leads

Guy is NOT a reg, don't know much about him. stats I have 37/15/2.7 Flop is super great obv, nevertheless I bet. Now just in looking at it again...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 10:03 PM
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07-09-2009 06:16 PM

1/2 AA 3bet and cold flatted

hey! if this hand were against a reg I'd definitely be more cautious, very often a cold flat like this is hands like TT/JJ/QQ but in this case opp...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 09:47 PM
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07-09-2009 06:06 PM

1/2 3bet 89s oop

So i decided to experiment a bit today with 3betting my sc's, i woudln't call here pre, normally fold. This opp was raising a huge amount UTG (39%...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 10:19 PM
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07-09-2009 05:15 PM

1/2 nice turn vs fishy

Fishy is 57/28/3.8 I think checking behind here is okay, he was CR a lot of flops. Turn gin woohoo so i bet. Super small CR, I have to call. (or...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2009 10:15 PM
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07-09-2009 11:08 AM

Can people please stop caring about aggression factor?

You realize AF may in the top 5 of most worthless stats you can find on a datamining program. I don't understand how this stat could sway any of your...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 07-08-2009 01:55 PM
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07-09-2009 10:58 AM

200NL stack off on drawy flop?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (UTG) ($205.35) MP ($270.80) Button...

Started by mixchange, 07-08-2009 07:28 PM
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07-09-2009 04:12 AM

100NL JJ's bad turn

villian was limping a ton and i was isolating him a ton. He was 39/2/3 over 87 hands Fold to CB 55% (11 opportunities) His flop CR was insantly...

Started by mg0698, 07-09-2009 12:07 AM
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07-09-2009 03:59 AM

Very light squeeze + postflop (100nl)

MP is 28/24 over tiny sample and folded to the only prev 3-bet. CO is 23/13 over fairly small sample also, samples too small for stats to mean much...

Started by bjsaust, 07-08-2009 12:37 AM
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07-08-2009 09:51 PM

1/2 JJ on BTN to induce

1nv1s1bl3 is 19/15/2.9 with 3bet 8% juergen238 is 58/35/4.4 (60 hands) people have been generally 3betting and squeezing all day on the site...

Started by bspahn, 07-07-2009 05:22 PM
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07-08-2009 08:03 PM

1/2 draw do we call twice

opp is 20/16/8.1 stat says he barrels 42% do we like to call twice here, do we fold somewhere or do we prefer getting it in on the turn for max...

Started by bspahn, 07-07-2009 06:14 PM
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07-08-2009 07:37 PM

1/2 QQ oop facing pot river bet

Pyhtheas is 55/5/3.2 with 6.0 river aggression (15 river hands) I felt checking the flop was OK because he never folds to cbets and he raises a...

Started by bspahn, 07-07-2009 06:00 PM
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07-08-2009 07:34 PM

Back to back pair+FD hands 100nl

Hand 1) V is 78/22/2.1/24 small sample, but donkish. No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by dev, 07-08-2009 11:14 AM
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07-08-2009 06:01 PM

ship the ace and king?

villain is a total retard. played with him yesterday and i have him at 63/44/1.7 and calls 50% pf to 3 bet. someone tell me if im wrong but that...

Started by will641, 07-08-2009 10:48 AM
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07-08-2009 04:13 PM

2/4: rivered a flush, hate life.

Villain is 30/25 good lag. What is going on? Is this some thin value or bluff or nuts or what? Does my hand not look like a flush? He took a weak...

Started by pocketfours, 07-06-2009 01:48 PM
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07-08-2009 04:58 AM

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