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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

2 silly KJ hands

Villain is straightforward TAG reg, 22/17/3.2, he cbets too much but the other guy in the pot on the flop is a fish so he's probably weighted...

Started by Irisheyes, 06-25-2009 04:20 AM
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06-25-2009 07:46 PM

Pot odds/implied odds

Villain is a donk, so when he min 3b I'd say his most likely hands are KK+ some of the less likely hands are AJ+ and TT-QQ and air some of the time...

Started by , 06-25-2009 05:05 AM
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06-25-2009 09:36 AM

200NL: AJo top pair

Villain 19/12 over 100 and hasn't been seen 3-betting yet. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Azimut85...

Started by d0zer, 06-23-2009 11:22 AM
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06-25-2009 05:11 AM

Line check + river options deepish 100nl

vill is 21/21 over 40 or so hands. We have no relevant history. He got his stack when we both shipped AK pre him in UTG+1 me in SB. Ive been playing...

Started by AnTman_69, 05-28-2009 08:03 AM
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06-25-2009 03:53 AM

200NL: AQ 3bPot IP w/ TPTK

Villain is 23/19, 14% 3b over 350 or so. We hadn't tangled this session before this hand, but he knows I open BU light, may or may not know that my...

Started by d0zer, 06-23-2009 11:30 AM
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06-24-2009 06:13 PM

Vegas

I know this post doesn't go in this forum, my apologies ahead of time, just couldn't figure out where else I should put it. Quickly. I'm headin...

Started by Marshall28, 06-24-2009 03:27 AM
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06-24-2009 01:05 PM

1/2 - fold top top???

Villain is a bad reg running 20/14/3.3 over a lot of hands. He 3bets 3% from all positions c/r's flops 2% and turns 7% (small sample for the latter)....

Started by zook, 06-23-2009 01:06 AM
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06-24-2009 11:05 AM

200NL: JJ turns the nuts.

Villain is 19/15 7% 3b. He's been known to spazz out in 3b pots before with a fairly wide range, but we haven't tangled this session yet. $1/$2 ...

Started by d0zer, 06-23-2009 11:44 AM
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06-24-2009 03:51 AM

weak op in 3b pot oop

The villian 3bet me four times in a row in btn vs co, i 4bet him the first time and he rather quickly folded, ive been folding the rest of the time. ...

Started by XTR1000, 06-23-2009 02:42 PM
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06-24-2009 01:25 AM

multi-table, or imrpove play?

currently maintaining about a 1.5-2 ptbb/100 winrate@ 50NL, and comfortably withdrawing $500+/month in order to improve alot of areas of my game i...

Started by langaan, 06-22-2009 05:15 PM
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06-23-2009 09:41 PM

1/2 - QQ vs. unknown bad fish

Villain is running 59/17/2 over ~200 hands. I've been at the table a few orbits and he hasn't done anything spazzy or super stationy. He 3bets 5%...

Started by zook, 06-23-2009 01:11 AM
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06-23-2009 06:11 PM

This is what I get trying to c/c as PFR

My hud doesn't work on stars; I'll have to fix that; but this guy seemed like a standard tag. I had some random notes on him on the lines he took in...

Started by , 06-22-2009 10:10 AM
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06-23-2009 01:39 AM

nitty leaks

ive played almost 500K hands now. I went from nitty, to trying to work on aggression etcc (failing) to back to nitty. Playing nitty (50nl) i can...

Started by langaan, 06-22-2009 02:47 AM
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06-22-2009 10:19 PM

3b pot barrel/semibluff

Villain is an 18/16 with a 42% ATS over 80 but I haven't 3b him yet, so I think my first 3b should get credit I would of course prefer 47s Full...

Started by , 06-21-2009 02:40 AM
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06-22-2009 10:05 PM

line checks

top 5 losing hands from a 6 buyin loss over 800 hands... my image at all these tables - very tight Hand #1- vill taggy, hasnt done anything...

Started by langaan, 06-22-2009 11:25 AM
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06-22-2009 08:13 PM

4b, call it off or flat, c/bomb flop?

Villain is a nitty reg running 18/16 with a 3b of 6.2 over 200 hands, but seems aggressive post-flop a few hands ago I saw him nearly pot the flop...

Started by , 06-20-2009 01:41 AM
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06-21-2009 11:16 AM

100NL KK gets 4bet cold and tptk facing turn c/r

Both villains are tag as am I. Line/bet sizing check for both please. Bodog $1 BB 6max UTG ($183.00) MP ($101.00) CO ($72.00) Hero (BTN)...

Started by sinister1, 06-05-2009 04:23 PM
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06-21-2009 02:11 AM

river straight on paired flushy board

Villain seems fishy and 59-6 over 20 hands. He's folded to 1/5 c-bets so far. When he calls the cbet I put him on some weak ace most likely, check...

Started by daven, 06-20-2009 03:55 AM
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06-21-2009 12:26 AM

2/4: TPTK button battle

Villain is Taylor Caby, he's made some prop bet to play 2/4. His stats are very close to mine at 22/18/3. We've got a pretty crazy dynamic going on...

Started by pocketfours, 06-15-2009 02:20 AM
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06-20-2009 10:33 PM

Did I play this too aggressively?

Villain is known to be very aggressive calling me down in a lot of pots and bluffing somewhat often...Should i have maybe checked the river to see if...

Started by metman04, 12-15-2008 09:59 AM
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06-20-2009 01:29 PM

Aggressive

The tactic is always aggressive, the flop comes q apart a pair Seija that we have to always pull the adeversário, but attention has to know and play...

Started by , 06-14-2009 04:44 PM
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06-20-2009 12:04 PM

Non-Showdown Hand Leaks

I notice on a lot of graphs that the non-showdown hands are usually going to be negative. Based on the following graph, I think this is a little too...

Started by Kid Style, 06-20-2009 12:08 AM
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06-20-2009 11:15 AM

A few non standard hands

BB is probably the most aggro player I have played with in two years. squeeze of 60%, 23/22 w/ 20% 3 bet over 600 hands. fold to 3 and 4 bet of 0%....

Started by Toadstool, 06-18-2009 09:57 AM
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06-20-2009 07:49 AM

50NL - He Wakes Up On Blank Turn

Button is playing 30/24/4.8 over 105 hands and has fold to 3bet% at 33%. Flop I think he can have like a random PP trying to...

Started by kmind, 06-19-2009 04:31 PM
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06-20-2009 07:22 AM

400nl, 200bbs deep, I flop the world and get action.

villain is MyNameIsBusto, i have him at 23/17/2 over 2k. hes a pretty solid player imo, maybe a little spewy at times though and can call down pretty...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 06-19-2009 12:37 PM
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06-20-2009 07:18 AM

QQ facing river overbet shove

villain is 77/11 not sure if he hit a draw, trying to get value from a 6, or just bluffing seemed unusual for him PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by b-rabbit, 06-20-2009 05:15 AM
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06-20-2009 05:57 AM

50nl unexpected spot - sanity check

Not sure why the HH has UTG and myself out of order, but everyone is labelled with correct positions. SB is the table money. 83/23 with 56% fold...

Started by bjsaust, 06-17-2009 08:12 PM
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06-19-2009 07:16 AM

nl200: KK overpair on drawy flop vs 3 way action

BT is complete unknown but seems fishy over 15 hands or so. SB is 21/16/2.3 over 450 hands w/ 8% 3bet, 0% in SB. Don't really know what SB's cc'ing...

Started by bode, 06-18-2009 08:27 AM
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06-19-2009 03:21 AM

KK 50NL

Only 88 hands on villain so far. He is playing 15/15/13 with aggro% of 46% on the flop/71% on the turn/40% on the river. He has yet to be 3bet. This...

Started by kmind, 06-18-2009 07:49 PM
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06-18-2009 11:24 PM

100NL floating a donkbet on the flop

Villian is a reg running 27/22 over 92 hands I didn't notice him donking before (3b is 9%, but sample size, lol) Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00...

Started by , 06-17-2009 05:50 AM
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06-18-2009 12:17 PM

Some 100nl hands

Hand 1) V is 22/12/5/67 No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (UTG) ($221.50) MP...

Started by dev, 06-17-2009 06:26 PM
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06-18-2009 12:05 AM

100NL tripple barrel

limper is a fish, coldcaller has high vpip and pfr over a small sample, but he seems like a reg Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) -...

Started by , 06-15-2009 07:08 PM
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06-17-2009 06:56 AM

Tough spot kinda deep.

Alright, so the mark in this game is MP, who is running like 60/40 going crazy. He cold 4-bet 57s and got it in against me when i had TT and i held....

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 06-15-2009 02:10 PM
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06-17-2009 06:34 AM

Crying call or not?

Villain 22/18/1.5 over 73 hands. No other info. A few questions for this standard situation; 1- Would you b/f or b/c the river? 2a- If you b/f,...

Started by minSim, 06-16-2009 05:14 PM
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06-17-2009 06:27 AM

100NL float/double barrel

villain is running 23/13 with 25% steal over 177 so I flat IP Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by , 06-15-2009 07:12 PM
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06-17-2009 01:13 AM

Some 50nl hands

Hand 1) Villain is brand new to the table. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB...

Started by dev, 06-13-2009 01:45 AM
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06-16-2009 03:56 PM

Request to have people stop using the term "+EV"

This is something that's annoyed me for a while, so I thought I'd be a jerk and make a post about it. Your goal on any street of poker, or in any...

Started by dsaxton, 06-11-2009 05:24 PM
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06-16-2009 01:25 PM

Odd turn bet 50nl

I posted this in my op thread and wanted to get some more opinions on the turn play: Hand 7) V is 17/9/4/67, CO is just a limping/calling mess....

Started by dev, 06-15-2009 03:18 PM
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06-16-2009 03:08 AM

I found this hand interesting

Line check plz - opponent was a 26/24 and not particularly aggressive. I decided to b/f on both turn and river because I felt that to c/c would...

Started by Ash256, 06-15-2009 04:53 PM
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06-16-2009 03:05 AM

100NL on stars, this guy's line didn't make sense

Reads: he's an aggro 3bettor, in fact I 4b him with QQ and he folded, and like 3b me two hands later :/ so that didn't slow him down I think he's...

Started by , 06-15-2009 03:01 AM
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06-16-2009 02:05 AM

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