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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 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

2/4: three barrels multiway

Villain is 16/12/2.5 seemed very solid. My image is fine, 21/18/3. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by pocketfours, 06-14-2009 08:56 AM
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06-15-2009 02:42 AM

Value bet river?

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($432.90) Hero (BB) ($272.85) UTG ($310.95) MP...

Started by Marshall28, 06-08-2009 08:43 AM
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06-15-2009 01:54 AM

Has anyone tried to withdraw from Pokerstars lately?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7808131

Started by dsaxton, 06-12-2009 01:40 PM
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06-14-2009 10:10 PM

bb bluff line on paired board. Thoughts?

ok, i'm experimenting with 6-max. I still suck, but the players at 5nl, 10nl, and 25nl suck worse so I'm now at 50nl for a while. Here is a hand...

Started by daven, 06-10-2009 01:27 PM
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06-14-2009 08:27 PM

'nuff said

{split by Xianti from http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/set-deep-100nl-t85678.html and locked} i vote to de-mod nutsinho ...

Started by Alexos, 05-29-2009 06:52 PM
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06-12-2009 04:34 PM

Set deep (100nl)

Villain is taggy, around 20/17 with 9% 3bet. 80% cbet with 100% (3/3) in 3bet pots. No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager...

Started by bjsaust, 05-28-2009 10:18 PM
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06-12-2009 04:31 PM

10bi downswong.

Yesterday i dropped 10 buy-ins. $50nl 6max pretty much all to bad beats/coolers, though I need to go over the hands. ie K-K cracked on 2 tables at...

Started by WillburForce, 06-10-2009 06:52 AM
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06-12-2009 04:00 PM

Top two on a monotone flop.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($308.55) BB ($232.70) UTG ($207.80)...

Started by Benoso, 06-12-2009 10:26 AM
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06-12-2009 01:13 PM

Preflop shove or muck?

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($200) BB ($203) UTG ($450.45) MP ($232.90)...

Started by Marshall28, 06-09-2009 06:38 PM
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06-12-2009 08:31 AM

Heads Up, Tourney?

Hey Guys! I was playing a home cash tourney a week ago, and it came down to me and the OBVIOUS chip leader(Extremely tight/passive), took out two...

Started by Bvest65, 08-17-2004 10:59 AM
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06-12-2009 12:44 AM

Heads up SNG strategy

I have been reading and thinking a lot about getting tells based on the speed of a bet / call / check. I find it fairly hard to keep track of how a...

Started by Staple Gun, 10-27-2004 11:17 PM
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06-12-2009 12:43 AM

AK vs ??

NL poker 2/4 I have AK and then the flops comes: A10K(heart/daimond/clubs) I raise he reraise it. I call. Then a 10 of daimonds comes. i...

Started by boos1122, 03-15-2009 07:03 AM
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06-12-2009 12:42 AM

low stack vs. big stack

k im low stacked and the guy im heads up against raises almost every hand wat kind of hands should i call with? what happens when i do miss flop with...

Started by yezziir, 04-14-2009 07:56 PM
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06-12-2009 12:40 AM

paint by numbers to improve my 6-max game?

I'm still playing a little bit of 6-max. This month I moved through 25nl and on to 50nl - at this rate it looks like i could eventually end up...

Started by daven, 06-11-2009 09:52 AM
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06-11-2009 09:05 PM

50NL TT 3b pot

Villain is 16/14 steal of 30%, fold to 3b of 20% PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by Parasurama, 06-09-2009 06:57 PM
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06-11-2009 03:57 PM

That's one pretty turn card. . . for U

Villain is 28/12/3 & steals 18% from CO. Limited read = loose, passive, aggressive. No other reads at the time of this hand. I don't know how he...

Started by Silly String, 06-10-2009 05:40 PM
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06-11-2009 09:10 AM

Unusual spot, float a c/r in 4b pot

I'm making a concerted effort to try to take my game to the next level. My plans for doing this are playing shorter sessions and fewer hands, but...

Started by Marshall28, 06-08-2009 08:26 AM
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06-11-2009 05:09 AM

100NL: flopped nuts, getting most value

Hello guys! I'm new to this community, going to participate in its life. :) I have some problems getting the most value of my nuts hands. Here is...

Started by shame_on_me, 06-03-2009 08:52 AM
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06-11-2009 03:32 AM

flush vs mass multitabling softish reg

Villain is a massive multitabler playing up to 16 tables. He runs 28/23. I have been completely running him over by 3 betting him rampantly for...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 06-10-2009 05:41 AM
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06-11-2009 12:55 AM

This is possibly dumb but anyway

Villain is 22/17/2.8 kinda unthinking TAG. He's a little bit nitty postflop and generally just plays straight-forward. I don't expect him to bluff...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-29-2009 07:58 PM
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06-10-2009 03:44 PM

2 hands 200nl

hand 1 - Opp is a 35/14 fairly poor player. 100 hand sample, no history. hasnt really stood out too much at this table. Obv seems to have a donk...

Started by Da GOAT, 06-09-2009 05:20 PM
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06-10-2009 07:39 AM

Does playing HU table really help at FT or late in Sng?

I have had people tell me in the past that playing at HU table or HU SnG will help me improve my late stages tourney play and HU at the end of MTT...

Started by tbdbitl, 06-09-2009 07:16 PM
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06-10-2009 05:01 AM

Crappy river v's table fish (100nl)

UTG is 63/7 with 40% fold to cbet. He min-3bet me earlier and psb flop and then another time minraised my cbet on a low board. My assumption in both...

Started by bjsaust, 05-28-2009 08:59 AM
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06-10-2009 12:41 AM

actually

at Full Tilt i play in a 4 man heads up shootout sit n go. it costs $6.40 and winner takes all for $24...shouldnt take longer than 45 minutes.. ...

Started by , 06-09-2009 07:12 PM
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06-09-2009 07:12 PM

Some recent 100nl hands

Hand 1 80/0 with 100% donk bet (always min) and something like 90% bet when checked to. Has never folded to a raise on the flop and rarely on the...

Started by bjsaust, 06-08-2009 08:27 PM
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06-09-2009 07:00 PM

KK OOP versus LAGtard

Just checking that this is standard. Villain is a 45/30 lagtard. PKR No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - PKR Converter Tool from...

Started by Benoso, 06-07-2009 02:24 PM
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06-09-2009 06:33 PM

4b pot vs some 25/50 player at 1/2 I guess

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($429.20) UTG ($323.70) MP ($204) CO ($200)...

Started by Marshall28, 06-08-2009 08:32 AM
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06-09-2009 04:52 AM

Ideas on how to extract more value in this spot?

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($215.05) MP ($468.30) Button ($200) Hero...

Started by Marshall28, 06-08-2009 09:02 AM
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06-08-2009 07:13 PM

Triple barrel bluff in 3b pot

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($433.40) MP ($343) CO ($233.90) Button ($97)...

Started by Marshall28, 06-08-2009 08:56 AM
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06-08-2009 06:43 PM

Flat 3b sb vs bb w/ A9s

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP ($200) Button ($200) Hero (SB) ($482.30) BB...

Started by Marshall28, 06-08-2009 08:36 AM
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06-08-2009 06:35 PM

minbet raise obv?

This is probably the saddest hand of my night. Comments welcome. Pre I probably should be 3 betting, but for flop it's value. wtf with turn donk...

Started by FlyingSaucy, 06-08-2009 01:07 AM
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06-08-2009 04:54 PM

Somewhat lost $200NL 3bet pot.

PKR No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - PKR Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($200) MP ($198) Hero (CO) ($238) Button ($537.69)...

Started by Benoso, 06-05-2009 04:06 PM
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06-08-2009 10:36 AM

1/2 - AA deep vs. likely bad player

Villain (SB) is running 21/15/2.2 over a decent sample. Folds SB to steal 80%, 3bets from the SB 6%. Donks 11% and check/raises flops 5%. (MP is a...

Started by zook, 06-07-2009 04:34 PM
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06-08-2009 07:12 AM

simultaneous hands vs the same player

I think playing separate hands vs the same player on two different tables at the same time has some important psychological effects. I have recently...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 06-07-2009 03:03 AM
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06-07-2009 09:43 PM

Hooks heads-up live

Opponent is probably one of the strongest regulars in the cardroom (lolz.) I think he plays too loose and is very stabby when playing FR. We have...

Started by Fnord, 06-07-2009 05:22 AM
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06-07-2009 02:47 PM

River decision

No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop SB ($216.35) BB ($222.75) UTG ($219)...

Started by Marshall28, 06-05-2009 02:32 PM
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06-07-2009 02:16 PM

To vB or not, that is the question.

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

Started by Benoso, 06-05-2009 12:22 PM
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06-06-2009 11:11 AM

100NL vs. Marshall28

Marshall28 is a tough 200NL FTR reg. But I told him I wasn't rolled for NL200, so we played two tables of NL100 instead. I've been c/ring...

Started by , 06-04-2009 11:01 AM
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06-05-2009 05:53 PM

Interesting hand 200nl deep

Villain had not been 3betting very much at all, maybe about 12% or so, though he had been starting to 4bet a ton once we got deep. I had 4bet him...

Started by Marshall28, 04-30-2009 03:58 PM
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06-05-2009 05:44 PM

5/10 live river bet sizing problem

This is actually a mid stakes hand, but I think it's interesting enough and the kind of thinking you guys do best and the psychology doesn't really...

Started by Fnord, 06-03-2009 12:58 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,147
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06-05-2009 09:08 AM

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