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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

bleh

2.6k deep at 5-10 vs a reg with whom I have a spewy history (i.e. he thinks I spew, not vice-versa). In general, villain is an aggro tagg, kind of...

Started by Genitruc, 02-04-2009 03:50 AM
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02-23-2009 06:31 PM

10/20 FR against non-reg

Basically just check my line./ guys running like 20/0 over 10 hands. I'm looking for comments on my play on all streets! PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-21-2009 08:05 PM
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02-23-2009 06:30 PM

tagg vs tagg, am I insane here?

Table was playing tight. V is a tagg who had shown down some light 3bets. I'd been very agro preflop and cbetting a lot but not going nuts after...

Started by dev, 02-20-2009 07:08 PM
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02-23-2009 04:53 PM

2/5 deep - warning - potential straight flush folded inside

-villain in this hand is nothing too special, just a standard taggish type player who I've played with a few times before but he's not a regular -we...

Started by griffey24, 02-22-2009 05:11 PM
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02-23-2009 01:53 PM

OOP in large 3-bet pot

This is a part of a hand I posted in the beginners circle: No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from...

Started by bjsaust, 02-22-2009 06:21 PM
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02-23-2009 10:10 AM

AKo and I become a station

Villain is 16/11/4 and a fold to cbet of 43%. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by Parasurama, 02-22-2009 11:59 AM
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02-22-2009 04:49 PM

Best River Play Here?

Played this guy for few hundred hands HU. Was down 2 buyins and pulled it back from a big 3bet pot (1010 v A10, turn is a 10 and he ships A10). ...

Started by Luke999, 02-22-2009 12:11 PM
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02-22-2009 04:17 PM

Repping kinda thin but doing it with gusto

23/20/3 decent TAG. probably not the most thinking TAG in the world but he's ok. He bets turns with a reasonably high frequency. $2/$4 No Limit...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-20-2009 04:10 AM
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02-21-2009 12:32 PM

100nl thoughts plz

Villain is ok, played about 40 hands w him. Hasn't done anything that really stands out. Is shoving over on turn better? What do we think about...

Started by yourfather, 02-16-2009 03:52 PM
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02-20-2009 11:01 PM

AK vs station & money is going in fast

MP is a 64/0 over very small sample and has folded to my only other cbet as I led into him 3/4 PSB w/KK. CO is 30/4 and I haven't noted him in about...

Started by Silly String, 02-19-2009 03:37 PM
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02-20-2009 10:46 PM

Floating w/AK vs flop raise

Villain has been fairly passive, not raising draws much. I a) think he either has air on this flop as its a pretty dry flop to be raising or b) he...

Started by lolpwnt, 10-30-2008 01:54 PM
Replies: 22 Views: 1,779
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02-20-2009 04:28 PM

Deep vs I Win Flips 3 bet pot

Villain is I Win Flips. Hes a very successful 2p2er and runs 31/25. Since I have just started playing 1k NL he probably views me as scared money. ...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 01-31-2009 10:19 PM
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02-20-2009 01:51 PM

50nl overpair and oesd

No reads. Thoughts on what to do here? Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter ...

Started by yourfather, 02-18-2009 06:22 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 809
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02-19-2009 11:23 PM

Is it OK to limp small pp's UTG

I know open limping sucks, but I'm having trouble playing small pp's utg or even mp. The problem I'm having is, let's say I raise preflop with 44...

Started by grindwell, 02-18-2009 01:42 AM
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02-19-2009 10:52 PM

The bluff vortex

Hero hasn't been at the table long so doesn't have an image. Villain is 19/17/5.8 non-thinking TAG. He cbets too much. $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 4...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-17-2009 12:17 AM
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02-19-2009 02:07 PM

AK 50nl

Villain seems decent. Last orbit I 3 bet his utg raise and he folded so I chose to flat here plus we are deep and I don't feel great getting this in...

Started by yourfather, 02-18-2009 12:16 PM
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02-19-2009 10:10 AM

One of my leaks, 200nl AKs postflop

Opp is a tagish player, nothing particularly amazing. Prob a reg. Ive been aggro at the tables earlier without much SD but ive cooled off some. Im...

Started by Da GOAT, 02-17-2009 07:20 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,082
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02-19-2009 03:40 AM

Standard?

No reads on villain, recently sat down. Plz confirm that this is standard. Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players...

Started by yourfather, 02-18-2009 11:16 AM
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02-19-2009 03:15 AM

50NL QQ

UTG is playing pretty tight preflop but going apeship postflop in very minimal hands on him, hence my flat pre. BU is a tag who plays 37/25 over my...

Started by kmind, 02-17-2009 06:05 PM
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02-18-2009 03:12 PM

5/10 hu vs assumed reg

guys name was like iownoknp, i assume some 2p2er or online forum monkey, we had played like 4 hands and he 3-bet once, saw one flop but folded to my...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-04-2009 10:44 PM
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02-17-2009 08:43 PM

100NL: AJs flops NFD & action

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Hero ($193.25) CO zetzet125 ($111.15) BTN JViolas ($123.30) SB...

Started by d0zer, 02-17-2009 02:46 PM
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02-17-2009 05:47 PM

Some 3bet check up's please

All these hands are from the same session. I'm running pretty aggro, 25/19/4 with a 3bet of 9%. My image reflects this and I can tell people are...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-17-2009 12:14 AM
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02-17-2009 01:14 PM

Is this even possible

shump12 on fulltilt. Just started playing; Won $8000 after 244 hands @ 100NL: ...

Started by ZwiFT, 02-16-2009 01:52 PM
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02-17-2009 02:23 AM

SHNL 100nl game 2pm est

less than 3 hours away! who's in

Started by nutsinho, 02-15-2009 11:15 AM
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02-16-2009 10:41 AM

The 50th Billion Hand

The 50th Billion Hand is coming up soon on stars. Quick everyone load up as many short handed tables as possible!

Started by Mr Bigcity, 02-16-2009 01:40 AM
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02-16-2009 10:19 AM

fold dem pokats?

i have small sample size on him, but at this point i he seems very tight. i had been with i believe 3 pots with him, never got passed a flop. he bet,...

Started by will641, 02-14-2009 01:18 PM
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02-16-2009 05:22 AM

I get c/r a couple of times 400nl

1) Villain is unknown i've never seen him before. I searched him and he's playing 5 tables of 2/4 and 1 of 3/6. Turn is for value cause he doesn't...

Started by meeloche, 02-15-2009 07:33 PM
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02-16-2009 02:31 AM

pushing all in 1st hab=nd everytime.

any1 read the article by durrrr? when he was playing lower stakes he would do this everytime as opponents will assume you are a donk automatically so...

Started by fcuk22, 02-14-2009 05:39 PM
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02-16-2009 02:15 AM

3/6 NL HU $1200 stacks

I decided to make a standard raise to $18 and the BB reraises to $54. We both are consistently making c-bets after raising/reraising. I call with...

Started by gankhill, 02-13-2009 04:59 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 719
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02-15-2009 02:24 PM

5/10: Weird river spot

This is a full ring table temporarily down to 5 handed. Villain is Eric Liu, playing 14/10/2.0 (FR). He seems to play very solid. I'm at 18/15/4.1...

Started by pocketfours, 01-29-2009 01:54 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,217
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02-15-2009 08:33 AM

Reversing the initiative in a hand

Following suit with meeloche, feel free to comment. Reversing the initiative in a hand (when is this appropriate and why is it valuable) ...

Started by Renton, 02-09-2009 10:39 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 2,688
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02-15-2009 12:19 AM

2/4 - AK facing flop c/r

Villain runs 29/23/2.4 over a bunch of hands, 3bets 5.5%, squeezes about the same and is a big loser in my database. We're on a couple of tables...

Started by zook, 02-12-2009 08:35 PM
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02-14-2009 09:15 PM

Umm..standard or not? 50nl.

Villy pretty much unknown. 30/20/2 over 25 hands. The board is so drawy....i wasn't sure if c/fing or betting for value was a better option. If i bet...

Started by AnTman_69, 02-13-2009 08:12 PM
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02-14-2009 03:28 PM

50NL kk's in 3bet pot

Villian was playing pretty tight small sample size was like 12/12/2 over 50 hands do we stack off here everytime? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by mg0698, 02-12-2009 04:26 PM
Replies: 19 Views: 827
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02-14-2009 12:56 AM

Lukie's Guarantee

Ok, I'm going to make this quick. October: Best month ever. I basically started playing again after a couple month layoff in the early-mid stages...

Started by Lukie, 11-13-2006 05:39 AM
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02-13-2009 08:24 PM

Would you rather...

You're in a 5/10 6-max game with 4 regs and a fishy player. Would you rather: Raise 23s UTG or call an UTG raise from the BB with 23s? The first...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-16-2009 08:07 AM
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02-13-2009 04:45 PM

Early in a $50+$2.50 HU SNG

The player has an IronMan chip next to his name and 8% ROI. A few hands ago I folded TPNK on the river when the ace came and he bet a third time into...

Started by , 01-29-2009 08:55 PM
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02-13-2009 03:43 PM

Standard ROI For HU SNG's

Just curious as to what a typical ROI would be for Heads up SNG's for the following buy-in ranges: $5-$10ish $10-$20ish $20-$60ish ...

Started by Micro2Macro, 02-13-2009 03:10 PM
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02-13-2009 03:40 PM

100NL: AK 3b IP

I've got villain at 21/19 ish 10% 3bet over 150 hands or so. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG...

Started by d0zer, 02-12-2009 05:11 PM
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02-13-2009 07:26 AM

QQ, 3bet pot,overpair with flush draw, deep, cbet gets c/r'd

Villain is IanBarns 27/22/7 in 150 hands PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by gametight, 02-10-2009 03:35 AM
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02-12-2009 08:47 PM

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