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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

Stop fucking check-raising the river

1. Villain is a decent tagg regular, running 22/19/3. I've battled him a fair amount but never seen him c/r the river that I recall. Full Tilt...

Started by zook, 01-31-2009 12:16 AM
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02-03-2009 12:52 AM

KK - 4bet get's called and I hit a set, where's the value?

Villain was playing 59/2/1.4 (8% 3bet fwiw) over 83 hands. Is my line reasonable to get some value out of QQ/JJ(/AK?)? Grabbed by Holdem...

Started by minSim, 02-01-2009 04:28 PM
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02-02-2009 03:30 PM

KQ oop, TP get's minraised on 2tone flop by semi-passive

Villain stats are 23/13/1.2 over 328 hands. As far as I remembered I hadn’t played any interesting pots with him. I doubt he would have 3bet TT...

Started by minSim, 02-01-2009 04:23 PM
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02-02-2009 06:35 AM

3/6 - AKs 3-way in 3bet pot 200bb deep

BB is a super duper laggfish, running 55/26/2 over 60ish hands. MP is one of the better regs in the game, running 21/18/2.9 over a ton of hands. We...

Started by zook, 01-30-2009 11:52 PM
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02-02-2009 05:28 AM

OOP range facing a player who steals 50% on the button.

If anyone has the time could they please give me their input on this, thanks. You are in the BB and the button steals 50% +. He is quite a...

Started by noble007, 02-01-2009 05:45 PM
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02-01-2009 06:17 PM

100NL 140bb deep KK in 3way 3bet pot

UTG just sat down with 140bb (200bb table), BB is kind of a regular, have 400 hands on him and I think he's really tight preflop (14/10). He doesnt...

Started by BigPapi, 02-01-2009 08:43 AM
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02-01-2009 04:04 PM

multiway is fun 400nl

MP is a fish with irrelevant stats, I'm raising to get it in vs fish on flop and push out BB. BB is Gomtv, a spewy Korean regular who usually...

Started by meeloche, 02-01-2009 01:07 AM
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02-01-2009 02:20 AM

Microstake donk move or legit?

Decided to move down to work on reads, plays, etc. Table was playing very LAGG. Seat 1 was raising ATC IP and Villain was either crazy or overvalued...

Started by Ification, 06-03-2008 03:07 PM
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01-31-2009 08:39 PM

50NL AA aginst donk overshove on flop

Villain was unknown at the time PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB...

Started by mg0698, 01-31-2009 03:51 PM
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01-31-2009 06:46 PM

am I crazy for thinking I can value shove this? 400nl

Villain is a passive fish running like 27/8. I've been just pounding on him for a while. A couple of orbits ago in a similar spot to this he c/r the...

Started by meeloche, 01-27-2009 04:04 PM
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01-30-2009 08:55 PM

I'm starting to suck. Help me.

Don't no why I've never posted hands before. I guess I just thought I played good, lol. But I've been sucking lately and I need help! These are...

Started by grindwell, 01-29-2009 02:11 AM
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01-30-2009 05:57 PM

Donk Leading

I've been watching a lot of videos lately of 100nl on grinderschool and the people making them are pretty much saying that donk leading is a weak...

Started by DA9ers, 01-27-2009 08:24 PM
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01-30-2009 04:38 PM

flush on paired board 100nl

This probably isnt a tough one to answer. Opp is about 35/24 over a fair amount of hands. his AF is about 40% but no alarming aggression on any...

Started by Da GOAT, 01-30-2009 05:55 AM
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01-30-2009 02:08 PM

Ok spot for 3 barrel 50nl?

Vilian is 18/13/2 tag He has a very high 3bet % in this spot about 10%. He calls opens 12% has a low ftcb% of 25% and his turn agg is higher than...

Started by noble007, 01-28-2009 02:20 PM
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01-29-2009 05:59 PM

Made hands vs a drawing range

I want some more opinions on this. It´s the BBs first hand at the table. The replies I got so far ranged from "fold 2 flop raise" over "3betting flop...

Started by XTR1000, 01-29-2009 03:45 AM
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01-29-2009 04:40 PM

200NL: AK vs nit

Villain was a nit 15/11 (100 hands only). This seems a standard fold, right? No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter...

Started by jimmy44, 01-28-2009 02:07 PM
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01-29-2009 02:25 PM

200NL: Turned OESD vs TAG

villain was 22/16/3 c-bets 80%. No particular history between us. My raise on the flop is meh. Most likely villain's hands after my raise: QQ/JJ/TT...

Started by jimmy44, 01-28-2009 02:04 PM
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01-29-2009 02:18 PM

JJ UTG v UTG1

villain here i only have 30 hands on, and thus far hes laggy, but thats the extent of my reads. normally i would just flat but the idea of raising...

Started by will641, 01-26-2009 01:08 PM
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01-29-2009 08:37 AM

how should i play this with my perceived range

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (2 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (SB) ($100) Button ($99) Preflop: Hero...

Started by Schiplt, 01-28-2009 07:49 PM
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01-29-2009 12:54 AM

£2/£5 - KK, 4bet pot, why do I suck deep?

-villain in this hand is look2 gd for those that know him -he has a reasonably high squeeze of 7, though I'm not sure how much he squeezes UTG opens...

Started by griffey24, 01-27-2009 12:08 PM
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01-28-2009 11:20 PM

What would your plan be for this hand

All, I am working on improving my ability to plan a hand and want to get everyone's thoughts on the below situation and how you might handle a few...

Started by GatorJH, 01-28-2009 05:21 PM
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01-28-2009 10:10 PM

Is this ok?

Unfortunately i was doing too many things at once and did not have any reads on the guy. Flop bet was meant to be 4.5 rather than 3.5 fwiw. Is...

Started by rewfie40, 01-27-2009 10:36 PM
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01-28-2009 09:44 PM

Turning 88 into a bluff. Spew?

dude is 23/18/3 3bet % of 5.4 (200hands). He's pretty aggro, and seems to be pretty bluffy. I have a note that say's C/r me on flop with air...hit q...

Started by AnTman_69, 01-27-2009 07:14 AM
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01-28-2009 05:51 AM

50NL AJo 3bet cold called, cbet Qhigh flop?

Villain was unknown at the time as I was at the table for only a few hands. (note; it's BB calling, not the preflop raiser) Is this actually an...

Started by minSim, 01-24-2009 08:58 AM
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01-28-2009 03:55 AM

55 on 4678 gets min-raised on river

Villian was 19/6/2 but called open 25% of the time. I know the std line is prob to bet slightly more on flop say 14 and vbet turn but as played do...

Started by noble007, 01-27-2009 07:12 PM
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01-28-2009 03:26 AM

£5/£10 - multiway with JJ and whale

-UTG is a big whale 50/14 type of player. I've seen him limp a few times EP and usually calls after limping. I've seen him once limp raise AQ but...

Started by griffey24, 01-23-2009 01:31 PM
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01-27-2009 07:16 PM

Playing big draws passively

I felt durty playing these draws soooo passive. I usually CR or b/3bet the flop here with the intention getting AI, but I'm trying to figure out...

Started by Silly String, 01-26-2009 03:35 PM
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01-27-2009 09:30 AM

5/10: bet bet shove

This hand makes my head spin. Villain is a good TAG regular at 23/21/3. I am BB. My range after calling the turn vs this guy on this board is...

Started by pocketfours, 01-25-2009 10:19 PM
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01-26-2009 07:53 PM

Rate my 3 barrel

I don't 3 barrel much but this board just looked too good. Villain was unknown w/ stats of 28/3/1 over 23 hands. No info yet. My image is...

Started by Silly String, 01-22-2009 02:27 PM
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01-26-2009 12:40 PM

anything to do besides c/f river?

villain is 47/16.5/4 over 140 hands. standard fish, loves to min3bet & minraise, no real history. The only hands i can see him betting this river...

Started by bode, 01-25-2009 12:52 AM
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01-26-2009 08:51 AM

I have serious tilt issues

Started by jyms, 01-25-2009 02:08 AM
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01-25-2009 11:30 PM

Ok what is the underlying concept here

So lets say you get to the river on some hand with some board and you decide to overbet twice the pot as a bluff. Now, if you decide to do this, you...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-16-2009 03:08 AM
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01-25-2009 06:46 PM

50NL: Sqeeuze gets called and my MP c/minraised

I had been 3betting and sqeeuzing quite a bit on this table. All folds until now though. Villain here was on the table for only 18 hands, in which...

Started by minSim, 01-24-2009 06:30 AM
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01-25-2009 04:03 PM

TP2K & 2ndNFD in BvB

The villian seems taggish and there has been not much going on between us. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by XTR1000, 01-24-2009 07:12 PM
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01-25-2009 08:59 AM

100Nl KQ bvb

First hand at table. I was hoping flush cards were bluff outs which would make turn call +ev without implied odds. Is this line ok? No-Limit...

Started by noble007, 01-23-2009 01:32 PM
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01-24-2009 12:12 PM

FTR Book Club: Professional No-Limit Hold'em

Our guided poker book discussion series is returning with bigred as the new moderator. What is the FTR Book Club? Past Book Discussions ...

Started by Xianti, 01-23-2009 09:34 PM
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01-24-2009 07:31 AM

50nl flopped trips facing overbet c/r

No reads. Bodog BB is $.50 Hero (BTN) ($50) Villain (UTG +1) ($70) Preflop: dealt to Hero :ac: :jc: 1 fold Villain calls, 1 fold, Hero...

Started by sinister1, 01-22-2009 08:14 PM
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01-23-2009 04:06 AM

4 bet gets called, what do i do?

Villain just sat down recently, he has a full tilt iron man icon. He is running 25/17 and 3 bets 10% over 116 hands. He is on one of my other...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 01-21-2009 06:15 PM
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01-22-2009 01:17 PM

I haven't posted a hand in a while 600nl

This hand could be interesting I guess. Villain is aggro reg. I don't really have a read on him other than he's being playing aggro and solid....

Started by meeloche, 01-21-2009 04:03 PM
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01-21-2009 10:34 PM

100NL - AA gets pushed back on

villain was 19/13/3.5 thru 126 hands Honestly I felt totally lost on this hand when he raised the turn and probably made the worst decision of the...

Started by GatorJH, 01-20-2009 10:25 AM
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01-21-2009 10:32 PM

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