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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 spots 100nl

#1 Opp has stats about 24/21. Ive a fair amount of hands on him, mostly mined. No big pot history I can think of. he 3bets 4-5% overall. Whats...

Started by Da GOAT, 01-20-2009 04:32 AM
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01-21-2009 05:09 PM

AJo in a 3b pot, $30+1.50 HU SNG

Villian is decent, but not a reg he's a small winner at the HU SNGs, 7% ROI I think he's bound to show up with crap as with a hand I haven't been...

Started by , 01-12-2009 12:38 AM
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01-20-2009 09:27 AM

Two 3bet pots vs same opp 100nl

Opp was running about 15/12 multitabling. He is aggro enough imo and he had 3bet me a fair amount over 3-4 of my tables for the past hour. I pulled...

Started by Da GOAT, 01-16-2009 06:45 AM
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01-20-2009 04:16 AM

NLHU SnG: $5 buy-in strategy question

Hello, I normally like to play $5 buy in SnG HU tournaments. The only problem I have is that I'm not quite sure how I should play it. Should I...

Started by R4yRay, 01-14-2009 09:02 PM
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01-20-2009 12:02 AM

yay 3x barrel donk leads

villain is 22/18/4, 3-bets 10%. ive been running 20/15/2, 3-betting 10%. we hadnt done much post flop, and i dont think he had donked into me before,...

Started by will641, 01-19-2009 04:48 PM
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01-19-2009 09:12 PM

AJ 100nl turn spot

Opp was a kinda bad player, high ish about 30% VPIP, 12 pfr, 3bet% was highish for him at about 9% over few hundred hands. His AF was about 35%.much...

Started by Da GOAT, 01-16-2009 08:37 AM
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01-19-2009 05:37 AM

Something that I've been pondering

So i've been playing 50nl and 100nl lately. I've been playing around with a theory I've come to. It might not be original or even logical...but I...

Started by DA9ers, 01-18-2009 11:52 PM
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01-19-2009 04:15 AM

50nl Three Hands for checkup.

HAND 1: Vill is a 18/15/3 tag.We have no history, std fold on turn? $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by AnTman_69, 01-17-2009 10:18 PM
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01-18-2009 08:53 PM

Auto stack off TPTK?.....

Sorry can't access hand history to convert :-(..... Game was initially 6 max $0.10/$0.25 but ended up HU. We played around 20 hands HU, villain...

Started by LexyBack, 01-11-2009 04:29 AM
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01-18-2009 06:44 PM

durrrr's biggest online pot evah...

...reportedly. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1000.00 BB (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop | saw showdown ...

Started by Warpe, 12-09-2008 12:01 PM
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01-18-2009 02:19 PM

seemed like an easy fold at the time, was it?

UTG is 18/15/4 over 180 hands, MP is 20/18/8 over the same sample. I have no notes on either and don't remember anything out of the ordinary. Not...

Started by bode, 01-15-2009 11:01 PM
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01-18-2009 01:41 AM

Flopped Trips

50NL on Bodog Villain has been playing very erratically bluffing quite frequently. When he first came to the table, he had 20 or so to start and...

Started by rewfie40, 01-17-2009 08:14 PM
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01-17-2009 09:54 PM

100nl flop double gutshot + fd, turn play?

this is a broken down full ring table - I've been here since it's been short and have about 3 orbits with button this table/session. button and I...

Started by daven, 01-15-2009 04:13 AM
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01-17-2009 07:19 PM

BvB: triple barrel bluff - 3bet pot.

SB raises a ton from the SB. He is running 27/22. He probably views me as an ABC Tagg running at 22/18ish. We dont have a lot of history. However,...

Started by JL, 01-14-2009 06:56 PM
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01-17-2009 12:30 PM

£5/£10 - Deep against Rav again

-SB and UTG in this hand are HUGE mega donks, so Rav can never have air here, he definitely expects at least one of them to call I'd imagine -This...

Started by griffey24, 01-16-2009 07:10 PM
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01-17-2009 12:16 PM

£5/£10 - Deep, gross spot with set vs Ravageur

-This hand was at the end of a very long session with Rav and I on many tables together and deep on several -Several times he has donk lead into me...

Started by griffey24, 01-16-2009 01:54 PM
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01-17-2009 12:06 PM

2/4 & 3/6 - Three river spots

My first session in a month, shaking off the rust. 1. Villain is running 17/14/3.2 over 500 hands, only history is that I 4bet bluffed him from...

Started by zook, 01-14-2009 12:45 AM
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01-15-2009 02:21 PM

4/8 Optimistic calldown?

Villain is 24/18/2.6 seems decent, 1kNL reg. cbet stat is 60%. He steals 30% from the CO. $4/$8 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at ...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-28-2008 05:20 AM
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01-15-2009 10:17 AM

limped pot vs donk

villain here is new to the table, but i have a big enough sample to know hes a fish. im really tempted to raise here. his range seems to be heavily...

Started by will641, 01-14-2009 07:35 PM
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01-15-2009 10:09 AM

2008 graphs yo

Will be drunk for the rest of the year so posting this now. Brag: Mostly Euros Beat: mad swongs at the end Variance: F*** you 5/10 you F***ing...

Started by Irisheyes, 12-30-2008 11:25 AM
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01-14-2009 08:59 PM

couple of meh spots.

button is a 42/0/0 passive donk over 50 hands, sb is a tag/nit running 17/15/3 over 800. the sbs donk bet % is also quite high (25 %) and im way...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 01-13-2009 12:32 AM
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01-13-2009 04:35 PM

Situations: Gain a read and exploit it !

okay I have seen this done on some other forums and it seems to be a great success.. and will hopefully get some good discussion/strategy type...

Started by vaks, 01-12-2009 06:24 PM
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01-13-2009 01:58 PM

Line check

villain is a solid tag playing 20/17, bar the alternative line of 3 betting preflop is this ok? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed)...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 01-13-2009 12:02 AM
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01-13-2009 03:18 AM

Rate 2 similiar bluffs

I trying to pick good spots to play back at villians where i just call. Ive alot to do to improve this part of my game, improving this aspect should...

Started by Da GOAT, 01-12-2009 05:47 PM
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01-13-2009 01:24 AM

Red Aces, experimenting with small cbets in 3 bet pots

Villain is 20/14 with a A2S of 31. He calls a lot of 3 bets. Hows my flop bet sizing? What do I do on the turn? Full Tilt No-Limit...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 01-12-2009 03:19 PM
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01-12-2009 08:30 PM

Probably a really simple hand but...

Opp is a bad nit in this example. Obv its a simple check down vs a station but whats everyone first thought when you see these types of flops....

Started by Da GOAT, 01-12-2009 05:51 PM
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01-12-2009 08:27 PM

Poll Poll: Regs Game?

I remember a few months back there was a full ring game between the ftr folks. Any interest in doing something similar in a 6 max form. Something...

Started by meeloche, 01-08-2009 11:21 PM
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01-12-2009 07:24 PM

I am a little lost here

I haven't noticed any irregularities from villain. What do you put him on with his flat on the flop? I assumed he was a typical 50nl donk and had...

Started by rewfie40, 01-10-2009 08:42 PM
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01-12-2009 04:59 PM

Let's talk about just calling preflop raises.

What is everyone's CCPF numbers? Mine are at 13% for 5-max. That's gotta be too high right? I'd really like to get a discussion started on this...

Started by JL, 01-09-2009 04:12 PM
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01-12-2009 02:38 PM

top 2 vs unknown 400nl.

Villain is not a reg he's pretty much unknown I have him at like 28/10 after an irrelevant sample. I have no reads. No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00...

Started by meeloche, 01-09-2009 08:31 PM
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01-12-2009 01:11 AM

100nl KK vs aggro fish

This guy c/minraised me earlier on a flop w air. He's bluffy and bad and calls too much also. I checked turn with intention of calling most...

Started by yourfather, 01-09-2009 03:19 PM
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01-12-2009 12:31 AM

50nl QQ gets 4bet cold

I have just started playing cash games in the past two weeks and I think QQ has been the most difficult hand for me to play by far. Here is yet...

Started by sinister1, 01-08-2009 01:29 PM
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01-12-2009 12:24 AM

Three hands from tonights session

#1 This person runs fairly tight 19/14, BTN is pretty loose, which may tighten his range a bit more, the SB is a random weak and the reason I elected...

Started by XTR1000, 01-10-2009 10:59 PM
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01-12-2009 12:23 AM

Two hands in 3/4bet pots

#1 This person plays his hands aggressively and has happily been playing 3 and 4bet pots, I´ve been 3betting him a bunch. I think we can discount AK...

Started by XTR1000, 01-10-2009 07:52 AM
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01-12-2009 12:18 AM

QQ in 4bet pot BvB

BB runs 27/22 and 3bets a bunch. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 4 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: BTN ($98.50) Hero (SB) ($99.00)...

Started by XTR1000, 01-11-2009 05:33 PM
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01-12-2009 12:11 AM

Regs Game Jan 11/09

I'm sitting out on tables: Sapientia Shaula III Alcor II Lesya Come sit once we get 6 we can start. Feel free to post any interesting hands...

Started by meeloche, 01-11-2009 06:57 PM
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01-11-2009 10:08 PM

Villains Value or shove?

I have been noticing a trend lately and not sure if it's just me. It seems as though a ton of $100NL and $200NL players seem to be weighting there...

Started by jyms, 01-08-2009 04:52 PM
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01-09-2009 05:20 PM

I dont want to call, but I dont see how I'm behind

-Shorty MP is your average run of the mill donk, I just wanted to iso and get it in pre or on the flop -BB is meeehhh, ok...at best, but...

Started by Ification, 01-08-2009 01:57 PM
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01-09-2009 01:17 PM

Two hands, same villain

This guy's running at 23/18/3.8 over a 700 hand sample. WTSD is 15% so he's not one to call all the way down lightly. He's pretty good, but also...

Started by Galapogos, 12-31-2008 02:05 AM
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01-09-2009 12:26 PM

TT vs. 100BB shove from tilting maniac

No HEM stats; I'm new to table and had stacked villain earlier when he CRAI on the turn with a flush draw (I had a trips and made a boat on river)....

Started by baudib, 01-08-2009 02:38 AM
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01-09-2009 08:32 AM

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