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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

the ace, the king and lots of pf action

My third hand at the table, no reads on CO. From waiting for my seat for two orbits the BB doesnt seem very competent. Although Im likely to be ahead...

Started by XTR1000, 01-06-2009 07:23 AM
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01-09-2009 07:39 AM

50nl AKo line question

Main villain in this hand is one of the very few good players at this level from what I can tell. He also plays higher limits. He is fairly...

Started by sinister1, 01-08-2009 01:58 PM
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01-08-2009 11:57 PM

100nl AQ TPTK

Villain seems a little aggro but not crazy although im not sure, only been her a few orbits. Is this line good or dumb? I assume he...

Started by yourfather, 01-08-2009 01:57 PM
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01-08-2009 10:13 PM

50nl 3 barrel this?

Not much history with villain but he seems tagg. Bodog BB is $.50 Hero is SB ($102) Villain is BTN ($109) Preflop: Hero is dealt :7s: :6s:...

Started by sinister1, 01-08-2009 02:17 PM
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01-08-2009 10:09 PM

QQ, Cray-z Scary Board. 3b Pot

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com CO ($56.40) Button ($165.45) Hero (SB)...

Started by wellrounded08, 01-08-2009 06:45 PM
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01-08-2009 09:46 PM

Questionable High variance play to say the least-?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (22/14/2 over 100 hands) (Button) ($79.65)...

Started by wellrounded08, 01-08-2009 01:14 AM
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01-08-2009 06:25 PM

Interesting spot 5knl good draw

Villain is a player i've never seen before that i had been playing for about 45 hands. He seems real aggro and has reggy like stats. One of the first...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 01-01-2009 05:22 PM
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01-08-2009 04:52 PM

KK in weird spot

Villain is unknown. Would he raise boats here on the turn? There shouldn't really be any 4s in his range. Does the Kh make a ship here ok? ...

Started by yourfather, 01-08-2009 02:56 PM
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01-08-2009 04:33 PM

What's your fold to 3bet %?

Just curious what percentage ppl are folding to 3bets. since moving to 200NL, i see the huge difference in game dynamics. I swear, every time...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 11-19-2008 09:05 PM
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01-08-2009 03:24 PM

Std hand vs fish, im either stupid or sleep deprived.

Opponent is fishy. 45/22 over 123 hands. Is this a standard double barrel? The flop has to be really scary for him and I don't really think he...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 01-08-2009 05:58 AM
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01-08-2009 02:00 PM

Optimal line with tptk when scare cards hit?

Against an avg villian 23/17 agg 3 no specific reads Whats the optimal line to take on the turn and the river with AcJc on Js7s4h flop in...

Started by noble007, 01-08-2009 12:31 PM
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01-08-2009 12:49 PM

100NL - K2s fold equity uncertainty

Villain in this hand is on 3 or 4 of my tables, and during the first 20 or so minutes we were both being quite aggro, pretty much only preflop...

Started by BigLRIP, 01-07-2009 07:10 PM
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01-08-2009 10:03 AM

turned weak two pairs

This person has been actively hitting the bet and raise buttons on his screen. He didnt like to fold to 3bets all that much, thats why I decided to...

Started by XTR1000, 01-07-2009 06:15 AM
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01-07-2009 10:13 AM

2/5£ - OESD+FD, limped pot, mad action

-BB is a 15/10 nitty player, though I've seen him do very strange things for a nit postflop before -CO is a donk, who is very loose preflop and...

Started by griffey24, 01-06-2009 02:25 PM
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01-07-2009 01:19 AM

QQ lots of action preflop

Every single one of these players are playing around 21/17 and seem to be regs/competent. The UTG guy is a huge fish spewing off his money which is...

Started by kmind, 01-04-2009 03:56 PM
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01-06-2009 03:50 PM

50nl QQ 3way action flop

Bodog 50nl 6max. SB is a taggy reg, no reads on other villain. Hero is BU ($55) SB ($63) BB ($50) Preflop: Hero is BU with Q Q 2 folds, CO...

Started by sinister1, 01-03-2009 01:28 AM
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01-06-2009 03:47 PM

C/f flop with underpair on K high board after sqeeuze?

This was like my 3rd hand on the table, and I'm 100% sure we have no stats on eachother. I put results in, because it perfectly resembles my...

Started by minSim, 01-06-2009 05:32 AM
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01-06-2009 01:29 PM

Betsizing Question

Hand is obv. standard/fun. I realized when someone mentioned to me recently that my betsizing in 3 bet pots was not good because I wasn't really...

Started by yourfather, 01-05-2009 06:59 PM
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01-06-2009 12:20 PM

First Shot 100nl

MP is unknown. SB is fishy spazz who almost never folds pre and does random stuff like minbetting river as bluff. I don't think he's bluffing...

Started by yourfather, 01-04-2009 04:44 PM
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01-06-2009 11:19 AM

K9s backdoors nut flush, can I get more value on the river?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($63.45) UTG ($73.40) MP ($67.40) CO ($50)...

Started by Parasurama, 01-05-2009 12:43 PM
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01-06-2009 10:51 AM

tptk and nfd on turn is overshoved on

Villain is Jim Mcmanus the writer and FT red pro although hes playing 100NL and I think he's a slightly losing player. I've made a few moves...

Started by yourfather, 01-04-2009 09:56 PM
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01-05-2009 02:22 PM

AA NL50 vs. donk

The guy's a donk but capable of bluffing OK, so here is how it went down: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars...

Started by , 01-03-2009 09:12 AM
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01-05-2009 01:48 PM

AA OOP Deep

Villain is running 20/17/3, fold to 3bet 88%. I think he is a recent move up. Heros image might be a little loose. Only history to this point was a...

Started by Jager, 01-03-2009 08:50 PM
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01-04-2009 03:24 PM

NL100 - turn top pair and raised

I'm rusty after a long time away from regular play, and rebuilding at NL100. villain is 28/22/1.4, 6.5 3bet over only 80 hands, no reads. I'm playin...

Started by xyu, 01-03-2009 10:13 AM
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01-04-2009 02:08 PM

AJo TPTK versus donk, river decision for stack - 200NL

Villain is a aggressive 42/19 3b:7% donk. His been flatting a lot of my PFR and I just have not been hitting so his been floating/raising me and...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 01-03-2009 11:02 PM
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01-04-2009 01:30 PM

Day 1 graph: Brag inside

How was your first day of 2009? I must say there was some juicy tables going on and shit, i ran hot! all NL100 All in All: +2k$ Post ur...

Started by ZwiFT, 01-01-2009 09:19 PM
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01-04-2009 11:26 AM

I 3bet and now what

Villain is playing 25/22 or so and has a fold to 3bet % of 89 so far, 170 hands. These kinda guys that do play looser from the CO and BTN but fold...

Started by RonBurgundy, 01-04-2009 04:47 AM
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01-04-2009 10:44 AM

I gotta start posting hands again!

And I should post the embarrasing ones that I think I played bad. The grind is on again! :!: The stakes are not in $ but in SEK, so this is...

Started by sandstorm, 01-02-2009 03:45 PM
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01-04-2009 04:28 AM

picking a new room?

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/thread-to-end-all-threads-t80139.html#813887 I don't want to clutter the strat forum with this thread,...

Started by jyms, 01-03-2009 05:46 PM
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01-03-2009 05:46 PM

AJo 50NL

UTG is 20/12 over 61 hands; MP is 43/12 over 248 hands; CO is 57/13 over 65 hands. I kind of feel this would be a semi-decent spot to two-way bet...

Started by kmind, 01-03-2009 03:45 AM
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01-03-2009 03:28 PM

QQ OOP

Only had a few orbits, but UTG is fishy and aggressive, something like 50/25. MP has been playing tight. Doesn't seem like an iso raise, but...

Started by jo, 01-02-2009 12:57 AM
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01-03-2009 02:30 AM

December graphs?

I know there is a year end but some of us don't have a full year in our DB so here is your december thread too. i"ll start by saying I...

Started by jyms, 12-31-2008 12:44 AM
Replies: 39 Views: 2,163
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01-02-2009 11:34 PM

Too Much PLO?

Villain is running about 60/3. Haven't seen him get aggro or out of line post and haven't seen any significant showdowns. He cold-called a 4 bet...

Started by Genitruc, 01-02-2009 09:23 PM
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01-02-2009 11:28 PM

3bet pot OESD vs unknown

No reads on villain other than he seems fairly laggy preflop so far. He's 29/25 after only 50 hands. Not sure what my image was at the time, but...

Started by JL, 12-31-2008 03:20 PM
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01-02-2009 03:03 PM

50nl: 99 overpair facing huge raise

Villain is 25/18 tag over 100 hands. Easy fold? Pf raise size is this big because I usually raise the pot and CO had posted SB+BB. No-Limit...

Started by DirtyGoblin, 01-02-2009 10:44 AM
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01-02-2009 02:45 PM

50nl AKs oop

I am guessing I played this hand terribly, so help me out guys. Flat or fold to 4bet pre? Flop plan as played? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50...

Started by sinister1, 01-02-2009 02:09 AM
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01-02-2009 03:18 AM

I really wanna shovee

Dude is 40/15/4 over 50~ hands. No solid reads...just know hes a fish. I think he could be c/r this flop with a really wide range here, and his turn...

Started by AnTman_69, 01-01-2009 09:50 PM
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01-02-2009 02:10 AM

NL100: Did i lose alot of value here?

Sorry for posting this in shorthanded. but wth, its poker. Villain has played 4 hands, posted out of the blinds. Not fullstack. Thats what i...

Started by ZwiFT, 01-02-2009 01:19 AM
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01-02-2009 01:22 AM

50l 6max 3 tough hands

First 2 hands are against same villain. No read for the first one. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by sinister1, 12-31-2008 08:48 PM
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01-01-2009 05:06 PM

gross (maybe standard) spot shot taking at 2/4

The only reason im at this table is because of YL08DW who is a massive fish if you dont already know. He's lost like $180k at nl100-nl400 this year...

Started by bode, 12-31-2008 09:38 PM
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01-01-2009 02:27 PM

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