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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

Marginal spot facing river c/raise (warning midstakes)

This is semi-deep so I thought it'd be ok to post this hand in HSNL. I also tried formatting it but it didn't work in FTR HH convertor :( ...

Started by Ravageur, 12-11-2008 09:34 PM
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12-14-2008 01:47 PM

100NL: 3bet pot: check turn?

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($104.60) UTG ($67.25) Hero (MP) ($160.65)...

Started by jimmy44, 12-14-2008 12:59 PM
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12-14-2008 01:26 PM

Poll Poll: 3bet or call and why?

Opp is a 50/20/2.5 tourney donk. Haven't seen any particular pre aggression from him. $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at ...

Started by Ash256, 12-13-2008 07:13 PM
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12-14-2008 12:47 PM

Shorthanded coaching wanted (NC obv)

There's not really a good place for a post like this. If mods want to move it my bad go ahead. Anyways, i think a couple hours of coaching could...

Started by yourfather, 12-11-2008 07:40 PM
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12-13-2008 01:48 PM

river bruff in 3bet pot oop

BTN is pretty tight 19/16, but CO is a huge fish so he could definetly be iso´ing fairly light. I dont think I have sd value a lot when he checks the...

Started by XTR1000, 12-12-2008 09:21 PM
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12-13-2008 10:13 AM

50NL: trips + bluff line check

1. First hand at the table. Flop and turn there isn't much value in raising I think. River I lead into him for half pot, intending to fold to a...

Started by jackvance, 12-13-2008 07:50 AM
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12-13-2008 08:59 AM

50NL: deep stack poker..

1. This hand isn't very interesting, but I think my reasoning might be; Atleast I would like to run it by the forum to see if it's solid: History...

Started by jackvance, 12-12-2008 12:51 AM
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12-13-2008 08:46 AM

okay or dumb?

CO runs 27/14, cbets 67%, but I didnt look at his cbet stat during the hand. BB is an aggressive donk who would already have led out anything...

Started by XTR1000, 12-12-2008 12:56 PM
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12-13-2008 01:46 AM

2/4 - KK in 3bet pot boringness

Villain is a reg running 22/17/2.2 over a ton of hands, 4bets a lot (15%), only folds to 3bets 54%. We have a fair amount of history, he knows I 3bet...

Started by zook, 12-12-2008 05:38 PM
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12-12-2008 10:15 PM

50 nl 4 bet bluff deep and i am a luckbox

So this guy has been 3 betting me at way to high a freq and I have been folding to most of them. I chose to 4 bet bluff here. Thoughts? After he...

Started by yourfather, 12-09-2008 06:37 PM
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12-12-2008 05:50 AM

AQo deep mehhhhhhhhhhhhh

-villain is 11/8/inf at this point over 60 hands -3betting 4.8% -he acted relatively quickly on every street. not like insta but pretty quick. i...

Started by will641, 12-11-2008 02:29 PM
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12-12-2008 02:43 AM

100NL AK 4 bet pot

Villian is 23/16/2.2 Spew? i don't want to just bet fold i will be commited, What is better? chk fold? BB: $135.55 UTG: $103.00 Hero (MP):...

Started by mg0698, 12-09-2008 09:10 PM
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12-12-2008 02:41 AM

100NL: luckboxed river: shove? value bet?

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($151.70) Hero (SB) ($100) BB ($99.50) UTG...

Started by jimmy44, 12-11-2008 03:49 PM
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12-12-2008 02:40 AM

Help!...i think im spewing.

Please pull these hands to bits and tell me how bad i am. Thx. Hand 1: hero is tag, 22/18/4 with a 9% 3bet. Is this just spew? The 7d was obv the...

Started by AnTman_69, 12-09-2008 08:20 PM
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12-12-2008 01:24 AM

crazy good or crazy bad

Villain is a solid reg who I have zero history with and no reads on. Any one who has played stars 2/4 or 3/6 can pm me if they want to know who it is...

Started by meeloche, 12-10-2008 09:04 PM
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12-11-2008 09:56 PM

heads up

i love it wen i finaly make it heads up in a tournys the tress of trying to make it this far is gone and you only have to worry about one more in the...

Started by mrholdem05, 12-11-2008 08:14 PM
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12-11-2008 08:14 PM

I might as well coinflip for the decisions on all streets...

31/27/9 over 300 hands. We haven't tangled hardly at all. He cbets 88% over that small sample and reraises 12%. Seems like a reg that I just haven't...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-13-2008 10:12 PM
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12-11-2008 07:59 PM

Line thoughts

Opp Poly_Baller is a very good player who has balanced ranges is most spots and is very good at calling bluffs and exploiting unbalanced ranges....

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 11-06-2008 05:20 PM
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12-11-2008 04:57 PM

AKs 3b pot 50nl line check

From what I can remember about the villain he was fairly aggro and we were 3b'ing a fair amount for it being 50nl. Really can't remember any other...

Started by bikes, 11-08-2008 01:31 AM
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12-11-2008 04:39 PM

5/10 - AK raised on turn K - 140bb deep

Villain is a regular at 3/6 and 2/4, I haven't seen him much at 5/10. He's running 23/20/3.6, 3-bets 7.3% (above average, nothing crazy) and folds to...

Started by zook, 09-05-2008 05:27 PM
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12-11-2008 02:31 PM

Midstakes Donk (Brag no content)

http://www.tableratings.com/topwinners.php?site=6&structure=1&stakes=50&timeframe=year& not full tracking but a decent sample of hands from the...

Started by nutsinho, 12-09-2008 01:01 AM
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12-11-2008 11:34 AM

50NL - AA

I think this is standard, PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($65.40)...

Started by BigLRIP, 12-10-2008 04:59 AM
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12-11-2008 11:25 AM

100NL Call or shove??

Villian was unknown at the time but he was very passive, something like 30/7/1 over a 40 hands or so. BB: $120.05 UTG: $67.90 MP: $100.95 CO:...

Started by mg0698, 12-09-2008 09:16 PM
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12-10-2008 12:55 AM

Somebody post a raw FTP HH please

I need to recreate a hand for the converter and need the format. Thx.

Started by Warpe, 12-09-2008 11:44 AM
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12-09-2008 03:25 PM

100NL: BvB:BB with FD + gutshot

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($96) SB ($101.20) Hero (BB) ($100) UTG...

Started by jimmy44, 12-08-2008 08:59 AM
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12-09-2008 07:38 AM

50NL QQ's 3bet pot chk fold flop?

Villian just sat down and only been at the table only 20 hands was something like 20/16/2, He opened UTG and i gave him a range of probably 10's +...

Started by mg0698, 12-09-2008 01:43 AM
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12-09-2008 05:16 AM

50 nl AA guhh

BB is aggro, paid too much to draw and bluffs occasionally. SB is terrible fish who shows up with ATC. BB squeezed 1010 before so I assume he...

Started by yourfather, 12-08-2008 07:22 PM
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12-09-2008 02:46 AM

50 nl b/f river?

My main question is, is this a clear place to b/f the river? It's kinda basic but I need to incorporate this more as a plan in my game to extract...

Started by yourfather, 12-08-2008 06:47 PM
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12-09-2008 01:09 AM

I play AA weird, BB vs. BTN

I need to try to maximize value on my big hands and really get paid off. Since button shows up light so often, I didn't want to threebet preflop. I...

Started by baudib, 12-08-2008 02:19 PM
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12-08-2008 07:06 PM

F U

Villain had been around for a couple of orbs, only thing I noticed is that he had his stack on auto-topup. Guys being squeezed were normal shitty...

Started by Ash256, 12-07-2008 07:17 PM
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12-08-2008 06:51 PM

can you ever not 4-bet here?

cold caller is 19/16 over limited sample (60) and utg+1 is 45/20/7 over 70 hands. since im oop and its multi way calling here would be awful right? ...

Started by will641, 12-08-2008 02:21 PM
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12-08-2008 03:11 PM

NL100: 3way pot with FD

MP is on the looser side of the TAG style, 25/22, he cbets 50%, AF 2 and given his checkraise here i put him on a very strong holding. AQ, 33 QQ, AA...

Started by ZwiFT, 12-08-2008 10:13 AM
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12-08-2008 02:02 PM

50NL QQ's 3bet pot wtf?

Villian is 38/12/2.4 over 103 hands, His turn bet is so weak i am getting over 4-1 on a call but what do i do on the river? Easy fold on turn ? ...

Started by mg0698, 12-08-2008 12:58 AM
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12-08-2008 01:55 PM

100NL: SET on bad board by the river

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (UTG) ($146.20) Button ($101.45) SB ($86.20)...

Started by jimmy44, 12-08-2008 09:02 AM
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12-08-2008 01:50 PM

2/4 - top two oop in 3bet pot - 300bb deep

Villain is a weird and bad reg, runs 19/14/1.9 but goes to showdown too much and is capable of spew. 3bets 6.7%, 10% from btn. Full Tilt No-Limit...

Started by zook, 12-06-2008 03:37 PM
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12-08-2008 02:33 AM

flop madness vs a bad LAG

Villain in this hand is 37/29 and very aggro preflop. He 3 bets way too much and 4 bets way too light. Earlier in the session I squeezed with AA...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 12-07-2008 01:39 AM
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12-08-2008 12:43 AM

50NL: 2 hands

Hey, friendly noob here decided to start participating on the forums to give and receive advice on hands and such. It said that I couldn't post URLs...

Started by Webb87, 12-06-2008 08:50 PM
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12-07-2008 12:30 PM

3 way squeeze pot

Villain is an aggro reg running 28/22/3.5 I don't have a ton of history with him. He will view me as aggro and maybe a little spewy just from spots...

Started by meeloche, 12-07-2008 01:02 AM
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12-07-2008 06:56 AM

2 hands at 100nl

Hand 1:: Opp is pretty much a nit about 17/12 or so from memory. We dont really have any history but there may of been some questionable allin...

Started by Da GOAT, 12-03-2008 07:59 AM
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12-06-2008 06:12 AM

50 NL: Push or fold?

Decided upon friendly advice to drop down a notch to 50 NL, probably not a bad idea until I get a proper grip on the situation. Villain here is...

Started by fumblewumble, 12-03-2008 01:21 PM
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12-06-2008 06:12 AM

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