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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

50NL: AJ TPTK

We didn't have tons of history here, but I had been very aggressive preflop & he had been calling a lot of them, and had 3-bet a couple times before...

Started by d0zer, 11-25-2008 06:07 PM
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11-28-2008 11:39 AM

100NL marginal holding BVB

Villian is 23/16/7 over only 44 hands Any suggestions fold pre? Anybody raise somewhere in the hand? Villian is showing so much strength he just...

Started by mg0698, 11-28-2008 02:00 AM
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11-28-2008 08:53 AM

pockat 9´s on all under board

UTG is a brave 72/43, small sample on BTN who has been limp/calling a bunch and appears to be in love with his calling button. $0.50/$1 No...

Started by XTR1000, 11-28-2008 08:18 AM
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11-28-2008 08:52 AM

50nl KTs, standard spot played unstandardly.

This is the third hand against this villain so literally no reads other than he folded his first button. This is usually a 3b/call on the flop but...

Started by bikes, 11-12-2008 03:37 AM
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11-28-2008 07:39 AM

PP 3-bet bluff thoughts plz

1.8k deep vs decent aggro reg who thinks I'm weak. I've convinced him I laid down huge hands at least twice in the past couple days. He has been...

Started by Genitruc, 11-27-2008 08:10 PM
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11-27-2008 10:52 PM

QQ, isn't our hand face up?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($119.15) Hero (UTG) ($258) MP ($247.15)...

Started by mixchange, 11-26-2008 10:46 PM
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11-27-2008 08:46 PM

£2/£5 - I'm probably just nuts..

-villain in this hand is a preflop nit 15/11 with an AF of about 3.5 -despite his preflop nittiness, I've seen him make weird postflop raises in...

Started by griffey24, 11-26-2008 11:58 AM
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11-27-2008 05:58 PM

I want to fold two pair 50NL

UTG is a HUGE fish playing 80/12/1 etc. making this seem like an easyyyyy flop bet but I am dumb. CO is a 16/11/4.5 over 70 hands. He 3bets 6.5% of...

Started by kmind, 11-26-2008 02:40 AM
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11-27-2008 05:28 PM

50NL 2 river decisions

WIth exciting and varied action! :wink: Hand 1: Villian in this hand is running standard loosepassive styles, 40/6/0.8 over ~30 hands. Last orbit...

Started by kettleofish, 11-18-2008 09:54 PM
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11-27-2008 05:13 PM

50 nl AKo

BTN is stationy. Shorty is whatever. I know I gotta c/f turn but thoughts on the rest please. Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash...

Started by yourfather, 11-24-2008 05:34 PM
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11-27-2008 03:42 PM

How much can/does a solid nl50 player make in rake?

Given that he plays for about 60 hours a week, just an estimation would be nice. I dont have rake back and I want to know how much im missing out on.

Started by handbag89, 11-27-2008 02:28 AM
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11-27-2008 03:27 PM

50 nl 3 betting light

No real read on villain but almost everyone at 50nl opens pretty wide from the button when folded to and will fold to alot of 3 bets. if called at...

Started by yourfather, 11-26-2008 12:33 AM
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11-27-2008 03:25 PM

Exploitability

Toughest spot from a long session today. Villain is a straightforward, winning reg. We haven't had any crazy history over a few K hands of play...

Started by Genitruc, 11-26-2008 11:13 PM
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11-27-2008 10:22 AM

100NL: river: set on bad board

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($20) Hero (UTG) ($104.50) MP ($116.65) CO...

Started by jimmy44, 11-24-2008 03:46 AM
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11-27-2008 09:00 AM

Rediculous Flop Overshoves

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($328.85) UTG ($60.80) Hero (Button)...

Started by mixchange, 11-19-2008 09:34 PM
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11-27-2008 04:40 AM

100NL AA: turn flush being c/r big

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($154.27) Hero (MP) ($101) CO ($98.50) Button...

Started by jimmy44, 11-24-2008 03:50 AM
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11-27-2008 04:33 AM

midpair in bvb

Villian is a decent regular, who double barrels high turncards a lot. He´s betting almost his entire range on this turn. At first I wanted to raise...

Started by XTR1000, 11-24-2008 07:11 AM
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11-27-2008 04:30 AM

I can just raise here right?

He's 25/18 with a 30% ATSB and he cbets too much. $2.5/$5 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($426.79) CO ...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-24-2008 01:15 PM
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11-27-2008 04:24 AM

50 nl KK

I know this kinda scenario has beaten to death but I still am not sure what to do. Villain is pretty tight, I haven't seen him do anything of...

Started by yourfather, 11-24-2008 05:25 PM
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11-27-2008 04:22 AM

50 nl this feels so wrong.

3 bettor seems somewhat aggro but I don't have a great read on him. Should I 4 bet here? I hated folding but didn't want to flat either. I'd feel...

Started by yourfather, 11-25-2008 06:02 PM
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11-27-2008 04:20 AM

50NL Blind special gets raised 160BB deep

Have been at table 2 orbits, have a taken a few pots of villain by raising PF then cbetting. Villain is of the loose passive variety PF. Not seen a...

Started by kettleofish, 11-25-2008 03:48 PM
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11-27-2008 04:18 AM

Overpair multiway oop

CO likes to see a lot of flops, the type of guy who doesnt raise much, but bets most of his range when checked to. BB is passive, given preflop...

Started by XTR1000, 11-26-2008 06:09 AM
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11-27-2008 04:13 AM

JJ's turn donk bet

Villian is 69/29/3.3 over 58 hands, How's my line here? Is the turn a fold? Any one call river as played? Comments on all streets appreciated. ...

Started by mg0698, 11-26-2008 07:14 PM
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11-27-2008 04:06 AM

SB vs BB Hand vs Fnord (for you to misread)

Hero is a TAggy regular in this game. I think he can get kinda spazzy at times. Fnord is me. We've gone deep in pots a few times in the past and...

Started by Fnord, 11-25-2008 05:39 AM
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11-27-2008 03:58 AM

tptk gets donked into

No specific reads on him, HM has him at 25/5/3, zero 3bet over a small sample $0.50/$1 No Limit Holdem 4 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by XTR1000, 11-25-2008 05:36 AM
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11-26-2008 10:44 AM

AQ facing river donk lead - what do you have?

-villain is pretty tagg 20/16 over 2k hands -he seems most active, 3betting and 4betting a lot preflop, but his AF isn't that high at only around 2,...

Started by griffey24, 11-25-2008 09:21 AM
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11-26-2008 03:21 AM

Thin river spot

Opp Diatty is pretty nitty, 8% threebet, doesnt tend to cbet much, and has balanced but more valuey ranges all around. This is the first time he...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 11-21-2008 06:35 PM
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11-25-2008 02:43 AM

Bluff versus a station

Pokerwillx is a pretty aggro, alright HU player. His aggression tends to be standard aggression, and he is really stationy. He really doesn't like...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 11-22-2008 11:05 AM
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11-24-2008 04:28 PM

3bet pot, dry board and donked into

-this hand is 4handed, and is the fist hand that got folded to us bvb and tis is the first time I've 3bet him -villain runs 26/19/3.66, but I've...

Started by griffey24, 11-22-2008 12:24 AM
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11-24-2008 12:10 AM

Rethinking a spot vs Aggressive player 5/10

Villain is Deldar182, a very aggressive player who plays up to 25/50, imo one of the best 6-max players at 5/10 and 10/20. In this specific spot i...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 11-10-2008 12:27 PM
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11-23-2008 12:24 PM

Frequently lost in these spots

Villian is relatively unknown, he´s been randomly limp/calling from any position. I´m really lost, raising inflates the pot when I´m not happy to...

Started by XTR1000, 11-21-2008 09:18 AM
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11-22-2008 03:32 PM

2/4 - Two AA hands

A couple of AA hands where I actually contemplated folding! 1. Villain is a reg running 22/18/3.9, 3bets 6.5%, WTSD 21% over 3k hands. I think...

Started by zook, 11-21-2008 03:50 PM
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11-21-2008 10:27 PM

Squeezed pot IP ...and I feel like shoving

-UTG open is around 24/21, and has a pretty high 3bet and 4bet stat. He's been pretty loose in the past, but I'm getting owned by him today as he...

Started by griffey24, 11-20-2008 11:14 PM
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11-21-2008 02:33 PM

Its possibly retarded what I did here

Villian is a not that great regular. He hit the bet pot button instantly on both streets. $0.50/$1 No Limit Holdem 4 players Converted at ...

Started by XTR1000, 11-20-2008 02:57 PM
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11-21-2008 10:47 AM

2/4 - TT oop vs. 3bet, 145bb deep

Villain is a solid regular, one of the better, less spewy ones at 2/4 imo. Runs 21/17/4, 3bets 6% over a ton of hands. We have a lot of history... he...

Started by zook, 11-14-2008 02:29 PM
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11-21-2008 10:37 AM

AK vs flop check/minraise

villaiin is 22/13 over 125 hands, most of them probably mined because i dont remember him/dont have any notes. im pretty much never folding this...

Started by bode, 11-17-2008 07:33 PM
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11-21-2008 09:57 AM

I should know how to play this by now

He's 42/28/3.9 raise cbet of 27% 370 hands. Pretty aggro but we haven't bee involved much. $5/$10 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at ...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-15-2008 02:25 PM
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11-21-2008 09:44 AM

100NL: FLOP: pair + OESD vs 2 opps

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Button ($125.20) SB ($108.50) Hero (BB) ($98.65)...

Started by jimmy44, 11-19-2008 05:22 AM
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11-21-2008 09:37 AM

This probably suck but I guess I'll post it

Stats are coming up at 60/6/1 but only after 20 hands. $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Phuket...

Started by Irisheyes, 11-20-2008 12:18 PM
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11-21-2008 12:09 AM

Weak pair in 3bet pot oop - 100NL

No hud, villian appears to be in the TAG area. He has been stealing the blinds and noone has done anything about it so far. Overall theres very...

Started by XTR1000, 11-19-2008 06:16 AM
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11-20-2008 07:49 PM

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