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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

i'm either on fire or

people are just fkkin horrid at pokerstars 25 and 50NL. i played at full tilt for awhile and people seem to be much worse at pokerstars. ...

Started by CorbinDallas, 10-28-2008 03:26 PM
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10-29-2008 08:09 AM

Why you should listen to your mod

Reasons to listen to nutsinho: 1) he's right all the time 2) he knows what he's talking about 3) he conveys information in a clear, concise way...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 10-28-2008 01:03 PM
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10-29-2008 05:29 AM

KK vs fishy

do we just c/f and hate life? villain is 66/30/2. hes been very fishy thus far, calling down with garbage pairs, limping the button pretty much every...

Started by will641, 09-01-2008 03:36 PM
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10-29-2008 03:26 AM

50nl - Villain c/r the Turn

Villain: 18/15/6/650 c/r: 12% total, 21% flop, 8% turn I was 12-tabling at the time and playing super TAG. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5...

Started by al yell, 10-27-2008 04:04 PM
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10-28-2008 07:54 PM

50nl QQ 3b pot

Villain and I have been playing for like 400-500ish hands. He's somewhat passive but capable of bluff raising, 3b bluffing and making huge thin value...

Started by bikes, 10-27-2008 10:30 PM
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10-28-2008 05:26 PM

How'd I do?

Opponent is TAggy and we have a little history. So I assume he knows I open too light and don't c-bet a lot. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars...

Started by Fnord, 10-22-2008 05:07 AM
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10-28-2008 01:02 PM

75s BTN vs BB Donkey

Villain is a terrible. Stats = 52/12/1 My only note on him says that he will call the flop with any pair. My thoughts at the time of this hand...

Started by JL, 10-27-2008 12:52 AM
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10-27-2008 05:19 PM

Not this again :(

No reads. If by the end of the last betting round of this hand I have no chips on the felt in front of me, is that a bad thing? $0.25/$0.5 ...

Started by Ash256, 10-26-2008 07:05 PM
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10-26-2008 11:54 PM

blind battle and an overbet shove

Villain is 18/14/3.9 with a 26% A2S. He went into the tank before shoving river. I planned to call a PSB but when he overbets it makes me stop and...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 10-24-2008 08:49 PM
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10-26-2008 07:58 PM

Monotone boards, PFR, FD

Two monotone boards, hero has the nut FD. Are these as easy as they seem by just bet/3betting flop, or double barreling turn and possibly some river?...

Started by minSim, 10-24-2008 03:33 PM
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10-26-2008 05:18 PM

100nl flop NFD in 6 way pot

This hand messed me up. I call behind the UTG raise because he's an aggro tard maniac, but then the whole friggen table tags along. Flop I dunno what...

Started by bjsaust, 10-19-2008 06:33 PM
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10-25-2008 08:33 PM

General spot with middle pair

Very general and basic spot. Villain is unknown, like very often at these player pools. As played preflop, flop c/c is standard. What's my play on...

Started by minSim, 10-24-2008 03:04 PM
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10-25-2008 07:37 PM

Ace high hero call

Villain is 30/27/3.7 over 200 hands. Pretty spewy and aggro but not very good. I nearly timed out on the flop because I had too many tables open and...

Started by Irisheyes, 10-22-2008 02:12 PM
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10-24-2008 08:13 PM

There has got to be a better way?

Yesterday I thought I was about to quit yesterday and take up knitting. I feel that I am hitting a new stage in my game and then this...

Started by jyms, 10-23-2008 03:45 PM
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10-24-2008 07:52 PM

Harry donator and the flying n00b.

SB is a terrible loose/passive, this is usually a big hand from someone like him. BTN is FlyingN00b a 26/20 TAgg who steals a lot and 3-bets a lot...

Started by Fnord, 10-22-2008 04:58 AM
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10-23-2008 02:04 PM

Being put in an awful spot by a 50NL donk.

Villain is typical short stack 50Nl donk. Just the sorta guy that limp folds a lot pre, apart from that I've not seen much of his play. What do I...

Started by Carroters, 10-20-2008 07:57 AM
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10-23-2008 09:02 AM

This seemed like my toughest hand from 3k hands

I've moved down a level to really work on my game, as I have plenty of time to play for a week. After 3k hands this one is about the only one I...

Started by minSim, 10-21-2008 03:04 PM
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10-22-2008 09:24 AM

Help! Huge Pot for NL$100, what would you do?

Hi, I would really appreciate any feedback on this hand. I play a lot of poker, but really didn’t know what to do in this spot. First some...

Started by Kamawoop, 10-21-2008 08:13 AM
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10-21-2008 05:36 PM

Bet this turn or not?

and if so what size? Flat the flop? Villain is a decent 24/20/3.8 TAG. He cbet's 77% of the time. I can't remember what my image was like at the...

Started by Irisheyes, 10-21-2008 10:46 AM
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10-21-2008 03:39 PM

Narrow range surely but what is it?

This guy was 53/39/3.5 over only 50 hands of HU. Seemed pretty aggro though he had reraised me 2 or 3 times, c/red the flop twice I think and I think...

Started by Irisheyes, 10-21-2008 10:04 AM
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10-21-2008 02:17 PM

Bleh! I suck at planning my bet sizes

Here's a simple example of me not planning my future bets properly: $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG...

Started by JL, 10-21-2008 12:03 AM
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10-21-2008 03:38 AM

Differences between 50NL and 100NL

Hey Guys-- I know people tend to group the two levels together but I was curious about specific differences between the two heads up. I've been...

Started by Penny Pester, 10-20-2008 01:08 PM
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10-20-2008 03:38 PM

Very basic

I haven't played for several months and I am mui rustio. This was my only vaguely interesting hand of the night. Sorry, I had no reads. Was this...

Started by jo, 10-19-2008 03:39 AM
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10-20-2008 11:16 AM

1/2 Tilts me soo hard!!

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before but I cant find any threads on it. So I finally hit the the 5k mark in my roll and decided to take...

Started by Squeaky_Midget1, 10-19-2008 08:26 PM
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10-20-2008 02:20 AM

$400NL - AA facing raise on paired flop.

Villain is a very typical Tagg reg running 19/16/3 with a 3bet% of 6. Neither of us get out of line against each other very often. $2/$4 No...

Started by JL, 10-18-2008 07:17 PM
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10-20-2008 02:17 AM

AK TPTK 3bet pot vs tagg

Villain is a tight multi-tabler. I've played only 50ish hands with him. I'm not sure if I should bet or check this flop here because I am quite...

Started by JL, 10-18-2008 07:25 PM
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10-19-2008 12:54 AM

AK sooted 50 NL 175bbs deep

Villain was 23/17/5.0 over about 50 hands... stack off ? When he pushed all in the only thing i could put him on is a set ... can I make this call...

Started by gordo426, 10-18-2008 09:01 PM
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10-19-2008 12:50 AM

100NL: Deep turn jam

-Only ~100 hands on villain 19/16/3.5 he seems solid and loves to attack weakness when he thinks he smells a draw or a weak hand that cant stand...

Started by Squeaky_Midget1, 10-18-2008 06:04 PM
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10-18-2008 07:08 PM

100NL: TPTK 2:1 on Turn Shove

-Villain is 22/18/1.6 with a 50% Fold to Turn Bet -Only spewy thing Ive seen him do is 3-betting A7o oop double barreling and giving up on a on K...

Started by Squeaky_Midget1, 10-18-2008 05:51 PM
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10-18-2008 06:22 PM

line check 400nl

Villain runs 25/15/1.4 and calls 3bets too much from IP, maybe he also calls them too much in general, idk. He's kind of a nitty.. The one spew he...

Started by Schiplt, 10-14-2008 02:30 PM
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10-18-2008 03:39 AM

TPTK vs cold caller deep

villain is 25/19/.7 over 78 hands. he has 3-bet 1 time, and i have hardly been 3-betting (maybe 3 times?) so i dont think he has a reason to think im...

Started by will641, 10-10-2008 01:27 PM
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10-17-2008 09:40 PM

AJ TPTK $200NL Line Check

Just sat down. Never seen villain before. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 4 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: CO ($97.45) Hero ($197.00)

Started by JL, 10-15-2008 06:02 PM
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10-17-2008 10:33 AM

Raising less PF from LP than EP.

I'm sure you guys have heard of people doing that, or have seen people do that, or do it yourself. Just wondering your thoughts on it and is it +EV...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 10-15-2008 12:27 PM
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10-17-2008 05:17 AM

Shove to this flop 3bet? 100NL

Villain has been raising BU about 85% of the time and cbetting close to that amount of time too. I've checked raise a few times, his called my flop...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 10-13-2008 12:34 AM
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10-17-2008 04:33 AM

Just some hands for review

hand 1 Only a few hands with villain, he seemed on the looser side of tag. Grabbed by Holdem Manager NL Holdem $0.50(BB) Replayer...

Started by minSim, 10-14-2008 04:06 AM
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10-15-2008 09:14 PM

Borderline Spot OOP vs Fish

Don't have numbers on villain but he's a big ole whale, limp-calling Ace-rag like it's his job OOP. Post-flop he hasn't shown aggression at all. ...

Started by Genitruc, 10-13-2008 03:14 AM
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10-15-2008 08:43 PM

why is domination important?

random post, hopefully not vague..but anyway, i've been questioning the importance of being dominated: for example, if i'm in the BB with KTo and...

Started by benny999, 10-10-2008 04:42 AM
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10-15-2008 06:32 PM

Sick spot

Opp started out match very loose and aggressive. Although by this point he had tightened up to a large extent, but still was a lil stationish....

Started by kapilalink, 09-30-2008 12:58 AM
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10-15-2008 06:04 PM

200 BB deep huge bluff

I've been playing villain for about an hour and I'm up a decent amount on him, but he just stacked me 2 hands ago in a standard spot with TPTK vs a...

Started by mcatdog, 09-19-2008 10:26 PM
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10-14-2008 12:16 PM

Best line in this spot?

vs a TAG guy who knows I 3bet more than my fair share and knows I don't hit this flop very often. What if I have 66? $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 4...

Started by Irisheyes, 10-13-2008 12:30 PM
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10-14-2008 05:29 AM

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