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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

Top two faces river c/r

I have been playing about 23/20/3. Villain is a solid TAG, around 22/18/3, c-bet percentage ~70%. His line is just so weird :/ SB: $469.20 (117.3...

Started by ChrisTC, 10-11-2008 10:14 PM
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10-13-2008 10:02 PM

5NL prop bet with Chopper (Updated 07/18/08)

My friend bet me $500 that I couldn't make $1200 at 5NL 6max in 100,000 hands. Gonna be close.

Started by Pythonic, 07-02-2008 01:07 PM
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10-13-2008 07:36 PM

J9s 200nl 3w pot

22/12 seems solid but takes odd lines. other guy is a fish. wots your turn line? $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:01 AM
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10-13-2008 05:05 PM

I get frisky and play 20 Buck.. and i fold my way to victory

Villain is 20 Buck Spin, probably one of the biggest winners at 5/10 6-max. Basically i've been two tabling with him for 200 hands and running hot,...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-10-2008 11:49 AM
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10-13-2008 05:05 PM

How bad is this River shove? 100NL

Villain is 20/16/3.2 over 250+ hands. I haven't seen him do anything too crazy and haven't seen him make any moves. Only hand I can remember against...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 10-13-2008 12:16 AM
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10-13-2008 04:51 PM

whats your 3bet %

just started looking at 3bet percentages and would like some idea of where other players are at im currently 5

Started by wufwugy, 10-09-2008 06:44 PM
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10-13-2008 03:01 PM

Standardo?

Villain is a laggy reg who doesn’t like to fold to me. At 6-max he runs about 28/20/3 but we haven't played a ton of HU. He’s caught me in big bluffs...

Started by Genitruc, 10-11-2008 02:33 PM
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10-12-2008 04:56 PM

I might be thinking too hard...

Villain is gith who i really haven't played much with lately but from a datamine i have him at 16/13/3 with 3-bet of 4%. I thought the call preflop...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 10-08-2008 12:40 PM
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10-12-2008 01:29 PM

TPTK gets shoved on....wtf does he have

Villain is 31/20 3 bets 15%, he is 8 tabling and we've been going at it a little bit. I'm running 27/23 3 betting and double barreling a ton. Just...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 10-09-2008 09:40 PM
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10-12-2008 04:35 AM

General HU Questions

What are the best books on this subject? Are you guys multitabling, and if so, how many tables? What do you think is a sustainable ROI at the 10$...

Started by Illfavor, 10-11-2008 10:12 PM
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10-11-2008 10:31 PM

NFD OOP vs sTAG

Villain is 24/21/3.7 over about 100 hands. No real reads other than he has 3bet my LP raises in resteal positions twice and I folded to both. I get...

Started by Silly String, 10-07-2008 05:11 PM
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10-11-2008 12:45 AM

$200NL - Btn vs BB. Good spot to 4bet flop with air?

Villain is an aggro Tagg regular who has been 3betting a lot lately - especially out of the blinds. I can't put him on a hand that would c/r this...

Started by JL, 10-07-2008 07:29 PM
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10-10-2008 11:45 AM

i don't like my top 2 anymore ($50NL PS)

Button was running 36/10/1.13 over 110 hands. In the only notable hand that I played with him, he called a standard raise with KQo in the BB,...

Started by donkbee, 10-08-2008 03:14 AM
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10-10-2008 11:12 AM

QQ 50nl .....best flop line?

is it better to check the flop? opp is running 9/8/3.7 over 429 hands. and yes i know, after his raise i should've folded. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by frosst, 10-08-2008 10:21 AM
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10-10-2008 04:25 AM

Who said it was light on HH's ?

hand 1 Villain is playing 23/17/3.2 over 1.8k datamined hands. I have no reads on him. His preflop call perc was 13. I don't think worse aces are in...

Started by minSim, 10-08-2008 04:58 PM
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10-09-2008 07:44 PM

gutshot and over pair w 77 ($50nl PS)

I'd only been at the table for maybe 10 hands, so I didn't have any good reads on CO. In one hand that went to showdown, he called with 77 in the SB...

Started by donkbee, 10-08-2008 03:05 AM
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10-08-2008 08:27 PM

bvb JJ 3 bet pf, AAQ flop ($50NL PS)

uhh haven't played online cash for months (maybe over a year), so I'm rusty. Second hand at the table I believe, so no reads. Don't ask why I...

Started by donkbee, 10-08-2008 02:55 AM
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10-08-2008 08:25 PM

AA - facing river donk, too thin?

-At the time of this hand I actually didn't have that many reads on villain, other than we hadn't gotten involved much at all and I really hardly...

Started by griffey24, 10-07-2008 10:18 AM
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10-08-2008 06:42 AM

3 bet sizing?? 165BB DEEP

Villain is 26/12, 20% steal, 8% 3bet not to aggro post flop over 300 hands $100.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, October 03, 07:05:14 ET 2008 ...

Started by jyms, 10-03-2008 02:28 AM
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10-08-2008 03:07 AM

2 hands vs same villain

meh, these dont seem as tough on paper as they did in the flow of the game last night, but i'd still like to here everyones thoughts. hand 1: SB...

Started by bode, 10-07-2008 07:15 AM
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10-07-2008 06:51 PM

Messin at 400nl

I've been downswinging really big so I'm grindin 2/4 for a bit. Jschalach is a guy ive played a lot, he's 15/12 really low threebet and in general...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 10-04-2008 10:01 PM
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10-07-2008 12:09 AM

turned 2pr, 3way

Villians numbers are 21/17 after 10 orbits or so and he didnt 3bet once, average postflop agression. http://www.holdemmanager.net NL Holdem...

Started by XTR1000, 10-05-2008 03:57 PM
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10-06-2008 10:45 PM

min raise battle vs shorty 100nl - lc

funny, this really happened. I didn't want to scare him away... Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (3 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by daven, 10-06-2008 05:16 AM
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10-06-2008 09:30 PM

5/10 220BB: flop the nuts but the turn spoils the fun

Villain is 30/22/3.2 decent reg. I've been playing loose but solid. Comments on turn and river play? Seat 3: SB ($3,822.70 in chips) Seat 5: BB...

Started by pocketfours, 09-26-2008 08:58 PM
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10-06-2008 04:55 PM

FTR Interview --Danny "heybude" Steinberg

I would like to thank Danny for taking the time to conduct this interview, hopefully you guys enjoy it! ...

Started by bigspenda73, 10-02-2008 04:19 PM
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10-05-2008 02:53 PM

Seems light on HHs in here lately

Not too interesting, but I thought I'd get some other opinions on this hand since it has been kinda dead on HH's in the SH forum lately. Villain is...

Started by Silly String, 10-02-2008 10:07 AM
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10-04-2008 04:08 AM

TPTK vs nit line check.

guy is like 16/9 about over big sample. very nitty. given his nittiness, im pretty sure he rarely shows up w/ a 4, mostly just JT-AJ. there are pp's...

Started by will641, 10-02-2008 11:33 AM
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10-03-2008 06:53 PM

This spot always gets me...

Played under 10 hands, no reads. I don't normally 3bet QKo until I learn something about opponent. $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 2 players Converted...

Started by bigred, 10-03-2008 01:14 PM
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10-03-2008 02:00 PM

Hand History Posting Guidelines

http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/guidelines-for-posting-hands-t76748.html ^^Spoonitnow has created some excellent guidelines for hand...

Started by nutsinho, 10-03-2008 10:17 AM
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10-03-2008 10:17 AM

Wherein our hero deals meekly with a pesky 3-bettor

CO is TAgg to the bone, my table image is LAggish - in particular I've won and lost a couple of pots calling down with AK no pair and the like. Is...

Started by dalecooper, 10-01-2008 07:42 PM
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10-03-2008 02:52 AM

FPS w AA in 3-bet pot

This river spot has really been bothering me. Villain is slaggy 29/18/3 ish over a decent sample. I have no reason to think he’s particularly good,...

Started by Genitruc, 10-02-2008 06:33 PM
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10-02-2008 07:38 PM

September Graphs!

Ten past midnight where I'm at and still no graph thread :( Best month ever ldo All full ring but this is traditionally where the graph thread...

Started by badgers, 09-30-2008 07:13 PM
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10-02-2008 02:27 PM

pot control question

when protecting a strong hand for example Ah Ks on a Ad 8c 3c post flop I've seen players bet the flop hard in position against 1 caller. then...

Started by planner, 10-01-2008 04:20 PM
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10-02-2008 10:16 AM

Wherein our hero does something possibly donkalicious

Do you like this? SB is bad, loose, and passive; BB is unknown; UTG is pretty unknown but has raised 4 of his 11 hands at the table for what it's...

Started by dalecooper, 10-01-2008 07:38 PM
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10-02-2008 10:16 AM

AQ TPTK OOP vs Decent Reg

Villain is running 25/20/2 (5max) - he is not overly aggro - 3bets only 5% of the time This isn't a very tricky hand at all. However, I am...

Started by JL, 09-30-2008 03:03 AM
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10-02-2008 05:50 AM

Rivered flush gets open shoved on

26/22 villian, calls 3bets fairly wide even oop, showed up with hands like KJo before. http://www.holdemmanager.net NL Holdem $1(BB) IPoker...

Started by XTR1000, 10-01-2008 05:05 AM
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10-01-2008 02:21 PM

Pretty Deeeeep on River

Villain pretty laggy and spewy and bad, doesn't like to fold when taking passive lines. His preflop raise - bad as it may seem - makes me think he...

Started by Genitruc, 09-25-2008 05:59 PM
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10-01-2008 11:08 AM

Playing against a LAG/maniac

(note: I made some assumptions in my post that mostly view the adjustments I think should be made. Feel free to completely neglect them and post your...

Started by minSim, 09-29-2008 08:55 AM
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10-01-2008 10:02 AM

couple hands vs reg - 5/10 deep

-Villain in both of these hands is the same and he is probably one of the better regs on the site -some background: most recent hand we had together...

Started by griffey24, 09-30-2008 03:42 PM
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10-01-2008 02:39 AM

Stats Checkup (5max)

I haven't really looked into my stats that much since getting PT3. There are some new stats in there that I am unsure of such as the 3bet/4bet...

Started by JL, 09-30-2008 03:15 AM
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10-01-2008 02:26 AM

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