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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

What your calling range?

On all hand hero is IP, raise preflop and get called by an unknown villain. Hero cbet flop, turn checks through, villain leads river.....what’s the...

Started by minSim, 09-30-2008 04:22 AM
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09-30-2008 07:20 PM

Overzealous?

Villain is 21/17/3, seems to be standard TAgg with a few moves. History between us has probably engendered only wary respect for each other -...

Started by dalecooper, 09-28-2008 10:42 PM
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09-30-2008 12:07 PM

JJ: Horrible flop vs shortstack.

Both opponents are terrible. SB is running 50/20/1.7 $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($995.90)

Started by JL, 09-26-2008 07:29 PM
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09-29-2008 06:31 PM

Poll Poll: How many tables do you play at once ?

Could 6 handed players who are PROFITABLE enter how many tables they usually play at once.

Started by ajs4385, 09-28-2008 04:19 PM
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09-29-2008 05:46 PM

Let's talk about a small pot

Opponent just sat down with a short buy and looks kinda loose/bad. How'd I do? $1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 5 players Converted at ...

Started by Fnord, 09-27-2008 07:20 PM
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09-28-2008 08:28 PM

Dalecooper theorem..?

Villain is standard TAgg without much history. Don't know how he got his stack in this session; in a previous session with him he played ABC poker...

Started by dalecooper, 09-21-2008 03:10 PM
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09-28-2008 04:09 PM

AJ0 oop against loose passive.

Just moved up to 100nl. Villy is Loose/passive, havent seen much from him...except that he called a 4bet shove with AKs..and sucked out against AA....

Started by AnTman_69, 09-27-2008 03:16 AM
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09-28-2008 01:44 PM

NL$50, QQ what to do?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($106.82) UTG ($54.87) MP ($147.73) CO...

Started by Cardsharp, 09-27-2008 07:26 PM
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09-28-2008 10:44 AM

top 2 vs. potential rivered flush in 3bet pot

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($207.70) Hero (MP) ($199) CO ($203.05)...

Started by mixchange, 09-24-2008 08:04 AM
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09-27-2008 07:02 AM

Good time for C/Shove with overs 3bet pot?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($215.80) UTG ($69.50) MP ($275.80) CO...

Started by mixchange, 09-24-2008 08:49 AM
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09-26-2008 11:12 PM

Turned OESD = shovetastic?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($443.10) Hero (UTG) ($201.75) MP...

Started by mixchange, 09-24-2008 08:18 AM
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09-26-2008 11:09 PM

Super Brag

I come to this table where theres a 63/31 with a 800 dollar stack. I say im gonna stack him and thats what i do. I think i may post the entire HH...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-30-2007 02:03 AM
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09-26-2008 03:38 PM

Reverse yeti theorem

Do you think this is a good play, or would I better off doing something standard (maybe call and donk the turn)? Villain was a bit LAggy but hardly...

Started by dalecooper, 09-25-2008 08:37 PM
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09-26-2008 02:11 PM

Preflop play: call/raise every hand as SB?

I'm still a little new to HU SNGs. As the SB, is it +ev to call/raise with every hand? My approach has usually been folding starting hands with less...

Started by floyd_gehrig, 09-26-2008 04:20 AM
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09-26-2008 02:04 PM

Tens against the void

Villain is a donkalicious 40/36/7 over just 20 hands. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by dalecooper, 09-24-2008 07:27 PM
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09-25-2008 02:42 PM

what's my move

Button is an average loose player, sees to many flops, calls too many bets Did I play it right to the river? what do I do on the river? -beck ...

Started by Beck, 09-24-2008 11:35 PM
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09-25-2008 01:11 PM

100NL: middle pair against aggro station

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 4 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: Hero ($113.35) BTN ($231.15) SB ($106.45) BB ($38.40)

Started by jimmy44, 09-20-2008 08:16 PM
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09-25-2008 12:41 PM

Q9o, omg i limped a sb

22/17 opp 44% A%. I limp probably more than most but still its very rare. i usually do it to kinda get a feel for bb plus when ive a hand i wanna...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:22 AM
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09-25-2008 07:02 AM

KQs 200nl turn decision

26/13 39% A%. no history. Im not sure what i want to achieve on the turn by betting or checking. Bit stuck. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:03 AM
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09-24-2008 05:10 AM

77 SB vs BB OOP 200nl. Help :( tá brón orm

opp was 3betting me a good amount. basically he was abit of a nightmare in some small hands but now ive a semi decent hand. I need serious help...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:25 AM
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09-24-2008 04:08 AM

QTs vs bad aggro 200nl

44/28. 35% A%. steals 59% overall. Aggression increase from 1.1-5.5-inf on each street (sample about 150 hands ). ive 3bet him once from blinds...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 04:53 AM
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09-24-2008 03:58 AM

TT OOP vs nit

14/9 57% A%. 22 hands. How would you flop? these playuers usually have tons of PPs in this spot with maybe some SC stuff or connected broadways....

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:11 AM
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09-24-2008 03:43 AM

short little full table - river play with trips

ok, so this is a full ring table that is playing short, both villains bad. villain in this hand is 50-10 over twenty hands, playing one table,...

Started by daven, 09-24-2008 02:27 AM
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09-24-2008 03:08 AM

Liked it, then didn't.

Villain is 20/14/8 over 125 hands, and hasn't shown a great tendency to float. I'm running a card dead 16/12. Do we like? GAME #1175011183: Texas...

Started by Kagey, 09-22-2008 01:02 PM
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09-24-2008 01:57 AM

AJs vs shorty oop 200nl

love to heart thoughts on flop vs 48/17 opp. 23% A% is low $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 4 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: CO trinoo...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:05 AM
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09-23-2008 05:57 PM

TT 3bet OOP vs op ive been 3betting 200nl

ive 3bet him about 2-3 times from blinds so far. he runs 19/16 but has large enough steal % to make 3betting good. so he has folded each time to me...

Started by Da GOAT, 09-23-2008 05:18 AM
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09-23-2008 04:19 PM

Wacky semibluff.

Villain has 3 bet my button raises enough for me to get suspicious. I dont have a hud. But he was playing pretty taggish, and only playing one...

Started by AnTman_69, 09-22-2008 01:54 AM
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09-23-2008 04:10 AM

Keep on truckin'

Villain is 29/11/1.3. Hardly ever check/raises the flop. WTSD is 26% over 1.1k. He called the flop and turn bets double quick-time. $2/$4 No...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-22-2008 07:46 PM
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09-22-2008 10:16 PM

Too mistrusting

Villain is 38/20/2.7 guy who I think is a little to aggro but I don't have much evidence of it. Not the most thinking guy ever so I don't think...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-22-2008 07:34 PM
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09-22-2008 09:57 PM

Warning: Contents contains MASSIVE value overshove

Best way to max value on such a fishy table? Im thinking one if not both can call this bet. How bad/good is this? $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 6...

Started by Squeaky_Midget1, 09-17-2008 09:52 PM
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09-22-2008 08:15 PM

2 100nl hands please

1. Villain is a reg. He was squeezing light and 3betting light in this session. I usually 4bet smaller, but thought I'd pop it up a tad more given...

Started by kmind, 09-22-2008 03:12 AM
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09-22-2008 08:04 PM

Flopped set, but why did i put him on the nuts???

Any thoughts in my play here? the way he checked the flop my immediate thought was a big hand. Felt almost ceratin by the river AJ was it, but cudnt...

Started by LexyBack, 09-22-2008 12:27 PM
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09-22-2008 03:04 PM

100NL: AA vs station on a very scary RIVER board

Sorry for not using the converter, but this hand is not read ... ***** Hand History for Game 476917755718 ***** $100.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em -...

Started by jimmy44, 09-20-2008 08:25 PM
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09-22-2008 10:48 AM

Top 2 on 4 flush board

18/14/2.4 fold to cbet: 43% call open 11% 3bet: 4.5 Earlier in the session I bluff raised his cbet on a K85r board and he 3bet me small and folded to...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-08-2008 01:02 AM
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09-22-2008 10:38 AM

100NL: TPTK on FLOP, facing aggression on TURN

I'm such a bad 6max player! I played 2k hands and I'm down 6.5 buy-ins ... $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by jimmy44, 09-20-2008 08:12 PM
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09-22-2008 10:38 AM

The Well: Massimo

"In between the ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field, i'll meet you there." I'm in macau right now and all the tournies are over...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-10-2008 01:51 AM
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09-22-2008 01:47 AM

Are you a Donkey?

http://www.donkeytest.com/index.html Alright I'll start off the e-dick measuring contest, I scored 120. I expect to be beaten very quickly...

Started by meeloche, 09-17-2008 09:50 PM
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09-21-2008 03:35 PM

Two monsters slowplayed

I normally play big hands fast, but I figured in these two I had the deck crushed and needed to let people improve/bluff. Thoughts? Hand 1 BB...

Started by bjsaust, 09-18-2008 09:44 PM
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09-20-2008 07:14 PM

Ducks go crazy

28/18/2 player who I don't have many hands on or much history with. $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks:...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-19-2008 09:27 AM
Replies: 25 Views: 1,344
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09-20-2008 04:21 PM

50nl trying to fix leaks

I suck at making folds like this. I usually don't believe it, call flop and fold to turn bet if reasonable. Is that a bad leak? Do I need to...

Started by yourfather, 09-16-2008 09:12 PM
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09-20-2008 03:44 PM

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