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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

JJ squeeze vs utg TAGG

so, what is there to say here, it's a spot I haven't really been in. Britney: 20/16/4.0 with 3bet 5.4%, on 583 hands 4bet was 13% so seeing...

Started by bspahn, 09-10-2008 05:31 PM
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09-12-2008 12:25 AM

final 1/2nl 6 max update

my final 1/2 winners list update 3-19-08 to 9-5-08 most hands played

Started by storman99, 09-08-2008 08:47 PM
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09-11-2008 11:53 PM

Is this bad?

Just trying to figure out a leak in my game. I have a 48.60% in W $ at SD% for 1735 hands. Is this bad?

Started by Kid Style, 09-07-2008 03:04 PM
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09-11-2008 11:48 PM

final .50/1nl 6 max update

my final .50/1nl winners list update 2-18-08 to 9-5-08 most hands played

Started by storman99, 09-08-2008 08:44 PM
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09-11-2008 11:46 PM

shove this turn?

Villain in this hand is 22/19/9 with no outstanding history between us. His a2s is 34. Hand #7978645863 begins at 2008/09/07 Dealing down cards...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 09-07-2008 07:35 PM
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09-11-2008 11:39 PM

Qew Qew

UTG+1 is an unknown playing TAggy but bad CO is unknown and seems kinda nitty/passive (21/14ish has yet to 3-bet) BN is a pretty terrible fish. ...

Started by Fnord, 09-11-2008 02:28 AM
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09-11-2008 11:37 PM

200nl vs easyway, strange hand

Villain in this hand plays very unusual. Easyway777 runs 23/19/4.6 and his standard open raise is a min raise. He is a 12 tabler and was stuck 7...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 09-11-2008 05:41 PM
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09-11-2008 06:27 PM

gutshots

I have been looking through my hand histories and have noticed that I I'm getting into A LOT of 3 bet pots flopping gutshots, after calling a 3 bet...

Started by kapilalink, 09-11-2008 03:24 AM
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09-11-2008 02:25 PM

Set on meh board... any value on this river?

-villain is unknown but up till the point of this hand was running about 30/20/1.5 over only 100 or so hands mind you -saw him have 77 earlier and...

Started by griffey24, 09-10-2008 08:20 PM
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09-11-2008 04:44 AM

62s 100NL

DeepMindz is a slightly aggressive TAGish regular, but probably thinks i'm pretty spewy since he felted 88 for stacks preflop against me in a...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 09-10-2008 10:14 PM
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09-11-2008 03:01 AM

bad river for top 2

Opp is VERY passive post flop and playing way too tight (although he is raising every button and calling loose from bb). This is literally maybe the...

Started by kapilalink, 09-10-2008 06:15 PM
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09-10-2008 11:37 PM

4bet spot

so here I'm 4betting as it's the first time he's 3betting me and I think his 3bet range is quite large here. Jonte2007: 19/16/7.1 with 3bet 5.3% ...

Started by bspahn, 09-09-2008 08:22 PM
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09-10-2008 09:58 PM

Quick idiot question

If I bet here am I a retard? $2/$4 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($63.60) CO ($400.00) BTN ...

Started by Irisheyes, 09-09-2008 10:42 AM
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09-10-2008 07:33 PM

TPTK AJ oop standard?

I think I played this hand reasonably well, but again perhaps you have a different opinion/line that you prefer. Lobsang73000: 27/14/3.7 (141...

Started by bspahn, 09-10-2008 05:47 PM
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09-10-2008 07:28 PM

Yet another gay hand for Renton to poop all over

Opponent is 30/22 over a small sample size. I don't think he's good, but otherwise, meh. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 4 players Converted...

Started by Fnord, 09-08-2008 08:21 AM
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09-10-2008 07:17 PM

QQ oop, pot control gone wrong..

So I'm up against a regular, which I seem to really start hating as I feel I get outplayed like mad by them and have trouble reacting. JONTE2007:...

Started by bspahn, 09-09-2008 08:26 PM
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09-10-2008 05:26 PM

AA - value bluff shove on river

-Villain in this hand has been pretty tight for the most part -On a different table he's pretty much letting me steal all of his BB's when it folds...

Started by griffey24, 09-10-2008 12:40 PM
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09-10-2008 05:04 PM

50NL v/s lagtard: ugly river decision

Villain is 45/35/7.0 over just 20 hands Can we fold the river here? Why or why not? What does he bet that we beat? Grabbed by Holdem Manager NL...

Started by KillsAids, 09-08-2008 10:07 AM
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09-09-2008 06:53 AM

3bet/4bet theory

hey all, wondering if on this site or other sites there are good articles on this as I've been trying to find them lately, it's such a huge part...

Started by bspahn, 09-08-2008 11:25 AM
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09-09-2008 05:48 AM

final 2/4nl 6 max update

my final 2/4 winners list update 3-19-08 to 9-5-08 most hands played

Started by storman99, 09-08-2008 08:49 PM
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09-09-2008 12:00 AM

Is this ok vs tilted opponent 100nl 150bb deep

I've been two tabling with this guy for about an hour and he was ok but i was up about 3 buy ins, and the hand before we got it all in pre (on the...

Started by g1212, 09-08-2008 06:08 PM
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09-08-2008 11:58 PM

final 5/10nl 6 max update

final 5/10nl winners list update 3-19-08 to 9-5-08 most hands played

Started by storman99, 09-08-2008 08:53 PM
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09-08-2008 08:53 PM

final 3/6nl 6 max update

final 3/6nl winners list update 3-19-08 to 9-5-08 most hands played

Started by storman99, 09-08-2008 08:52 PM
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09-08-2008 08:52 PM

Feels like a Weird One

I played a few hands before this one took place with villain and notably 2 barelled a 3 bet pot with air on K7xx where turn brought a 3rd heart....

Started by Genitruc, 09-08-2008 06:08 PM
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09-08-2008 06:29 PM

APPT Macau hand vs Shaundeeb

blinds 50/100, i have about 11k he covers. I've played with him in a previous tournament at turning stone, a small buyin 6-max tournament. He knows...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-03-2008 04:01 AM
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09-08-2008 12:48 PM

Soul read or dipshitism?

Bizarre end-of-session hand. Villain was a weirdfish, running like 25/5/1. The "end of session" aspect made me want to fold so as not to cut into...

Started by dalecooper, 09-06-2008 05:08 PM
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09-08-2008 11:23 AM

flop play semi deep

Villain is a fish running like 35/22 or something. No real reads to mention as hes fairly unknown. My standard is just to ship this in for 100bb...

Started by meeloche, 09-07-2008 12:29 AM
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09-08-2008 09:41 AM

Never thought and wished I would make this kind of post

So after 2 years of poker I'm down to 25NL again. After 3 weeks without an internet connection, I started last week again and am down 14 buyins in...

Started by minSim, 09-02-2008 04:33 PM
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09-08-2008 06:45 AM

Turned combo draw

villain is 36/18/1.8/105, how else could I have played flop and turn? Grabbed by Holdem Manager NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Replayer Game#20087508802 ...

Started by KillsAids, 09-02-2008 02:14 PM
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09-07-2008 11:50 PM

3/6 - BvB vs. aggro reg

Villain is running 24/19/3.6 and 3bets a lot (9.5%). We don't have any history but I've been very aggro at this table (mainly vs. btn) and another...

Started by zook, 09-05-2008 09:33 PM
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09-07-2008 11:38 PM

marginal 3bet at .5/1

semi nitty regular villian on whom I´ve been picking some. I feel like I fucked up turn and river, I can´t really put him on a hand and I have no...

Started by XTR1000, 09-07-2008 06:15 PM
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09-07-2008 11:32 PM

100nl TP+turned combodraw

Villain is a 2p2 reg,probably has about 2.5k hands on me and knows I can easily have air when i fire 2nd barrel. He is 33/11/1.1- a complete...

Started by BigBadBull, 09-07-2008 08:38 AM
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09-07-2008 04:34 PM

AJ flop 2pr oop vs reg

Opp is a regular 25/22, aggression 5.8 so far double barrels 57% as somewhat expected. his range is obv wide in late position. I think the...

Started by bspahn, 09-05-2008 06:42 PM
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09-07-2008 02:32 PM

hand vs lynette chan

OK PT3 is going bonkers, and won't let me retrieve this hand history without freezing so im gonna do my best. This is 3 handed, villain is Lynette...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 09-07-2008 12:15 AM
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09-07-2008 02:17 PM

100nl pot controll atempt w/KK

I tried to go to showdown cheaply here but felt stupid for calling river. What do you expect to be shown a lot here? villain is a 46/10 over 20 or...

Started by BigBadBull, 09-07-2008 08:54 AM
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09-07-2008 09:15 AM

Breakthrough hand for a long-time "beginner"

I'm one of those average players who break even and get by on the occasional +variance or bonus/rakeback. I've seen probably about 100,000 hands (not...

Started by ib3x, 09-05-2008 08:03 PM
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09-07-2008 09:02 AM

hand from last weekend

so i played this last weekend and forgot to post it. Villain in the hand was a standard 2p2 tagfish, on the nittier side over 200 hands. we were...

Started by bode, 09-06-2008 06:49 PM
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09-06-2008 11:10 PM

3bet pot IP w/ SC

Villain is 17/11 over about 70 hands and has not been involved in any notable pots. He did MR me once from the BU when I raised MP and cbet a J75r...

Started by Silly String, 09-04-2008 02:56 PM
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09-06-2008 07:08 PM

Adjusting to villain

Hello, I've just started playing cash HU, but only with NL10-NL20 stakes. I really like it because I feel I have a edge against most players. Also my...

Started by LoveisHell, 09-06-2008 03:27 PM
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09-06-2008 04:23 PM

Theory shit for Headsup

You're facing a competent HU player. You play him for about 20 hands and realize that his strategy out of position is to 3-bet most hands he is...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 09-06-2008 01:29 AM
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09-06-2008 04:00 PM

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