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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

Bad SPR for two barrels 3bet pot dillema

I've always seemed to have an issue with my stack in relation to the pot in threebet pots 100bb deep. I always have a atrocious spr for doing any...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-06-2008 12:01 PM
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08-21-2008 10:39 AM

Thin river.

Villy is pretty much a Super aggro mega fish. I called to hit the gutter ball...and just calling down when the gutter hits, seems lame. Against any...

Started by AnTman_69, 08-20-2008 03:05 AM
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08-21-2008 08:33 AM

Somewhat lost on river.

Villain is 26/21/16 over about 80 hands. He's been 3betting me a fair bit and vice versa. I don't think a significant hand has gone to showdown...

Started by Benoso, 08-20-2008 10:21 PM
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08-21-2008 01:54 AM

5/10 - KK 2oobb deep on T66 board

Villain just sat down about an orbit ago and hasn't done much. No stats on him which means he probably isn't a regular, but he bought in for the max...

Started by zook, 08-20-2008 03:36 PM
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08-20-2008 05:18 PM

5/10 - trips 200bb deep - shitty river

Villain is running 26/19/2.8. Not much history, but I've seen him enough that I think he's a regular. He seems a little stationy post-flop, but not...

Started by zook, 08-19-2008 05:02 PM
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08-20-2008 04:19 PM

5/10 - flopped set 320bb deep - river value decision

Villain is a winning reg running 20/16/3.5. I've c/r'ed him a few times this session, he's only called once when I had overcards on a low paired...

Started by zook, 08-19-2008 05:12 PM
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08-20-2008 12:44 PM

Kinda cool hand deep 3/6

Villain is a reg who wasn't a pussy and played me when i sat down. The start of the HU i absolutely killed it, picking up a lot of hands and just...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 08-13-2008 01:05 PM
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08-20-2008 09:49 AM

turn cib

Opponent is quite bad. He loves clicking it back on dry flops like this with air, but I have not seen him do it on the turn once. What is best play...

Started by kapilalink, 08-20-2008 09:33 AM
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08-20-2008 09:33 AM

J7s 100NL

Thought i played this hand well, but i've heard some dissenting opinions so tell me if/where i played this hand incorrectly! No reads, not enough...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 08-18-2008 11:17 PM
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08-20-2008 07:58 AM

trips in deep pot

villain is your run of the mill tag with the usual set of plays. i think i am beat here but can i ever fold? hes running 20/18/3.2 PokerStars...

Started by freechus9, 08-17-2008 07:11 PM
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08-20-2008 12:11 AM

TT vs flop and turn 100nl

Opp is an aggro player 21/13 but 5.7AF. sample size meh okay but nothing huge. Ok so flop is prob obv kinda standard, the J on the turn is...

Started by Da GOAT, 08-19-2008 08:32 AM
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08-19-2008 06:49 PM

experimenting w/ donking

ive pretty much never donk bet in my life, and i guess this is why because I really have no clue what to do when i get raised, which pretty much...

Started by bair, 08-17-2008 08:10 PM
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08-19-2008 05:45 PM

weird spot vs reg

Villain is Suck My Ace. I've been playing him for 30 or 40 hands but here's the history: Most of the times i've raised i checked back the flop and...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 08-13-2008 06:43 PM
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08-19-2008 01:46 PM

Turn fk River wtf

Villain has been taggy and hasn’t shown me anything stupid yet. I have him at 21/17/3 but it’s only 100 hands or so. My image is taggy (something...

Started by Genitruc, 08-19-2008 03:49 AM
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08-19-2008 12:25 PM

how to adjust vs tricky tag

This guy is 20/16/2 with afold to cbet% of 55 and has c/r'd me once before on a Kxx two tone cbet. He has a 3b% of 2 which makes me think he doesn't...

Started by freechus9, 08-17-2008 06:47 PM
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08-18-2008 07:15 PM

10NL 3bet pot, flop c/r bluff gone bad

Villain was 75/33/3.3, I was playing 23/15/1.5 TP/pTAG (pseudo TAG, I was check calling villains cbets a lot with middle/top pair) over about 80...

Started by overflow, 08-15-2008 05:45 PM
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08-18-2008 07:06 PM

Valuebetting dilemma

First, two hands.... $5/$10 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG fakker11 ($1594.00) UTG+1 GIVEmeSOME99...

Started by Renton, 08-07-2008 07:33 PM
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08-18-2008 04:43 PM

5/10: Aces vs UTG TAG open

UTG is 21/16/3.8 aggro TAG, button is a loose fish, blinds are competent TAG regulars. I have been 3-beting a lot, but giving UTG openers respect. ...

Started by pocketfours, 08-12-2008 10:45 AM
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08-18-2008 09:31 AM

A few hands from 10nl.

Well, tonight was my first serious foray into online cash mostly being a SNG player up to this point. I'm posting some HHs from tonight. I imagine...

Started by misterthou, 08-17-2008 02:53 AM
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08-18-2008 08:53 AM

Blinds 3betting an UTG raise

This situation doesn't come up super often but when it happens it makes me think about it pretty hard because both players have the opportunity to...

Started by mixchange, 08-17-2008 11:29 PM
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08-17-2008 11:29 PM

50nl questions

bowlerace is running 65/10/1.5 over about 50 hands no reads on other villain Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat...

Started by snowbird4life, 08-16-2008 06:23 PM
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08-17-2008 02:45 PM

JJ pf spot

Bu is a fish, the squeezer is a solid tag reg that i have some history with. i think hes trying to out play me a lot. he 3 bets pretty frequently,...

Started by will641, 08-16-2008 04:16 PM
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08-17-2008 01:45 PM

A big fold?

Villain is basically unknown. I was sitting at a 6 max table and he joined. We've only been playing hu for 15 hands or so he seems decently...

Started by meeloche, 08-16-2008 06:39 PM
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08-17-2008 12:45 PM

5/10: squeeze trap

Button is 30/24 LAG, plays any sort of garbage OTB. BB is a very aggro TAG reg who likes to squeeze a lot. I was waiting for the button to open and...

Started by pocketfours, 08-12-2008 03:18 AM
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08-16-2008 09:21 PM

Sanity Check plz after a long session

I’m too tired to tell just how good/bad this is right now so figured I’d slap it on the forum Villain is an aggro reg, not the best but def not...

Started by Genitruc, 08-16-2008 06:03 AM
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08-16-2008 09:16 PM

What am I doing

Can't locate the hand history, so this is the close approximation. It's 50 NL on Full Tilt. Villain is TAggy but verging on unknown due to small...

Started by dalecooper, 08-15-2008 11:51 AM
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08-16-2008 05:32 PM

AK smooth call, dangerous board, possibly dangerous opponent

Here's an interesting hand from this morning. Some notes: - Both villains who saw the flop here (excluding BB) are TAgg regs who know their way...

Started by dalecooper, 08-16-2008 09:33 AM
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08-16-2008 01:39 PM

Gotta bad feeling about this

Villain is unknown running 33/17 over only 35 hands. He has been on quite a run of cards lately and has shown or shown down AA, AQ, & QQ in the last...

Started by Silly String, 08-15-2008 03:55 PM
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08-16-2008 01:35 PM

3bet bluff shove 200nl

this guy is a donk. he runs 50/32/1.5 with a 3bet% of 26. ive just been hammering on him IP and i guess he decided to adjust by 3betting me...

Started by Schiplt, 08-14-2008 04:41 AM
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08-16-2008 01:21 PM

What is your turn play in this spot?

On the turn it appears villans range is heavily weighted to a worse queen or air. I have been playing very agressive so its not unreasonable hes...

Started by Squizzel, 08-14-2008 08:15 PM
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08-16-2008 06:31 AM

AQ 3 bet pot facing turn c/jam

villain here is 21/17/3 over a couple hundred hands. 3-bets 7% of hands. i havent tangled with him too much, and ive only been at the table a 3-4...

Started by will641, 08-14-2008 02:52 AM
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08-15-2008 11:55 PM

I'm good at poker

Wait, never mind. What I meant to say is, tell me how much I suck. CO is a donk, Button is a good regular, BB is a weaker regular who makes weird...

Started by mcatdog, 08-13-2008 05:52 PM
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08-15-2008 11:37 PM

2pr best line

Here opp is 37/11/1.3 now, I generally don't consider a player this to be making checkraises with draws, but even if they were to do this, the...

Started by bspahn, 08-15-2008 11:31 AM
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08-15-2008 05:19 PM

A few more hands. 50nl.

Hand 1 He has laggy stats at 29/22/4.5. No real reads on villain, just know that he 3 bets light, and he seems to be pretty decent. Seen him...

Started by AnTman_69, 08-13-2008 02:57 AM
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08-15-2008 03:55 PM

200NL: BvB, aggressive reg

Villain is HerrPferd. I've got him at 26/21/5.8. I've also got him stealing AND cbetting about 40% of the time. My plan was to bet when he...

Started by d0zer, 08-15-2008 08:16 AM
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08-15-2008 03:43 PM

QQ 3bet/squeeze oop

ok, villain is 19/14/1.8, raise cbet 17% when he calls here I have to put him on a range of 99+/AK/AQ I think. Now, if I cbet this here, what...

Started by bspahn, 08-12-2008 11:28 PM
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08-15-2008 02:47 PM

AJs oop standard play?

I'm pretty sure this is standard. If I had position I can reduce variance perhaps a little by just flatting the 40, but oop I just have to get it...

Started by bspahn, 08-15-2008 11:34 AM
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08-15-2008 01:03 PM

KK strange preflop best line?

this was was a bit perplexing. Villain is a 46/6/3.4, for him to limp utg+1 and then cold 4bet like this, and especially a min4bet - what do you...

Started by bspahn, 08-15-2008 11:25 AM
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08-15-2008 11:59 AM

two nut hand overshoves

My goal with these overshoves was that they looked a lot bluffier than smaller valuebets. Std? This guy is a nit, 11/8/2. I've shown the...

Started by freechus9, 08-14-2008 04:34 PM
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08-15-2008 10:27 AM

4bets gone wrong..

so i'm incorporating some 4bets where I'm not willing to get it in. here's two spots. first villain is playing 34/25/3.8 with 3bet of 14.9 (which...

Started by bspahn, 08-12-2008 11:38 PM
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08-14-2008 06:51 PM

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