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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

AQ Value Squeeze

CO was chatting about not playing 25/50 anymore because of the swings? He seems a tightish, reasonable sort. Going to guess he understands that I'm...

Started by Fnord, 08-14-2008 05:25 AM
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08-14-2008 11:47 AM

Valuetown (lc)

BB is throwing a party. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($228.00) UTG+1 ($102.10)

Started by Fnord, 08-14-2008 05:40 AM
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08-14-2008 08:58 AM

10NL Two pair missed bet?

Villain is loose and passive with a 3/4 stack. I made the oversized turn raise because I would almost rather treat the minbet as a check and proceed...

Started by Palantine, 08-13-2008 05:37 PM
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08-14-2008 12:06 AM

10NL Flopped trips, turned FD

This hand has me really confused. Villain is aggressive and tilty. Looking back, I think folding preflop oop is better. I came close to folding...

Started by Palantine, 08-13-2008 05:44 PM
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08-13-2008 11:40 PM

Good Shove Here on the Turn?

This micro stakes shit has me spooked sometimes. Everyone seems so damn tricky. :roll: Anyway, wondering what some of you think about this hand....

Started by , 08-13-2008 06:02 PM
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08-13-2008 11:36 PM

Attention PokerStars 6-max Players

In order to complete the sticky on PokerStars Rakeback Equivalents in NL Strat and my VPP Calculator I need people with samples >25k for 25nl-200nl...

Started by spoonitnow, 08-13-2008 02:16 PM
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08-13-2008 09:00 PM

ni han?

villain is 22/16/inf over 30 hands, im running 26/23/inf over the same. ive 3bet 3 other times but havent shown anything down yet. my questions. ...

Started by bode, 08-12-2008 08:25 PM
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08-13-2008 12:50 PM

Am I that dumb?

$3/$6 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($610.65) UTG+1 ($618.00) CO ($591.00) Hero ($591.00) SB ...

Started by redih, 08-12-2008 06:16 PM
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08-13-2008 12:47 PM

AA vs donkey

yet another tough spot here.. opp is 52/16 and is very passive except on the river where he had 14 AF with a frequency of 56% !! this lead me to...

Started by bspahn, 08-12-2008 11:19 PM
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08-13-2008 12:05 PM

JJ 3ways

ok, villain was new to the table but quite active in the first few hands he played, he was appx 22/19 with 3bet of 12% over the first 25 hands he...

Started by bspahn, 08-12-2008 10:54 PM
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08-13-2008 11:33 AM

very tough spot on river w/ Flush

this was another really tough spot for me. I'm calling this turn only to be able to raise a flush on the river and hope to get value out of 2pr/str8...

Started by bspahn, 08-12-2008 11:00 PM
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08-13-2008 11:30 AM

bad spot for a c/r?

V 26/15 , ats 33% PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by sweetlemon69, 08-13-2008 02:37 AM
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08-13-2008 08:39 AM

TPTK on wet board (25NL)

UTG is solid regular, cbets most flop he openned preflop. Normally I would have folded this preflop, but he had openned the last 3 hands in a row so...

Started by xptboy, 08-12-2008 03:30 AM
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08-13-2008 02:25 AM

50nl, villains flatting big hands

So I recently moved to 50nl, played ok was up a couple buy ins. Then dropped 4 BIs yesterday, mostly because people were limping/flatting monsters. ...

Started by yourfather, 08-11-2008 12:04 PM
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08-12-2008 09:34 PM

Flop meh draw in 4bet pot

Villain is decent regular. He had been 3betting me quite a bit the first 10 minutes or so (now 20 min in) but has calmed down some since. He won a...

Started by Deanglow, 08-11-2008 11:56 PM
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08-12-2008 04:01 PM

Would like a review

Milo777 (villian) had been playing pretty tight. Pacific Poker Game #5916796934: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/09/12 - 07:34:52 (ET)...

Started by Fragmad, 08-12-2008 03:31 AM
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08-12-2008 12:13 PM

stacking off too light w/2pr?

Villain was 47/7 w/o any reads. For some reason I felt like I was stacking off to him too light. I thought since his aggression factor is 4.5- he...

Started by BigBadBull, 08-12-2008 09:11 AM
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08-12-2008 10:56 AM

QQ in in a 3bet 3man pot

Effectively we are 200BB deep, dynamic of the table has been off the walls, a lot of 3betting and shoving(with good hands, but that's if villain is...

Started by BigBadBull, 08-12-2008 09:04 AM
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08-12-2008 09:33 AM

QQ OOP 3Bet Pot, Double Barrelled, Confused on river. 50NL

Villain is an unknown. Only 20 hands with him so stats are irrelevant and I have no read on him. The way his been calling, I was thinking JJ, maybe...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 08-11-2008 07:55 PM
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08-12-2008 06:58 AM

Too thin or good? 50nl

Is this too thin on the river? Opponents hand? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (2 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by g1212, 08-10-2008 10:15 PM
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08-12-2008 02:23 AM

Bruffing is my favorite

Villain is 27/16, A2S was 23% over only about 60 hands. I am playing 24/20 and kinda aggro if he even pays attention. We have only been involved...

Started by Silly String, 08-08-2008 02:52 PM
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08-11-2008 11:27 PM

2 hands on paired boards input please.

Eff stacks 88.5, 100nl 6 handed. utg is 23/7/4 and BB is 40/15/7. Hand #7601805292 begins at 2008/08/11 Dealing down cards Dealt to hero ...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 08-11-2008 07:44 AM
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08-11-2008 10:31 PM

nl25 flopped TTP and facing 3bet against unknown

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) UTG ($21.90) MP...

Started by humanfugitive, 08-11-2008 12:13 PM
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08-11-2008 03:19 PM

Gotta stand up to you at some point

This hand involves the 3-bet monkey from my previous post. I can't find the hand history but this represents it pretty much accurately. More info...

Started by dalecooper, 08-11-2008 09:22 AM
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08-11-2008 11:31 AM

Am I taking advantage of tendencies properly?

CO has a pretty high blind steal percentage but low pre-flop raise, low aggression, and folds a lot post-flop. BB is a 3-bet monkey. Is this good,...

Started by dalecooper, 08-10-2008 09:30 PM
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08-11-2008 09:08 AM

few hands at 50nl. Basic.

Villy is Loose preflop...passive post, never bluffs. A very below average player whom i believe would have stats at around 40/5/2. I dont really...

Started by AnTman_69, 08-10-2008 09:48 AM
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08-11-2008 01:05 AM

when aggression goes bad 50nl

What do you think about when plays like these don't work... Is this ok? First time I check raised the flop all match. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by g1212, 08-10-2008 10:09 PM
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08-11-2008 01:05 AM

Is this ok/standard vs Lagg? 50nl

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (2 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) saw flop|saw showdown ...

Started by g1212, 08-10-2008 09:40 PM
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08-11-2008 12:50 AM

Is this standard? (10NL)

Only played 30 hands with villain, He seemed very passive though. I pretty much insta potted flop and insta shoved turn btw, I was hoping he'd fold...

Started by xptboy, 08-10-2008 07:33 AM
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08-11-2008 12:32 AM

QQ vs Fnord

UTG is fnord. i had been splashing around a bit. probably been at the table 100 hands maybe, and been in a few pots with him on other tables, but i...

Started by will641, 08-09-2008 04:11 PM
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08-11-2008 12:25 AM

87s in a 3bet pot

villain is 27/20/2 with a 3bet of 14.5%. Hes 3bet me 3 times out of the BB vs my button raise, i folded one and called one. The one i called was...

Started by bode, 08-10-2008 10:24 AM
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08-11-2008 12:17 AM

Dumb overbet 50nl but question

Ok, this is like the first 3bet he's called all match and I probably shouldnt haver bet so much on the turn, but even if I bet 16 or so and he shoves...

Started by g1212, 08-09-2008 10:37 PM
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08-11-2008 12:07 AM

50nl question about my float

The orginal plan here was to float the flop, and steal on the turn, however once I made my pair I felt they were good and went for value... The...

Started by g1212, 08-10-2008 09:46 PM
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08-11-2008 12:03 AM

PLEASE help me plug these FKN leaks...

Guys... on massive tilt right now... had thee worst sessions in my life the past few times... I REALLY hope it's just a cooler. Although I know...

Started by sweetlemon69, 08-09-2008 04:33 PM
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08-10-2008 08:51 PM

Help me beat 100NL! (3 hands, 2 deep and 1 basic)

In this hand we are 225bb deep. The reason for 3 betting is that he has to fold a lot of his hands being out of position. He just sat down 7 hands...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 08-09-2008 07:44 AM
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08-10-2008 08:01 AM

Ship it in with AQo?

BTN is really terrible and is on a suicide mission. He's got like a top 20%ish hand here discounting the top 5%. CO is the problem here. He's a...

Started by Fnord, 08-09-2008 07:21 AM
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08-10-2008 12:58 AM

Rent's thread of weird lines... sortof LC

$3/$6 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG the ronian ($212.20) UTG+1 nags19 ($582.00) CO AznBoi11 ($136.35)...

Started by Renton, 08-08-2008 07:07 AM
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08-09-2008 11:56 PM

50nl Stack off here?

Villian is playing pretty spewy, as i've taken a lot off of him, and in a previous hand I stacked him with TPGK, so am I being results oriented here...

Started by g1212, 08-09-2008 06:35 PM
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08-09-2008 07:01 PM

Where should I have gotten away? 50nl

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (2 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) saw flop|saw showdown ...

Started by g1212, 08-08-2008 01:36 PM
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08-09-2008 06:37 PM

4bet cbet fold?

Villian is 28/28 over 25 hands, hasnt 3bet yet. Is it better just to call 3bet in pos? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (4 handed)...

Started by noble007, 08-09-2008 01:44 PM
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08-09-2008 06:16 PM

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