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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

bluff this river?

villain just sat down. I have 35 hands on him from sometime earlier and hes at 13/8/0. Fire one off on the river? Full Tilt Poker Game...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 08-04-2008 05:36 AM
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08-05-2008 03:19 AM

Flopped small overpair IP on wet flop- unknown pots it 3-way

Villain is completely unknown. Not worried about the PFR. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by Halv, 08-04-2008 03:26 PM
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08-05-2008 02:41 AM

2 JJ as overpair folds

These made me want to barf a little, but I think they are completely std. 1 - Villain is complete unknown, first few hands at table. In...

Started by freechus9, 08-04-2008 12:35 AM
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08-05-2008 12:56 AM

ISF's HU Cash Thoughts

After about 2 months of playing 90% HU, I have become really confident in my game and feel like I have knowledge to share about it. Initially, I...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-29-2007 02:20 PM
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08-04-2008 02:24 PM

5/10 weird spot

Pandachan is a pretty solid tight aggro reg. Doesn't really tend to get out of line and has pretty balanced ranges overall. Not incredibly tough...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-04-2008 11:57 AM
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08-04-2008 02:22 PM

Am i a jackass?

Alright so im a bit jetlagged and in the middle of a losing session, but how'dya reckon i play this? --I'm Parislad-- Not been sat down long-1...

Started by parislad, 08-03-2008 03:29 PM
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08-04-2008 01:05 PM

Buying in with a less than maximum amount...

I am currently playing .05/.10 ($10NL). I play 3 or 4 tables at a time at Pokerstars. I was playing $25NL but I do not have to bankroll to support a...

Started by CBAT, 08-02-2008 12:50 PM
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08-04-2008 12:07 PM

The Battle of breaking even...

Okay, I've played about 1500 hands at $10NL and I cannot seem to break even! I get right about to it and then drop a tiny bit. I normally raise to...

Started by CBAT, 08-03-2008 12:05 AM
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08-04-2008 11:36 AM

stats/ moving up inquiry.

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/61/1statsdu3.9c19799963.jpg[/IMG I realise that this is a relatively small sample. Just wondering if theres...

Started by AnTman_69, 08-04-2008 04:31 AM
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08-04-2008 10:30 AM

This is just too thin right?

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Hero ($49.40) CO Iamo ($72.85) BTN Yackye ($48.15) SB scacos...

Started by bjsaust, 08-02-2008 11:59 PM
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08-04-2008 10:23 AM

Should I be considering a fold..?

Villain is a pretty nitty 11/10/3 and has played zero all in pots in the 65 prior hands I have with him. Comments welcome on all streets but I'm...

Started by dalecooper, 08-03-2008 09:21 AM
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08-04-2008 07:03 AM

2 simple spots

Hand 1) villain is 21/16/3 TAG. I don't have many hands but he seems to fold to a lot of cbets and he's tight enough out of the blinds. I'm 23/20,...

Started by Irisheyes, 08-01-2008 03:50 PM
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08-04-2008 06:21 AM

Playing a FD fast on flop

Villain is a solid reg, running 25/22/3 or something close to that. This is a snapcall + reeval, right? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5...

Started by freechus9, 08-04-2008 12:37 AM
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08-04-2008 06:05 AM

Bleeding in non SD pots..

So I was looking at my database today and realized that I'm losing a shitload of money in non-SD pots. I grabbed maybe 15 of the hands where i lost...

Started by freechus9, 08-03-2008 06:33 PM
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08-04-2008 04:24 AM

Unfocused pseudointellectual babble about hand-reading.

Today I was playing poker, and I made a few marginal calldowns that didn't work out too well. It made me realize a dilemma with the concept of...

Started by Renton, 07-31-2008 09:12 PM
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08-04-2008 03:37 AM

10/20 deep hand

Opp is pretty loose aggro, pretty decent reg. His only real leak is he is threebetting with exclusively high cards. He's been calling my threebets...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-01-2008 12:22 PM
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08-04-2008 01:35 AM

Shoving insider, in bigish pot

-Just wondering if I'm being results oriented here Reads: -bunkie cbets with wide range.. rainbow flop, when we check to him -him betting 150...

Started by griffey24, 07-31-2008 02:10 AM
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08-03-2008 02:50 PM

So I keep hearing about turning my hand into a bluff....

Not much of a read on him yet. Seemed kind of loose, was pretty sure he either had a bust draw or a better hand on the river. I didn't get the...

Started by Fnord, 08-01-2008 11:48 AM
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08-03-2008 02:17 PM

Tough spot with tens

Villain has only sat 14 hands, stats over that tiny sample are TAggy. He hasn't limped any pots. This is the only time he's been 3-bet. I haven't...

Started by dalecooper, 08-03-2008 09:32 AM
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08-03-2008 01:19 PM

couple tough spots at 5/10 pounds (aka 10/20)

-Villain is the same in both hands -he's running around 22/19/3.9 over 4k hands -We've played a lot on previous days , but mostly at 5/10 and never...

Started by griffey24, 08-02-2008 07:25 PM
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08-03-2008 01:08 PM

100NL Check behind river with top 2?

Villain is 25/22/2.0. Nothing out of line, and I've been aggresive pre, squeezing and stealing and 3betting and whatnot. I think this is a wa/wb...

Started by freechus9, 08-02-2008 09:08 PM
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08-03-2008 12:16 PM

3-betting, and then check/folding

So I recently got HEM this month and I've been trying to use the filters and find out some leaks as I've been running reasonably meh for a long while...

Started by griffey24, 07-31-2008 11:05 AM
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08-03-2008 11:58 AM

Ship it with my top 2?

SB is an unknown who I have very few hands on. He's done nothing of interest prior to this. BB is also pretty unknown but over 20 hands his VPIP is...

Started by dalecooper, 08-02-2008 08:31 AM
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08-02-2008 09:31 PM

OK..Umm..Huh...What?!!

V=35/20/2 over a small sample Not much History -Noticed he HATES losing pots and will take bluffs to the grave, one of those guys who thinks when...

Started by Squeaky_Midget1, 08-01-2008 10:50 PM
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08-02-2008 06:22 PM

I'm never good here, right?

Was going through my DB and this came up. Not many hands on my opponent. Assume he's not a reg and hasn't done anything crazy. $1/$2 No Limit...

Started by Fnord, 07-31-2008 08:26 PM
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08-02-2008 04:18 PM

Push this river, or wat

Villain is a pretty serious station with moderate aggression. Given the money behind, what's my best river move? I don't think folding is it...

Started by dalecooper, 08-02-2008 08:35 AM
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08-02-2008 11:14 AM

3-bet light and got called

Villain is 19/16/2.5, solid player, steals blinds like they were willed to him by a rich uncle. We have about 70 hands together and I have been...

Started by dalecooper, 08-02-2008 08:55 AM
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08-02-2008 11:11 AM

Bet sizing when opening on button

Lately I've been working a lot on opening up in CO and BU trying to abuse my position on other players. Something I've been toying with lately is...

Started by Hawk, 08-01-2008 11:30 PM
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08-02-2008 05:54 AM

too aggressive in these spots?

i've been winning at 10NL 6-max (up about $70) and then i decided to try a little bit more aggressive strategy. maybe i was being too aggressive or...

Started by kfaess, 08-01-2008 10:55 PM
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08-02-2008 02:07 AM

KQs 10/20 against dogg11

Dogg11 is a pretty solid reg. Not really out of line ever, pretty balanced all around. That being said, I've seen him make big calls and bluffs. ...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-01-2008 12:13 PM
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08-01-2008 09:01 PM

5/10 HU vs reg

Villain is running like 48/40, i'm 3 tabling with him and he's a reg. One relevant hand to his personality is that i saw him check TPGK on 3 streets...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 07-30-2008 02:33 PM
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08-01-2008 06:11 PM

1/2nl weekly update

1/2nl (6max) weekly winners update since 3-18-08 over 96% coverage

Started by storman99, 03-25-2008 08:28 PM
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08-01-2008 02:00 PM

Just curious what's the most expensive blinds ..

full tilt has a 500/1000 blinds.

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 07-27-2008 08:27 AM
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08-01-2008 01:36 PM

OESD but my fold equity sucks

Villain is 39/15 and I have only sat with him for about 3-4 orbits. The only big hand he has shown down was a battle of big PPs where he doubled up...

Started by Silly String, 07-31-2008 03:33 PM
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08-01-2008 12:45 PM

Squeeze getting played back at

What are you all doing in the absence of note/reads in 3bet pots versus the following villains: You have been dealt JJ in a blind: Assume...

Started by Silly String, 07-31-2008 03:20 PM
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08-01-2008 11:20 AM

10NL spots

Hand 1: I a flush and gutter straight draw, should I be happy to get into this situation everytime?? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6...

Started by xptboy, 07-31-2008 06:29 AM
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08-01-2008 01:57 AM

Is this one of those hands where normal people go..

'I guess I'll give it to him this time'? Villain is a good reg. 21/17/3.8 aggressive people, reraises a lot. wtf?? UTG+1 is a loose/passive guy....

Started by Irisheyes, 07-30-2008 08:23 PM
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07-31-2008 10:05 PM

Top 2, passive opponents

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: Hero ($377.25) CO ($200.60) BTN ($189.00) SB ($192.70)

Started by Fnord, 07-31-2008 06:23 AM
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07-31-2008 09:56 PM

How do you like this hand?

NL $50 Seat 2: jh ($123,05 in chips) Seat 6: di ($26,13 in chips) (on the button) Seat 7: 8l ($205,01 in chips) Seat 8: Kamawoop Tea...

Started by Kamawoop, 07-28-2008 09:13 PM
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07-31-2008 09:52 PM

5/10 vs I Win Flips - bluff or no?

utg is a big donk CO was like a 20/17 tag or something SB is I Win Flips who is a good lag who squeezes a good ammount he probably views me as a...

Started by EzDuzIt, 07-30-2008 01:29 AM
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07-31-2008 04:10 PM

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