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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

Do you ever bet this?

Villains are both superloose, superpassive. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by dalecooper, 05-29-2008 07:42 PM
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05-29-2008 09:51 PM

River decision with AA

Villian is 39/22/1.6 over like 20 hands... so i think 2 barreling this is standard.... but i decide to check river to him... theres four too a...

Started by GrindCity3, 05-23-2008 02:30 AM
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05-29-2008 09:11 PM

Is it ok to fold here?

I'm still getting to grips with cash games but is this ok? CO had been tight, I don't think he'd bet or raised for about 4 orbits. I didn't have his...

Started by Rage2100, 05-29-2008 05:44 PM
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05-29-2008 07:58 PM

nfd +overs to cold caller

I haven't played with villain before today. His stats over a small sample are 16/13. edit{utg is a fish that i was isoing} I have been very...

Started by meeloche, 05-27-2008 02:35 PM
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05-29-2008 07:55 PM

10nl - flop tp facing aggression

BB got his stack from raising K8 on the BU, hitting an 8(tp) and getting called by a shorty w/ 66 and was generally being fairly agg with his raises....

Started by tom, 05-27-2008 04:32 PM
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05-29-2008 07:41 PM

10-10 100NL unsure what i did lol

Joy_ofPlayin has definitely gotten the best of me during this session. I started off the session by doing a lot of raising/3betting, and he responded...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 05-29-2008 03:13 PM
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05-29-2008 07:36 PM

Rivered low end of 4 card str8

Villian plays a taggy game, very active in the CO/BTN and hasn´t done anything dumb yet. I´ve been 3betting quite a bit and gave up most of the time...

Started by XTR1000, 05-28-2008 05:19 PM
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05-29-2008 07:33 PM

$25 NL: re-raised from the blinds after opening PP

I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out what to do after getting reraised from the blinds pre-flop after opening with PPs, especially on the button....

Started by SuperflyPT, 05-27-2008 09:28 AM
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05-29-2008 07:20 PM

5/10 couple of spots

Villain is standard TAG 18/15ish, He used to play a lot a couple of years ago, but this is the first time I have seen him for about a year so not...

Started by Toadstool, 05-27-2008 10:21 PM
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05-29-2008 07:09 PM

2/4 200bb deep vs. laggy reg

Villain is a 2p2'er, good regular that plays as high as 5/10. He runs 29/20/2 over a lot of hands and is an aggro 3bettor and seems to 4bet more than...

Started by zook, 05-27-2008 06:20 PM
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05-29-2008 07:06 PM

AA deep vs two morons

UTG is 60BB deep and a 75/20/3 moron. I have built my stack against him by calling his bluff with missed str8 on a flushy river w/ A high & then...

Started by Silly String, 05-28-2008 02:50 PM
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05-29-2008 03:29 PM

25 NL - Power Poker by my opponent, best play ever!!

PokerStars Game #17750081028: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/05/28 - 11:25:23 (ET) Table 'Kajam' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by Viscount Vic, 05-28-2008 12:12 PM
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05-29-2008 11:42 AM

Hero call?

Villain here is taggy and I have some history with him but this is the 10th hand in the session. Overall he is very solid and capable of making moves...

Started by kmind, 05-28-2008 01:29 AM
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05-29-2008 11:10 AM

79s multi-street bluff

Villain hasn't been sitting long. He's reraised me twice on the 30 hands we've played but nothing has happened really. Don't recognise him from 6max...

Started by Irisheyes, 05-15-2008 11:08 AM
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05-29-2008 10:27 AM

HU vs big fish

okay so i lost the HH but i remember the action. there are two hands, and i will give the results for hand 1, as it is relevant to hand 2, but im...

Started by will641, 05-22-2008 01:39 AM
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05-29-2008 09:48 AM

2 hands.. Very different options

1. villian seems like a regular, good player, only folds/raises/3bets, and it looks like he was changing gears to be more aggro at this time.. How...

Started by Sykedupp, 05-28-2008 02:38 PM
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05-29-2008 09:42 AM

VPIP/PFR in Sb/Bb?

I'm curious if I'm too loose with my blinds given my stats. I'm running 18/11/3 overall BB- 16/7 with W$SD @ 48.57% SB- 29/9 with W$SD @ 54.84% ...

Started by frosst, 05-29-2008 01:09 AM
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05-29-2008 06:36 AM

Where's the most value?

Villain basically just sat down with this size stack and is an unknown. I always bet the river. Is that best? $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 6 players...

Started by Galapogos, 05-28-2008 06:49 PM
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05-28-2008 09:32 PM

9-9 100NL

My opponent has been at the table together for about a half hour. During the first orbit he played 5 of his first 6 hands, but since then has settled...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 05-28-2008 04:08 PM
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05-28-2008 04:29 PM

AQ 3 bet pot, deep, line check

villain is a reg, 21/14/1. he calls 3 bets pretty light (he folds to them 58%, and i dont think he 4 bets very often). hes fairly nitty post flop. ...

Started by will641, 05-26-2008 01:52 PM
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05-28-2008 04:10 PM

25 NL - Power Poker by my opponent, best play ever!!

PokerStars Game #17750081028: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/05/28 - 11:25:23 (ET) Table 'Kajam' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by Viscount Vic, 05-28-2008 12:12 PM
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05-28-2008 01:23 PM

KK vs tagish player

okay so through 50 hands this guy is like 18/13. I really hate folding this but i dont really see him not having a set here. Tough thing was we were...

Started by GrindCity3, 05-22-2008 01:05 AM
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05-28-2008 11:17 AM

Could I have scene A set here or full house

Could i have knon he had a set. Prob should've layed it down on the turn. The guys is a 66/12 over 41 hands. I guess he'd been playing pretty...

Started by bigteif, 05-16-2008 07:12 PM
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05-28-2008 05:38 AM

Thoughts on both sides of this hand please.

EDIT - The currency symbol is wrong. this game is approximately equivelant to a $200nl game. I was not involved in this hand but have been...

Started by BlueBull, 05-28-2008 04:49 AM
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05-28-2008 05:26 AM

Shortstacker getting angry because i raise

Full Tilt Poker Game #6427071328: Table Frio (heads up) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:08:28 ET - 2008/05/15 Seat 1: twg1119 ($87.30) Seat 2:...

Started by ZwiFT, 05-15-2008 03:16 PM
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05-27-2008 07:48 PM

200NL aggro HU session 3 hands

Villan is regular aggro multitabling HU pro sitting at one other table at the time, running 43/34/3.3. He was reraising 20% and cbet 100%. ...

Started by pocketfours, 04-15-2008 02:12 AM
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05-27-2008 07:42 PM

AQs 4 bet pot facing aggression

Is shoving here standard? This match is maybe 10 hands in so I'm pretty readless. Villain got his stack with calling down bottom pair for 2 streets...

Started by bikes, 05-24-2008 06:20 PM
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05-27-2008 07:23 PM

reg going nuts in 3 bet pot

so this guy is a 20/15/4, pretty solid all around, runs really good against me :(. anyways, he likes to play me very passively because i think he...

Started by will641, 05-27-2008 10:26 AM
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05-27-2008 06:39 PM

QQ, faced with donk bet.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB ($21.35) UTG ($9.85)...

Started by AnTman_69, 05-26-2008 03:23 AM
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05-27-2008 06:22 PM

impliedoddsaments

Its the age-old question. 6max 100NL, eff. stacks $150. I'm SB with :Qd: :5d: UTG+1 raises $4, CO + D call, I reraise $15, BB folds, ...

Started by Jack Sawyer, 05-25-2008 02:24 AM
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05-27-2008 02:16 PM

I flop TPTK in a 3 bet pot and I want to fold

Villain is 27/20/5 and seems pretty good. The last couple of hands we have battled it out, with me taking down a flop with a lead, me 3 betting his...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 05-26-2008 02:26 AM
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05-27-2008 11:16 AM

weak overpair

SB is a semi regular who runs 26/15 over 300 or so hands He is very passive preflop but aggressive postflop. He likes to call a bunch and he...

Started by meeloche, 05-26-2008 01:51 AM
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05-27-2008 09:11 AM

Turn TP and clueless

This hand wasn't recorded in my database for some reason so this is off of memory. I am still working the kinks out in PT3. 100nl 6 handed 100bb...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 05-26-2008 02:31 AM
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05-27-2008 09:09 AM

9-8o 100NL

I've been at the table for an hour, and have been playing very active on CO/BTN, as well as being very aggressive on the flop. Possibly a couple...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 05-26-2008 03:31 PM
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05-27-2008 01:09 AM

bluff catcher at micros

Bad sample size on the guy, so no stats and no reads. $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG Yankeezss...

Started by dev, 05-21-2008 04:09 PM
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05-27-2008 12:05 AM

i knows how to make pahud work

just change the date on your computer back. then start pahud. then change the date back so that the hand histories come up as the right date and...

Started by EzDuzIt, 05-26-2008 08:13 PM
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05-26-2008 08:13 PM

Turn Judgement????

ok so villian is 41/1/1 and i havent played a pot with him yet really.... I know that i really really want to get it in on this flop because equity...

Started by GrindCity3, 05-23-2008 02:23 AM
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05-26-2008 07:35 AM

5/10: LAG session

I found a few nice tables without any good regulars, so I was playing a slightly looser than normal 34/28/3 LAG session. Most of the opponents were...

Started by pocketfours, 05-24-2008 07:03 PM
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05-25-2008 09:57 PM

5/10: srsly wtf spot vs fish?

Villain is 40/7/3.5 aggro weirdo. Bashes everyone at the table like he would be drunk. I'm 34/28/3 and my image is bad. I've isolated this same...

Started by pocketfours, 05-24-2008 07:29 PM
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05-25-2008 09:14 AM

2 hands, just for some feedback

------------------ HAND #1 ------------------ I have been on this table with villain for 27 hands. His stats are 22/7/0.5. No reads on him or...

Started by minSim, 05-24-2008 06:20 AM
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05-25-2008 08:49 AM

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