Select Page
Poker Forum
Over 1,292,000 Posts!
Poker Forum

Short-Handed NL Hold'em

Mid Stakes ($50NL to $600NL): 6-max or less ring game NLH strategies including Heads Up cash game play.
  Title / Thread Starter Replies / Views Last Post ByReverse Sort Order

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
Replies: 2 Views: 34,327
Go to first unread post
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
Replies: 0 Views: 26,695
Go to first unread post
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
Replies: 1 Views: 27,841
Go to first unread post
08-30-2010 12:09 AM

Jacks bvb

I'm having another shot at 100nl. Villain is a good 22/20/4 type player. I've been stealing his blinds a fair bit from the button, not much from the...

Started by Kagey, 04-23-2008 03:21 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 867
Go to first unread post
04-24-2008 06:18 AM

5/10 HU Bigmich

READ PROLOGUE PLEASE :) Bigmich is a generally bad HU player. He calls threebets a lot and is way too passive postflop. Raises a lot of air flops...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-23-2008 04:25 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,010
Go to first unread post
04-24-2008 05:12 AM

Two marginal hands against same lagtard checkup.

Villain runs 50/24, HM agg% 59/53/51, fold to 3bet 20% over only 250 hands. A little while earlier he 3-bet my UTG raise, cbet 1/3 pot on a K94r...

Started by Halv, 04-23-2008 02:25 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 841
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 09:31 PM

Easy KK preflop question

CO is Laggro but not a spewtard, very positionally aware and runs 27/23ish BU is straight forward TAG 16/12/4 over about 100 hands. PokerStars...

Started by Silly String, 04-22-2008 03:18 PM
Replies: 19 Views: 1,086
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 04:49 PM

wtf DCal Zone...

Villain is DCal Zone from danny's high stakes interview, I'm not sure why he's playing 1/2 except he's probably playing a bizillion tables. I have...

Started by meeloche, 04-21-2008 06:25 PM
Replies: 23 Views: 1,174
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 10:47 AM

Help in a common situation

This is a common situation, where I’m not confident in my play yet. 6max, 100bbs, micro and small stakes Hero raises UTG+1 with :ah::kd:, gets...

Started by minSim, 04-23-2008 07:15 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 1,147
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 09:04 AM

an iffy spot

villain is tag reg. this is my first session back on an essentially new computer since i wiped it clean, so i can only go off memory, especially...

Started by will641, 04-23-2008 02:35 AM
Replies: 6 Views: 770
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 07:49 AM

200nl Call for 300bb?

Okay so this villain was retarded, obviously in a vacuum this situation can't be given a 'right' answer ... so I'm going to give 4 or 5 hands leading...

Started by Marshall28, 04-21-2008 10:35 PM
Replies: 20 Views: 1,389
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 05:33 AM

kinda lost

CO is 13/11.5/2.4 over 160 hands, Button is a 62/12 drooler, SB is 17/8.5/inf over 26 hands. calling sucks, but if i 3bet i have to call a push and...

Started by bode, 04-21-2008 11:18 PM
Replies: 18 Views: 1,499
Go to first unread post
04-23-2008 03:04 AM

Overpair on a raggedy board

Villain is a bit hard to figure - for 20 hands or so he seemed nitty and had numbers like 11/5/1. Then for the next few orbits he raised a lot...

Started by dalecooper, 04-22-2008 09:14 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 701
Go to first unread post
04-22-2008 06:58 PM

Too thin?

This is an atypical play for me but I haven't been at this table long enough for that to mean anything to my opponents. Villain here runs 50/20/3...

Started by dalecooper, 04-20-2008 10:00 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 917
Go to first unread post
04-22-2008 02:16 PM

5/10 - is this a standard shove?

-I haven't been at this table for long at all, maybe 1-2 orbits -UTG is a reg, but he plays kinda donkish sometimes. He floats a ton and a lot of...

Started by griffey24, 04-21-2008 02:24 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,133
Go to first unread post
04-22-2008 12:20 PM

I Prefer 6max to Full-Ring and recent HH's

Okay okay okay, I am back one more time. Only this time I fully cleared my mind, acquired a new bank account, and signed up on a new site. So, I...

Started by johnnyBuz, 04-16-2008 05:19 AM
Replies: 25 Views: 1,511
Go to first unread post
04-22-2008 10:24 AM

two hands against two donkeys

1) villian is a 71/19/6/150 donkey but they are mined hands cause i have no important notes. I feel like these type of players only three bet big...

Started by Schiplt, 04-22-2008 12:45 AM
Replies: 4 Views: 746
Go to first unread post
04-22-2008 10:03 AM

qq 200nl

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO ($189.25) Button...

Started by mixchange, 04-22-2008 01:12 AM
Replies: 3 Views: 767
Go to first unread post
04-22-2008 04:37 AM

Runnin down a dream

This is fine, right? I haven't done any math on it yet (need to dig up Pokerstove again) but I felt it was unfoldable. Villain was terribad - had...

Started by dalecooper, 04-21-2008 07:53 PM
Replies: 5 Views: 795
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 09:21 PM

QQ in tough spot

No reads on opp....... Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB...

Started by kapilalink, 04-21-2008 05:04 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 759
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 09:06 PM

2/4 - 76o flops ass-end straight on monotone board

SB is a tagg regular, UTG is a loose passive fish, CO is a bad shortstack. Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Holdem Ring game - Blinds: $2/$4 - 5 players...

Started by zook, 04-21-2008 07:27 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 707
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 08:25 PM

Lame spot with nfd in rr pot vs tag 160bb deep

villain is like 28/22, super aggressive, and has made me fold a lot postflop in the last couple orbits. I haven't seen him show any hands down, but...

Started by Renton, 04-21-2008 09:56 AM
Replies: 23 Views: 1,094
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 07:44 PM

2 street float

Villain is a good TAG 22/17/aggro. I went over a bunch of his hands in PT before and it looks like he goes into c/c mode too often with top pair on...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-21-2008 06:16 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 623
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 07:32 PM

Raise?

Villain is aggro TAG 21/16ish. My first thought was easy raise but then it occurred to me that I'm actually raising into a pretty strong range here....

Started by Irisheyes, 04-21-2008 06:20 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 659
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 07:31 PM

standard? ugh

Villain here is Samodai. He seems to 3-bet pretty light and i've been pretty tight to his 3-bets. A few days ago we got involved in a hand where i...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-10-2008 02:02 PM
Replies: 10 Views: 1,223
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 04:45 PM

3-bet pots, min-raising cont bets

So I've been noticing a trend lately. Maybe some other people have noticed this too. 100bb effective stacks. I 3-bet out of the blinds, and...

Started by griffey24, 04-10-2008 12:04 PM
Replies: 22 Views: 1,465
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 04:32 PM

3/6 - QQ vs. fish

Villain is 30/7/2.4 over 300 hands and stationy post-flop. I've been at the table ~10 orbits and this is the first time I've seen him 3-bet. Full...

Started by zook, 04-20-2008 07:01 PM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,029
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 03:18 PM

2/5 pounds , 300bb bluff.....

-villain is a 26/18/4 reg (over about 3kish hands) -I've played with him in the past at various limits -several months ago at 10/20 he c/c a set of...

Started by griffey24, 04-17-2008 08:52 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,166
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 03:05 PM

3/6 - AKs 190bb deep

Played my first session in three months today, felt a little rusty. BB is solid aggro regular I've logged a lot of hands with. He runs 22/16/3.3 and...

Started by zook, 04-13-2008 07:52 PM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,212
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 02:58 PM

3/6 - AKo in sb - 200bb deep

Villain is a solid, winning reg, running 18/15/3 over a lot of hands. He might think I'm a little spewy... he's seen me 4bet light and make a couple...

Started by zook, 04-18-2008 11:32 AM
Replies: 29 Views: 1,469
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 02:41 PM

I feel like this is kind of easy/standard

Villain is Sekt1, i have little history with him i just know he's a reg. (note also that the table is 4-handed) He also bet the river relatively...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-14-2008 01:02 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,255
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 02:25 PM

first day at 2-4

Hand # 1: No info on player. Is this ok? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by kapilalink, 04-18-2008 06:01 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,094
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 02:13 PM

QQ deep 400NL

Villain in this hand is kind of donkish. He has lost a buyin calling a 3bet with QJs, raising a cont bet 3x on a 77J board, calls shove and loses to...

Started by Deanglow, 04-21-2008 12:34 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 759
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 01:55 PM

NFD BvB against donk

Villain is a passive donk. I raise from the BB every time and he usually folds. He is playing 40/14 over 100 hands this session. PokerStars...

Started by Deanglow, 04-21-2008 12:40 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 615
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 01:22 PM

gay hands vs donks

Seat 1: burbaces ($187.35 in chips) Seat 2: jenni69 ($185.85 in chips) Seat 3: sIotmachine ($215.80 in chips) Seat 4: vettejunkie ($490.10 in...

Started by Renton, 04-21-2008 09:48 AM
Replies: 3 Views: 959
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 01:15 PM

Top 2 flopped facing lots of action

I sat down 10-15 minutes before. both unknown to me. Brettmc seemed to play lots of pots with marginal holdings. hadn't seen a min raise before, but...

Started by BigPapi, 04-20-2008 03:43 PM
Replies: 4 Views: 831
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 11:31 AM

Wha? Srsly? Wtf?

Villain runs 17/17/2.5 over 60 hands. I haven't seen her do anything especially tricky before and she has folded to three 3-bets in a short span...

Started by dalecooper, 04-16-2008 06:50 PM
Replies: 28 Views: 1,246
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 10:14 AM

Time to fold KK PF?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Button ($51.55) SB...

Started by reprisal, 04-20-2008 05:07 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 892
Go to first unread post
04-21-2008 01:30 AM

couple of tp hands

Hand #1 Villain is a donk running like 43/18/2 over small sample. I am new to this table so no history in this session. I haven't gotten out of...

Started by meeloche, 04-20-2008 03:52 PM
Replies: 5 Views: 821
Go to first unread post
04-20-2008 09:25 PM

2 hands

Hand #1: opp is running 35/8/1 over 250 hands. Call shove? If so, what is his shoving range? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed)...

Started by kapilalink, 04-20-2008 04:46 AM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,000
Go to first unread post
04-20-2008 06:42 PM

50nl - semibluff vs. shorty

Villain is 30/5/1 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP...

Started by grnydrowave2, 04-18-2008 09:22 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 908
Go to first unread post
04-20-2008 06:09 PM

2/4 - QQ played passively and turned into a bluff

Villain is 18/16/3.2 over a fair number of hands, but I think they're mostly mined b/c I don't have any notes on him. Full Tilt Poker - No Limit...

Started by zook, 04-18-2008 04:44 PM
Replies: 18 Views: 1,154
Go to first unread post
04-20-2008 05:08 PM

Got my flush but now I want to fold it

Texas Hold'em $1-$2 NL (real money), hand #P4-65548599-1025 Table Quebec, 16 Apr 2008 6:12 PM ET Seat 4: korssycho ($246.40 in chips) Seat 6:...

Started by Galapogos, 04-16-2008 07:02 PM
Replies: 29 Views: 1,373
Go to first unread post
04-20-2008 01:55 AM

Forum Information and Options

Moderators of this Forum
    Array

Thread Display Options

Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.

Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.

Order threads in...

Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.