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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

Playing back

23/20/4.87 regular I've played with a lot. She has been tearing me up to be honest, reraising my steals, flat calling and raising any flop I am...

Started by Harry, 02-23-2007 10:51 PM
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02-24-2007 04:34 AM

Pretty interesting deep hand.

I posted this in 2 irc rooms and some interesting exchanges followed. I thought it would be a good hand to post. I have ~250 hands on villain,...

Started by boost, 02-23-2007 12:19 AM
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02-24-2007 04:16 AM

Basic midstakes preflop strategy

this pertains to .5/1 and 1/2 6-max. Pretty much i want to know what everyone thinks of these certain preflop things. 1. Is it profitable to...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-21-2007 09:59 PM
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02-24-2007 02:07 AM

Should I vb here?

Opponent is a complete unknown. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-23-2007 07:47 PM
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02-24-2007 01:58 AM

TPTK - min c/r

Reads: Both players are loose passive PF. Haven't played with them long enough for any post-flop reads. Both are somewhat shortstacked. Full...

Started by Harry, 02-23-2007 10:15 PM
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02-24-2007 01:46 AM

TPTK in RR pot facing "big" min c/r

Not enough hands for a read.... the limp call is obviously fishy though. Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 6 players...

Started by Harry, 02-23-2007 11:02 PM
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02-24-2007 12:38 AM

some HU hands vs leaderboard player

he/she is top 5 on sharkscope. at the time, they were multitabling 20+ tables.

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 02-23-2007 12:09 AM
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02-23-2007 07:42 PM

Big Hand, But Lost Value

I know preflop is not standard but I felt like playing a multi-way pot. These guys were calling off with anything. I wanted to keep the pot small at...

Started by Galapogos, 02-21-2007 01:00 AM
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02-23-2007 07:39 PM

Woot, standard squeeze

This was actually interesting. No bigger games going so i sat in this one. All comments on preflop welcome, it is easily my biggest leaky hand. Im...

Started by Miffed22001, 02-22-2007 06:55 PM
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02-23-2007 05:52 PM

weird spot with top pair check raised on turn

this hand is from a little while back, but I just started thinking about it again. this was early in a hu match (a 6max table had just broken...

Started by benny999, 02-23-2007 12:05 AM
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02-23-2007 05:29 PM

Flushes on the Brain

I hadn't played online for over a month or so, but my husband put some money in the other night to play drunk maniac poker, so yesterday I spent an...

Started by StageWhisper, 02-22-2007 04:09 PM
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02-23-2007 02:08 AM

3 AK hands running into 3-bets and 4-bets...

I guess AK in the blinds isn't good anymore... haha villan is 47/11 over 40 hands. To me, this could easily be some bad PP... It could be AA or KK...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-22-2007 05:16 PM
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02-23-2007 01:08 AM

preflop reraises

The games I play in (40NL-50NL on prima), preflop reraises (3bets) are pretty rare, so I usually insta-fold when I get repopped. The rest of the...

Started by jackvance, 02-22-2007 05:06 PM
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02-23-2007 12:40 AM

The dreaded Min-Re-Raise

What range do you put an unknown villain on when he min re-raises you prelfop?? He insta-checked this flop, which confused the crap outa me. His...

Started by JL, 02-22-2007 03:17 PM
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02-23-2007 12:27 AM

River fun.

I dont really have a question here, just thought it was a cool hand. I justify my push because any significant raise hes folding to unless he has...

Started by boost, 02-23-2007 12:21 AM
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02-23-2007 12:26 AM

Bet the River?

Just sat down, never seen villian before. Do you reraise the river or play it safe and call? Or would you 3 bet the turn? If he had a K high flush I...

Started by Galapogos, 02-22-2007 10:59 PM
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02-23-2007 12:17 AM

Deep with AA gettin' squeezed

How much to bet?? Edit: Reads: Caller is a 19/14 Tag, Reraiser is a wannabe Lag type 26/16 I have watched him stack off with 73 on a JT3 board. ...

Started by Jager, 02-22-2007 07:20 AM
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02-22-2007 07:33 PM

A fold and a calldown

Both against a donkey, 53/30something/4.xx/lotsa hands. Are these ok? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-21-2007 08:46 PM
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02-22-2007 07:28 PM

25NL - check my line

Villian is 70/5/3.25 over ~50 hands. My flop call sucks, but i didnt feel comfortable raising this scary flop w/ A high,villian tried to trap me...

Started by XTR1000, 02-21-2007 06:49 PM
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02-22-2007 03:33 PM

Turn/River play: bet or check?

Hand 1: -villain is 36/16/2 -Should I value bet this river, or check through on dangerous board Cryptologic No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds:...

Started by griffey24, 02-21-2007 11:24 PM
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02-22-2007 03:24 PM

25NL line checks

Exact hand histories later...... Hand 1. Villain is moderately tight and certainly not out of line. 1 limped, I raised to $1.25 in LP with...

Started by bbqsquirrel, 02-21-2007 05:28 PM
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02-22-2007 02:03 PM

Aces, three-way and flop check raise

-Button is 20/8/1.63, and have seen him take several bad beats on several tables in the last hour -SB is 31/8/1.3 -Button delayed a long time on...

Started by griffey24, 02-22-2007 12:35 PM
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02-22-2007 02:02 PM

baby flush, Correct laydown?

Opponent is a little wild. Is it correct to let this one go considering I only have 11$ in the pot. Should I have pushed the flop? Texas...

Started by DubRod, 02-22-2007 11:34 AM
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02-22-2007 01:13 PM

re-learning to fold... call these rivers?

Hey guys, I'm amidst one of my worst downswings ever (18 buy-ins.. sigh...) and am trying to take things back to basics. Where basics is.....

Started by griffey24, 02-21-2007 12:11 AM
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02-22-2007 01:06 PM

KQs rivered flush. Is this good? (NL$100)

Game #3219341313: Hold'em NL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/02/22 - 06:46:35 (GMT) Table "Texans" Seat 1 is the button. Seat 1: jupit3r ($98.50 in chips) Seat...

Started by Jupit3r, 02-22-2007 02:02 AM
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02-22-2007 12:49 PM

What would you do?

I play a full 6 max table and everyone folds to me. I sit on the SB with 66. The table is a NL 0.25/0.5. What would you do. I have played about 10...

Started by Mike, 02-22-2007 06:18 AM
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02-22-2007 12:43 PM

HU: How's my play?

I had this guy outplayed for the first 20min...then he starts catching and making some rediculous hands. Who's playing these differently, and what's...

Started by MagyarSHU, 02-19-2007 01:25 AM
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02-22-2007 12:21 PM

100NL debut, KQo turn qstn? (corrected HH)

This is probably my 200th hand playing 100NL and maybe my 20th at this table. I know from past levels that opponent is not the most advanced player...

Started by DubRod, 02-22-2007 01:19 AM
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02-22-2007 11:25 AM

flopped OESD+FD, but no fold equity

Hey guys, I'd just like some feedback on how this hand was played. -Villain is 28/8/3.6 -He is solid overall, and most of the time when I see...

Started by griffey24, 02-16-2007 03:55 PM
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02-22-2007 09:13 AM

66 in the sb, 777 flop ($100NL on Stars)

He had been folding to my raises before, but recently he had started calling when I started raising too much :-P He's 12/4/1 after 50 hands. ...

Started by donkbee, 02-20-2007 04:14 PM
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02-22-2007 02:51 AM

AKs pre flop

gomsipjorn was 19/19 and seemed pretty solid but hadn't shown down many hands. Only interaction was when he repopped me from the SB when I raised...

Started by Kits, 02-21-2007 04:29 AM
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02-22-2007 02:29 AM

Fire a 3rd shot?

Opp is 31/7/3.xx over ~500 hands. Trying to put him on a hand on the river. I can't figure out what he has and what he thinks I have for him to...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-21-2007 09:21 PM
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02-21-2007 09:44 PM

An interesting problem...

Here is the scoop. I usually play late at night 12am est - 5isham est. During these times I run around 7 ptbb/100 over 150k hands. Lately I have...

Started by Jager, 02-18-2007 04:08 PM
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02-21-2007 09:32 PM

Dont go broke with baby flushes, right?

I think I might be too nitty for my own good. Villain is 50/20 but not particularly aggressive postflop. Huge c/r on the river = the nutz, right? ...

Started by euphoricism, 02-20-2007 10:28 PM
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02-21-2007 06:06 PM

Flopped baby flush

Played this hand a long time ago but remembered it while reading Euphs post. Villain is 50.00/4.29 over 70 hands. At the time of this hand his af...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-21-2007 02:22 AM
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02-21-2007 04:34 PM

3-way top 2 hand OOP

I'm a little lost on this one: Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by Warpe, 02-20-2007 08:17 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,152
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02-21-2007 03:51 PM

QQ facing preflop push

Opponent is 28/9.5 over a decent sample size. We've been at the table together for a while. He likes to open limp(esp from c/o and button) and I...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-20-2007 11:39 PM
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02-21-2007 01:49 PM

Preflop wars

I suck at those, this guy was 60/50 so I figured I'd repop him with AQ+/TT+, and I got AQ twice in two orbits, so I 3bet.. but I miss the flop and...

Started by jackvance, 02-21-2007 11:59 AM
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02-21-2007 01:39 PM

TPTK vs calling station

Button is a 76/16 calling station but I don't think he'd call pre with a 2 other than with A2. Just stick the rest in? Party Poker No-Limit...

Started by Warpe, 02-20-2007 09:16 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 851
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02-21-2007 01:08 PM

HU, JJ with A on flop, $20+2 6-man at FTP

I don't know if I played this badly or not. This guy had eliminated the other four players and pretty much thought he was invincible by this point...

Started by baudib, 02-19-2007 08:55 AM
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02-21-2007 05:11 AM

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