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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

Gambler2k4 pickin off a bluff?

G2k4 is a pretty passive reggy type player. Plays 23/18 calls cbets a lot and c/f's most of the time he misses. He will bluff and he tends to do it...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-04-2008 11:52 AM
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08-30-2008 10:18 AM

Table Selection Super Awesome Post

So I started playing head's up recently and am digging it. I am playing the $50nl on FT fwiw. If this is covered elsewhere please point me in...

Started by yourfather, 08-26-2008 05:27 PM
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08-30-2008 05:18 AM

[20NL] Turn Drama

I have not had a tough hand in a while, so here goes IMO. I have not seen villain get out of line, but he has not been at the table long either....

Started by Jack Sawyer, 08-26-2008 10:26 PM
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08-29-2008 02:08 PM

100NL: Tilter becomes tiltee?

So I'm minding my own business, 6-tabling 6-max, when this happens. Villain is 60/17. Hero (Button) ($128.40) SB ($99.95) BB ($54.30) UTG...

Started by d0zer, 08-28-2008 05:37 PM
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08-29-2008 08:44 AM

100NL - 99 squeezed pot line check

I haven't been catching any cards on this table so I may be viewed as weak tight/nitty. Also if they've been paying attention I got owned by the...

Started by BigLRIP, 08-27-2008 05:35 PM
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08-28-2008 07:59 PM

fold JJ on 9high board?

First hand villain has played since he sat down 6hands ago. I figured if Im lucky he maybe turning AKs into a bluff. Other than that I do not beat...

Started by BigBadBull, 08-27-2008 12:54 PM
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08-28-2008 02:18 PM

What's your standard here?

1kNL 100bb stacks. We open the CO to $35 with AQo. 22/19/3.6 button with 7.5% 3bet reraises to $120, folds around to us. This just seems like a...

Started by Irisheyes, 08-27-2008 10:11 AM
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08-28-2008 11:49 AM

nl25 KK monotone

third hand... PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($25.35) BB ($27.65)...

Started by humanfugitive, 08-27-2008 10:35 PM
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08-28-2008 11:23 AM

REVERSE DOUBLE CURVEBALL YETI THEOREM (LC)

Fuck that fucking tagfish $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 3 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: BTN Hero ($78.22) SB Nikinho9 ($49.75)...

Started by Ash256, 08-28-2008 08:46 AM
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08-28-2008 10:50 AM

WTF am I putting him on?

Opponent is 37/4 with odd fits of aggression. Turn action makes me feel dirty. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6 players Converted at ...

Started by Fnord, 08-25-2008 07:26 AM
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08-28-2008 08:31 AM

+ev or a spew?

Dynamic of the 3handed game was off the walls, big pots, many bluffs and light 4bets. Ok villain i an absolute donkey, been playing ultra agro when...

Started by BigBadBull, 08-27-2008 04:57 PM
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08-28-2008 05:40 AM

AKs UTG vs Fishy Short-Stack

The HH mysteriously vanished but here we go anyways. :roll: $25NL 6-Max on PokerStars Villain is showing down some terrible hands. He's...

Started by , 08-26-2008 06:14 PM
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08-28-2008 01:28 AM

2/4 - KTs flops big, facing heat 170bb deep

Villain is running 20/11/2.8 and this is the first time we've played together but we've developed some history in just a few orbits. He donked into...

Started by zook, 08-26-2008 02:30 PM
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08-27-2008 04:32 PM

Stop betting, you're embarrassing both of us

This alright? Villain was running 38/8/10 over a mid-sized sample. The most glaring thing that jumped out from his stats was agg freq - 70+ % on...

Started by dalecooper, 08-23-2008 01:32 PM
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08-27-2008 10:58 AM

Ugly situation

This one has been nagging at me for a few days, so I present it to you. Situation: BB is awful in all the usual ways and some creative new ones;...

Started by dalecooper, 08-26-2008 02:13 PM
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08-27-2008 10:31 AM

I think this is close

Villain is 24/18/3.5 No real history comes to mind. I'm playing aggressively but my image should be clean. I don't think his range is tight...

Started by meeloche, 08-25-2008 06:21 PM
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08-26-2008 08:24 PM

Horrendous spot with Jacks

Having had a few months break I'm now back! Opponent was a poor 61/21. FWIW the site I'm whoring has a POT button, something which my opponent...

Started by Ash256, 08-25-2008 01:46 PM
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08-26-2008 01:46 PM

3barrels

Villain is a 23/19/2.8 TAG. Seems pretty good from what I can see. Folds to cbets 56% of the time. Sometimes I might c/f flop but I didn't this...

Started by Irisheyes, 08-22-2008 02:20 PM
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08-26-2008 11:32 AM

Microstakes players: TO THE BATCAVE!

Grinding a roll is tougher than I remember. I am baffled at the play and everyone one down here is fuckin apeshit! Villain is the lightest...

Started by Squeaky_Midget1, 08-25-2008 11:22 PM
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08-26-2008 01:35 AM

High Stakes Digest?

Is there enough solid content in this forum now for a HS Digest? Post your best-of-the-best article/discussion suggestions here.

Started by Xianti, 08-12-2008 10:27 PM
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08-25-2008 05:30 PM

$50NL - Never sure how to play these spots?

These spots are always quite awkward for me given the stack sizes and this is a tricky turn card combined with a drawy board. What's the best move...

Started by BlueBull, 08-22-2008 06:16 AM
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08-25-2008 03:38 PM

Spot that make me not want to steal as much

No real read and 18/15 over only 20 hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by Silly String, 08-22-2008 02:21 PM
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08-25-2008 12:07 PM

100nl good bluff?

no reads. I think I'm repping the flush pretty well, no? $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG...

Started by dev, 08-22-2008 06:50 PM
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08-25-2008 08:45 AM

100NL: The BB Junk special

Villain is 46/23 over 25 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP ($43.50) CO...

Started by d0zer, 08-22-2008 10:38 PM
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08-24-2008 10:09 PM

wierd 100nl 3b spots

Hand 1) Preflop this should be a profitable steal spot. What do I do after the flop? I want to just check behind on the flop, but my hand can't...

Started by dev, 08-22-2008 06:36 PM
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08-24-2008 08:13 PM

best use of chat ever (LC)

Seat 1: nutsinho ($9539 in chips) Seat 2: thorladen ($13637 in chips) Seat 4: Vaga_Lion ($5000 in chips) Seat 5: Bullitos ($5546 in chips) ...

Started by nutsinho, 08-22-2008 06:49 AM
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08-24-2008 09:57 AM

NL10... What's my turn action here?

This is my first post here I've been reading this site for the past few months and there is definately a a lot of good hand analysis goin on here so...

Started by seatown1two, 08-18-2008 04:15 AM
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08-24-2008 05:53 AM

When to take a shot from 50nl to 100nl

Hey guys I was just curious what the consensus is on taking shots at the next level, and how much I would need to take a shot at 100nl... also...

Started by g1212, 08-12-2008 02:25 AM
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08-23-2008 11:35 PM

2/4 - tptk facing river c/r

Villain is a 6max tag regular, maybe a little looser pre than most. We've never played hu before and are only playing now because the table broke...

Started by zook, 08-21-2008 04:03 PM
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08-23-2008 10:56 AM

How'd I do?

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($433.45) UTG+1 ($518.15) Hero ($200.00) BTN ...

Started by Fnord, 08-20-2008 10:29 PM
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08-23-2008 09:18 AM

Experimenting with blind defense and badonkadonk bets

Do you think this line is reasonable vs. what is basically an unknown? Over a small sample he seems at least somewhat aggressive, otherwise I know...

Started by dalecooper, 08-21-2008 09:08 PM
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08-22-2008 08:16 PM

100nl KTo, need advice for turn.

24/12 opp. some aggression. 3bets some. think he has 3bet me only once thus far but his stats seems above average for 3betting. I had a very rough...

Started by Da GOAT, 08-22-2008 04:18 AM
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08-22-2008 01:45 PM

55 c/r allin turn 3bet pot 100nl

POSTED AS HISTORY TO 55 HAND. Opp in BB here was total unknown. But BTN steals alot on BTN. BTN is 22/14. I could also probably just c/f flop vs...

Started by Da GOAT, 08-22-2008 04:28 AM
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08-22-2008 01:14 PM

Combo draw vs a fishy

The villain in this hand is a mega fish 46/10/1.9 Doesn't like folding very much at all. I've seen him c/c the flop and lead/call the turn when he...

Started by Irisheyes, 08-20-2008 01:16 AM
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08-22-2008 05:16 AM

History spot against skier 10/20

Pretty much ive folded to every 2nd barrel he's made and folded to one three barrel he's made, so I feel like this is a call, y or n? POKERSTARS...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-01-2008 12:18 PM
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08-22-2008 04:09 AM

Just wanted to share my good fortune =)

I took a pretty long break from Poker because I was not playing smart. I wasn't sticking to a good BR management plan, and I was tilting way too...

Started by Juked07, 08-22-2008 12:07 AM
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08-22-2008 12:07 AM

Post Your Hand of the Year Candidates

Thread topic inspired by this hand from tonight : Table "Pairpockets" Seat 2 is the button. Seat 2: Megaman04 ($220.60 in chips) Seat 5: HERO...

Started by Genitruc, 05-09-2008 02:21 AM
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08-21-2008 08:02 PM

I drink like Scotty Nguyen

Villain is sTAGgy at 29/23/3.75 over 100 hands. I have 1 note about him that leads me to believe he might make moves with less than premiums. Note:...

Started by Silly String, 08-21-2008 03:27 PM
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08-21-2008 07:08 PM

epic check behind tarp!

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

Started by will641, 08-20-2008 06:09 PM
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08-21-2008 06:18 PM

Any other way to play this?

Villain is new to the table, I've never seen him before and he has been sitting for one orbit. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed)...

Started by Silly String, 08-21-2008 03:18 PM
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08-21-2008 03:54 PM

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