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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

400NL hero call

Villain bought in full I think, seems to be a below average regular running 22/17 or so. I've been in a lot of pots at the table but with the goods....

Started by Deanglow, 07-08-2008 06:17 PM
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07-09-2008 01:07 PM

SOMEBODY PLEASE......

tell me when i am supposed to fold here... if ever. he could easily have JJ+. is stacking off here just part of the swings involved in...

Started by CorbinDallas, 07-09-2008 02:13 AM
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07-09-2008 11:16 AM

today's 10NL session

Hand 1:CO was very spewy and overvalued his hand, he'd be willing to lose his stack with mediocre hands and would call down very light (with...

Started by xptboy, 07-08-2008 08:02 PM
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07-09-2008 07:18 AM

Blind war vs Reg

Opponent is kinda TAggy and has been standing up to my steady rape of his blinds. Not sure if he had a run of hitting flops or what. $1/$2 No...

Started by Fnord, 07-08-2008 08:31 AM
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07-09-2008 06:27 AM

tuff spot in blinds.

villain is 16/12/4 Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) CO...

Started by CorbinDallas, 07-09-2008 03:16 AM
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07-09-2008 05:38 AM

Theory: adjusting opening range w/ a poster at micro stakes

Hand in discussion was 6max, raising A4s from MP with the poster in the CO and no reads on anyone left to act. With no reads I feel A4 isn't...

Started by swiggidy, 07-07-2008 10:36 PM
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07-09-2008 02:50 AM

10nl all-in pre w/99

Villain is 65/18 over about 100 hands. $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($1.64) UTG 1 ($4.33)...

Started by Robb, 07-08-2008 11:01 PM
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07-09-2008 12:34 AM

a few 200nl hands advise on best line

*in general these hands are against players I've specifically looked to play heads up in pots against, ie palyers I have a significant edge over* ...

Started by bspahn, 07-08-2008 07:58 PM
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07-08-2008 07:58 PM

2/4: 150BB deep river 3-bet

Villain has been solid and fairly aggro. This was 5 minutes into the match, so not really much reads. What does he have? Full Tilt No-Limit...

Started by pocketfours, 07-07-2008 10:36 PM
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07-08-2008 05:51 PM

Best way to extract value

2nd hand at table so no reads on anyone. What's my line? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by freechus9, 07-08-2008 11:38 AM
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07-08-2008 04:46 PM

does this ever end?

villain is 22/15/2.5 over 1000 hands. it seems at 25NL, you should fold to any aggression on the flop or turn if villains aggression has happened...

Started by CorbinDallas, 06-03-2008 04:15 PM
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07-08-2008 03:40 PM

raising range from SB

what is your raising range when folded to you on the SB?

Started by CorbinDallas, 07-08-2008 03:12 PM
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07-08-2008 03:34 PM

100NL: Few hands

Hand 1: Villain hadn't done much of anything over 25 hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by d0zer, 07-07-2008 09:42 PM
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07-08-2008 03:11 PM

b/f or c/c this flop?

Villain is a mediocre TAG 26/16/2.3 We don't have any crazy dynamic at the moment and I usually only 3bet about 6% of the time which isn't tons. He...

Started by Irisheyes, 07-08-2008 06:52 AM
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07-08-2008 02:20 PM

AA 200NL

roughly 100bb stacks no unique history, no estabished image for either player no unique known leaks on villain 200NL 6 handed on Pokerstars not...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 07-07-2008 11:35 PM
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07-08-2008 11:47 AM

25NL... back at it.

tired of stacking off with QQ+ over pair post flop. i got like 3k hands on this guy. cold calls 9% of the time. he's 23/8/3.8 i don't have...

Started by CorbinDallas, 07-07-2008 05:41 PM
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07-08-2008 11:05 AM

thin value gets owned.

Just posting these cause i'm missing out on tonnes of value by just checking my marginal hands behind bad players on the river. Both of these...

Started by AnTman_69, 07-08-2008 09:50 AM
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07-08-2008 10:53 AM

2/4 - QQ pre vs. strange player - deepish

BB is 28/20/1.7 and playing on 4 tables. I'm on two of them, the other one he's directly on my left. He plays strangely, but I haven't seen him do...

Started by zook, 07-07-2008 06:53 PM
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07-08-2008 12:42 AM

a set 3 way

UTG is super fish running 75/40, pretty stationy and aggressive. He has shown up in a 3 bet pot with 66 and 52o and K7s. MP is also fishy running...

Started by meeloche, 07-05-2008 09:15 PM
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07-07-2008 11:25 PM

FD + 2 overs vs 2 all ins

SB is 19/14/4 over 75 hands, UTG is 20/18/4 over 150 hands. Both are aggro tag 2p2ers who have been in line so far. Comments on flop raise as well...

Started by bode, 07-06-2008 01:56 AM
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07-07-2008 10:56 PM

Half Year Graphs Anyone??

Lets see your half year graphs (probably difficult due to PT2 -->PT3 but I have not switched yet). Winning, losing, breaking even and moving on...

Started by Shifubowa, 07-04-2008 03:59 PM
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07-07-2008 07:00 PM

ASF% at stars and other sites

Anyone got any numbers for average saw flop % at pokerstars and other popular sites? Maybe FTP, UB, ipoker etc. I'm talking micro to small stakes...

Started by fisherman, 07-07-2008 01:24 PM
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07-07-2008 03:12 PM

100NL Thin-ass shove

Villain is quite LP at 55/14/1.1 after after about 80 hands. This shove too thin even though he's a shortstack? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by freechus9, 07-06-2008 06:02 PM
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07-07-2008 11:58 AM

preflop issues with big hands

1. villain is jmart, seems to be a reg with head on shoulders PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by Alibi, 07-07-2008 02:31 AM
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07-07-2008 11:12 AM

can I ever call here 10nl

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($11.45) CO ($9.55)...

Started by Ragnar4, 07-04-2008 09:13 PM
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07-07-2008 02:08 AM

SNG or Cash

So, I'm really interested in HU because of the ammount of action there is and how fast paced it is. I was just wonderring if some of you regulars...

Started by xptboy, 06-10-2008 04:03 PM
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07-07-2008 12:04 AM

22$ turbo HU battle (FULL SNG)

this was the toughest opponent ive faced since starting HU... and I wanted to get a full analysis if anyone was interested... thx :) hmm im sry...

Started by vaks, 07-06-2008 04:36 AM
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07-06-2008 10:05 PM

Todays big pots

Been having a rough run so wondering if I'm doing something wrong in my big pots: Hand #1: This guy didn't sit down too long ago so I don't know...

Started by Galapogos, 07-05-2008 04:00 PM
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07-06-2008 09:19 PM

Would you guys have played this any differently? 25nl

1. I'm on the button. No reads on the villain, I just sat down. Dealt to Ibanezrg Jentre folds malko61 calls $0.25 Ibanezrg raises to $1.15...

Started by fisherman, 07-06-2008 06:20 PM
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07-06-2008 06:20 PM

Marginal shove.

Opponent is a regular. About an hour prior I stacked him when I flopped a set of tens against his A-Q on an A high flop, so he may be pissed at me...

Started by dsaxton, 07-05-2008 08:50 PM
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07-06-2008 02:36 PM

Couple hands at 50NL...help?

Just sat down, no idea what is going on... $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ericnr1 ($56.20)...

Started by keepitstrict, 07-04-2008 05:07 PM
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07-06-2008 10:21 AM

AA deep on the worst board

Played this so weak, am I getting value from anything though? This guy's running 21/17/2.5 and calls EVERY 3-bet. Should I still bet the river for a...

Started by Galapogos, 07-05-2008 04:49 PM
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07-06-2008 02:30 AM

Was it ok to slowplay this? 10nl

*** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to Ibanezrg bobvincent calls $0.10 zed59 folds Ibanezrg raises to $0.45 Alfredje folds franco.d65 folds teebow13...

Started by fisherman, 07-05-2008 03:36 PM
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07-05-2008 11:47 PM

Two hands from this morning

These both played out at the same table within a couple hands of each other. 1st hand: no real read on villain, only had 10-15 hands with him. ...

Started by dalecooper, 07-05-2008 10:03 AM
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07-05-2008 10:04 PM

Guh

Guh. Urp? Flavegnukkle. WTF Villain is erratic and very aggro but he has taken so few hands to showdown that I don't know what he has when he...

Started by dalecooper, 07-05-2008 10:41 AM
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07-05-2008 09:55 PM

1/2 - where´s max value?

UTG is a donk, CO somewhat taggy. I´m indifferent between donking out and check raising. A CR will likely blow out a lot of UTG´s range, with which...

Started by XTR1000, 07-05-2008 07:28 PM
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07-05-2008 08:44 PM

Bluff gone wrong.

Villain is a mediocre regular. Can I call this? I think it's possible he's doing this with just an ace. I probably should've checked the turn. ...

Started by dsaxton, 07-05-2008 03:19 PM
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07-05-2008 07:37 PM

JJ, under-repped, facing shove on A river - 2/5 pounds

-villain in this hand is ilduce on crypto. -I have played with him a lot on my old alias, and he was always very very aggro against me (always...

Started by griffey24, 07-03-2008 01:49 PM
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07-05-2008 07:26 PM

thin value bet

Villain is this hand is a relatively new reg with nitty stats 17/14/4.7 but he seems rather good and has soul read me pretty hard once or twice. I've...

Started by Irisheyes, 07-01-2008 07:33 PM
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07-05-2008 03:33 PM

first day at 200nl

no notes, but dude runs 28/8/2.4/200. Is this even a cbet? should I be b/f turn and c/f blanked river, or c/c and c/f a blank? This might takes some...

Started by Schiplt, 07-03-2008 11:46 PM
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07-05-2008 02:02 PM

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