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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

Craziest stat lines you've seen at 6max?

I was playing 50NL tonight and played a hundred hands with a guy who ran 7/1/0. That's about as nitty as it gets, I think. He actually never bet or...

Started by dalecooper, 05-18-2008 12:13 AM
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05-18-2008 01:58 PM

"fishiest" site for <100 BI for USplyrs??

anyone want to say? pretty please. :lol:

Started by CorbinDallas, 01-19-2008 02:44 PM
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05-18-2008 11:04 AM

Two hands - 10 NL

Only been at this table for about an orbit, and villain wasn't out of line or anything. The converter was being weird, so here's how it went down: I...

Started by AlphaKennyBody, 05-17-2008 06:37 PM
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05-17-2008 09:44 PM

100NL: QQ on low flop against nit

Poker Room skin No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.50/$1 5 players Seat 6: SB ($107.10 in chips) Seat 7: BB ($104.70 in chips) Seat 8: Hero ...

Started by jimmy44, 05-17-2008 12:10 PM
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05-17-2008 08:31 PM

100NL: AA called flop

Poker Room skin No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.50/$1 5 players Seat 3: BU ($132.55 in chips) Seat 4: MP ($105.45 in chips) Seat 6: UTG...

Started by jimmy44, 05-17-2008 12:13 PM
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05-17-2008 07:22 PM

25NL - Limped pot, top 2

Villain is 27/5/0.5 over only 30 hands, i havnt been in any pots with him before, and he hasnt done anything notable. Should I c/c river or b/f...

Started by sil693, 05-17-2008 04:37 PM
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05-17-2008 07:17 PM

100NL: AA on flush turn OOP

Poker Room skin No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.50/$1 4 players Seat 3: CriSiS7 ($84.40 in chips) Seat 4: changstyle ($15.00 in chips)...

Started by jimmy44, 05-17-2008 12:05 PM
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05-17-2008 04:49 PM

20K Hands at NL20

Stats check up if someone would pretty please. (There's a good bit of tilt in that sample, I must admit).

Started by DJJunkPauds, 05-16-2008 11:11 PM
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05-17-2008 10:23 AM

Some hands from tonight - 25NL

Hand 1 - Not enough hands on villain for stats, no reads. $0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG...

Started by sil693, 05-16-2008 08:46 PM
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05-17-2008 05:29 AM

weakly played overpair

Button is an aggro tag and BB is a station running like 70/4/2/100 and CO is a semi-nit. where should i be applying pressure in this hand, if at all?...

Started by Schiplt, 05-16-2008 08:04 PM
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05-17-2008 03:09 AM

set w/ UTG raiser, 3way

PokerStars Game #17480057127: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2008/05/16 - 20:46:08 (ET) Table 'Bella II' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: diggitYy...

Started by mixchange, 05-16-2008 10:17 PM
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05-17-2008 03:07 AM

[NL50] KQs flops trips, turn decision OOP

$50.00 NL Texas Hold'em Seat 3 is the button Seat 1: Kroosartig ( $54.65 ) Seat 3: johan_haren ( $51.25 ) Seat 4: Teh_dude ( $48.75 ) Seat 5:...

Started by Kroosartig, 05-14-2008 08:50 AM
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05-17-2008 03:06 AM

AK semibluff

Small # of hands on opponent, but he's certainly running at least somewhat running LAGGY, 37/31/3.5 so far. I figured he would be raising with draws...

Started by cjs55, 05-15-2008 12:58 PM
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05-16-2008 10:50 PM

shoving a gutterball in a 3 bet pot

spew? Villain is 17/12/3.4 guy in between never has anything. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 05-16-2008 06:14 PM
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05-16-2008 08:56 PM

JJ in pos vs flop 3bet

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2619341 opp is tagg 15/9 huge flop aggression (never calls) do i always put this opp on a hand like AK, 44 etc just...

Started by bspahn, 05-16-2008 05:33 PM
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05-16-2008 08:34 PM

JJ in SB

I wasn't sure what to do here. Villian is 26/16/13 over 49 hands. Thoughts? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by donnybaker, 05-08-2008 10:24 PM
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05-16-2008 04:53 PM

Smallpot Bluffraise

Villain is boring 18/12 /2.5 over a medium sample and probably views me as a nittag who shows the nuts a lot. I didn't think his bet was beyond thin...

Started by Ash256, 05-12-2008 04:39 PM
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05-16-2008 04:52 PM

$50NL, 2nd nuts, facing 160bb shove...

...and yeah, maybe I wanna fold, maybe not :? Villains 20/9/4 over 100 odd hands, no proper reads. This is $50NL, 200bbs deep, OnGame is stupid....

Started by Taxi, 05-13-2008 04:46 PM
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05-16-2008 04:51 PM

Playing QQ and JJ against unknowns.

Unknown villain. 100BB effective stacks. Hero is dealt JJ, QQ in CO and makes standard 4xBB raise. Villain 3bets from SB to 3.5x the initial...

Started by sil693, 05-15-2008 08:00 AM
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05-16-2008 04:47 PM

Noob Hand??

Im new to short handed and im lost..lol So i could use some opinions on some hands. Flop was a miss click cuz im an idiot. Meant $0.25. Do you...

Started by wesrman, 03-16-2008 01:48 PM
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05-16-2008 03:23 PM

One card flush versus a maniac

Villain is a manical 46/23/2 over a significant sample. He's stationy on the early streets, calls cbets with Ace high etc. While his stats are kinda...

Started by Irisheyes, 05-15-2008 06:34 AM
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05-16-2008 03:07 PM

AK facing big CR on turn

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2608584 against an unknown (had maybe 12 hands on him) do i put him on AJ, set here every time with a slight...

Started by bspahn, 05-14-2008 12:31 PM
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05-16-2008 02:51 PM

Some more 20NL hands

Villain is 34/16/1.1, no reads. History: Vil raises, I 3bet, he tanks then folds. The very next hand vil raises, I 3bet, he calls, I cbet, he...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 05-14-2008 06:24 PM
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05-16-2008 02:27 PM

set extracting value

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2608617 this opp has min raised me a few times on the flop so I figure he's capable of doing this quite light, he's...

Started by bspahn, 05-14-2008 12:35 PM
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05-16-2008 02:25 PM

Playing weak overpair oop

This isnt a situation i've run into to many times at 10nl. But i want to know what to do when the situation arises, when im playing in higherr...

Started by AnTman_69, 05-15-2008 02:49 AM
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05-16-2008 01:18 PM

low frush, limped pot.

no reads on him. i assume he isnt very good since he limped. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from...

Started by will641, 05-15-2008 12:55 PM
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05-16-2008 01:10 PM

bluffing a dry sidepot in a cash game!

MP is a big fish who just lost most of his stack on the previous hand. I am 100% sure he is moving in with any two cards on this hand. BB is a huge...

Started by mcatdog, 05-14-2008 11:34 PM
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05-16-2008 11:36 AM

Bluff situation

No hand history because I can't find it, but this is more a question about the general situation anyway. Talk to me about all of it, especially bet...

Started by dalecooper, 05-14-2008 08:19 PM
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05-16-2008 09:41 AM

I think I loosen up too much HU.

I understand that you've got to adapt to your opponent, but I find myself up against a lot of players who don't seem very willing to commit much more...

Started by d0zer, 05-12-2008 04:13 PM
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05-16-2008 09:37 AM

25NL - Swingy as hell, tilt/bad play??

Well my shot at 25NL started awesome, turned extremely sour, then I began saving it and it looked promising, now its going awful. Basically, Im just...

Started by sil693, 05-15-2008 03:40 PM
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05-16-2008 07:42 AM

Deep bluff 600NL

Villain is a good 23/18 regular, loves to 3bet, and is overall very aggressive on flops checkraising a wide range. 5th orbit or so at the table, we...

Started by Deanglow, 05-12-2008 03:12 PM
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05-15-2008 10:06 PM

QQ vs. meganit

Lame, weak nit with stats like 15/6/2 makes a pot raise pre-flop from the CO. He doesn't steal blinds, ever. I have QQ on the button. What's my...

Started by dalecooper, 05-15-2008 02:50 PM
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05-15-2008 04:54 PM

50 nl, Time for a hero call amirite?

Villain is running 56/31/14 over 50 hands and folding to cbets 0%. How often are they on a complete bluff on the river? $0.25/$0.5 No Limit...

Started by pankfish, 05-14-2008 01:39 AM
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05-15-2008 12:33 PM

Good or bad time to 4-bet?

SB = Tagg regular 22/17 who is three-betting light in this spot very often. BB = unknown with smallish stack so probably donkish. If I 4bet...

Started by JL, 05-12-2008 04:30 PM
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05-14-2008 08:45 PM

How to pwn Nutsinho. A few hands.

I don't usually play heads up but here are some hands from a session last night. Villain was maniac donk with a rediculously high bluff frequency. ...

Started by Carroters, 04-27-2008 08:36 AM
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05-14-2008 07:34 PM

Cash vs. SNG

I'm late to the game here so forgive me if I am asking previous questions. Please point to the correct threads. I am experimenting with HU and I'm...

Started by Sprayed, 02-14-2008 06:09 AM
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05-14-2008 07:31 PM

10NL- hit my tainted out

nothing exciting for reads welcome to comment on pf/flop/turn, but mostly curious how I should treat the river OOP after I bet the scare card and...

Started by tom, 05-14-2008 03:06 PM
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05-14-2008 06:13 PM

Aha! I'll slow play, and oops!

Villain is 79.1/23.9/2.37 total donk and pretty laggy post flop, but his bet size is an indication of strength for the most part (the bigger the...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 05-13-2008 08:42 PM
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05-14-2008 05:32 PM

Get ready for FTR Gauntlet VII!

Rules and registration info for Season VII of our poker league are now up: ...

Started by Xianti, 05-05-2008 08:28 PM
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05-14-2008 01:09 PM

AQ in pos 3way pot

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2605536 Did not have good reads on the utg raiser, knew short stack was fishy. Utg was loose but did not raise a ton of...

Started by bspahn, 05-13-2008 07:43 PM
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05-14-2008 12:19 PM

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