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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

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

Hold em with fewer players, playing more hands, etc.

I know this is very generalized but I'm curious what kind of guidelines people use when playing Hold Em with fewer players, ie with say 5 or 6...

Started by traveler60657, 03-22-2004 05:29 PM
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03-22-2004 05:29 PM

Rip apart my first heads up after my 2 days off

I don't think I played bad, guy just got lucky to get the flush on the last hand, I put him on a draw, and I was right. Ripp - I tried your raising...

Started by davfagan, 06-28-2004 03:14 PM
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06-28-2004 03:14 PM

heads up :D

in the hand that crippled me i knew he had two overs that didnt pair but he just wouldnt fold. then I made a miraculous comeback. love it when the...

Started by maxxscam, 09-11-2004 12:51 AM
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09-11-2004 12:51 AM

Rate my SnG heads up play

Heres a heads-up situations at the end of a $5 SnG at stars. I know I have a lot of areas I can improve on. Let me know what you think. ...

Started by bdawg56kg, 02-25-2005 06:56 PM
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02-25-2005 06:56 PM

Rate my Heads Up play

I was basically trying to play super aggressive and make it so if he wanted to play it was for all his chips. I think it went well. #Game No :...

Started by , 03-13-2005 09:36 PM
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03-13-2005 09:36 PM

HA! This assho*e will die

So, I was playing in some 25NL just to bullshit around and see some action without worryin too much about my money...the 50NL tables are boring! ...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 04-22-2005 06:39 PM
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04-22-2005 06:39 PM

First big read (to me anyways)

He was on tilt after losing a big pot and playing like a mad man. ***** Hand History for Game 1993861191 ***** $100 NL Hold'em - Tuesday, May...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 05-03-2005 05:45 PM
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05-03-2005 05:45 PM

READ BEFORE POSTING: High Stakes Hold'em

Welcome to the new high stakes strategies section! This section is for both no limit cash game and tournament hand histories, strategies,...

Started by michael1123, 05-09-2005 11:04 AM
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05-09-2005 11:04 AM

My heads up play and strategeries...thoughts?

I think we all notice weaknesses in our games and do our best to correct them, I think we also find strengths in our game and try to use them to our...

Started by UncleBuddy, 05-09-2005 08:08 PM
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05-09-2005 08:08 PM

heads up non-tourney style

just curious for those of you who play heads up, but just like in a 2 person ring game, not in a buy-in tourney style. What do most of you do in...

Started by Greedo017, 05-18-2005 11:36 PM
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05-18-2005 11:36 PM

Should've seen it coming....

Bad luck or poor play? I think a bit of both....This was my first hand at the table and cost me my buy-in. Finished the evening in profit, though....

Started by stewartkev, 05-19-2005 06:02 AM
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05-19-2005 06:02 AM

HEADS UP HELP~~

I generally play 9-3 long-short handed $1-2 no limit ring, and I make good money at it consistently. However sometimes late at night the tables when...

Started by BILLABONG, 05-20-2005 06:18 PM
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05-20-2005 06:18 PM

In the zone

Here's a couple examples from this morning on trusting your reads... ***** Hand History for Game 2113785582 ***** $50 NL Hold'em - Friday, May...

Started by dalecooper, 05-27-2005 01:40 PM
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05-27-2005 01:40 PM

hands dump

These aren't in chronological order or even all at the same table. Just a few hands for review. Comments appreciated. Hand 1: Party Poker...

Started by stuck, 05-28-2005 06:56 PM
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05-28-2005 06:56 PM

Heads up matches

I've been practising heads up matches so i can win more sit n goes. What is the ideal number of buyins? And at one level do players become pretty...

Started by Bmxicle, 05-31-2005 01:05 AM
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05-31-2005 01:05 AM

Right read, wrong result

I regret nothing. ***** Hand History for Game 2164972123 ***** $50 NL Hold'em - Monday, June 06, 15:44:58 EDT 2005 Table Table 37166 (6 max)...

Started by dalecooper, 06-06-2005 03:49 PM
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06-06-2005 03:49 PM

AK (enh..)

enh.. I hate positions like this. I'm too used to limit. villian's very aggro, 65% VPIP, 36% PFR. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6...

Started by stuck, 06-06-2005 08:32 PM
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06-06-2005 08:32 PM

He's a maniac, MANIAC!

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter SB ($26.25) BB ($32) UTG ($24.1) MP ($6.9) CO ($25) Hero ($24.3) Preflop:...

Started by stuck, 06-06-2005 09:58 PM
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06-06-2005 09:58 PM

line 'em up, knock 'em down

First hand at the table: Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter CO ($23.7) Hero ($25) SB ($19.5) BB ($28.65) UTG...

Started by stuck, 06-07-2005 12:38 AM
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06-07-2005 12:38 AM

a read I'm willing to bet my stack on.

I put him on overs (AQ, AK most likely) Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter UTG ($19.9) Hero ($28.3) CO ($27.45)...

Started by stuck, 06-07-2005 08:53 AM
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06-07-2005 08:53 AM

Using players cards against them

I'm pretty happy with these two plays, i know that they both have a hand that they shouldn't call big bets with. Since they are good players they...

Started by Bmxicle, 06-09-2005 01:07 AM
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06-09-2005 01:07 AM

right read, but i got sucked out like a motherbitch

this guy had been pushing me around for ages, always reraising my raises, going all in and pushing me off my TPTK etc.. then this happens. i was...

Started by fkn2pt, 06-14-2005 04:52 AM
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06-14-2005 04:52 AM

over pair but...

.25/.5 NL UB 5 handed table Me UTG (stack 55) KK - raise to 1.75. My image is maybe a little loose, been playing lots of pots and won a couple...

Started by drmcboy, 06-17-2005 09:41 AM
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06-17-2005 09:41 AM

Stand your ground

This sure looked like a case of KK vs AA, but he was a maniac and loved re-raising people big. Pretty simple hand, but pretty funny. Nice pot for...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 06-18-2005 04:38 PM
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06-18-2005 04:38 PM

Analyze My Heads Up Play

Hey, I just won my first SnG in quite some time. I had actually decided to give up on them (even the $5 ones) because I was in quite a downswing...

Started by Khabbi, 06-25-2005 03:47 AM
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06-25-2005 03:47 AM

Two more that I'm curious about

One of these cost me money today and the other made me money, and both were pretty much the opposite of what I expected to happen. Hand 1: I pick...

Started by dalecooper, 07-01-2005 05:21 PM
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07-01-2005 05:21 PM

Guy tilts and I pick up the pieces

The hand that tilted him: ***** Hand History for Game 2298285733 ***** $50 NL Hold'em - Saturday, July 02, 14:52:00 EDT 2005 Table Table 36554...

Started by Estrop, 07-02-2005 02:56 PM
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07-02-2005 02:56 PM

Fold the river?

My read on him was that he was a loose calling station. He read big bets for bluffs often, and would call weak, which is why I bet pot every round,...

Started by k8s, 07-09-2005 01:58 AM
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07-09-2005 01:58 AM

Implied odds are fun (LC)

6xBB preflop from a rock. QQ-AA possibly? PokerStars Game #2063557747: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/07/09 - 02:26:16 (ET) Table...

Started by k8s, 07-09-2005 02:33 AM
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07-09-2005 02:33 AM

River play?

Didn't want to scare him out at the end so I left him with $50. I'm not really complaining though this was a fun hand and wanted to show it off. ...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-11-2005 07:54 PM
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07-11-2005 07:54 PM

i suck at heads up!

i've only been playing poker for about a month but i've been playing 5dollar sit and go's at empire lately and have been doing ok, even though i...

Started by dwags222, 07-14-2005 10:54 AM
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07-14-2005 10:54 AM

check this ridiculous stuff out

And believe it or not this first hand isnt just pure fishiness Texas Hold'em $1-$1 PL (real money), #1,078,791,394 Table San Marcos, 16 Jul 2005...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-16-2005 10:32 PM
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07-16-2005 10:32 PM

6MAX skills in MTTs: advice and approaches?

hi all- just played my first MTT today and placed 9th out of 218, good for $214 gross on a 40+4 entry fee. overall i am happy with how i played. ...

Started by alias2211, 07-18-2005 02:53 AM
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07-18-2005 02:53 AM

Re-raise preflop for info, continuation on flop

I like re-raising preflop for information with hands like AKs, AKo, TT-QQ, etc. Here's a hand where I got that information, but it didn't really work...

Started by mgobluefb, 07-21-2005 06:36 PM
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07-21-2005 06:36 PM

This happened 3 time today

Three different people each time too. Wish I saved the other hand histories... Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,097,571,358 Table Oslo,...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-22-2005 11:05 PM
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07-22-2005 11:05 PM

Can somebody help me?

Hi, I'm new to flop turn rivers forums but I have been reading some of the advice given by the more experienced members. Anyways I play poker...

Started by goodlayydown, 07-29-2005 11:45 AM
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07-29-2005 11:45 AM

How did I F this up?

***** Hand History for Game 2443612582 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 29, 14:15:37 EDT 2005 Table Table 36635 (6 max) (Real Money)...

Started by RHCNNN, 07-29-2005 02:18 PM
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07-29-2005 02:18 PM

When someone gets too AGGRO they are asking for it....

This guy had been playing VERY aggro, was all in at end of pretty much every big hand he was involved in (literally about 4 times in 10 hands before...

Started by Seasider, 07-30-2005 10:58 AM
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07-30-2005 10:58 AM

Disapointing Performance in Sat's Million Dollar Tourney

The most frustrating part (to me) in dealing with these online, high stakes, poker tourneys is the limitted stack you have to work with. My poker...

Started by doubledown, 08-01-2005 01:44 PM
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08-01-2005 01:44 PM

Wish this would happen more often

***** Hand History for Game 2479200759 ***** 0/0 Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) - Thu Aug 04 22:04:29 EDT 2005 Table Table 37107 (6 max) (Real...

Started by SAChip, 08-05-2005 10:07 AM
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08-05-2005 10:07 AM

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