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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

A few more 200NL hands

Good/bad vs 21/17? $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($225.35) Hero ($282.00) CO ($193.75)

Started by ChrisTheFish, 02-17-2008 07:35 PM
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02-20-2008 03:53 AM

a little ISF for ya?

villain is i guess lagg (25/22/4), but definitely a thinking opponent. my thinking here is he could be raising 22-99, and any 9, but im pretty sure i...

Started by will641, 02-19-2008 02:20 AM
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02-20-2008 03:50 AM

Passive players at 600NL? AND WE'RE DEEP GAH

villain is running like 26/6/.4 after 30 hands. And he like hasn't made a bet or raise postflop (pretty few hands i know). Anyways whats your line...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-18-2008 09:10 PM
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02-19-2008 07:18 PM

watch out, its a tarp!

POKERSTARS GAME #15341111012: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/02/17 - 02:07:02 (ET) Table 'Armenia III' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by bode, 02-17-2008 02:34 AM
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02-19-2008 11:00 AM

good 3 barrel or classic will spew?

villain is pretty aggro. 20/18/4.5 or so over good sample size. it seems that he folds any pp lower then TT, and i doubt he would be slow playing...

Started by will641, 02-17-2008 05:21 PM
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02-18-2008 01:08 PM

5 hands...cause I'm leaking like hell

Hand 1 Villains stats are 50/10/0.67 over 110 hands. I was playing too many tables to focus on reads. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6...

Started by minSim, 02-15-2008 02:58 PM
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02-18-2008 10:34 AM

bluff!

POKERSTARS GAME #15330481245: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($10/$20) - 2008/02/16 - 16:59:01 (ET) Table 'Alstede' 6-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 2: Sauce123...

Started by sauce123, 02-16-2008 05:11 PM
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02-18-2008 10:14 AM

Too aggro?

Hello, I have kind of a general overall questions. I've been working very hard lately to be more aggresive at 6 Max .10/.25. Just to give an...

Started by smoothdaddy, 02-15-2008 10:46 AM
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02-17-2008 06:17 PM

flop top and bottom pair

i don't really know the opponent not sure what to do with the flop action PokerStars Game #15334501360: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) -...

Started by b-rabbit, 02-16-2008 08:07 PM
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02-17-2008 03:44 PM

Quick pokerstove question

I was in the middle of making a reply to pelions thread and something which I wasn't sure about occurred to me.. Say I have KJo and I raise to 4bb...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-17-2008 06:32 AM
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02-17-2008 11:07 AM

Top 2, mono flop, RR pot

Villain is 24/14/3.3 over 580 hands. He seems to be a reg and reasonably solid. I don't really have a good idea of how he reacts to 3bets OOP but I...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-16-2008 12:57 PM
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02-17-2008 06:08 AM

A common spot - min 3bet

Heres a spot I have changed my mind on a few times lately so Id like some input. We raise our standard 4bb preflop raise and an unknown fullish...

Started by Pelion, 02-15-2008 07:53 PM
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02-17-2008 01:13 AM

TPTK monotone board

this seemed pretty obv call, but just checking up. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by will641, 02-15-2008 08:01 PM
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02-16-2008 08:56 PM

easy call AI with TPGK?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB ($39.95) UTG ($208.85)...

Started by will641, 02-16-2008 02:36 AM
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02-16-2008 08:44 PM

I don't know how to play AK

New to table. I was totally clueless as to what to do preflop. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool...

Started by cjs55, 02-16-2008 10:55 AM
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02-16-2008 08:41 PM

QQ, reraised pot OOP

UTG is 40/19/2.7. He's on a few tables but I think he's a fish because he just min-reraises preflop. No specific reads though because I've just moved...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-16-2008 11:07 AM
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02-16-2008 02:49 PM

Snap call a bluff analysis

This is an x-post from my blog. Villain is 24/14/3.3 Reg. I want to analyze the river to see if I should call given that it's such a great card...

Started by Irisheyes, 02-16-2008 01:20 PM
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02-16-2008 01:48 PM

Funny hand

First i bet for decent value, and then bet for thin value (questionable) and then shove as a bluff! PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed)...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-15-2008 06:11 PM
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02-16-2008 01:06 PM

Flopped flush facing big action

No real reads, I just sat down. Am I ever good here? Or can I ever get away? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by Jager, 02-14-2008 02:20 PM
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02-16-2008 04:09 AM

Tough river decision on 4-flush board

Limper is a fish, and villain is an aggressive reg. I believe KQo is ahead of his isolating range, and I have position anyways to justify pf call. I...

Started by Alexos, 02-15-2008 01:37 AM
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02-16-2008 02:54 AM

Terrible 4 bet situation with AK

Villain is 9/8. Only history with villain is a hand 4 orbits before where he 3 bet my UTG raise with AK to which I called, missed flop, and folded...

Started by bigred, 02-15-2008 08:36 PM
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02-15-2008 10:10 PM

70/30 turn line help plz

Villain running 70/30/2.3 turn hits is range pretty good whats my play? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter...

Started by meeloche, 02-15-2008 03:36 PM
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02-15-2008 07:17 PM

c/r bad?

Villain is 16/10/3 haven't seen him before so no real reads other than stats. c/r bad? Is there a better line? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by meeloche, 02-15-2008 03:28 PM
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02-15-2008 05:20 PM

Blind battle with some history

Previous 2 orbits I raise his big blind and take the pot down either by cbetting or turn cbetting a scare card. I had a feeling that he was having...

Started by Alexos, 02-12-2008 08:23 PM
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02-15-2008 01:14 PM

Imma lucker o.o

did i get greedy on the riveR? hes been playing pretty loose and i have some funny history with him, my next post was a few hands ago. He seemed...

Started by shortspacepoker, 02-15-2008 10:31 AM
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02-15-2008 01:07 PM

QQ unknown

villain is 25/25 over 8 hands. I don't know if he's a reg or not cause i'm on my new comp. He probably is. I'll discuss what i think his ranges...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-12-2008 05:41 PM
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02-15-2008 12:31 AM

I just realized why...

Against decent regs This sucks badly POKERSTARS GAME #15259045438: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($3/$6) - 2008/02/13 - 12:17:28 (ET) Table 'Artemis II'...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-13-2008 01:32 PM
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02-14-2008 05:03 PM

Two $50nl 6max hands

Comments please! HAND 1: too early for strong reads, but villain seems quite loose/bad $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at ...

Started by biondino, 02-10-2008 01:35 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 963
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02-14-2008 04:20 PM

AA standard, or did i play it weird?

ive been playing pretty cozy, very aggro table with lots of raises and reraises and calls. Should i have reraise his raise? Did i play too...

Started by shortspacepoker, 02-13-2008 04:13 PM
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02-14-2008 03:33 PM

whats my play (AKs IP vs squeezer)

villain is 15/9/2 over 115 hands. havent seen him squeeze yet and he hasnt been involved in any big hands that i can remember. 3betting here would...

Started by bode, 02-13-2008 10:51 PM
Replies: 28 Views: 912
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02-14-2008 02:44 PM

3 tricky spots from tonight

hand 1: villain was 35/21/4 over 40 hands at the time. No history but hes been pretty aggro. Calling here isnt standard at all for me, but i...

Started by bode, 02-14-2008 01:24 AM
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02-14-2008 01:45 PM

thin

i took a shot at 5/10 cause i thought the games would be soft post bubble of the 300 rebuy FTOPS. So villain in this hand has an FTOPS avatar, so...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-14-2008 02:40 AM
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02-14-2008 01:12 PM

Huge hand vs passive, standard? check river?

I lose so much to these passive people. PokerStars Game #15264394704: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/02/13 - 16:27:30 (ET) Table...

Started by shortspacepoker, 02-13-2008 04:36 PM
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02-14-2008 08:44 AM

turned 2 pair, on very drawy board

i wasnt really thinking when i didnt cbet this, but w/e i didnt. villain is a good reg (nanonoko). runs something like 22/19/4. turn call bad? i...

Started by will641, 02-13-2008 10:05 PM
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02-14-2008 02:06 AM

AA dumbstuff

PokerStars Game #15265834140: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/02/13 - 17:32:05 (ET) what does villain represent with his raise? flush, set,...

Started by b-rabbit, 02-13-2008 05:37 PM
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02-14-2008 02:04 AM

stack off with top two vs unknown? (micro)

Ok so firstly I guess the call preflop was marginal OOP. Very little history with PFR. I generally play big hands like this strong in these weak...

Started by Manners, 02-13-2008 08:22 AM
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02-14-2008 01:08 AM

taking a semi shot at 2/4

so i am right around 25 bi, and i figured i would take a semi-shot at 2/4. like playing 1-3 tables while playing 1/2. if nothing else ill walk away...

Started by will641, 02-12-2008 12:02 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 850
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02-13-2008 11:24 PM

turned straight vs psycho shove monkey.

villain obv isnt good but wtf? if he is free rolling this seems like a pretty clear fold. maybe since it has two suits out there this is a fold? i...

Started by will641, 02-13-2008 10:21 AM
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02-13-2008 11:16 PM

whenever I slow play... I kick myself after (2/5 pounds)

-BB in this hand is a solid player and this 3-bet is definitely more likely a solid raising hand than a squeeze (especially given that I am raising...

Started by griffey24, 02-13-2008 10:24 AM
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02-13-2008 07:49 PM

Gambool?

I felt i had alot committed already and unless he flopped the absolute nuts id be flipping/a huge favorite? Would you have gambled here or did i...

Started by shortspacepoker, 02-11-2008 10:59 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 719
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02-13-2008 04:37 PM

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