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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

Overpair on drawy board (part II)

Opponent is Lynette Chan, I have no idea how she plays, only thing I remember is her being "infinitely" aggressive. 1) How is my play on all...

Started by Alexos, 03-08-2007 03:28 AM
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03-08-2007 03:27 PM

QQ vs solid reg.

Havnt played this guy before but I heard he's a good solid FT reg. ~27/20/4 I'm more interested in the river play. I was pretty certain he didnt...

Started by Alexos, 03-16-2007 09:16 PM
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03-16-2007 09:16 PM

Light value on river..

Villain is 50/10/.03. Is the river value bet standard? ..bet/fold? Why or why not? Thx PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) Hand...

Started by Alexos, 04-05-2007 10:56 PM
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04-08-2007 05:08 AM

Light value on river?

Just won a big pot vs villain. He has taggy stats. Turn was a missed c/rai. I felt he would bet with air or missed draws or even a Q or T if I...

Started by Alexos, 06-21-2007 03:32 AM
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06-26-2007 12:01 AM

Tough decision vs tight villain

Villain is tight/passive villain, plays 20/11/1.4 and is good. He has played very few hands this session...we have no history. Here is the first...

Started by Alexos, 09-13-2007 01:50 AM
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09-20-2007 12:50 PM

Turned flush vs whale, but he shoves?

Whale, running 40/15 or something. He shoves turns for 6x pot with A5 on T852 boards, he raises pf with AT, I shove for a full buyin, he...

Started by Alexos, 12-09-2007 04:46 PM
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12-10-2007 11:08 PM

Set on nasty ass turn

2/5 pounds, villain has 3bet us a few times before already and we folded. He's a decent reg, but unsure of his cbet tendencies in 3bet pots. Std...

Started by Alexos, 01-16-2008 05:01 PM
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01-17-2008 05:02 PM

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
Replies: 6 Views: 811
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02-16-2008 02:54 AM

Meh spot with a set

Villain is good 20/16 decent TAG reg. I just coolered him with AA>KK on another table (how do we interpret this?). He doesn't get out of line that...

Started by Alexos, 04-03-2008 07:21 PM
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04-04-2008 12:54 PM

Poll Poll: Settle a dumb propbet

Not sure where to post this? $500/$1000 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG elmariachimacho ($31592.00) CO...

Started by Alexos, 12-05-2008 12:41 AM
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12-05-2008 10:28 PM

February graphs!!!

I'm so excited I couldn't wait an extra day to post this sweet graph! :P 39 buyins under EV. Still not an excuse to have a losing month but wtv. ...

Started by Alexos, 02-28-2010 01:54 AM
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03-03-2010 05:41 AM

lawnmower

hey just a quick note to thank everyone in the 6MAX section: this place is definitely a welcome addition to FTR.com. i absolutely destroyed a table...

Started by alias2211, 07-13-2005 09:41 PM
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07-14-2005 02:22 AM

flopped straight flush from BB: do you like my all in river?

The hand before this one, I had been pushed off my AK with a flopped K, 10, 6 rainbow. The fellow had pushed all in in first position on the turn...

Started by alias2211, 07-17-2005 01:20 PM
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07-17-2005 09:23 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

buying in at 2-4 and 3-6NL

Hey guys- Just wondering what you think about buyin amounts at 2-4 and 3-6NL. I have been playing more 3-6 lately than 2-4 because my BR tells me...

Started by alias2211, 11-11-2005 10:37 AM
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11-18-2005 10:16 AM

the chance I'd been waiting for all night

I had one of those hypper aggros at my table tonight, really defining the play of the table single handedly. I mean I was up 3 buyins myself and...

Started by alias2211, 11-13-2005 08:40 AM
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11-15-2005 05:48 AM

everything was on autopilot until the end - long HH walkthru

i had been at this 5-10NL table for about 45 mins and had decent reads on most players. the villain in this hand was playing really solid poker, not...

Started by alias2211, 01-01-2006 10:46 AM
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01-01-2006 03:51 PM

Request for Comments: Operation Heads Up Proposal

Now that I'm to the point where I'm regularly winning decent sized buyin ($2/4NL-$5/10NL) shorthanded cash games, I wanted to start putting some...

Started by alias2211, 02-04-2006 07:47 PM
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02-05-2006 01:32 AM

Operation Heads Up Proposal: what am I missing here?

Now that I'm to the point where I'm regularly winning decent sized buyin shorthanded cash games, I wanted to start putting some focus on other areas...

Started by alias2211, 02-06-2006 08:51 AM
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02-07-2006 05:13 PM

i should have saved $33 here?

after reviewing this hand, i can see that the reraise allin of mine was probably a mistake given his calls on flop and turn, even though it wasn't...

Started by alias2211, 02-08-2006 06:16 PM
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02-12-2006 03:15 PM

should have made more money here? AA early on button

i was only in the game about 10-12 hands and then i get AA on the button. no reads, no familiar players. i should have made more money here? i...

Started by alias2211, 02-09-2006 06:43 PM
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02-10-2006 10:01 AM

3way action pot: smooth call turn to get UTG to stay in?

I was looking at this HH after my session tonight, and it really stuck with me because it's a dilemma that comes up often: you have the likely best...

Started by alias2211, 02-14-2006 10:55 PM
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02-15-2006 08:21 AM

when blinds go HU in 6MAX

I have noticed an area of my game in 6max that needs definite improvement: when it's folded around from UTG through the button and only the blinds...

Started by alias2211, 02-24-2006 04:35 PM
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02-27-2006 03:57 PM

OOP faux blocking bets on the river vs. aggro

Here are a couple of big hands that came up in a recent $2/4 NL session I had today. I am posting these hands because these were both sitations...

Started by alias2211, 03-20-2006 04:17 AM
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03-20-2006 04:17 AM

teach me how to PF reraise in 6MAX for godz sake

this has to be the weakest part of my game. poker tracker is telling me i don't even know what PF reraising even means. and it's something i have...

Started by alias2211, 03-22-2006 12:19 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,197
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03-28-2006 12:27 PM

CSI: online poker - help me profile this player

OK, so there is this dude on the site i play at and he's ALWAYS got a big stack. he definitely caps off immediately to max buyin if he ever goes...

Started by alias2211, 03-22-2006 12:50 AM
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03-23-2006 08:30 PM

flopped OESFD: standard turn play?

I had hit villain pretty hard for a couple bigger hands earlier in the day at a different table, and was a bit steamed with me when he left that one....

Started by alias2211, 04-09-2006 11:24 PM
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04-10-2006 09:11 PM

$5/10nl: slight overpair w/ flush draw on monoflop

this one bugged me because i was sure i could have played it better. how do you play this one? no reads on villain, i had just doubled up on a set...

Started by alias2211, 04-20-2006 06:39 PM
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04-21-2006 04:52 PM

apples and oranges: determining player archetypes from stats

just in the last week alone, i have seen the stats 25/18 (25% voluntarily put $ in pot and preflop raise %, resepectively) used in separate posts...

Started by alias2211, 06-08-2006 12:34 PM
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06-10-2006 06:23 AM

leading out with baby pairs from EP

This hand came up after reading through the thread where there was discussion about leading out w/ pocket pairs. ...

Started by alias2211, 06-10-2006 02:04 AM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,564
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06-20-2006 08:01 PM

turned 2pr on 4 straight board

hadn't been to the table very long, less than 20 hands. only played this guy a few times before but I'm not too worried about his play overall. ...

Started by alias2211, 06-24-2006 01:34 AM
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06-24-2006 12:12 PM

bet pot button hypothesis

hypothesis: at sites that have a bet pot button, bet size variation matters less than at sites that just have a slider bar. inverse hypothesis:...

Started by alias2211, 07-21-2006 11:18 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,379
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07-27-2006 12:47 AM

don't bet this turn

goddamnit anyway. i had lost a big hand right before this one, doubling up SB. so i was shortstacked a little. not sure if anyone thought i was...

Started by alias2211, 07-27-2006 09:20 PM
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07-28-2006 04:52 PM

leveraging BR money for investments

hey guys- i just emptied the vast majority of my BR to finance a great real estate investment opportunity. (fwiw, i purchased a rental property...

Started by alias2211, 08-04-2006 04:54 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,380
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08-09-2006 01:26 PM

alias2211's suggested bankroll schedule

hey all- this past year i have been teaching my younger brothers how to play NLHE, and for as good as they are getting, the number one issue that...

Started by alias2211, 08-10-2006 03:03 PM
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08-12-2006 01:07 AM

if u absolutely must shortstack...

some background: when i sit down at a table, i just want to see 5 other full buyins minimum. is that too much to ask? well, apparently it is...

Started by alias2211, 08-11-2006 03:17 PM
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08-12-2006 02:22 PM

KK UTG vs. PFRR from 45/20 in SB

This guy was playing a lot of hands but he was also picking up pots and avoiding bad spots. He and I had a series of whack rigged online hands...

Started by alias2211, 08-30-2006 12:18 AM
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08-31-2006 04:12 PM

lol @ alias2211: i was so cl3v3r (LC)

hey guys- i thought you might like to see this image i made when i started playing shorthanded. i was so bad at poker. i think my intention was...

Started by alias2211, 09-14-2006 10:09 PM
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09-15-2006 07:16 AM

point out what I did wrong on this flopped trips hand

i wont the hand and everything, but i think i played it less than optimally. please point out where different decisions might have resulted in a...

Started by alias2211, 10-04-2006 02:57 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,071
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10-04-2006 07:43 PM

FTR 6MAX all star game ballot

if you could vote for 6 FTR players to play in a 6MAX match, who would you pick? and just for fun let's assume that the stakes are either $1/2 or...

Started by alias2211, 12-14-2006 10:25 PM
Replies: 74 Views: 5,365
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02-15-2007 11:24 PM

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