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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

Bet river for Value? how much?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP ($110.40) Hero (CO) ($50.05) Button ($65)...

Started by paratrooper99, 12-28-2010 01:50 AM
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12-29-2010 11:27 PM

This is probably horrible.

Villain is 18/16 over 50 hands. I don't know much about him at all. He has cold 4-bet once and it was a very reggy size so I assume he's possibly at...

Started by Carroters, 12-21-2010 12:27 PM
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12-28-2010 05:51 PM

100nl AQs 3handed preflop

BTN is Smali, an unexceptional reg (6-8tabler) who I've done well against in 2-3handed situations in previous sessions. He doesn't 4bet much, so I...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 12-17-2010 02:08 PM
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12-27-2010 08:23 PM

Big Garbage Hand Squeezed Pot

Villain is an unknown, haven t noticed him do anything so he s probably not terrible, we ve only been at table for a few orbits together. PFR is...

Started by Genitruc, 12-24-2010 02:09 PM
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12-27-2010 08:22 PM

Top & bottom facing flop shove

Villain is 83/2 unknown over 20~ hands. No reads or history on this fish. CO: $41.70 Hero (BTN): $69.50 SB: $65.25 BB: $94.20 UTG: $76.44

Started by deucesomething, 12-21-2010 05:23 AM
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12-27-2010 11:25 AM

100nl AKs 3handed (postflop)

This time BTN is a mega mtblr who has a 1BB/100 winrate over 2.5M hands. Recently he's been playing back at me more in sessions, though historically...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 12-17-2010 02:18 PM
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12-23-2010 01:16 PM

Roll a 3-sided die?

First hand i can remember in forever that literally had me completely - and i mean literally and utterly - scratching my head. Flop and turn are...

Started by Genitruc, 12-01-2010 11:31 PM
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12-19-2010 01:09 PM

50NL: Top 2: How much to bet on the river vs TAG/nit?

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($125.13) Hero (UTG) ($51.48) MP ($46.25)...

Started by jimmy44, 12-11-2010 11:22 AM
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12-19-2010 04:24 AM

Baby flush facing turn overbet. Talk to me Goose.

Villain seems suspicious, this is only his second orbit and he's played about half the pots so far. I guess since we don't have detailed reads to...

Started by Ravageur, 12-04-2010 06:41 PM
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12-16-2010 09:41 PM

Thoughts on all streets pls

Not really any reads, nor did anything really stick out about opponents style up to this point. Were both playing pretty standard. Thoughts on all...

Started by tryn2improve, 12-06-2010 02:45 AM
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12-16-2010 07:33 PM

50NL fishsticks

UTG is running 60-11, BTN is 52-3ish both over just a few orbits so I'm without reads here. So far it seems to be the best table ever, action's been...

Started by deucesomething, 12-10-2010 04:07 AM
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12-16-2010 07:32 PM

100nl - Turn nuts 4bet pot simple decision 165bb deep

Villain is completely unknown. Shove, bet small, or check? $0.50/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com ...

Started by JL, 12-14-2010 02:32 AM
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12-16-2010 07:04 PM

100nl - Villain donks river after calling twice on double paired board

Villain is a weaker reg running 27/21/2.6 with a 7% 3bet. The only note i have on him says "calls 3bet IP with 77, calls 2 barrels on JJx A" ...

Started by JL, 12-06-2010 03:16 AM
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12-12-2010 11:09 AM

5/10: oop vs tard

5 handed. Villain is 36/37 LAG with 16% 3bet over a few hundred hands. My 4bets were getting shoved on so I thought I would defend by flatting,...

Started by pocketfours, 10-30-2010 12:40 PM
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12-11-2010 10:07 PM

1/2: Aces 3way 3bet pot

OP is villain. Hero is 25/20 with 10% 3bet reg. Overcaller is 70/40 whale. SB ($188) BB ($435) P4's ($204) UTG+1 ($199) Hero ($337) BTN...

Started by pocketfours, 12-07-2010 06:47 PM
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12-10-2010 06:56 PM

AA 3 way reraised pot line discussion.

Cold caller is a 27/20/7% 3-bet Reg. I have seen him flat big pairs to 3-bets in pos and shove over c-bets in the past. The initial raise-caller...

Started by Ravageur, 12-04-2010 06:50 PM
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12-10-2010 03:29 AM

New to site bringing my experience to FTR

Hey guys, I am new to the site, just introducing myself. I am here to help and learn. I recently moved from Vegas back home. I had been playing 5-10...

Started by ValueTownYou, 12-10-2010 03:12 AM
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12-10-2010 03:12 AM

adjusting to blind 3bets when stealing a lot more

hey, not looking for a magic answer or anything here but some advice on how i can figure out what to do myself and my game. basically over the...

Started by bspahn, 12-07-2010 02:31 AM
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12-09-2010 02:41 PM

5/10 - Hand vs Alexos, he donks 3 streets

-First big hand of the session between Alexos and I -From what I can tell, I've been playing very in line vs him this whole session (which is...

Started by griffey24, 12-01-2008 05:02 PM
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12-07-2010 09:34 AM

100nl - NFD OOP facing flop raise.

Villain is 23/17/3.3 with a 5% 3bet over 303 hands. Raise cbet of 0% (9hands). His WTSD is only 19% I don't have any specific reads on him. He...

Started by JL, 12-06-2010 03:04 AM
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12-07-2010 03:35 AM

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+2555 at the tables -100 in staking Some FPPS and supernova bonus About +$3400 for the month!

Started by CBAT, 11-30-2010 10:24 PM
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12-06-2010 11:27 PM

$100NL River line check, facing aggression after being the aggressor.

Villain is your standard 24/17 reg TAG multitabler. 5% 3b. WTSD: 19. Sample's like 500 hands. No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em...

Started by Benoso, 12-03-2010 10:40 PM
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12-06-2010 10:56 AM

Just starting the grind....

Hello all, This is my first post, i recently just started trying to play a lot more seriously over the last couple of months... i started out...

Started by sief87, 12-06-2010 03:37 AM
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12-06-2010 04:26 AM

5/10: weird river spot with aces

Villain is biggest winner on FTP 5/10 this year. Plays TAG. SB ($988) Hero ($1,049) UTG ($2,740) CO ($985) BTN ($1,000) Dealt to Hero...

Started by pocketfours, 11-27-2010 03:33 AM
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12-05-2010 03:58 PM

400nl - so who's gettin raped here?

villain is reg. seems fairly straightforward. ATS is 45%, high fold to 3bet. cbet is ridic high like 88% so I c/r cuz 1) he can't have a hand to...

Started by Micro2Macro, 12-03-2010 05:21 AM
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12-05-2010 03:40 PM

Tough Spot with the Nuts

Villain is on at least 3 tables, has big stacks on 2 of them. Haven't seen him do anything of note so far. ***** Hand History for Game 1520894698...

Started by Genitruc, 11-18-2010 01:42 AM
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12-05-2010 01:57 AM

$100NL overpair in a 3bet pot and I wanna fold.

Villain's 24/16. Attempt to steal: 34% total, 41% from BTN. His fold to 3bet is 33% but the sample's only 171 hands deep so that's 1 out of 3 times...

Started by Benoso, 12-03-2010 10:50 PM
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12-04-2010 02:18 PM

OESD deep IP, 3bet pot

villain: bought in for 60bb snapped 2 4bet shoves w/K2s & K9s bet folded 2nd pair on flop to aggression 3 barrelling extremely wide value range...

Started by al yell, 11-05-2010 04:41 PM
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12-04-2010 02:00 PM

100nl AKo weird spot

I played a very unusual hand vs MK_Ruthless, a good SSNL reg who's up 25k over 300k hands. during this session he's been winning all the big pots as...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 11-23-2010 01:07 AM
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12-04-2010 11:29 AM

2/4: flop the nuts (deep)

Villain is 46/25/1.6 weak passive. Has never 3bet in 117 hands. 160bb deep. Usually when these passive players raise the flop they have a pretty big...

Started by pocketfours, 11-13-2010 11:21 PM
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12-04-2010 11:18 AM

1/2 rush deep: overpair facing turn c/r

TAG reg villain repping narrow range, 240BB deep. Turn line check. SB ($258) BB ($483) UTG ($200) Hero ($684) CO ($87) BTN ($200) Dealt to...

Started by pocketfours, 11-24-2010 07:19 PM
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12-04-2010 11:02 AM

Aggro image, but facing aggression = confusion

Played this session today, and was playing pretty/very aggro. Overall was running like 25/21 with a 3bet of 12, which means I must have been...

Started by griffey24, 11-22-2010 11:50 PM
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12-04-2010 11:00 AM

50NL: Standard JJ hand?

Villain was 23/18 folds to 3bets 57% and 4bets 2.4%. c-bets 72%. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from...

Started by jimmy44, 11-20-2010 11:40 AM
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12-04-2010 10:57 AM

600nl: bet river?

Hey I'm new to the forums here but looking to get involved heavily as I haven't posted hands/commented on others in a while and I need to! Plus FTR...

Started by DBRose, 11-30-2010 06:28 AM
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12-04-2010 10:55 AM

3 hands vs same Villain

In chronological order, same table. 37/22, 46% steal, 63 hands. Have seen him 3b AQo OTB vs MP shorty. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6...

Started by al yell, 11-30-2010 11:41 AM
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12-03-2010 11:22 PM

But I love to shove !! 50/100 6max spot

Kind of an interesting spot I played yesterday. I think I can be too loose in spots like this 6handed, not with my reads of their range, but more...

Started by sauce123, 11-30-2010 03:57 PM
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12-02-2010 10:45 PM

5/10 2 fish how low can you go?

I stacked elgrec earlier, he 47/23, 31% fold flop cbet, 33% fold turn cbet, small sample Stacks: UTG ElGrecolore ($386.75) UTG+1 Nianla...

Started by aka_red, 11-30-2010 08:11 PM
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12-01-2010 01:23 PM

$10 HU SNG, bad call?

Based on reads (more post flop than pre flop) I thought SB had an ace. I ended up calling. But should of folded. Right? PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by kingme620, 04-15-2010 12:30 AM
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12-01-2010 01:18 AM

200nl 3bet 97s, need a plan

Villain at the time seemed like a reg, but I don't have many hands on him. He's folded to 3bets once out of 3 times... No other reads. I don't...

Started by JL, 10-25-2010 07:54 PM
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11-30-2010 07:00 PM

newb needing help posting hands

I get this error each time i try to post a hand converted by the Flop turn river converter: The following errors occurred with your submission:...

Started by DBRose, 11-30-2010 04:55 AM
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11-30-2010 01:11 PM

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