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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

i know one of your leaks

when you call a good players open raise in late position when you are in the blinds with a small pocket pair you probably play it terribly postflop. ...

Started by gabe, 04-20-2007 12:22 PM
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04-25-2007 03:15 AM

Hand reading exercise!!!

rolonrolon is a pretty laggy guy, pretty thinking also, one of the better regs at the level. He's not too tricky or anything, he just applies a lot...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-21-2007 12:54 PM
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04-25-2007 12:21 AM

super annoying spot

opp is 25/15/0.5 I have never seen him bluff and based on his play id say his mosty likely holding is a FD on flop and turn. Never have seen him...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-23-2007 06:58 PM
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04-25-2007 12:15 AM

4bet pot, flop push

We've been going at it a good bit recently here. Whole table is aggro preflop. I take this 4bet line a good amount with AK/AA/KK/QQ when I suspect...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-21-2007 01:03 AM
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04-24-2007 11:35 PM

NL 25 - Should I fold overpair on the turn?

Villain is 49/8.5/2.3 in 369 hands. He didn´t do anything out of line yet. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History...

Started by Rafpig, 04-24-2007 05:53 PM
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04-24-2007 05:53 PM

3 Big pots (100NL)

3 huge pots here. Just wondering if you guys would play these differently? Sorry if these are really standard. These hands are at pokerchamps so the...

Started by Legendash, 04-23-2007 02:36 PM
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04-24-2007 02:54 PM

3 bet pot checkup

100NL on UB. I am in CO w/ TT. Villain is Button and has 100BB. I have him covered. I havent really been out of line here lately. I have...

Started by pgil, 04-22-2007 02:10 AM
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04-24-2007 08:54 AM

NL 25 - Pair and open ended agains short stack

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1029087 Villain is unknown. Is it better just to complete pre-flop? When I c-bet and get reraised all-in, I thought I...

Started by Rafpig, 04-23-2007 10:30 PM
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04-23-2007 11:59 PM

Folding an overpair

New at table, so no reads. Do you fold here. Too weak? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by Silly String, 04-23-2007 06:03 PM
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04-23-2007 11:30 PM

NL Blind x Blind. Flop trips, what to do?

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1029027 Villain is 30/8/13 in 157 hands. What do you think of my line? I am putting my thoughts: Pre-flop: It...

Started by Rafpig, 04-23-2007 10:17 PM
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04-23-2007 10:17 PM

Should I follow through (missed draw deep)

100NL last night, I'm at work so I don't have the hand history. Both the villain and I have about $225, I think he's a regular but he's kind of...

Started by mcatdog, 04-23-2007 02:55 PM
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04-23-2007 08:12 PM

Annoying river spot with flush on paired board

Stage #639538367: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2007-04-23 19:53:36 (ET) Table: BRISTOL AVE (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer Seat 2 - BAODOWNNAO...

Started by apunisher, 04-23-2007 07:56 PM
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04-23-2007 07:56 PM

Top 2 facing heat

From memory (HH database is corrupted or some bs) : UTG + 1 has 400ish, I cover (nl200), 6 handed game. No stats. Preflop : UTG + 1 raises to...

Started by Genitruc, 04-22-2007 05:20 PM
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04-23-2007 07:50 PM

Mid pair + FD in 3-way raised pot.

CO is 31/28/10 over 350 hands SB is known 2p2 tag Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $2/$4 6 players Converter Stack sizes:

Started by Harry, 04-22-2007 11:47 PM
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04-23-2007 06:39 PM

Good, bad, possibly ugly

Two hands, both from Absolute NL50, hand history is messed, so this is from memory, bet sizing could be slightly off. Hand 1 I have about $65,...

Started by JJDAMAN, 04-23-2007 10:46 AM
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04-23-2007 06:36 PM

STRAIGHT - Easy river call?

Party Poker No Limit Hold'em Cash Game $1/$2 Blinds 6 Players LegoPoker HH Converter SB: $362.75 BB: $196 Hero (UTG): $480.65 MP: $273.10

Started by tickner, 04-22-2007 09:06 PM
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04-23-2007 06:33 PM

$200 NL, OESD + FD

Villain 130~ Hands: 24/10/1.8 Seat 1: UTG ( $ 206.15 USD ) Seat 4: SB ( $ 361.65 USD ) Seat 6: BB ( $ 209.12 USD ) Seat 2: Hero ( $...

Started by n3wbs, 04-22-2007 10:40 PM
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04-23-2007 04:15 AM

JJ halfstacked

effective is half stacks, dunno about this guy. probably sucks since he bought in short and for a weird amount. River is an ez fold that I cant...

Started by euphoricism, 04-22-2007 08:54 PM
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04-23-2007 03:26 AM

Inducing a bluff on drawy board.

opp is spewy lagg who has three barrel bluffed. I call the flop to induce that. The turn he checks and i make a bet that makes no sense to induce a...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-22-2007 10:35 PM
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04-22-2007 11:57 PM

STRAIGHT - Easy river call?

Party Poker No Limit Hold'em Cash Game $1/$2 Blinds 6 Players LegoPoker HH Converter SB: $362.75 BB: $196 Hero (UTG): $480.65 MP: $273.10

Started by tickner, 04-22-2007 09:05 PM
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04-22-2007 10:14 PM

I suck. 10k checkup?

ISF: I, by far, suck the most. Go me! No idea what I'm doing wrong. I killed 50NL for 10bb/100 and I'm a total fish at 100NL. What giiives, its...

Started by euphoricism, 04-20-2007 05:03 PM
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04-22-2007 09:26 PM

Positional requirements for calling an open push

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be sitting at two different tables with a guy who was open pushing a full stack on every hand. What are your...

Started by mcatdog, 04-22-2007 04:28 PM
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04-22-2007 08:33 PM

3/6 Deep River Shove--- what do I do??

Kaiser Horst is a 20/15 tag over 600 hands with a very high aggression factor of 4.67, with most of that being on the flop and the turn.. the river...

Started by sauce123, 04-19-2007 09:27 PM
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04-22-2007 07:18 PM

easssy

villain doesnt seem very good. 40/15 ish PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by bluey, 04-21-2007 10:08 PM
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04-22-2007 06:45 PM

What plays like this?

This guy just sat down last orbit. He got the majority of his stack when he was in the BB and squeezed me and my two callers in his first hand at the...

Started by Galapogos, 04-22-2007 12:05 PM
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04-22-2007 01:23 PM

Plz Weigh In

This hand is in another thread I just made but I'm curious what ppl think about this line. Just had a really good discussion about this with Rav, but...

Started by Genitruc, 04-21-2007 07:33 PM
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04-22-2007 12:04 PM

99, too fast? only get called when beat?

Make me stop sucking, ftr! Only 10 hands on villain, but its showing 30/0. So i know nothin, really. Absolute Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game...

Started by euphoricism, 04-21-2007 05:23 PM
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04-22-2007 10:34 AM

$200 NL win rates?

I am approaching the 10,000 hands mark after a huge session that seemed like 24 hours. What type of PTBB/100 should I bet looking at for this...

Started by n3wbs, 04-21-2007 03:33 PM
Replies: 49 Views: 2,600
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04-22-2007 09:00 AM

Making a semi-bluff at an unknown.

I just sat down, i've never seen this guy before, but i'm feeling frisky. For one reason, this minraise makes no sense on a drawish board like this....

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-22-2007 12:19 AM
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04-22-2007 12:33 AM

Deep'ish $200 NL hand - Missed draw on river OOP.

zuzu84 is the villain in this hand. I had been datamining for around 30-40 minutes on 12 tables before hand (something I do to pick out the juicy...

Started by n3wbs, 04-20-2007 04:29 PM
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04-21-2007 10:42 PM

Stumbling across a concept

I just realized in this session that it should be mad profitible to raise 3-6 out draws on flops where opp is never pushing over your raise, assuring...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-21-2007 09:05 PM
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04-21-2007 09:45 PM

AKs OTB deep

Stage #637659531: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2007-04-21 15:27:31 (ET) Table: HUNTER DR (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer Seat 3 - EUPHOLOGI ($214.15 in...

Started by euphoricism, 04-21-2007 03:32 PM
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04-21-2007 08:52 PM

River Lead

Villain seems to be involved in lots of hands (no HUD stats, edited post to include info I had at time of hand and put other hand into its own...

Started by Genitruc, 04-21-2007 05:40 PM
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04-21-2007 08:46 PM

zomg, a hand I played WELL?!

Villain is 16/5 over almost 200 hands -- so I was a little surprised when he flipped over his weak ass K.. but anyway, I think i played this good. I...

Started by euphoricism, 04-21-2007 07:59 PM
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04-21-2007 08:42 PM

KK Deep

I run like crap. Villain is a 60/20. He could have a T. His turn overbet is so fishy... I obv cant call river. Absolute Poker No Limit Holdem...

Started by euphoricism, 04-21-2007 03:18 PM
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04-21-2007 05:26 PM

rivered-TP faces a pot sized donk

I was actually villain in this but am more curious what you think of the river if it's switched. villain is unkown. hero's image (I observed him a...

Started by benny999, 04-21-2007 03:44 AM
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04-21-2007 05:10 PM

I gave u the rope....now bluff damnit bluff!

Absolute 50NL. Villain just sat down, so he has not seen how ive accumulated my stack. This seemed like the perfect board to induce a river...

Started by apunisher, 04-20-2007 09:59 PM
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04-21-2007 05:07 PM

Stupid hand Max says I should post.

Villain is a fishy reg i dont see much, genereally nitty, im guessing he is likely to have a pp or something or AQ when he calles pre, i doubt he...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-21-2007 01:30 PM
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04-21-2007 03:26 PM

Marathon Sessions

After recently reading Irisheye's post on his $75k challenge and noticing sessions where he was putting in 5k~ HH plus, I decided to give it a go...

Started by n3wbs, 04-21-2007 02:06 PM
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04-21-2007 03:04 PM

Another difficult river spot

Had a super sick horrible session tonight. Anyways here's a tough decision from it. Villan hasn't been at the table that long. Seems unremarkable,...

Started by Irisheyes, 04-21-2007 02:30 AM
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04-21-2007 01:51 PM

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