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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

Poker IQ test

At www.donkeytest.com there is a free high stakes poker IQ test, which is actually pretty good. I did pretty crap & got 102, but Greenplastic (I...

Started by noble007, 02-26-2007 09:09 AM
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03-01-2007 11:40 AM

Let's play pretend...

Let's pretend you're Hero. I'm Villain, and a complete unknown to you. It's my very first hand at the table. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero...

Started by Warpe, 02-28-2007 10:51 AM
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03-01-2007 07:58 AM

Where do I discuss HU? --> Sheetah eplains HU

I know this might be off topic, but which forum would be the best place to discuss strictly heads up play. After a long run of cold cards and bad...

Started by MagyarSHU, 02-17-2007 03:10 AM
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02-28-2007 05:44 PM

QQ - 4-way 3bet pot 170bb deep

no reads anyone calling here? would you call/shove, if mp weren´t still to act behind us? GAME #491525586: Texas Hold'em NL $0.25/$0.50...

Started by XTR1000, 02-27-2007 06:42 PM
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02-28-2007 04:54 PM

$25NL Hands

Aside from more 3poppin PF I have felt lost in a few reraised pots lately. Here are some big losers/winners from my last session. Hand 1...

Started by bigspenda73, 02-27-2007 10:49 PM
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02-28-2007 03:56 PM

3 hands

1. ** Game ID 1224849645 starting - 2007-02-24 16:40:15 ** Bulbophyllum (0.25|0.50 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money - Heartachee sitting in seat...

Started by jackvance, 02-24-2007 07:00 PM
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02-28-2007 01:19 PM

Interesting simple looking decisions

Opp is reg tagg who is reasonable in threebet calling. I suspect his range is somewhere around AQ+, 99+, and if anything his range is looser. No...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 02-27-2007 01:10 AM
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02-28-2007 12:21 PM

NL25$ river check raise question

Cryptologic No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.15/$0.25 6 players Converter Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 7 :spade: Q :diamond: ...

Started by paws, 02-28-2007 01:23 AM
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02-28-2007 12:06 PM

uhhh 100 NL

absolutely 0 reads, these situations always annoy me... PokerStars Game #8636577309: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/26 - 14:22:32 (ET)...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-26-2007 02:28 PM
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02-28-2007 02:31 AM

The DIE SHORTSTACK RATHOLERS thread:

Feel free to post all hands where you own a shortstacker, who i know we all hate. Here's the only one i can find right now. Preferably, the short...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-27-2007 04:38 PM
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02-28-2007 01:53 AM

ship it holla (no content, doesn't belong here)

PokerStars Game #8646070466: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2007/02/27 - 00:10:31 (ET) Table 'Elephenor V' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by Lukie, 02-27-2007 12:48 AM
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02-27-2007 10:56 PM

Giving up in reraised pots.

My confidence is really going down now so I'd like to just make sure that these are standard hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-27-2007 05:39 PM
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02-27-2007 09:15 PM

More reraised pots but w/flop action

Thoughts on any? This reraise preflop thing is annoying me and I'm feeling like I should never reraise AK/AQ at the $25 cuz I suck in reraised pots....

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-27-2007 07:38 PM
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02-27-2007 09:03 PM

Flop a flush gross turn spot

Opponent is absolutely unknown. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-26-2007 07:41 PM
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02-27-2007 03:19 PM

Post Your Grossest Spots

Not so we can have detailed detailed discussions about each hand, just for fun so we can laugh at how sick poker can be sometimes. Feel free to post...

Started by Genitruc, 02-26-2007 05:17 PM
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02-27-2007 03:17 PM

River decision

No history with this guy but he seems decent, maybe a little aggressive: Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool...

Started by Warpe, 02-26-2007 02:58 PM
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02-27-2007 12:32 PM

Top Two on 3-flush flop

villian is 33/9/1.4, seemed solid, but capable of stupid calls prf from time to time. if there aren´t already two diamonds out there, a bigger...

Started by XTR1000, 02-27-2007 06:47 AM
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02-27-2007 12:31 PM

More hands for analysis pls

Hand 1: Villain is 45/15, my only read is that he DIDNT reraise AK preflop and showed it down earlier vs another player. Fairly Standard IMO. ...

Started by elipsesjeff, 02-26-2007 03:57 AM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,076
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02-26-2007 08:41 PM

400nl- Tough (or easy?) riv decision- discuss

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) UTG ($533.50) MP ($429)...

Started by sauce123, 02-25-2007 08:19 PM
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02-26-2007 07:25 PM

gamble it up for 220bb?

this happened soon after winning my biggest ever pot with the nuts vs 2nd nuts (different villain). i have been pretty active in small pots...

Started by benny999, 02-24-2007 01:29 AM
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02-26-2007 05:33 PM

I have to push this flop right?

Villain is a regular, isn't out of line but is probably a losing player. A few hands earlier I made a sick call with QQ with an A on the flop versus...

Started by Benoso, 02-23-2007 11:37 AM
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02-26-2007 05:02 PM

NL10, How do U play that hand?

Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Ring Game 4 Players LegoPoker Hand Converter Stack Sizes Hero (UTG): $10.10 BTN: $2.50 SB:...

Started by ABCofPKR, 02-25-2007 09:58 PM
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02-26-2007 03:45 PM

Battling the PF reraiser's

After posting Hand 1 in codereds lag thread, I got some negative feedback. What I am doing here is slowing down the regulars who are tired of me...

Started by Jager, 02-24-2007 02:03 AM
Replies: 33 Views: 2,031
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02-26-2007 03:33 PM

i haven't seen any AA hands posted in a while, so heres one

villain is a loose kinda aggressive retard (something like 40/12/2). I have no real history with him though i have been playing like 26/20...

Started by Renton, 02-25-2007 04:24 PM
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02-26-2007 01:23 PM

baby flush lots of action, limped pot

guy just sat, is unknown FullTiltPoker Game #1870667325: Table Bonanza (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:09:43 ET - 2007/02/25 Seat 1:...

Started by Renton, 02-25-2007 04:20 PM
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02-26-2007 01:03 PM

Couple of ideas

Hi, been experimenting with a few things lately and thought i'd share them. Say you play 4 or more tables - what do you think the merits of...

Started by Toadstool, 02-25-2007 10:14 PM
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02-26-2007 12:56 PM

KK deep Squeeze flop min raise??

Villain is 38/12/2, I have seen few people lose as much as this guy in 138 hands. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History...

Started by Jager, 02-25-2007 03:58 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 1,170
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02-25-2007 10:47 PM

Whats the best site to play Heads up SNG's? Tribecca sold

At the moment i specialise in Heads up tournaments playing $50 games. I play on doyles room but the tribecca network is shutting down...I enjoyed...

Started by bcitypoker, 02-25-2007 01:21 PM
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02-25-2007 07:41 PM

Anyone know a player called Blomstret?

He's Swedish, new on £50NL at Crypto, he is 7-tabling, and he has taken me, and several other regulars, apart over the last couple of days. Does...

Started by biondino, 02-23-2007 05:49 AM
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02-25-2007 05:40 PM

QQ - Weak but ok fold with heavy reverse implied odds?

Villain is new to me but all 4 of my tables are playing pretty tight at the moment. I dont want to raise this and any turn card will scare me. ...

Started by Pelion, 02-23-2007 11:19 AM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,184
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02-25-2007 11:55 AM

Worst played hand of week AA 200bb's deep

Aah man, sometimes I wonder why I haven't been able to move up the levels since Christmas. Made $1000 in a couple of weeks playing .1o but bankroll...

Started by noble007, 02-25-2007 08:42 AM
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02-25-2007 11:11 AM

AA fold call or raise the turn

Villian is 25/14/2 Wasn't sure what to do here. PokerStars Game #8601395033: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/02/24 - 13:56:54 (ET)...

Started by noble007, 02-24-2007 02:08 PM
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02-25-2007 07:43 AM

Hand against tricky semi LAGG

I am not part of this hand. You are the button, and your hand is 66. Villian is tricky and runs probably around 26/19. How do you play the turn? ...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-24-2007 09:11 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,051
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02-25-2007 04:09 AM

CodeRed trying to lag it up...

Hand 1: This is Hero's first hand at the table and feels he played it pretty bad. He is trying to become an aggro baller and over the past few...

Started by elipsesjeff, 02-23-2007 05:47 AM
Replies: 27 Views: 1,480
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02-24-2007 10:14 PM

absolutely disgusting hand... line check

villan is a 65/5 over 40 hands. pretty much he sucks (obviously). his AF is .5, most hands i've seen him in is him calling down this terrible lagg...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 02-23-2007 03:09 AM
Replies: 24 Views: 1,371
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02-24-2007 08:49 PM

Stakes, play, and currency...(brits shime in)

Ok I play my poker in US funds but live in Canada and therefore enjoy a 15% currency exchange. My question is, how is the play at different...

Started by DubRod, 02-23-2007 01:07 PM
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02-24-2007 08:34 PM

$20 HU on Absolute - early hand - is this stupid?

Absolute Poker No Limit Holdem Tournament Blinds: t20/t40 2 players Converter Pre-flop: (2 players) Hero is BB with :kh :5d SB raises to...

Started by graven29, 02-24-2007 04:03 PM
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02-24-2007 04:52 PM

River Raise Bet Sizing Facing Min-Bet

I wouldn't imagine this coming up that much in higher stakes games, but I run into this often enough in $10NL to ask: How do you size a value bet...

Started by StageWhisper, 02-24-2007 04:10 AM
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02-24-2007 12:58 PM

I river TPTK - monster line by villain?

28/8/1.6 Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $1/$2 6 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $72

Started by Harry, 02-24-2007 01:12 AM
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02-24-2007 12:47 PM

Regular confuses me so I push pf.

Villain is 23/15 over 400 hands. He probably views me as kind of nitty. I've never seen him make a reraise this big so I decide to push thinking...

Started by NLHE lahooozaher, 02-24-2007 11:28 AM
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02-24-2007 11:28 AM

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