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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: 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

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: 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

NL vs PL

Hey guys, love the threads...great to learn and have great commentary while doing so....I played some PL last night and did well. I don't see much...

Started by gacowboy, 02-04-2004 12:38 PM
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04-21-2004 04:53 PM

Free Card example

I respectfully disagree with the play on this page. First, the free card play is considerably less useful (if at all) in NL because the damage done...

Started by Fnord, 04-21-2004 03:03 AM
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04-21-2004 05:16 PM

Slow playing trips?

Great strategies on here, and great forums (I actually like them better than 2+2). On one of the threads, someone mentioned that newbies like to...

Started by JoeNash, 04-21-2004 05:13 PM
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04-22-2004 09:03 AM

Ranks on flops

Discuss among yourselves.... Total Flops: 132600 Top Rank -------------------- Ace: 21.73% 28824 King: 18.33% 24312

Started by Fnord, 01-23-2004 12:42 AM
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04-26-2004 04:04 AM

Raising pockets

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Started by , 04-23-2004 10:33 PM
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04-26-2004 11:21 AM

Instinct and Patience

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Started by , 04-20-2004 08:10 PM
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04-26-2004 11:25 AM

POcket aces review please

Hello smcgolfer, You have recently requested your transcript of the game number 554542132. ***** Hand History for Game 554542132 ***** 0/0...

Started by scgolfer, 04-26-2004 03:40 PM
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04-26-2004 03:52 PM

Flush draw

Ok, this is the third time I have been criticized for making a flush on the river. About an hour ago I was playing a NL $100 table at PP. This is...

Started by strangebird, 04-22-2004 02:57 PM
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04-26-2004 05:46 PM

small pairs heads-up: rippy, strangebird

was this a mistake: down to two, other player at 4600, me at 3400, blinds are 250/500, i go all-in with 33. my thinking was: i have a better than...

Started by fishstick, 04-26-2004 06:18 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 2,838
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04-27-2004 12:26 AM

Flush Odds correct ?

Am i right in thinking that sutied cards will only flop a flush just under 3% of the time ? Heres what i done, I calculated the odds of not...

Started by Toasty, 04-27-2004 06:47 AM
Replies: 5 Views: 2,965
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04-29-2004 06:18 AM

Small pocket pair opinion

How does everyone feel about small pocket pairs. It seems like your options are limited with this. Straights and flushes are a longshot. One might...

Started by Humphrind, 05-04-2004 04:48 PM
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05-04-2004 05:14 PM

trips vs flush/str8 draw

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Started by , 05-05-2004 03:14 AM
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05-05-2004 07:17 AM

Heads Up

Anyone willing to share Heads up Strategy ?

Started by leon_rts, 05-03-2004 05:35 PM
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05-06-2004 03:06 AM

Playing suited connectors and getting flush.

I would like some advice playing suited connectors (say 10 J or 9 10) in position. I get the flush on the River with a couple of overcards on the...

Started by scgolfer, 04-26-2004 02:47 PM
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05-06-2004 03:29 AM

Pushing aside old habits

Ever since I've been following this site's poker strategies I've been winning money and losing money. I haven't quite broken my debt, but I am...

Started by allLiving, 05-09-2004 11:08 PM
Replies: 3 Views: 2,386
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05-10-2004 02:40 AM

bankroll

Hello.. I've been lurking here for a while. I play at the 25 NL tables at PP. I enjoy learning from the discussions on here. Does anyone have a...

Started by johnnyawe, 04-30-2004 11:22 PM
Replies: 12 Views: 3,852
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05-10-2004 06:15 AM

How to handle smooth callers in no-limit?

Ok, first post here and a beginner at no limit, so bear with me. I've just recently discovered the beaty of being the agressor instead of the caller...

Started by OBD, 04-27-2004 06:05 AM
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05-11-2004 01:36 AM

Having trouble with bet sizes, please help!

I am having trouble with bet sizes, for instance playing NL I get AKs preflop and raise to pot size or so depending on table, players, position etc....

Started by scgolfer, 05-16-2004 05:08 PM
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05-17-2004 08:31 AM

bottom two pair on flop....

IF you flop bottom two pair on the flop, is there any reason not to make a substantial raise and go all in if you are raised? I figure only three of...

Started by bumble, 05-18-2004 02:56 PM
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05-18-2004 03:20 PM

The most important thing I have learned so far...

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Started by , 05-18-2004 03:23 AM
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05-18-2004 06:33 PM

For all you number crunchers....

What percentage of the time that I get three of a kind (on the flop) will another player also get three of a kind? Would it be profitable in the long...

Started by bumble, 05-18-2004 02:48 PM
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05-19-2004 06:37 AM

playing with a small bankroll

after my first deposit of 50 about a month ago, i was able to get to about $343, however i sensed a bit of a slump lately. The cards just werent...

Started by Ragingguitarist18, 03-10-2004 08:47 PM
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05-19-2004 11:22 AM

Pocket Jacks

I've been following alot of the discussion about pocket pairs. Seems like there's been good discussion about AA, KK and small pocket pairs, but I'm...

Started by heatman, 05-05-2004 05:02 PM
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05-19-2004 12:15 PM

Attn: Fnord/Xianti/Fishstick/Aspiring Blind Stealers

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Started by , 05-19-2004 02:05 PM
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05-19-2004 02:51 PM

Why I prefer live games to online play for hold 'em

Love 'em both, but recognizing the differences is helping my online play: Pros of online play are numerous and have been covered. My favorites: ...

Started by heatman, 05-18-2004 04:36 PM
Replies: 6 Views: 2,188
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05-20-2004 03:56 PM

3 way and heads up strat?

Any suggestions or help in playing late in a tournament with sane blinds? Particularly 3 way and heads up, as these seem to be my biggest weaknesses...

Started by Fnord, 03-18-2004 04:59 AM
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05-21-2004 04:23 AM

Poll Poll: AA in late position - hypothetical

this happened the other night when i was on the button with garbage, folded, and started thinking what if i had AA instead... so, you're on the...

Started by fishstick, 05-20-2004 03:58 PM
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05-21-2004 02:25 PM

Smooth call or lucky mistake?

Was playing on Paradise Poker last night in the 10$ NL rooms (yeah, I'm cheap....but I'm just trying to get some hands in without risking big $$) ...

Started by DrNoChance, 05-23-2004 10:26 AM
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05-24-2004 03:04 AM

Playing Garbage in NL

Im a new player who got introduced to poker few months ago and since then ive been playing on a regular basis and reading alot. Ive been playing...

Started by leon_rts, 04-21-2004 05:50 AM
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05-24-2004 01:32 PM

My LEAST favorite hand

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Started by , 05-24-2004 02:57 PM
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05-24-2004 05:44 PM

Playable hand guidelines

What do you think about this list of guidelines about what hands to play in a NL ring game? My friend has made a lot of money on party NL50 ring...

Started by twosevoff, 05-26-2004 08:37 PM
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05-27-2004 10:50 AM

Trips

Has anyone ever done a survey of what hands do the most damage? Seems to me low trips with the two hole cards paired is the hand that takes out...

Started by headhigh, 05-26-2004 03:57 PM
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05-27-2004 12:16 PM

Slow playing pocket Aces

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Started by , 05-27-2004 05:41 PM
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05-27-2004 08:11 PM

All-in with KK?

First let me say that I've been reading through all of the posts on this site and there is an amazing amount of information in here. What a great a...

Started by nutpeddler, 05-27-2004 02:57 PM
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05-28-2004 07:34 PM

what would you rather have in a showdown....

against a low-mid PP(2's-8's). AKs or KQs? i think the answer is easy, but want to know if others agree with me.. first post, hope to get...

Started by Jdiggityd, 05-29-2004 07:33 PM
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05-31-2004 02:51 PM

i suck heads up, ryppy help me!

***** Hand History for Game 663638884 ***** Table Table 13838 (Real Money) Seat 6 is the button Total number of players : 2 Seat 2: maxxscam (...

Started by maxxscam, 06-10-2004 01:47 AM
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06-10-2004 02:15 AM

I need some heads up tips

I've been playing in small limit tourneys and nl tourneys all night (single table) and i've been quite successfull so far, only one bad finish, one...

Started by Aceofone, 06-11-2004 06:44 AM
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06-12-2004 12:58 PM

Flopped quads

***** Hand History for Game 673612599 ***** 0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Mon Jun 14 01:39:55 EDT 2004 Table Table 14082 (6 max) (Real Money) --...

Started by strangebird, 06-14-2004 01:44 AM
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06-15-2004 04:35 PM

heads up battle

check out the heads up battle we started out heads up even, i took him down big on firs t hand he clawed back up on some stupid plays by me, but i...

Started by maxxscam, 06-23-2004 02:42 AM
Replies: 1 Views: 6,835
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06-23-2004 02:43 AM

Someone please rip apart my heads up play

I haven't been able to win heads up in my last 3 SNGs, after winning 5 of 7 heads up. Someone please criticize me. I think I'm just running into...

Started by davfagan, 06-24-2004 10:41 PM
Replies: 2 Views: 2,806
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06-24-2004 11:17 PM

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