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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

Did I donk this up?

Villain in SB is 31.7/7.3/2.4 over 205 hands PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by Jager, 12-09-2006 03:42 AM
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12-09-2006 03:53 AM

50NL - donk bet on paired river

villain is 44/0 over 30 hands, no post flop reads. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by swiggidy, 12-08-2006 07:17 PM
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12-09-2006 02:02 AM

What the hell?

What do you do here? I have no reads PokerStars Game #7352986176: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/12/08 - 13:07:03 (ET) Table 'Rimito'...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-08-2006 01:11 PM
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12-09-2006 01:56 AM

Playing Pace

I seem to have noticed that when I play too fast I tend to lose, but if I slow down just a bit it I usually win. Does anyone here have a pace at...

Started by Jager, 12-09-2006 01:16 AM
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12-09-2006 01:16 AM

Defending my Blind steal

This guy has been defending his blinds rather aggressively. I took about 30 bucks off him earlier when I stuck around and hit the flop with a weakish...

Started by Galapogos, 12-08-2006 01:48 PM
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12-09-2006 12:10 AM

easy fold or standard crying call?

PokerStars Game #7354373530: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/08 - 15:15:36 (ET) Table 'Neckar IV' 6-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: gtp9998...

Started by chardrian, 12-08-2006 03:19 PM
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12-08-2006 06:40 PM

Weak flop bets?

PokerStars Game #7354002817: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/08 - 14:43:39 (ET) Table 'Neckar IV' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: lille_3...

Started by chardrian, 12-08-2006 02:45 PM
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12-08-2006 05:21 PM

tell me you could get away from these..

here's the read... villain is semi-maniacal. i have seen him push people and bluff. i thought he sucked more like a true maniac, but i was proven...

Started by Chopper, 12-06-2006 10:36 AM
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12-08-2006 05:07 PM

Sizing PF raises (split off)

UTG a) Raise big = Reduced implied odds + hopefully reduced number of villains OOP = goot b) Raise big = big pot OOP = ewwwww LP a)...

Started by zenbitz, 11-29-2006 04:02 PM
Replies: 27 Views: 2,384
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12-08-2006 04:55 PM

What do you do on the flop?

PokerStars Game #7342828855: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/07 - 18:39:42 (ET) Table 'Leonid' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: politician2u...

Started by chardrian, 12-07-2006 06:44 PM
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12-08-2006 03:12 PM

How Bad?

No reads, haven't been giving this table much of my attention. There's some big stacked aggressive player on another table that will stack off with...

Started by Galapogos, 12-08-2006 01:28 PM
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12-08-2006 01:33 PM

AA, deep-stacked, facing RR, play for stacks?

I put him on KK, QQ, or maybe JJ. So this is standard right? Or do I slow down a bit on the turn? GAME #460660855: Texas Hold'em NL $1/$2...

Started by JL, 12-08-2006 01:51 AM
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12-08-2006 11:16 AM

QQ oop rrpf

20nl 6-max Villian is relative unknown, but has seen no flops outside of the BB for about 3 orbits. - kanada- sitting in seat 1 with $24.30 -...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-07-2006 04:27 PM
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12-08-2006 09:57 AM

600NL, Stars or FT?

I can play at Party and have money there. I want to try something else, should I try Stars or FT? I have 30% rb at FT. OR is both teh suk and I...

Started by sandstorm, 12-07-2006 12:37 PM
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12-08-2006 07:10 AM

reraised pot with TT

This was in my 2nd or 3rd orbit at this table, and I prob appear to be getting out of line, raising quite a bit pf and having runner-runnered someone...

Started by benny999, 12-07-2006 02:53 PM
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12-08-2006 04:30 AM

Too quick to push?

6 handed 2/4 game Villain has 373, I cover 3 limpers to me in the SB with KhTh and I complete. Flop is Jc 9h 8h, giving me the openended...

Started by jo, 12-07-2006 11:56 PM
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12-08-2006 03:10 AM

Is this too weak?

no reads PokerStars Game #7347562435: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/12/07 - 23:58:19 (ET) Table 'Umbriel IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-08-2006 12:01 AM
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12-08-2006 03:03 AM

Shania bit me in the ass (200nl 6max)

Villan is solid 18/8 How bad is my flop check? 6max $1.00/$2.00 NL Texas Hold'em Seat 4 (BTN) : nvrSayGdBye ($220.75) Blackbird1 posts...

Started by SinkRox, 12-06-2006 05:41 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,141
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12-08-2006 01:28 AM

Expensive Misclick

I managed to hit the bet $730 button at the worst possible time. PokerStars Game #7345187644: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2006/12/07 - 21:22:24...

Started by Iwind, 12-07-2006 09:46 PM
Replies: 1 Views: 1,390
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12-07-2006 11:44 PM

Feeling a little rusty, 4 hands

I am real rusty and just started getting back into the game since the US ban. Please help me right the ship. Hand #1: Villain is 40/17 and is...

Started by Silly String, 12-07-2006 04:25 PM
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12-07-2006 09:46 PM

baby steps

2nd hand at table... PokerStars Game #7329307118: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/06 - 19:21:16 (ET) Table 'Ani II' 6-max Seat #6 is the...

Started by chardrian, 12-06-2006 07:27 PM
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12-07-2006 06:44 PM

Sick or stupid?

Villain's first hand at the table. No stats. PokerStars Game #7341616443: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/07 - 17:08:29 (ET) Table 'Tethys...

Started by chardrian, 12-07-2006 05:17 PM
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12-07-2006 06:07 PM

Nut Flush 310BB Deep vs Good Villain

Just for fun : plz no wordy replies. All I want is a kind of poll : 0 is insta-fold and 10 is insta-call. 3 is puke-then-fold, 7 is...

Started by Genitruc, 12-06-2006 03:56 AM
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12-07-2006 04:29 PM

AA facing flop raise

20 nl 6-max Villian is 63/38 over about 200 hands. - blkjckpro35 sitting in seat 1 with $16.45 - Maiiia sitting in seat 2 with $8.15 -...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-07-2006 01:17 AM
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12-07-2006 01:09 PM

high suited connectors in EP

What's standard preflop with hands like JQs and KQs utg or utg+1? Fold? Limp? Raise?

Started by donkbee, 12-06-2006 10:25 PM
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12-07-2006 11:14 AM

"ur bad"

opponent is 30/10 over 100 hands. I've been raising on the button a lot. PokerStars Game #7334632240: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/12/07...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 12-07-2006 01:34 AM
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12-07-2006 09:22 AM

Die, Please

Seriously. I’ve never been so angry at a random player online. Villain is a good, aggressive (hence bluffable) player. I emailed Party support but...

Started by Genitruc, 12-06-2006 05:10 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,317
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12-07-2006 08:27 AM

600NL, KK led into strong

Just sat down. Hand before I I c-bet, checked turn and then raised the river huge after rivering trips. Villain folded. Not the same villain i this...

Started by sandstorm, 12-07-2006 07:24 AM
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12-07-2006 07:24 AM

Hands (warning, they're pretty bad)

Well, I can play well for like 2-3 hours, then it all goes downhill pretty quickly. These were all in like a 30 minute timespan between two tables....

Started by elipsesjeff, 12-06-2006 11:59 PM
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12-07-2006 02:33 AM

HU History Analysis Please

Here's a history of my last SnG HU match(5.00+ .50). The the table arrangement had been one big shoving match all the way up to this point with alot...

Started by MagyarSHU, 12-06-2006 10:24 PM
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12-07-2006 02:20 AM

Theory

This isn't my bright idea/theory question but figured I'd post it here since it has changed my game a ton (for the better it seems). Andy (guy...

Started by Genitruc, 12-06-2006 04:14 AM
Replies: 11 Views: 1,326
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12-06-2006 07:57 PM

Multi tabling SH

I'm a winning NL$50 SH player, and playing about 15 hours a week, but progress is slow since i only play one table. i find it fairly hard to play a...

Started by xyu, 12-02-2006 05:14 PM
Replies: 21 Views: 2,130
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12-06-2006 07:50 PM

A couple of hands from last session

So I'm back again from my hiatus, and I'm playing my favorite game of NL100 shorthanded Hold'em. I think my image in all of these hands is pretty...

Started by Robert, 12-06-2006 01:33 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,559
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12-06-2006 06:16 PM

In Need of Heads-Up Help

Hi there, I just recently got back into poker. I stopped playing SnGs back in Sep. due to some confidence issues and fell back on play money...

Started by MagyarSHU, 12-06-2006 04:48 AM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,184
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12-06-2006 06:08 PM

400NL 2 deep hands with a LAG

So me and this guy have been going at it for about an hour now on 4 different tables. He runs 35/25/2.5 and I don't think he's all that good. I've...

Started by Irisheyes, 12-05-2006 02:08 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,540
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12-06-2006 05:36 PM

Am I bad? some hands

I've broken even over the last 20K hands and I don't want to blame variance. It feels like I'm getting outplayed all over the place. Do I suck? ...

Started by mcatdog, 12-05-2006 04:04 AM
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12-06-2006 05:22 PM

600NL two C-bet-then-hit-hands-then-get-raised hands.

Hand 1: Villain is 16/6/2. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by sandstorm, 12-06-2006 03:17 PM
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12-06-2006 05:10 PM

two spots

Hand 1 Both villains have only been at the table for like 10 hands or so; Stars $25NL (6 handed) UTG ($24.10) MP ($10.65) CO ($32.15)...

Started by Staresy, 12-06-2006 03:07 PM
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12-06-2006 05:06 PM

top set vs probably an overpair

i was thinking i would just call the huge reraise on the flop then check raise the turn, but if another club comes up, it kills my action. is this...

Started by gabe, 08-07-2005 01:25 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,326
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12-06-2006 02:44 PM

5/10 vs Lyric WTF does he have

Villain is Lyric, a decent regular at 5/10. Some people think he's very good although I think he's a tad overrated. Anyway, he's a decent taggish,...

Started by Lukie, 12-02-2006 05:33 PM
Replies: 36 Views: 2,877
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12-06-2006 01:27 AM

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