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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

The check-behind turn move

Well the players at 400 NL 6 max are WAY better than 200 NL 6 max, so I'm constantly learning and paying some learning tax to them (This is why I...

Started by spino1i, 07-20-2005 04:03 AM
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07-20-2005 08:25 PM

QQ out of position vs cold calls

Hand History: View Previous | Next hand for this table. Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,087,150,683 Table Madrid, 19 Jul 2005 5:10...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-19-2005 05:14 PM
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07-20-2005 05:25 PM

Your play?

Just sat down so no read on this guy. ***** Hand History for Game 2365701780 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 15, 00:09:02 EDT 2005...

Started by andr3w321, 07-15-2005 02:02 AM
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07-20-2005 05:22 AM

call this or not and why?

Villain is aggressive likes to bluff ***** Hand History for Game 2381121389 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, July 17, 21:09:57 EDT 2005...

Started by spino1i, 07-17-2005 09:07 PM
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07-20-2005 05:07 AM

$420 pot vs raging maniac

This one got my pulse up a little Hand History: View Previous hand for this table. Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,081,422,067...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-17-2005 08:02 PM
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07-19-2005 07:45 PM

Wat the?? Come on...

This fucker put a couple beats on me by playing like this but that didnt bother me in the least mostly because they were small pots and I knew I...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-19-2005 11:12 AM
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07-19-2005 04:20 PM

Did I overplay JJ?

I'd just sat down at the table and raised the last 4 hands or so because I was actually getting good starting hands. The last hand a shortstacked...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-19-2005 11:38 AM
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07-19-2005 01:54 PM

a 5/10 hand

I win when I play bettar opponents newayz. I took my 20 buyin roll over to 5/10 to mix things up and maybe scare some good play back into me. ...

Started by a500lbgorilla, 06-21-2005 10:09 PM
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07-19-2005 11:31 AM

How bad was this play?

My opponent thought the play sucked and went on, and on, and on ... If I knew I was outkicked, I wouldn't have played the way I did (obviously),...

Started by spin_md, 07-18-2005 10:11 PM
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07-19-2005 01:26 AM

HU with blinds insignificant to stacks

How do you play HU against an opponent when the others have gone out quickly and blinds are too small to affect the stacks? For example, your stack...

Started by 0live, 07-18-2005 06:22 PM
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07-18-2005 11:03 PM

doh

Well I thought the "calling people down with bottom pair" days were over after I moved up from 100 NL to 200 NL. Not so, however, and its been a...

Started by spino1i, 07-17-2005 05:31 AM
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07-18-2005 05:33 PM

6MAX skills in MTTs: advice and approaches?

hi all- just played my first MTT today and placed 9th out of 218, good for $214 gross on a 40+4 entry fee. overall i am happy with how i played. ...

Started by alias2211, 07-18-2005 02:53 AM
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07-18-2005 02:53 AM

flopped straight flush from BB: do you like my all in river?

The hand before this one, I had been pushed off my AK with a flopped K, 10, 6 rainbow. The fellow had pushed all in in first position on the turn...

Started by alias2211, 07-17-2005 01:20 PM
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07-17-2005 09:23 PM

H@LLINGOL on ultimate bet $50-$100 heads up

I was just watching h@LLINGOL on pokerstars playing and I know how you guys think hes god so I figured if you guys wanted to see him play for even...

Started by BILLABONG, 07-17-2005 06:50 PM
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07-17-2005 07:31 PM

How do I adjust my game if i'm switching from 10 handed to 6

I'm trying to switch from 10 handed games, to 6 handed ring games, but I can't seem to do it. At 10 handed i'm pretty succesful, but when I switch...

Started by Surf_Thug, 07-10-2005 04:27 PM
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07-17-2005 06:45 PM

My God, I love the fish

The first guy I almost feel a bit sorry for, but the second guy - I'm pretty sure he had that coming. These hands were back to back: ***** Hand...

Started by dalecooper, 07-14-2005 04:12 PM
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07-17-2005 08:13 AM

Raise war...

Just look at the size of the pot before and after the river. What the hell does opponent have? What do you think I have before you read it? I...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-16-2005 11:30 PM
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07-17-2005 12:46 AM

Your play?

Whats your play and why? Villain doesnt seem to bluff often, plays unusually ***** Hand History for Game 2375765384 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em -...

Started by spino1i, 07-16-2005 10:23 PM
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07-16-2005 11:27 PM

The importance of a good read (multiple hands inside)@3/6 NL

This is sort of my hand blog of various hands ive played at 3/6 NL that demonstrate and utilize the concept of a good read.. This is very important...

Started by spino1i, 07-04-2005 03:09 AM
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07-16-2005 11:12 PM

check this ridiculous stuff out

And believe it or not this first hand isnt just pure fishiness Texas Hold'em $1-$1 PL (real money), #1,078,791,394 Table San Marcos, 16 Jul 2005...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-16-2005 10:32 PM
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07-16-2005 10:32 PM

Would you play this....differently?

Ok, this is live playing 1/1 pot limit Holdem 6 handed. Button has been very aggressive making positional pot limit raises pre-flop. I'm UTG with...

Started by dizzle, 07-15-2005 10:52 PM
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07-16-2005 01:17 PM

Overpair hand

This took place at hollywood poker Texas Hold'em $1-$1 NL (real money), #1,075,874,422 Table Tampere, 15 Jul 2005 10:40 PM ET Seat 3: Andreas x...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-15-2005 10:56 PM
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07-16-2005 05:49 AM

My LAGgy play puts the table on tilt again :D

Before this hand I had raised pre-flop the last 5 of 6 times, and always made a continuation bet. This poor guy got so mad at my constant betting...

Started by spino1i, 07-15-2005 07:34 PM
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07-15-2005 07:53 PM

Hysterical

JenTack and I had been going at each other a bit before this happened. I didn't raise pre-flop because he liked to re-raise whenever I raised his...

Started by dalecooper, 07-15-2005 01:58 PM
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07-15-2005 04:55 PM

10-10 hand

I thought he had a big pair and thinking back I should have just folded preflop. Going w/ my read I know I'm like a 4 to 1 dog. I was able to get...

Started by Les_Worm, 07-15-2005 10:48 AM
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07-15-2005 01:50 PM

AA trouble

What should I do here, and why? villain is TAG ***** Hand History for Game 2366685441 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 15, 04:03:29 EDT...

Started by spino1i, 07-15-2005 04:00 AM
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07-15-2005 11:02 AM

Anyway to prevent this mess?

How would you have played this on each street and why? I knew he had a weak hand or a draw on the flop, what I didnt know was that he caught the...

Started by spino1i, 07-15-2005 03:44 AM
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07-15-2005 10:18 AM

Perfect trap.

He was going all in every hand. #Game No : 2365121678 ***** Hand History for Game 2365121678 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, July 14,...

Started by Les_Worm, 07-14-2005 10:49 PM
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07-14-2005 10:52 PM

Any way I'm getting away from this?

PokerStars Game #2097616718: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/07/13 - 21:38:06 (ET) Table 'Ontake' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: DimitriT...

Started by DimitriT, 07-13-2005 10:33 PM
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07-14-2005 04:42 PM

Interesting hand

This hand in some respects cost me more than it should have, but in other respects involved some pretty good reads, and could have been worse. ...

Started by dalecooper, 07-14-2005 12:25 PM
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07-14-2005 04:32 PM

Capitalizing on image & a scary board

I had been playing fairly tight, almost always betting with the goods and betting moderate amounts (1/2 pot was typical). On this hand I went...

Started by dalecooper, 07-14-2005 12:36 PM
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07-14-2005 12:40 PM

i suck at heads up!

i've only been playing poker for about a month but i've been playing 5dollar sit and go's at empire lately and have been doing ok, even though i...

Started by dwags222, 07-14-2005 10:54 AM
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07-14-2005 10:54 AM

lawnmower

hey just a quick note to thank everyone in the 6MAX section: this place is definitely a welcome addition to FTR.com. i absolutely destroyed a table...

Started by alias2211, 07-13-2005 09:41 PM
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07-14-2005 02:22 AM

Ridicously overbetting the pot on the river! 400 NL 6-max

Well played? I thought he just had a 10.. turns out he didnt even have that lol ***** Hand History for Game 2330652485 ***** $400 NL Hold'em -...

Started by spino1i, 07-08-2005 03:53 PM
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07-13-2005 09:45 PM

Thinking about trying short-handed...opinions/suggestions?

I play 25 and 50NL, full 10 person ring games with a decent amount of sucess. At these tables I always just camp out and wait for people to pay me...

Started by underminedsk, 07-12-2005 10:09 AM
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07-13-2005 09:10 PM

Implied odds, or fishy play? + Funny AA hand..

Were my implied odds good enough on this hand, or was this a fishy call? I knew he had the ace, so I figured catching would bust him. What are...

Started by Surf_Thug, 07-11-2005 08:40 PM
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07-13-2005 09:03 PM

River play

No reads, not really paying attention, but the table was pretty weak and likes to call. Is this a bad river bet? Stage #153788930: Holdem No...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-13-2005 03:02 PM
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07-13-2005 04:41 PM

tilter goes all-in - call this?

Here is the setup... ***** Hand History for Game 2353194985 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, July 12, 19:02:35 EDT 2005 Table Table 54653...

Started by storm75m, 07-12-2005 07:13 PM
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07-13-2005 03:08 PM

What is all this Lag / Tag talk? I think I get it but...

I would like to make sure.. Lag / TAg as it referes to Short-Handed ring games of course.. Laggy play is slow-playing a lot of hand right?...

Started by Surf_Thug, 07-12-2005 08:26 PM
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07-13-2005 01:24 PM

I dont like this flop action

Stage #153591614: Holdem No Limit $0.50 Seat 2 - MONTETHEMAN $16.15 in chips Seat 3 - LEXOTIC22 $123.37 in chips Seat 4 - YA SURE $52.25 in...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-13-2005 01:24 AM
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07-13-2005 12:44 PM

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