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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

Possibly interesting hand slightly deep 50nl

63/24 with 100% cbet over 53 hands. He's done this minraise 2 times before PF and always played very aggressively postflop afterwards. No-Limit...

Started by bjsaust, 04-25-2009 07:38 AM
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04-25-2009 06:17 PM

poopy spot 1/2

villain is 22/17/2. 3-bets 8%. i've seen a lot of regs do this with overpairs but i just never know what to do in these spots. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by will641, 04-25-2009 12:45 PM
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04-25-2009 04:55 PM

3/6 Breaking down a marginal spot

Finally got some time freed up to play a session this afternoon and have been sitting at this table 100ish hands. SB is playing around 36/25/2 at the...

Started by OP, 04-24-2009 01:34 PM
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04-25-2009 02:24 PM

trips against river crai

villain is 17/14/3, 3-bets 7%. he's a pretty decent reg. i dont think ive seen him get too out of line before, and certainly never seen him take this...

Started by will641, 04-19-2009 04:13 PM
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04-24-2009 09:30 PM

JJ in 4b pot

I was HU with villain a few hands ago, starting a new table I 3b him once and he folded I raised my button a few times and he folded this is the...

Started by , 04-24-2009 05:40 AM
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04-24-2009 01:23 PM

Lost v's nitty player 50nl

This guy is 11/6 and apparantly in 126 hands noones ever cbet v's him. No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from...

Started by bjsaust, 04-23-2009 11:54 PM
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04-24-2009 05:52 AM

My first day at NL100

Hand 1: I think the guy is a fish, but we haven't played much he pays me off with a lot worse on the river, right? or should I just bet smaller...

Started by , 04-20-2009 01:21 AM
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04-24-2009 02:26 AM

Top two riv bet size decision + TPTK stuff.

Hand1 Vill in this hand is a prettttty tight 16/12/3. I've been playing my std game at 20/18. I set it up for a PSB shove on the riv, but realized...

Started by AnTman_69, 04-22-2009 05:10 AM
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04-23-2009 12:10 PM

wsop anyone

hi im new here is anyone else going to vegas for wsop im playing 3 events im a internet pro and would like to meet others that r heading to vegas on...

Started by glookin2, 04-18-2009 10:33 PM
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04-22-2009 07:36 PM

Hero's Sqeeze get's 4bet (AKs)

MP (UTG1, in HH) is a 24/24 positionally aware TAGG over 90 hands. So his PFR from MP is probably more like 15-18. He's cbet and raised enough flops...

Started by Robb, 04-19-2009 03:42 PM
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04-20-2009 09:11 PM

*Official FTR HU Challenge Thread* (Final 2)

$100 buy in, 32 entrants $3,200 prize pool 1st $1800 + Custom title & Icon + FTR Gear + FTR Hat 2nd $900 +FTR Gear 3rd & 4th $250...

Started by meeloche, 03-06-2009 12:27 AM
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04-20-2009 09:32 AM

Leak plugging: checking flop behind with A high

I don’t think I’m really getting the flop check behind in combination with how the play in different turn cards and situations. I guess the 3...

Started by minSim, 04-18-2009 06:12 AM
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04-20-2009 03:14 AM

min-opens at 50nl

When I have 22 or 76s, I like min-opens. But what about when we have some good value? I've been putting in smallish 3x raises to isolate which works...

Started by Robb, 04-19-2009 04:02 PM
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04-20-2009 12:31 AM

2/4 deep - I have a boat.. but let's think about this...

-I think it's easy to just say 'lol call' here, but I think it's very close if you think about ranges and possible holdings here -villain is 21/17/4...

Started by griffey24, 04-17-2009 12:27 PM
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04-19-2009 08:06 PM

200nl QJo 3b pot can I fold trips?

Villain is 21/17 w/ 11% 3bet, I figured his range is so wide that I dominate most of his hands so I'm pretty pleased getting it in on Q or J high...

Started by Marshall28, 04-17-2009 07:49 PM
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04-18-2009 04:38 PM

I love turning a good hand

Villain is loose aggro pre & seems passive post flop. 35/21/1 over only 35 hands or so. Has not 3bet yet. What's my river play? No-Limit...

Started by Silly String, 04-17-2009 03:05 PM
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04-18-2009 05:47 AM

200NL: JJ vs laggggggg

Villain is playing 51/35/3.5 with 20% 3bet over 60 hands. I'd seen him raise a lot more flops than he could be hitting and generally highly...

Started by d0zer, 04-11-2009 12:41 PM
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04-17-2009 03:58 PM

100NL weird line by villain

Not a hand I played myself, but discussing this with a friend. Very limited reads, only +/- 20 hands and he's played 30/22 so far. Some things my...

Started by BigPapi, 04-17-2009 08:02 AM
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04-17-2009 02:05 PM

50NL AK 3bet pot CB?

Villian is 34/21/2 over 226 hands fold to 3bet% (57%) 4 out of 7 Wat is the plan if he calls flop? Wat turns do u barrel? because i think a lot...

Started by mg0698, 04-15-2009 11:54 PM
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04-16-2009 06:04 PM

Bottom set on monotone flop with unusual action ahead

SB is a total unknown, first session with him and only 3rd hand at table. UTG+1 is an unimaginative taggy reg (sort of guy who'll 3-bet me light if...

Started by bjsaust, 04-15-2009 06:33 AM
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04-16-2009 12:05 AM

I've found the biggest leak among .5/1 and 1/2 grinders

The indepth discussion on the bet/fold and the check/call: I'd like to discuss a really simple concept that is killing your winrate. I discovered...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 06-27-2007 03:47 PM
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04-15-2009 09:15 PM

400nl 200bb deep AA gets 4bet

History here was that I had been 3betting CO pretty liberally, this was maybe the 4th time in the last 3 orbits I had done so, though SB really...

Started by Marshall28, 04-14-2009 10:50 PM
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04-15-2009 07:22 PM

A couple 50nl hands

1. I'm suddenly not-so-thrilled w/ bottom set. There's 72 bb in the pot with more than 100bb's behind on the river. BB is 35/15/3 over 125 hands with...

Started by Robb, 04-12-2009 04:04 PM
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04-15-2009 12:26 PM

10/20 hu this is really close...

Villain is m_reed, who i've played with a bit. Solid player who i think is capable of folding a hand like AJ here (i don't know he will but i think...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-13-2009 06:48 PM
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04-15-2009 08:56 AM

6max tables loosening up lately??

I play the 25NL 6max tables on FTP, and the past week or so, i've seen looser play than ever (especially for FTP). has anyone else noticed this or...

Started by surviva316, 04-14-2009 05:31 PM
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04-15-2009 12:26 AM

200NL: KK and an apparent donk

villain 91/66 over 12 hands $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG gamesman09 ($177.10) UTG+1 Phwap...

Started by d0zer, 04-09-2009 10:52 AM
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04-14-2009 04:56 PM

did i bet this too hard

Today i was down to the final 8 in the 256 man freeroll on FTP for the national heads up thing. But anyway, I had been playing against this guy for...

Started by chadherczeg, 12-21-2008 10:15 AM
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04-14-2009 04:35 PM

50nl JT straight 160bb deep paired board

CO is 20/14/3.5 over 500 hands. BB is 16/14/1.2 over 200 hands. Thoughts? $0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by Robb, 04-11-2009 02:27 PM
Replies: 21 Views: 1,125
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04-14-2009 03:18 PM

10K hands at 50NL stats

I'm rolled for NL100, but I decided to see if I'm +EV in NL50 first. Should I move up? Running good, obv. Anything I should improve on? Anything...

Started by , 04-10-2009 10:57 AM
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04-14-2009 02:50 PM

Fun with AA

Was dealt AA three times today and got action three times too. HAND ONE: Villain is 40/20 and average aggression in 50ish hands. This is a...

Started by mormannorman, 04-14-2009 02:16 AM
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04-14-2009 02:41 AM

Top two on the river. Call or brufffffffffffff 200nl

Villian is SilentSupra. He doesn't 3b very often and his stats suggest hes on the nittyier side of TAG. So on the turn I c/c'ed to induce from his...

Started by bikes, 04-11-2009 04:41 PM
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04-12-2009 03:55 PM

2/4 - bvb, river value?

-villain in this hand is a good reg, 23/18/2.7 -We're on the left/right of each other on several tables. We've been 3betting each other a lot IP...

Started by griffey24, 04-10-2009 11:50 PM
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04-11-2009 09:15 AM

Having trouble playing against bad Laggs

I need some help playing against these bad Lagg regular type players. The type I am talking about are the ones who are too loose in every situation....

Started by JL, 04-09-2009 11:40 PM
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04-11-2009 01:06 AM

Are Tagg regulars ever bluffing here?

Villain seems like a Tagg regular. I don't have any other reads than that. In general, when a Tagg takes a bet flop, check turn, bet river line,...

Started by JL, 04-09-2009 11:53 PM
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04-11-2009 01:03 AM

nl200: AKo UTG confusion 3way

SB is 25/22/2.3 over 550 hands, 3bets 9.7% and is pretty good overall. His 3betting is kind of distributed wierd, w/ 11% MP, 0% CO, only 5% button,...

Started by bode, 04-09-2009 07:53 PM
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04-10-2009 02:28 PM

Top two vs. TAG two tone, but otherwise dry board

Well, because I'm OOP I can't flat his raise, can I? It just doesn't seem like he's ever going to stack off with worse because seeing as he is an...

Started by , 04-09-2009 04:28 PM
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04-10-2009 02:14 PM

villain starts opening for 2x 50NL deep PLHE

So I was playing some guy... seemed somewhat solid post-flop, but wasn't 3-betting a lot, and didn't 4-bet. He ran like 56/45 with 7% 3-bet over the...

Started by oskar, 03-16-2009 11:28 AM
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04-09-2009 02:24 PM

How sound is this strategy?

I play 9 person $6 sngs, so I'm heads up alot. (i wish) I played somebody just now who had an interesting strategy. The blinds were 200/400 and I...

Started by kingme620, 12-25-2008 12:00 AM
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04-09-2009 02:21 PM

Heads-Up SNG

Hello everyone. I started to play HU sng's awhile ago and i find them pretty profitable. But i have a problem, i usally get my opponent to shortstack...

Started by NaXus, 11-13-2008 02:09 PM
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04-09-2009 02:17 PM

How bad is this?

Villian is fairly tight but has shown that she can lead a somewhat wide range... 21/15ish overall, spazzes sometimes is not that good in general ...

Started by TheLeakyFaucet, 04-08-2009 02:24 PM
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04-09-2009 01:02 PM

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