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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: 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

Super Sexy Draw - Overbet into me, call or fold?

What's my play here and why? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by aislephive, 05-12-2006 01:02 AM
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05-12-2006 07:20 PM

Interesting Turn Spot, Big Draw in Big Pot OOP

Preflop was an accident, thought there was another limper in EP. As played I should've just folded preflop... I have a lot of thoughts about...

Started by Genitruc, 05-17-2007 01:53 AM
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05-17-2007 07:28 PM

Discuss?

Villain is a nit : 14/11 pre and tight post flop as well I felt this was very marginal during the heat of action but the more I look at it after...

Started by Genitruc, 11-20-2007 05:08 PM
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11-23-2007 04:24 AM

400nl- A Common situation that I am Commonly Misplaying IMO

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($130) BB ($716.80)...

Started by sauce123, 02-28-2007 03:37 AM
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03-01-2007 02:40 PM

extremely abstract isf theorem question

Pretty simple question. Its the river, there are 5 cards on the board, we have two, and our thinking opponent in this headsup pot has two as well. ...

Started by Renton, 12-02-2007 07:31 PM
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12-06-2007 10:31 PM

$100NL overpair in a 3bet pot and I wanna fold.

Villain's 24/16. Attempt to steal: 34% total, 41% from BTN. His fold to 3bet is 33% but the sample's only 171 hands deep so that's 1 out of 3 times...

Started by Benoso, 12-03-2010 10:50 PM
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12-04-2010 02:18 PM

:: Steady income?

Hi Guys Do any of you actually make an income outta playing this game? I've been playing on Paradise Poker for about 3 months and can now hold...

Started by wrongjon, 12-14-2005 10:15 AM
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12-16-2005 12:38 AM

how not to play AA?

Villain is solid. Not any other reads.. The Mixxa is at seat 1 with 866.97 MuMuMu is at seat 2 with 595.60 jatama is at seat 3 with 276.00...

Started by Pingviini, 03-20-2006 08:30 PM
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03-22-2006 03:17 PM

$100nl -TP IP w/Ax

Villain is 16/9/1.0. I've stolen blinds more than anyone at the table for the past 3-4 orbits, but nothing *too* crazy. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by spoonitnow, 01-27-2008 02:17 PM
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01-30-2008 10:20 PM

Heads Up Tourney.

Game # 51992160: Texas Holdem No Limit (50/100) 05/29/2005 21:35:10 Table "T860528-1" (Tournament Table) Seat 8 is the button Seat 2: £ucky (1705...

Started by Muxy, 05-30-2005 02:56 PM
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05-31-2005 12:37 AM

Pocket Pairs Preflop.. purple penguins play poker..

Hand plays itself, but I'm wondering about my preflop play. Can I call this? 10x rule, right? But on hand 2, I was worried about a reraise. ...

Started by euphoricism, 06-20-2006 08:15 PM
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06-21-2006 05:26 AM

I hate the phrase "call and re-evaluate"

A lot of times when someone posts a hand where they have a good one pair hand and they're facing a scary bet or raise, people tell them to "call and...

Started by mcatdog, 04-15-2007 04:23 PM
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04-16-2007 03:20 AM

2/4 - cold 4-bet...oops got called.. now what?

-I haven't been getting too out of line on this table, and noticed this villain had been 3betting somewhat loose on the button. -villain running...

Started by griffey24, 04-01-2009 09:55 AM
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04-06-2009 10:26 AM

50nl- call river when he reps nothing?

Villain is 19/15 reg, with a spectacular 26AF over 300hands, idk how this is possible. I flat pre coz he folds to 3b 83%, and I havn't been...

Started by unclesteve, 04-08-2011 12:23 PM
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04-12-2011 12:10 AM

Dissapointing but standard line?

no reads on villan... PokerStars Game #7761977873: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/01/04 - 13:58:50 (ET) Table 'Risha III' 6-max Seat #3 is...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 01-04-2007 02:17 PM
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01-05-2007 05:46 PM

2/4 - TPTK 200bb deep vs. slightly spewy reg

Villain 10-tables 2/4. Stats are 22/19/3 over 8k hands and he's a loser over my sample (-$3k). I see him a lot and we battle but not many hands go...

Started by zook, 06-19-2008 06:55 PM
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06-19-2008 10:38 PM

Rush Poker hand vs 20 Buck Spin

Never played a single hand vs buck before. My plan is to call if he shoves and shove any river myself when called and checked to. Thoughts? Not...

Started by pocketfours, 01-22-2010 11:01 PM
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01-24-2010 05:49 PM

2/4: river c/r faces jam

Villain is a good LAG reg. Not really any dynamic between us. SB ($553) Hero ($400) UTG ($400) UTG+1 ($782) CO ($424) BTN ($628) Dealt...

Started by pocketfours, 11-04-2010 01:59 PM
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11-11-2010 04:16 PM

Nice Hand...How Should I Extract More Money?

I got this today. Very welcome, but I'm no good at extracting money off of a scary board when I have the nuts. Q8 suited, one off the button. A...

Started by stewartkev, 05-07-2005 06:52 AM
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05-10-2005 04:53 AM

flopped low flush -- what to do?

Reads (Thank god for sleeping off liquor): Solid regular. Misclick has me with trash in this pot, but did I strike gold, or RIO? PokerStars...

Started by mixchange, 03-29-2007 06:34 PM
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03-30-2007 02:03 PM

is this guy just and idiot?

help me with this hand, could i have got him out? Game #917821259 - (blinds $0.10/$0.25) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/08/02-08:31:00.8 (CST)...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 08-02-2005 10:57 AM
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08-02-2005 11:55 AM

Ok, here's a couple hands I played strange vs same opp

I saw someone wanted some more strategy hands posted in here, so here's a couple I played pretty strange. What do you think? Villain is a tough...

Started by SmackinYaUp, 07-14-2006 08:35 PM
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07-16-2006 12:41 PM

WTF do I have to do to get action? (possibly low content)

I go a build a bully image, and no one bites when I get Aces, but give me crazy action when I have Anna K. Oh, the big loss is AA vs KK pre-flop...

Started by Fnord, 11-25-2006 01:03 AM
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11-26-2006 01:50 AM

Playing Pocket Pairs in Position

...playing pretty poor poker? I think I might be overplaying my PPs in a lot of situations. So here's my hypothetical. Youre on the button....

Started by euphoricism, 12-20-2006 04:01 PM
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12-21-2006 06:08 PM

Do U play QJo from the button?

I usually don't play QJo, with position or not, I fold that hand... I play like that cause I think this is a weak hand and can make me loose too much...

Started by ABCofPKR, 12-31-2006 07:10 PM
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01-01-2007 03:57 PM

Poll Poll: How many tables do you play?

It used to be that so many people were 8-12 tabling and recently it seems that the trend is playing less tables (4-6) and focusing on reads more. ...

Started by bode, 10-18-2007 03:17 PM
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10-19-2007 02:13 PM

Live HU Battle

I taught my friend how to play NL holdem and Omaha over the past year and he has become quite a good short handed player. He doesn't quite understand...

Started by sk8r_daniel, 03-16-2010 04:47 PM
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03-20-2010 07:31 PM

Heads up pushing

Transcript for your last 1 games requested by Iwind ([email protected]) *********** # 1 ************** PokerStars Game #3020708245: Tournament...

Started by Iwind, 11-10-2005 07:02 AM
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11-10-2005 05:45 PM

Best 6m Videos?

I haven't really played in a while. I'm looking to get back to studying and playing, and wondering which videos out currently are the most...

Started by Stacks, 01-16-2011 03:49 PM
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01-21-2011 11:51 PM

97s In 3-bet pot: A spot that is just wtf and fml at once.

Every street here seems wtf. Villain is 20/14 and has folded to 3 out of 3 3-bets so far. Haven't seen him get too out of line and haven't been...

Started by Carroters, 04-05-2011 10:18 PM
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04-15-2011 08:15 AM

What hand am I repping here?

This hand made me sad. So im posting it as a remind to never do it again. I do have a question however, what hand does it look like I have here?...

Started by vqc, 07-15-2006 12:56 AM
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07-17-2006 04:15 PM

OESFD Played badly?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($47.98) BB...

Started by Clar17y, 10-18-2007 07:54 PM
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10-22-2007 01:15 PM

Flopped two pair in a BvB and it all goes Pete Tong.

No reads on villain; he's just sat down. I've been playing a pretty standard 19/16/3 game. Hmm, can't find a decent converter so I'll have to use...

Started by Benoso, 05-02-2008 06:35 AM
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05-04-2008 02:21 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

Give me a range 400NL

Guy here is a terrible 35/20 raising lots and insta-calling every 3bet regardless of amount or position. I stacked him earlier when I reraised AK in...

Started by Deanglow, 05-06-2008 02:05 AM
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05-06-2008 03:31 PM

ARE YOU SUCCESSFUL?

Obviously all of you are successful to be playing at these limits. Unless you can just afford to play at them, well if you can afford to play at...

Started by BILLABONG, 07-22-2005 04:51 AM
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07-23-2005 03:09 PM

JJ out of position, 2 kings flop. What to do?

Was totally clueless how to approach this. ***** Hand History for Game 4367431598 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, May 26, 16:58:57 ET 2006...

Started by johnnyBuz, 05-26-2006 05:02 PM
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05-27-2006 01:12 PM

Meta-game spot

$5/$10 live. Opponent is tight/passive. He plays $40/$80 limit a lot, don't know if he's any good. Used to play Pai Gow, got pwned at first when...

Started by Fnord, 06-19-2009 06:23 AM
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08-03-2009 07:07 AM

JKs, TT, JKo

1) New to the table, no reads. Am I supposed to fold to the reraise preflop? How much do I bet on the river? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB...

Started by donkbee, 12-14-2006 10:14 PM
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12-15-2006 03:08 PM

Squeeze

Original raiser is tag, other is unknown. I don't want to call here OOP, but I think I lose value by folding. Full Tilt Poker No Limit Holdem...

Started by Harry, 12-16-2006 05:41 PM
Replies: 13 Views: 1,252
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12-17-2006 06:46 PM

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