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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

50NL: Marginal double barrel

Villain is 29/22/2 and cbets 71%. I put him on draw on flop or some dumb ass float with middle pair, since I've seen many do this against me even on...

Started by DirtyGoblin, 12-21-2008 12:27 PM
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12-22-2008 02:47 AM

100NL: 3bet pot vs 3bet nit

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($108.50) UTG ($140.35) Hero (Button) ($100)...

Started by jimmy44, 12-21-2008 08:20 PM
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12-21-2008 10:29 PM

100NL: FLOP: overpair vs station

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($126.75) Hero (UTG) ($101.50) MP ($133)...

Started by jimmy44, 12-21-2008 08:21 PM
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12-21-2008 09:08 PM

OMG... 6maxaments?? Ohh the aggression!!! (NC)

Anyways, I'm bored and just thought I would drop in and say whats up to everyone here in the shorthanded forum. Reason being is tomorrow I intend to...

Started by Stacks, 12-17-2008 04:44 AM
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12-21-2008 06:04 PM

Few interesting and tough spots- 100nl

Villain in this hand is a seemingly solid player, running 14/12/2 over 125, im confused as to what to do here, 3 betting to $20ish then folding seems...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 12-21-2008 01:01 AM
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12-21-2008 03:54 PM

100nl - QQ overpair OOP facing flop raise

Only 92 hands on the villain, but he is 20/15/4 with a raise flop cbet of 25%. I'm generally at a loss for what my play is here on the flop. It...

Started by Stacks, 12-20-2008 08:33 PM
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12-21-2008 12:08 PM

50NL: K9s, 3-way facing a raise

The button is unknown but I assume he's taggish. MP is huge fish runnin 40/0/1. Calling seems bad here, shoving seems marginal since I probably don't...

Started by DirtyGoblin, 12-21-2008 04:41 AM
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12-21-2008 09:42 AM

AKo BvB, play it any diff? 200NL

Villain is 19/13/1.4 b:0% over 277 hands. No reads. Wondering if this is okay or should play it diff in any point in the hand? Turn confused me and...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 12-20-2008 04:03 PM
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12-21-2008 09:08 AM

How spewy is this against light 3bettor? 200NL

Villain is WCG|Rider. His running at 32/29/5.5 3B:17% on my stats. His on about 4 of my tables. On this table his been 3betting me relentlessly,...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 12-20-2008 04:12 PM
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12-21-2008 07:28 AM

50nl JJ

I think he is fairly aggro but not too crazy but not sure. This feels fishy and I want to make a heroish river call here. I think he has...

Started by yourfather, 12-20-2008 11:08 PM
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12-21-2008 03:21 AM

50nl AK flop action

No stats or reads on villain. His c/r here imo is usually a draw or pair plus draw/combo draw. That said getting it in here is fine right? Or is...

Started by yourfather, 12-20-2008 10:54 PM
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12-21-2008 01:57 AM

100NL hands for review

Greetings! Long time reader of this forum but not much of a poster. Been coming here lurching because your advice and approach to the 6 max NL...

Started by Kid Style, 12-20-2008 06:03 AM
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12-20-2008 04:48 PM

Some hands from a cash game noob

My first 6max cash session, a few hands: Is this move profitable or am I just spewing here? Seemed like a good amount of his range was air. I had...

Started by sinister1, 12-20-2008 01:02 PM
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12-20-2008 04:29 PM

Reading a misclick

I decided to post this in high stakes because I feel like whatever can be gained from it is most applicable to higher stakes, where you're trying to...

Started by Parasurama, 12-20-2008 07:49 AM
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12-20-2008 12:47 PM

AQo in 3 bet pot

Only been at the table a few minutes. Villain squeezed two hands earlier after I called a raise and I folded. I fold here preflop prob 8 in 10...

Started by yourfather, 12-18-2008 11:49 PM
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12-19-2008 08:35 PM

IS folding here too weaktight?

villain was your standard TAGGY player (21/12/2.7 thru 311 hands) and I had not seen him do anything out of the ordinary. PokerStars No-Limit...

Started by GatorJH, 12-18-2008 03:59 PM
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12-19-2008 05:34 PM

100nl - BU v SB 3b pot

Villain is a good reg (FTRer). I'm geniunely lost on the best line to take here on nearly every street, and not just on this hand, but in similiar...

Started by Stacks, 12-19-2008 04:24 AM
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12-19-2008 04:04 PM

Weak fullhouse

Is it ok to shove against a shortstack with the worst boat on this board? Does he call with a non-Royal flush or trip kings enough? $0.25/$0.5 No...

Started by baudib, 12-18-2008 02:36 PM
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12-19-2008 09:22 AM

Action Flop

The villain had been playing recklessly and i had just doubled through him. He reloaded to 50 and donked his way up to 146 in a matter of maybe 10...

Started by rewfie40, 12-17-2008 09:20 PM
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12-18-2008 10:11 PM

NL50, KK facing overbet on turn scare card

Villain is weird, fishy player but he hadn't done anything really out of line in two orbits. He min3-bet preflop with AA and made ridiculous small...

Started by baudib, 12-18-2008 01:06 AM
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12-18-2008 03:51 PM

i really want to raise here

62/15,this person didnt 3bet all night long and has been donking anything remotely connected to the board. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players...

Started by XTR1000, 12-04-2008 07:57 AM
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12-18-2008 02:26 PM

Gotta fold here most of the time right?

Villain is ok. I've been running pretty good, he called me down with third pair when I was bluffing recently. He's not a maniac. He's gotta have...

Started by yourfather, 10-08-2008 05:23 PM
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12-18-2008 01:50 PM

100NL: call turn push?

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($121.70) MP ($96.50) Hero (Button) ($101.60)...

Started by jimmy44, 12-16-2008 05:24 PM
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12-18-2008 01:31 PM

overpair gets open shoved on

CO is a huge donk and SB a decent regular and has been isolating CO a bunch. Im very confused. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at ...

Started by XTR1000, 12-17-2008 06:01 PM
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12-18-2008 01:29 PM

bottom set deep in 3bet pot

This person is standard TAG, 3bets not too tight or too crazy. Being deep and oop he probably isn´t very light here. What do I do? I feel I almost...

Started by XTR1000, 12-17-2008 06:10 PM
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12-18-2008 07:37 AM

BR question

Hi all, I'm an MTT donk, but I am sick of them and want to start playing cash. I normally want 100-200 buy-ins for MTT's but that seems a bit high...

Started by sinister1, 12-16-2008 10:19 PM
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12-17-2008 11:14 PM

Line check in 3-bet pot BvB

Villain is either very tagfishy or very tilted right now. He has dropped about 1k in a very short amount of time. Some of it standardly, but a lot of...

Started by Galapogos, 12-17-2008 12:39 PM
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12-17-2008 08:01 PM

50 nl tptk in 3 bet pot

No great reads, I thinks hes somewhat stationy but not sure. I usually 3 bet a little more. Standard? Should I check turn here for pot...

Started by yourfather, 12-03-2008 03:12 PM
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12-17-2008 05:58 PM

Fold QQ preflop?

Kind of a meh spot. I don't have the hand history. 6max full stacks no notes etc. I have QQ on the button. UTG+1 (only played 10 hands with...

Started by Galapogos, 12-14-2008 03:21 PM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,002
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12-17-2008 01:48 PM

2 pair OOP on connected board

Ok, no reads on any villains, had only played 1 round. This is a table at Cereus (UB) where you can buy in for 200bb on any table. Opinions on...

Started by BigPapi, 12-16-2008 07:55 AM
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12-16-2008 07:11 PM

Check/bet (non)backdoor draw ?

This is just an example hand, fill in any hand you think of checking behind on a 2tone flop. If you need more info, please ask. So let's say we're...

Started by minSim, 12-16-2008 08:22 AM
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12-16-2008 04:27 PM

behind neutral EV

I have been using Holdem Manager since earlier this year and I have put in about a quarter million hands. Now, something really bugs me about how...

Started by bspahn, 12-16-2008 02:26 AM
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12-16-2008 04:02 PM

50NL 3bet pot 2 barrel bluff

Villian is 31/24/2.3 over 262 hands I would think he would 4 bet ak but who knows so i thought the ace is a great card to barrel plus i would...

Started by mg0698, 12-15-2008 08:01 PM
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12-16-2008 06:05 AM

wtf rivar raise

-villain is pretty good. 22/19/3 and 3-bets 9% 200 hands. - i have played a decent amount with him but they are all scattered over time and on...

Started by will641, 12-15-2008 02:23 PM
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12-15-2008 04:31 PM

all in on river?

-villain is 25/20/2.4 over about 400 hands. -could be variance but according to his pop up stats he hasnt 4-bet yet? could be he just never is...

Started by will641, 12-13-2008 01:55 PM
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12-15-2008 02:10 PM

JJ flops top set against unknown. 50nl

Villain is a complete unknown. Thoughts on the turn line and wtf do we do on the river? Like the pot is so big but we beat like nothing =/ Full...

Started by bikes, 12-03-2008 06:44 AM
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12-15-2008 12:46 PM

3/6 - set raised on backdoor flush river

Villain is a solid, winning reg, one of the better players at this level imo, plays a lot of 5/10 as well. Stats are 25/16/2.2. He's capable of...

Started by zook, 12-14-2008 03:16 PM
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12-15-2008 11:15 AM

2/4 - set on flush turn

Villain's running 27/14/2.8 over a bunch of hands, mostly mined. No notes, but I have it in my head that he's a fish for a reason other than his...

Started by zook, 12-12-2008 04:30 PM
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12-15-2008 09:18 AM

HU tourney where I got abused

This guy kept berating me and suggesting I play poker. Said I played like a child. Seemed ok to me. The Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) was...

Started by bjsaust, 07-20-2007 12:39 AM
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12-15-2008 02:41 AM

2/4 - reg checkraises instead of cbets

Villain's running 23/20/3.7, cbets 75% and seems competent. We've battled some, but mostly pre-flop. I don't think he's seen me spew or pull any big...

Started by zook, 12-14-2008 03:19 PM
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12-14-2008 03:22 PM

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