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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

TPTK, Turns into TTP line check please.

This is 30NL. FWIW, I'm running something like 10/10/3, but I really doubt villain is even paying attention. He is 28/3/2.1 and for a...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 05-23-2008 04:00 PM
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05-25-2008 08:01 AM

100NL - Turn my hand into a bluff?

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: Hero ($112.35) CO ($138.50) BTN ($106.62) SB ($223.88) BB ...

Started by XTR1000, 05-17-2008 07:44 PM
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05-25-2008 02:02 AM

Unsure at 5/10 FR

Villain here is 27/12/1 over 100 hands and probably a lot better than his stats suggest. I'm 15/11/3. I kind of want to do a street by street deal,...

Started by Deanglow, 05-05-2008 01:15 AM
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05-25-2008 01:01 AM

5/10: 2 hands vs LAG

Villain in both hands is one of the best LAG regulars at the tables. He's running 28/24/3.5. He 3-bets and barrels constantly and is totally...

Started by pocketfours, 05-23-2008 03:35 PM
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05-24-2008 07:10 PM

Need help with this situation

Villain is 25/20 I feel that his calling range on the button includes very few kings, so I feel that he is bluffing here a ton with missed draws...

Started by JL, 05-23-2008 04:32 PM
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05-24-2008 11:48 AM

Just a session

Just finished playing a session after getting PT3, i only downloaded PokeraceHUD 3 days ago and thought that was brilliant but PT3 tops it, I'd...

Started by Toadstool, 05-23-2008 08:31 PM
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05-24-2008 08:43 AM

donkey min raise

Opp. is running 40/25/1.3 over 60 hands. What is my optimal move here? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from...

Started by kapilalink, 05-20-2008 06:00 AM
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05-24-2008 08:26 AM

AQ and facing aggression on a really dry flop

Not too many reads on the guy. I'm playing on a different skin so I don't have my notes but I do know he's a regular. I don't have PAHUD running...

Started by Galapogos, 05-23-2008 03:35 PM
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05-24-2008 08:23 AM

nfd +overs 3 bet pot

Both villains are fish utg: 46/20 co: 25/0 this is his first hand in this session. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars...

Started by meeloche, 05-18-2008 04:18 PM
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05-24-2008 08:19 AM

Right spot to fire twice?

Villian is a good TAG, very active IP. I´ve 3bet him a couple of times. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks:...

Started by XTR1000, 05-23-2008 06:21 PM
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05-24-2008 07:33 AM

5/10: oesd and two overs vs unknown

Villain sits at 6 tables. No reads/stats yet. What's our action? Is this a trap? Do we have FE or is that just what he wants us to think? Seat...

Started by pocketfours, 05-17-2008 08:31 PM
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05-24-2008 05:28 AM

2/4 - Two turned trips decisions

Two very similar hands vs. solid tagg regulars running around 22/18/3. No relevant post-flop history with either villain. Thoughts? 1. Full...

Started by zook, 05-19-2008 11:53 PM
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05-24-2008 04:54 AM

100NL - JJ Backraise

UTG has been at the table 1 orbit, the CO hasn't been here that much longer. Over a very very short sample he has laggy stats, something like 30/27....

Started by BigLRIP, 05-20-2008 07:12 PM
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05-24-2008 02:46 AM

Squeeze gets 4bet

UTG+1 is std TAG, SB is solid and thinking, not overly defending his blinds. I´ve been caught floating and squeezing before but not by him. I was...

Started by XTR1000, 05-23-2008 06:12 PM
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05-23-2008 10:16 PM

200NL - B/f vs C/c

No strong reads on villian, seems on the loose passive side. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: Hero ...

Started by XTR1000, 05-22-2008 07:25 PM
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05-23-2008 07:13 PM

what do ppl usually do here????

in 122 hands villain is playing 70/30 ish with a 14% 3bet (a lot). I haven't 4bet or called basically cause of stack sizes and me having nohting...

Started by sauce123, 05-21-2008 03:09 AM
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05-23-2008 03:23 PM

50NL 2 interesting hands, imo

------------------ HAND #1 ------------------ I have villain 25/12/1.33 over 50 hands in my database, don't know at the time we played, likely a...

Started by minSim, 05-19-2008 05:01 PM
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05-23-2008 03:16 PM

judge my triple barrel bruff?

villain is a semi-nitty reg. 17/13/2. no reads that are relevant to this hand. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter...

Started by will641, 05-23-2008 01:57 AM
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05-23-2008 02:17 PM

200NL - Bluffing 4-flush board

Fine or spew? I´d appreciate comments on river bet size. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: Hero ($285.85)...

Started by XTR1000, 05-22-2008 07:29 PM
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05-22-2008 07:39 PM

late position 3 bet vs aggro player

okay so stats for this guy is 33/29/2 over like 30 hands.... so not a huge amount of hands to base opinions on... without being results oriented is...

Started by GrindCity3, 05-22-2008 01:00 AM
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05-22-2008 07:24 PM

1 card sd vs tag

this hand has two decisions in it. villain is 17/13/8/200. no specific reads. i think his c/r range is heavily weighted towards pair+sd. first...

Started by will641, 05-21-2008 12:22 PM
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05-22-2008 07:16 PM

Learning 6-max from FR

So far I've basically been playing 6-max exactly how I play FR when the first three fold...I don't really know of any general post-flop adjustments I...

Started by d0zer, 05-20-2008 11:33 AM
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05-22-2008 12:20 PM

sick river spot w/ over pair.

ss i obv dont care about, ill stack all day against him. the big stack is 60/15/3/100. no reads other than that. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2...

Started by will641, 05-20-2008 12:14 PM
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05-21-2008 11:54 PM

How do you play AK?

(I was reading a similar post on another forum recently, but then again that other forum might have been here. If that's the case please feel free...

Started by DJJunkPauds, 05-21-2008 02:43 AM
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05-21-2008 10:04 AM

2 25NL hands from today

Hand 1 - Villain is unknown. $0.1/$0.25 No Limit Holdem 5 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG HockAyeGnu ($33.00) CO westbee...

Started by sil693, 05-20-2008 01:13 PM
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05-21-2008 07:03 AM

no catchy name for this one

Villain is a good 19/15/4 reg. Do I barrel this or give up? Anyone have alternate lines for the flop? Check/call and evaluate turn? *convertor...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 05-19-2008 05:38 PM
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05-20-2008 02:27 PM

river line with flush vs donkey.

this guy is a big donkey. i stacked him a few orbits ago, where he called down with mp in a 3 bet pot QJxQx board, he had AJ. he runs like 60/24/1.2...

Started by will641, 05-19-2008 01:32 PM
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05-20-2008 09:48 AM

can i avoid this?

i'm starting to play some cash games again after mcat's post. i'm a decent tourney player (jerdood). i just hate stacking off with AA KK AQ in...

Started by CorbinDallas, 05-20-2008 01:11 AM
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05-20-2008 02:49 AM

basic: i have to bet here right?

villain is 56/20/0.4 over 50 hands. is re-raising preflop a must here... 100% of the time? Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed)...

Started by CorbinDallas, 05-19-2008 05:49 PM
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05-20-2008 01:41 AM

Calling range 150bb deep with history 600NL

Villain is a good loose regular 27/22/3.6. I'm 18/15. We played a hand early on another table where he 3bet my button raise from the SB, and...

Started by Deanglow, 05-19-2008 07:16 PM
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05-20-2008 12:57 AM

AKs 3Bet pot OOP vs UTG raiser, scary flop, 25NL

Villain is 25/13 over 91 hands. Folds to 3B 83% of the time and 3Bs himself 7%. This is his 3rd buyin, both times he was ahead when the money went in...

Started by Sup3rM4N, 05-19-2008 06:14 AM
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05-19-2008 10:39 PM

2/4 - Let's play what's he repping

Villain is 15/11/4 over 3k hands. He's a regular at 5/10, I've seen him on storman's datamines . We have no history that I'm aware of. Full Tilt...

Started by zook, 05-19-2008 03:06 PM
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05-19-2008 05:56 PM

AK w/POS vs 43/27/1.3

MP is 43/27/1.3 over 55 hands. Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by CorbinDallas, 05-19-2008 02:05 PM
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05-19-2008 05:33 PM

Big Hand Deep in position, 3 bet pot vs reg

Villain is a reg. We have plenty of history but most of it is coolers and me grinding him away. I have never been caught in a crazy bluff vs him...

Started by Genitruc, 05-17-2008 07:49 PM
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05-19-2008 03:19 PM

$600NL against passive donk

Villain is 32/10. Converter is screwed up, I bet $202 on the river and he shoved for $350 more. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $6 BB (5 handed)...

Started by Deanglow, 05-10-2008 12:02 AM
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05-19-2008 08:16 AM

I may have figured out my problem

I am high so this may not make sense A few months ago when i was playing, i thought it had figured out how to analyze ranges. I was only half...

Started by Vi-Zer0Skill, 05-17-2008 10:49 PM
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05-19-2008 06:09 AM

Made my set but what do I do?

This was an awkward hand. Villain was nitty and had folded to all my previous SB and button raises. I only had about 70 hands with him but he...

Started by dalecooper, 05-18-2008 10:46 AM
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05-19-2008 04:01 AM

10nl found 2pair while floating

he'd been there exactly 1 rotation is this float/push standard? Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players LeggoPoker.com - Hand...

Started by tom, 05-18-2008 05:58 PM
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05-18-2008 06:15 PM

100NL - Trips line check

Villian appears to be have a brain, no strong reads or history between us. $0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com ...

Started by XTR1000, 05-17-2008 07:42 PM
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05-18-2008 02:42 PM

Call? and if so, fist pump?

This is deep stacked .25/.50 - villain bought in for a half stack (the min) and then bled off some. He was very aggro and had donked into me the two...

Started by dalecooper, 05-18-2008 10:50 AM
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05-18-2008 02:00 PM

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