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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

BvB vs weak opp 10nl

Sorry for HH but it aint that bad. Opp is a weak player who limps alot of SB as he does below, Ive been pounding his limps when he does. He isnt...

Started by Da GOAT, 04-12-2008 11:28 AM
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04-13-2008 10:03 AM

WHHHHEEE I'm finally at 100nl, now for a couple of hands.

Got to 100nl finally. Today was my first session playing all 100nl tables. I need some feedback. 1)Villain was pretty aggressive and had...

Started by thizzSantaCruz, 04-09-2008 09:23 PM
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04-13-2008 06:17 AM

Quick question

I have JJ on the button and i get three bet by the small blind. Do i 4 bet. We are both 100bb or a little more. Do i call and shove any flop not...

Started by piitb, 04-12-2008 12:14 PM
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04-12-2008 11:18 PM

" but they were suited "

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (4 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) UTG ($7.05) Button...

Started by piitb, 04-12-2008 04:30 PM
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04-12-2008 07:28 PM

Set flushed down the river

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) BB ($7.90) UTG...

Started by piitb, 04-12-2008 01:06 PM
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04-12-2008 04:09 PM

100NL helps please!

Some recent hands, let me know how you think I played them. 1: I have a hard time folding 4c6c in the BB to a min raise. Maybe that's the...

Started by cjs55, 04-11-2008 02:10 PM
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04-12-2008 05:38 AM

2/5 pounds, against shorty and deep with fish

-CO shorty was running like 23/14, but I mostly called pre to have hands with fish to my left -fish in BB was runnin 52/7 over a reasonably small...

Started by griffey24, 04-03-2008 11:02 PM
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04-11-2008 06:06 PM

Fold? Shove?

POKERSTARS GAME #16584772660: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/04/08 - 17:03:43 (ET) Table 'Zimmerwald' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1:...

Started by piitb, 04-09-2008 04:42 PM
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04-11-2008 01:41 PM

God damn law of large numbers

my graph since march 31st makes me laugh:

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 04-10-2008 05:20 PM
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04-10-2008 10:58 PM

50NL hand

Villain is 56/3/0.12 over 30 hands. Maybe I can fold this pre vs. a loose villain in the blinds but meh. Anyways, should I be betting this turn vs....

Started by kmind, 04-10-2008 09:57 PM
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04-10-2008 10:13 PM

200NL 300BB deep flopped flush

Villain 28/20/1.7 ... no history between him and I, not even sure what he thinks of me, I've been playing well and pretty much crushing the table so...

Started by Marshall28, 04-08-2008 10:13 PM
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04-10-2008 10:05 PM

Who plays on PartyPoker and Stars!

EDIT - Im full of shit, my mistake. I have no idea what and inter account transfer is, but my money is sat on partypoker as well. Got an email...

Started by sil693, 04-10-2008 05:32 PM
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04-10-2008 08:21 PM

Leak in non-showdown pots?

I'm running good, but looking at this I feel I a have a massive leak in non-showdown pots or is this to be expected at 25NL?

Started by Muzzard, 04-10-2008 09:59 AM
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04-10-2008 05:15 PM

Theoretical question

You are HU against an opponent at 1/2. This opponent is threebetting about 20% of your BU raises. He is also cbetting the flop everytime 3/4ths pot,...

Started by IowaSkinsFan, 04-10-2008 11:21 AM
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04-10-2008 05:12 PM

50nl, Is this shania or just retarded?

Villain has normal numbers, like 25/10 ish. Leads with top pair on most streets. I can see him making a hero call with worse, I can see him folding...

Started by pankfish, 04-09-2008 07:43 PM
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04-10-2008 01:59 PM

AK facing turnshove 100NL

No HH, because I'm at work. I just sat down, no stats on opp. I get AKo UTG +1. UTG limps. I make it 5$. Villain on button calls. Blinds fold. ...

Started by BigPapi, 04-10-2008 03:48 AM
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04-10-2008 11:24 AM

3bet pot - JJ against aggro villain.

Villain is 25/20/10 (his flop AF is like 9.5) PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by sil693, 04-09-2008 03:42 PM
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04-10-2008 09:35 AM

2 hands from todays session appreciate input

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards) CO ($101.50) Hero...

Started by Fjaman, 04-09-2008 07:22 AM
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04-10-2008 08:53 AM

3/6 simple spot vs bfl4me.

bfl4ame is a semi laggy player at 3/6 who is adjusting his game throughout sessions. He goes through spurts where he 3-bets and 4-bets like an...

Started by Numbr2intheWorld, 03-19-2008 11:16 PM
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04-10-2008 04:13 AM

Deepstack Venetian Tourney hand... KK 4 bet pot.

I played in one of the $340 buy in deep stack tourneys at the Venetian this week and had a strange hand come up somewhat early in the event. It was...

Started by gametight, 04-09-2008 04:57 PM
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04-09-2008 06:29 PM

very strange hand with a set.

villain here is Schemeny, a 200nl reg. he runs about 14.5/12.5/4.5 over a good sample. i actually dont have any specific reads on him. original...

Started by will641, 04-07-2008 10:44 PM
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04-09-2008 02:07 PM

GSSFD 25nl

is this auto stack off? no stats, but dude was kinda nitish. i hadnt seen him show down yet in maybe 70 hands. I had three bet on this table only...

Started by Schiplt, 04-08-2008 07:47 PM
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04-09-2008 12:27 PM

Nice hand UG

Tenth hand at the table, so no real stats/reads. The guy had raised 3 hands out of the ten, though, for what it's worth. I'm usually super tight...

Started by UG, 04-08-2008 09:44 PM
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04-09-2008 11:59 AM

200nl limped pot river straight

I called turn cuz I thought villain was super strong and i had sick implied odds. I thought after board paired on turn I was done w/ the hand,...

Started by Marshall28, 04-08-2008 10:19 PM
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04-09-2008 11:22 AM

5/10 - squeezed pot bet sizing

-This is probably a reasonably standard spot but Alexos and I were debating about bet sizing on the flop -One side of the argument is to bet bigger...

Started by griffey24, 04-08-2008 12:59 AM
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04-09-2008 01:25 AM

Live hand at boat deep

Reads: I have been sitting for about two hours and the table is dwindling and down to 7-8 players or so. It is noonish and the NL game started...

Started by Silly String, 04-07-2008 09:50 AM
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04-08-2008 11:17 PM

You did that, eh? Well, good sir, I have {XY} so I'm all in.

Villain is a reg, runs 21/18 with a 3bet% of 7.5 preflop, I have no notes and can't remember any history. The button runs 50/18, obv a donkey. I've...

Started by Halv, 04-08-2008 06:15 AM
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04-08-2008 10:12 PM

overbet much? compilation...

Villain is a donk running 48/26 I have an aggro image. I recently just caught him bluffing in a limped pot. He got his stack by sucking out on a...

Started by meeloche, 04-06-2008 09:57 PM
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04-08-2008 08:07 PM

400NL JJ

Villain in this hand is a good tag running 18/15/3. Is it ok to call his reraise and get it in on a safe turn?There are not that much safe turns,...

Started by Dislexsik, 04-08-2008 04:22 PM
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04-08-2008 05:07 PM

25nl, flopped boat, facing alot of agression

No reads here. I checked flop hoping someone caught a piece. Please comment on my line. Thought about folding turn, but pot odds said I...

Started by yourfather, 04-07-2008 09:35 PM
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04-08-2008 10:06 AM

preflop decision

3 bettor is 27/22 over tiny sample so no reads. Cold caller is a donk running 52/22. 100bb I alwas ship this in but were almost 200bb deep so...

Started by meeloche, 04-07-2008 11:24 PM
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04-08-2008 02:07 AM

50 nl, is this a good move on the turn?

Could I check fold here ever? If I check call I have to call the river if I brick, no? I could be ahead here a good portion of the time, the real...

Started by pankfish, 04-07-2008 01:00 AM
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04-08-2008 01:56 AM

10NL - few hands from tonight

villain is 32/12/2 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver...

Started by sil693, 04-06-2008 09:40 PM
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04-08-2008 01:54 AM

QQ vs shorty with over-call

No reads, other than shorty probably has trash. 2nd orbit at table. I've had trouble with over calls a couple times recently. Seems like no matter...

Started by reprisal, 04-07-2008 10:25 PM
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04-08-2008 12:46 AM

AK 4bet pot. Flop decision.

first guy that 3bets is 32/32/3 - im easily willing to stack off w AK against him preflop. villain that checks flop is at 73/10/2 and seems donkish -...

Started by sil693, 04-07-2008 08:07 AM
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04-07-2008 10:15 PM

I'm terrible with drawing hands

I'm generally a weak-tight nit. Behold: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com...

Started by grnydrowave2, 04-06-2008 10:32 AM
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04-07-2008 05:48 AM

Hi everyone!! how long did it take you from 25nl to 400nl?

lawls

Started by HybridTt, 04-04-2008 02:51 AM
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04-06-2008 11:23 PM

400NL AKs

Interesting hand against a very good tag. running about 20/17. Do i bet the turn here again?If so, why? Can i ever coldcall here preflop? He...

Started by Dislexsik, 04-06-2008 06:59 AM
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04-06-2008 11:16 PM

88 hand

I actually played poker today, and this was a hand that befuddled me a little bit. It's not a difficult hand or anything, but I'd like some feedback...

Started by UG, 04-06-2008 02:15 AM
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04-06-2008 04:59 PM

How to play KA optimumly?

For this dicussion i would like to assume there is only one villian and both of u have 100BB in a 6-handed game (everyone else folds) Situation 1:...

Started by dunowhut, 04-04-2008 01:11 AM
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04-06-2008 01:07 PM

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