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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

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

Rate my Heads Up play

I was basically trying to play super aggressive and make it so if he wanted to play it was for all his chips. I think it went well. #Game No :...

Started by , 03-13-2005 09:36 PM
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03-13-2005 09:36 PM

hyper's limit->NL conversion (pointless) rambling thread

well, i just finished my 1st mini-session. getting my feet wet. i played a single table of $100NL at prima (have a bonus to clear, and i think...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 09-12-2006 09:45 PM
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09-16-2006 04:54 PM

AQ hand on a river scare card

i'm watching a training video for a 1000NL shorthanded game...the play seems not right to me, and the guy doesn't go into too much detail. ...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 09-14-2006 11:34 AM
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09-14-2006 12:21 PM

3 hands...sanity check

dropped 1.5 buyins :evil:, need a sanity check :oops: all of these hands occured within the 1st round of hands, so i didn't get a read (normally...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 10-29-2006 09:10 PM
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10-30-2006 01:00 PM

interesting hand from 2+2 methinks...

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7851408&an=0&page=1&gonew=1#UNREAD i think it's a pretty easy fold. the guys there...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 10-30-2006 09:56 PM
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10-31-2006 09:51 AM

blind battle river call, bad bluffing, overcard call

villain is typical multitabler i think villain is a bot :? he always take 5 seconds to answer, and is multitabling. anyways, felt like...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 12-03-2006 10:36 PM
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12-04-2006 09:02 AM

yet another AK OOP

villain has TAG stats

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 12-18-2006 12:18 AM
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12-18-2006 08:45 PM

some HU hands vs leaderboard player

he/she is top 5 on sharkscope. at the time, they were multitabling 20+ tables.

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 02-23-2007 12:09 AM
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02-23-2007 07:42 PM

overbets and pushes, "playing for stacks"

i took a stab at some NL tables tonight on FT. 200 hands, so nothing significant, but my friend (who frequents the 1k tables) had something...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-05-2007 09:21 PM
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04-05-2007 11:20 PM

AK hand checkup

no read. pretty regular table, no one's playing noticeably aggressive or passive. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-08-2007 11:13 PM
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04-09-2007 02:41 PM

AK and AQ

HAND 1: villain is very aggressive, over small # of hands he's 18/18. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-10-2007 11:48 PM
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04-11-2007 12:32 AM

i play bad

no reads on anyone, except that people on party seem to call a lot looser. ***** Hand History for Game ## ***** $ 100 USD NL Texas Hold'em -...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-13-2007 08:34 PM
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04-14-2007 12:47 AM

50NL spewing

damn it...playing NL readless sucks. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-20-2007 05:58 PM
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04-20-2007 08:36 PM

donkin away at party's 50NL

readless...don't know anyone at party nor have i datamined... Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 04-30-2007 12:27 AM
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04-30-2007 02:02 AM

100NL hand checkup

i just started playing 100NL "full-time", the villain appears to be a "regular". after 2 or 3 hands... for this next hand, villain is...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-13-2007 10:17 PM
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05-14-2007 11:03 PM

ugh..should i even have done the blocking bet on this river?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP ($59.23) CO...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-15-2007 12:24 AM
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05-16-2007 09:54 AM

BB special..or not so special...

villain's a rock. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-16-2007 10:32 PM
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05-17-2007 12:14 PM

i have to call...right?

i don't think what type of villain is matters much here... PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-20-2007 09:37 PM
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05-20-2007 11:37 PM

QQ preflop vs LAG

villain isn't very good....well, i don't think he is. he called down with 66 as an underpair vs 2 3/4 sized barrels. he's 30/14 over small sample. ...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-20-2007 09:40 PM
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05-21-2007 03:40 PM

List of Theorems

i feel like i'm at a disadvantage because i keep hearing about theorem this and theorem that and i have no idea what it is, so i end up googling it...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-21-2007 10:09 AM
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05-21-2007 04:25 PM

why stats don't say much...i think

i've been datamining FT like hell lately (haven't played on it, since there are better bonuses elsewhere right now) anyways, this guy has pretty...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-21-2007 11:59 AM
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05-21-2007 11:51 PM

am i too nitty here?

villains are stars nits PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-21-2007 08:08 PM
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05-24-2007 10:44 PM

why do people hate short stacks so much?

albeit, i lost some of these hands, but still there's nothing "hard" about adjusting to short stackers. i don't know why all the people over at 2p2...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-21-2007 08:48 PM
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05-23-2007 07:05 AM

hero pukes over and over tonight's session

this shit never happens on stars. damn party bonus. i'm pretty much playing readless against most of these guys. at the time i thought villain...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-22-2007 10:30 PM
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05-23-2007 03:16 AM

having problems adjusting to party from stars...

on a 5 buyin downswing right now. i know, that's not much. but i feel like i'm getting my ass handed to me soundly. part of it is running bad, but...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-23-2007 10:09 PM
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05-24-2007 03:50 PM

:'( time to move down on party, still can't adjust

another losing session. i need to drop down to 50NL on party. villain is TAG regular (he was at 2 of my tables) another TAG, HUD has him...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-25-2007 08:34 PM
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05-28-2007 08:31 PM

100NL, 3 hands

villain is 14/10/2.4 villain just sat down, no reads another villain who also just sat down, no reads. didn't have time to reload.

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-27-2007 05:08 PM
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05-28-2007 04:06 AM

how do you "reset" your brain when on a dowswing?

this hand explains it all: i can quite confidently say that that hand is probably the worst played hand i have ever played. and if not, it'd...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-27-2007 05:22 PM
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05-28-2007 07:03 PM

my leak: thinking i'm better than i really am

people who haven't read ISF's excellent post on this subject, read it. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=53415 btw, this is...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-29-2007 12:02 AM
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05-29-2007 03:49 PM

how much should i buy in for?

first time this has happened. i'm browsing through cake poker, and find a 6-max $100NL table with a free seat. here are the stack sizes. 61bb,...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 05-31-2007 10:22 PM
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06-01-2007 02:31 AM

extracting max value in a 3bet pot

villain is unknown. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) ...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-02-2007 09:28 PM
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06-03-2007 05:43 AM

3bet pot, overpair

villain is a loose passive donk. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format:...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-04-2007 11:04 PM
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06-05-2007 02:30 PM

BvB, top pair + open ended on coordinated board

@$100NL prima hero has $117 villain has $167, haven't tangled with the guy, so assume readless folded to hero in SB with Q9o. hero raises $3.5....

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-09-2007 11:49 PM
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06-10-2007 12:14 AM

QQ in the SB

CO open raises 4x. i raise it up to 12x. BB folds. CO pushes the rest of his 96bb. can we call this against an unknown? TAG? LAG?

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-10-2007 08:53 PM
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06-11-2007 12:39 PM

tilt monkey = me

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-12-2007 12:07 AM
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06-12-2007 01:26 PM

does playing KK like this make me a nit?

- OnkelOni sitting in seat 1 with $119.25 - DeValois sitting in seat 2 with $180.78 - plznomore2 sitting in seat 3 with $93.84 - NITTYMcNITTYSON...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-12-2007 04:43 PM
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06-13-2007 01:08 AM

misclick -> spew?

readless against villain, haven't tangled with him. over 30 hands he was 30/15. GAME #########: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 Seat 1: Aurew1...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-17-2007 01:40 PM
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06-20-2007 10:56 AM

what's our play against terrible player?

i'm going to copy zook and do a multi-part question... horrible loose passive calling station limps UTG. hero is dealt :ks: :jd: in MP. what...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-22-2007 09:43 AM
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06-22-2007 09:44 PM

which play is more EV?

$100NL, villain is TAGish. Seat 1: sigh23 ($126.85 in chips) Seat 3: 0Adas0 ($178.16 in chips) Seat 5: leopoldin ($14.60 in chips) DEALER Seat...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-24-2007 08:42 PM
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06-25-2007 11:13 AM

to call or not to call...

Started by |~|ypermegachi, 06-24-2007 11:41 PM
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06-25-2007 07:54 AM

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