Hand histories are an account of a single hand of poker up to a certain decision point. They should include as much information as possible, and should not include information about the hand past the decision point (such as the result of the hand).
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Determining the proper play on the turn
This hand came up in a local WPT event (not the main event for the series) that had a $340 buyin. Everyone started the tournament with $15K in chips and the structure was good with 40 minute blinds. ...
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Tough decision on the turn
The tournament has 30 minute blind levels, everyone began with 10K in chips, and the play is 10 handed. At this point the blinds are 200/400 with a 50 Ante. Hero starts the hand with 7825 in chips ...
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NL100: River Shove with Ace-High?
I'm not sure how to frame this so I'll just post the hand and you can
say what you want about it.
Villain was 18/16/5 AF; 3B 11(7/63); Squeeze 18(2/11) over ~160 hands. I believe he understands ...
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Straight w/ 4 board cards: Reacting to a Nit
I am interested in thoughts about what Hero should do at this point, but I am even more interested in thoughts about alternate lines to lead to a better outcome.
The villain (BTN) in this hand plays ...
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NL100: Facing River Raise After Flopping Straight
Villain is 37/15/9 (3b) over ~450 hands. RFI 32%(7/22) from SB. This is the first time he's limp-called from this spot, altough he does it slightly more than half the time from most other positions. ...
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NL200: Am I A Super-Nit For Considering Folding The Turn With TPGK?
First off, I flatted the CO opn as I'd just 3B that player very recently. I didn't want to get 4B off what was likely the best hand, and IP, it plays well enough postflop to be +EV IMO. Not certain ...
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Are there any good Poker hand history databases for free out there? [duplicate]
I'm doing a project on poker AI's for my senior thesis and I was wondering if anyone knows about any hand history data openly available? By hand history database I mean game logs where everything is ...
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NL100: Turn Two-Pair at Wet Board Facing Small Bets
note: I don't have a great deal of experience with "Speed Poker" but I
can see that the table dynamics are significantly different from
regular 6max.
Villain is 20/17/10% 3bet. AF 3. Over 93 ...
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NL100: 2-Pair In 4-Way Pot Facing OOP Lead @ Wet Flop
Villain is 21/14/1.5 AF over ~ 105 hands. It seems as though he understands position. He has mostly been quite passive postflop not making overly aggressive moves or traps. I haven't got a lot of ...
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Should I call all-in here with bottom set?
Game is $1/$3 NL Hold'em
Hero is in a middle position with $410. Villain is in an earlier position with approx $540.
Pre-Flop:
A few callers, including villain. Hero sees 22 and calls $3. In total, ...
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Should I have went all-in with KK on this flop?
Game is $1/$3 NL Hold'em
Hero is BB with $440.
Villain is UTG with about $310.
Pre-Flop:
Villain raises UTG to $12.
4 callers.
Hero happily discovers that he has KK and raises to 110.
Villain ...
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NL200: TPGK In Squeezed Pot OOP
Villain is 22/11/0 3B(0/28) over ~80 hands. Folded to 3B 67% all positions (2/3). He seems Tight, and relatively passive Pre- and Post-flop. This is the first time he's faced a 3B from a steal ...
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(Simple?) 3-bet Scenario
This is a copy of a question from a (relatively) well known strategy thread authored by Phil Galfond. I thought it would make for interesting answers considering the format of SE.
From watching ...
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$1/$2 Live - Turned top two pair facing heat (line check)
Playing some 200nl at a casino in New Mexico. The place is a local joint so the vast majority of players are tight-passive regulars who are typically older men.
The villain in this hand is a typical ...
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$1/$2 Live - Bottom set on flop and facing 3bet
I play weekly at my casino and at $1/$2 they have buy-in of $60 min-$200 max. This is one of my hand I played last week and I am interested in seeing how you would play this hand when you have a top ...
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NL100: Overpair vs Loose Passive @ Wet Flop. Is The Prior Action Relevant?
Villain is 53/11/3.6 Post-Flop AF; 3% PF3b; over ~60 hands.
I saw villain call a few one-barrel cbets with bottom pair/underpairs at wet flops and make it to showdown passively.
Also, I saw this ...
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NL200 Zoom: Top 2-Pair Deepstacked @ Wet Board
Villain is 29/21/1.6AF; 6% 3bet; Fold to 3Bet 13%(1/9); Steal from BTN 67%(10/15), 41% overall steal (16/39); over ~160 hands.
I believe he's positionally aware and aggressive. I think he's at least ...
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NL400: Big Slick IP vs C-Bet In 3-Bet Pot
Opponent relatively unknown, only ~35 hands. They're playing VPIP:51 / PFR:31 / 3bet:6% (1/17 opportunities). Currently he has a postflop AF of 2.7, which is above the ~2.0 average.
What would you ...
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Should I call opponent's flop re-raise with trips?
I'm looking for some advice on a particular hand I played last night.
1/3 NL.
Villain (~$350) - Playing loose aggressive and seemed like a reasonable/good player overall. Definitely raises more ...
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Interesting Spot in Penny Poker: Overpair vs Nit on Wet Board
One of my students was practicing at the super-low stakes online games, and he came across a hand that ended up a lot more interesting than it seemed on face value. I have my own conclusions that I'll ...
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NL600: River Decision IP vs TAG 3 Barrel
Opponent is a TAG. 23/19/2.8 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~600 hands. He's opening ~23% from MP. I've been playing slightly tighter, around 20/15/1.7 which given our table dynamics, I believe I looked less ...
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pair of K, low kicker, out of position
I had this situation (fake money, very low buy in):
I folded because I was afraid of two A.
Was it correct to play at blinds A5o?
What should I have done at the flop?
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Do I call a turn all-in with KK with against a possible flush?
I don't recall all the details about this hand, but here's what I do know.
Some folds and possibly some limps; I forget exactly.
$1/$2 NL
Villain (Has hero easily covered) in Seat 1
Hero (~$450) ...
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Should I call this river overbet with an overpair?
1/3 at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh Pa. Villain is a Hines Ward lookalike - he started out playing as a seemingly competent LAG, playing lots of hands fairly aggressively, putting opponents in tough ...
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NL400: Live Hand vs Semi-Loose Passive Player At Dry Board. What Would You Do?
This is a live hand in a London Casino. The place was a little busier than the norm. The regs seemed to be drinking more than usual (Tough week perhaps?!). The atmosphere was more playful, less ...
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NL200: Deep Stacked IP; 4Bet pot
Flop opponent is a TAG with 22/20/2.7 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~300 hands. I've been playing a similar style to him.
My hand has good IO IP here as we are deep and I can play this type of hand aggressively ...
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99 short stacks reraised under the gun tournament
Hero is under the gun with about 7000 in chips, just doubled up. 6 handed, blinds are 200/400 and 25 antes. Hero has 99. Hero raises to 1200. Chip leader, about 15000 in #2 raises to 3000. Hand ...
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NL400: Vs a TAG Regular. Interesting River Decision
Opponent is a standard TAG regular, nothing unusual. No specific reads. 22/16/2.5 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~300 hands.
$4 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
SB: $155
BB: $361
UTG: $190
MP: $444
Hero (CO): ...
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NL600: Should I Make This River Bluff vs Reg?
Opponent is a smart semi-tight player, a TAG with tricks. 27/22/2.8 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~980 hands. I've been playing a similar yet slightly tighter style than him.
Villain's a good player so I know ...
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5/5 NLHE Flop decision against maniac and solid player
Not my hand...
Villian 1, complete spewtard, he is down ~2K, been raising like an
idiot preflop to 30-50 when the table is opening to 15-20. In total
gamble mode.
Villian 2, Prob the best ...
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NL600: River Decision OOP vs Thinking Regular At Very Wet Board
Opponent is a good, thinking semi-loose regular, capable of almost all the things you'd imagine. 28/21/2.5 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~1200 hands.
This is early in this particular session although we've ...
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Call river all-in after missing flush-draw but hitting AK?
The villain just sat down a few hands prior to this, so neither of us should have had any reads on the other.
$1/2 NL (10 handed)
SB Villain (~$190)
BB Hero (~$300)
Normalish stack sizes for ...
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PLO100 - Top Two Facing Turn Aggression on Wet Board
Pot-Limit Omaha, $1.00 BB (6 handed)
Limited time at the table, so not a lot of history with anyone. As far as I can tell, MP plays straight-forward and is a bit weak/passive. In one hand in the last ...
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NL200: Many possible lines to showdown in this 3-bet pot
Villain is a semi-loose regular for 6 max. He's solid enough, but generally straight-forward OOP. 27/16/2.5 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~180 hands.
$2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
SB: $180
BB: $211
UTG: ...
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NL200: Difficult River Situation; Whether To Bluff Or Not?
Villain is a TAGgy regular. 24/17/2.1 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~270 hands.
$2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
SB: $161
BB: $218
UTG: $63
MP: $157
Hero (CO): $290
BTN: $245
Pre Flop: Hero on CO has ...
