Questions tagged [nlhe]
NLHE refers to the no-limit variant of Texas Hold 'Em
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How do straddle and antes effect the absolute stake?
I had trouble phrasing the question correctly so forgive me for that. I will try to explain it the best way I can.
Imagine a game where there is small blind (2 chips) big blind (4 chips), straddle (8 ...
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1/3 NL: Was going all-in against villain with AK the best choice?
Playing 1/3 NL Hold'em at a B&M casino. Apologies if description is a bit light on details; this hand is from a couple weeks ago and details are a bit fuzzy.
Hero table image - hero has been ...
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Hand analysis could you lay this down
Late in a tournament. Blinds at 25/50. Hero and villain are top two stacks and hero has villain covered. Like 6 or 8 handed.
Preflop
Hero UTG with Q♥J♥ raises to 70
I know that is ...
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Did I play QQ correctly in this situation?
This is a 1/3 B&M cash game.
Table perception:
Villain sees like a good player.
Hero is struggling (played an earlier hand very poorly) and seat has been very cold.
UTG+1 raises to 10
UTG+2 (...
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What should hero do with JJ overpair on the Flop against an ultra aggressive (perhaps maniac)?
Context: Playing a 1/3 cash game at a B&M casino last night. Table is mostly tight passive except for villain; I'm picking up small pots and a few medium size pots all night with little pushback.
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How much should I buy in for when playing live?
I am going to play some live 1/2 NLHE with some friends soon. The minimum buy-in to the cash game is $40 and the max is $200. Assume personal finances/bankroll is not an issue. I am playing in a poker ...
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Why does Dealer call over floor if there is 3 of a kind on the flop in live poker?
I was playing live poker recently, and during one of the hands the flop came AAA (3 aces). The dealer called over the floor to watch the rest of the hand, and I was confused why this was necessary. ...
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Dealing with excessive clock calls?
So I was playing a live event over the weekend and I had a situation occur after moving to a new table I've never heard of or seen before. Ideally I'm looking for someone with floor experience to ...
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How would you play AK here?
Game is 1/3 NL Hold'Em at Encore Las Vegas.
Pre-Flop:
Hero (in late position) has Ah Kd. Raises to $10; has $450 behind. Three players call.
Flop:
As 4c 2c
Player 1 acts first. Is all-in for $60
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8 handed play strategy
100 bb and everyone has about 18,000
Tournament
Pre
UTG, HJ, limp, BTN raises to $600, SB, UTG, HJ all call
Pot $2500
BTN has 8♥ 8⋄
Flop
8♠ K♣ 5⋄
Checks to ...
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Interesting heads-up hand in WCOOP 66 $25k high roller event BrynKenney vs caecilius
I was watching the replay of the $25k WCOOP high roller event and came across a really interesting heads-up hand. Quickly before I dive in, a deal has been made 3-handed and they are playing for a ...
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Is all-in calling 2 all-ins with KK a bad move pre-flop?
Context:
NLHE live tournament, freeroll, 2K GTD, table with 8, blinds 2000/4000 (started with 50/100, 15 minutes). I have about 14BBs. Some stacks have more, some have less.
The action:
UTG folds
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Is starting out in PLO a good idea?
I have been getting into poker lately and I've read some beginner strategy articles online and I have seen some youtube videos. PLO seems like an interesting version of poker and I want to become more ...
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Tough spot with Aces against regular, NLHE-6max
6max Nlhe, home-game, blinds are 0.5/1, deepstack (everyone approximately ~350 stack)
Villain is a very experienced and regular winning player, very tricky, capable of unorthodox plays as well. We ...
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AK suited in the BB
This hand was one of the hand day reviews by a pro
$50 / $100
first hand of tournament
everyone starts with 300 BB
Hero BB A♠ K♠
HJ $250
CO $250
BB $1050
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It is proper to burn cards if there is no further action?
It is proper to burn cards if there is no further action?
i.e. all in preflop, or after the flop
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Preflop Pot Odds
Is there a minimum pot odd required where it would be profitable to call with ANY 2 cards preflop?
I'm thinking of multiple limpers on SB, or a clickraise (with multiple callers) on BB.
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Sets and 2-pair
I was listening to a poker podcast recently and the host referred to his Ah 8h as the nuts on an A 8 2 rainbow flop.
I understand that sets "out-nut" 2-pair, but I believe the intention of the host ...
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Raising all-in against calling stations on draws?
Recently I read from one of the poker books (NLHE: Theory and Practice, by Sklansky, D. and Miller, E.) that if you are ahead, you should value bet as high as the opponent will call, without giving ...
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Building Pot on Draws
Is it profitable play to raise with the intention for other players to call when you are on a draw?
Ie. If i have the nut flush draw on the button, and action is all checked to me on the flop, should ...
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Running it twice, odds calculation
I'm looking at a setting in a No limit Texas Hold'em hand. We start the hand with 6 people, only two will go to the flop.
Ok, I'll admit this is a very unlikely situation:
Player 1 starts the hand ...
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Is the heads up NLH no mixing Nash equilibrium strategy known?
In real games, it seems an NLH heads up bot is now at the point of (or close to) being able to beat the best human players. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/cmu-ai-tough-poker-player
For heads up limit, ...
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Playing AA against multiple opponents
Should I be pushing everyone but one villain out preflop with AA?
E.g. scenario, NLHE Cash game:
Player A (Button): 200BB
Player B (SB): 40BB
Hero (BB): 200BB (with AA)
Player A: Call
Player B: ...
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Calculating Pot Odds on multiple re-raises
NLHE: Suppose you are on a small suited connector (6s5s) on BB and want to see the flop for cheap. How do you deal with 2 villains who keep re-raising each other one BB at a time, giving you good odds ...
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Facing a shove after turning an OESD with JJ deep in MTT
Blinds : 100K/200K
Hero: 27.1M.
Villain: 26.5M.
7 players
Hero : J♣ J♥
Villain : A♥ A♠
Preflop
Hero opens for 800K.
Villain raises to 2.2M.
Hero re-raises to 5.0M.
...
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Set Over Set 10's vs 9's
$1-2 no limit. I hold 99. I'm on the button. I call a $10 raise from the person in front of me. I have a stack of about $105. There are three callers SB, 2nd & 5th player.
Flop comes 4,6,J ...
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Can i fold my trips here?
Click here to see the hand in Stars Boom Hand Player.
In the early stages (Level 3, 25/50/A6) of a turbo full-ring tournament, I have 1,082 in my stack and get dealt J♥T♥ in the CO. ...
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Variance - or rigged game [closed]
I played spin and go at Poker Stars - 1 and 3 dollar games. Won 7 out of 10 with a sensible and cautious approach. Then I lost 24 out of 25 games with same stakes and same approach. No tilting, just ...
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How to adjust Gameplay at a PokerLeague?
Every Weekend I take part at a little Poker league , that has 15MTTs and the result of the best 10 count towards the leaderboard ,
There is no prize for a single MTT so you only play fore Points ... ...
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What s the bb/100 from BigBlind from a NL25 online reg? [closed]
I m watching my bb/100 NLHE stats sorted by position at the moment .
The bb/100 is positiv from every Position , only BigBlind is -22.7bb/100.
I think it s normal that I have a negative bb/100 from ...
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Should the hero call all-in with second best flush in this situation?
The Game:
1/3 NL Hold'Em
The Players:
Seat 1 (early position - villain #1): $95 (won some, lost some)
Seat 6 (villain #2): ~$300 (doesn't play many hands)
Seat 7 (Hero - late position): $130 (been ...
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Should I have called an all-in with top pair - top kicker in this situation?
The game is 1-3 NL. Hero has ~$220 and SB. Our villain has ~$350 and in the cutoff. Villain seems to be playing nice variety of hands, plenty of TAG behavior but is showing hands with less than TPTK ...
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Always preflop all in with JJ+? cash game [closed]
Suppose you play 6 mx NLHE at around 50 cent BB, some guy raises and you reraise and he 4 bets, what do you do in general With hands AJ to AK and 1010 to AA?
If you shove AK, arent you always ...
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How did i lose here when we both had flush J High? [duplicate]
Am i wrong in thinking that we both had Flush J High here https://gyazo.com/8d813f78aa0ddca4a6be4bd5f08f8d51
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Zoom NL5: checking second nut flush on turn?
Cut off in this hand has supernova VIP. (Don't know why he is playing these limits). No previous history with this player. Blinds are 0.02/0.05. 6 max zoom table.
Folds to the Cut off who makes ...
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How to play against a fish when having straight
I was playing recently the following game in 6max (max buy-in: 50BB) against a player quite often limping in (fish):
Preflop
MP, CO and BTN folds
SB: Fish (85BB) limps
BB: Hero (50BB) checks with ...
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How to plan IP when having two pair?
I was playing the following game in NL2 6-max (max buy-in: 50BB):
Preflop:
MP: (50BB) limps
CO: Hero (64BB): A♠2♥ raises 4BB
SB: (175BB) calls
MP folds
Flop (10BB):
A♥Q&...
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Late Small Casino Tournament play
So this may be easy or simple but ya never can be sure sometimes when it's your play. I have only 3.5 bb and that's about average stack at level 8. No real room to play but still...open for min raise ...
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could i have prevented losing to this set?
I was playing $0.50 NL Hold'em tournament with AJo. I got high pair on the flop with no straight or flush draws and we both checked. on the turn i got the second pair, went all in and lost to three of ...
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Full House..highest trip or card?
Eg: if player 1 has 444 full of AA and player 2 has 888 and 44 , which is best hand , highest card or highest trips ?
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Push or just call on the turn with trips against an over-pair and you know it?
I faced a situation the other day where in a 4-handed final table in a small stake Texas No limit holdem live tournament.
I honestly can't remember the action 100% but it was more or less in the ...
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How to play AQ on flop against maniac?
I was playing the following hand on 2NL cash microstakes recently:
Preflop
MP1 (53BB VPIP 51% CB 75% FCB 60%) raises 3.5BB
MP2 Hero (90BB) with A♠Q⋄ raises with raises to 10.5BB
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Who gets the side pot?
I was dealing in a live private game...NLHE...
Three players were in a hand. One shortstacker (player3) was already all in preflop. So after the flop the other two players took action and built a side ...
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How to play a pair against a maniac?
I was playing against a maniac who was winning the pots by continuously reraising me (and another players) on flop and on the turn with nothing. Finally we had the following hand:
We were playing 0....
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How to play top pair with flush draw on the flop?
I have recently joined to a new table .01/.02 so I have no stats regarding the players
4 players, every one has 50BB (maximum buy-in) I am on the button position with J♠T♥.
Preflop:
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equity issue with equity calculator software
sorry for what is likely a straightforward question but when using equilab I see the following:
my hand: 8♥8⋄
board (flop+turn): 6♥8♣Q♣K⋄
If I calculate ...
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Showing cards with one player all-in but other player active
Situation: NLHE tournament, 3 players on turn
P1 goes all-in
P2 (has P1 covered) calls
P1 does not realize that P3 (also has P1 covered) is still active and
shows his cards, P2 does the same.
In ...
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How to play if you hit a straight on flop?
I played the following hand in NLHE microstakes online money game (6 seats):
Every one is in a deep stack (above 100BB)
I have A♥Q♠
Before flop:
I raised 3BB and the next player ...
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A Hand history: Navigating QQ
Below is a hand history from a short session I played this morning. I got dealt QQ in UTG+1 and was raised by CO pre-flop. I don't have much information on CO as it was early in the session and never ...
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Tournament Strategy - When to flip?
I've been playing a lot more tournaments recently and I'm not sure how well I've been managing my stack. Last night I found myself one of the big stacks at the table: I had 55 on the button and the ...
