Small pair on increasingly draw-heavy board, high stakes no limit cash

Game type: 100/200 No Limit cash on PokerStars
Your image: A little tight-passive
Opponent’s image: Fairly aggressive, on a bit of a downswing
Your hand: 8♥8♣
This hand is taken from actual gameplay at the 100/200 No Limit game on PokerStars during three handed action between Brian ‘aba20′   full article

Top pair against an aggressive opponent’s turn raise, high stakes no limit cash

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Game type: 200/400 NL Cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Loose and aggressive
Your hand: A♥9♦
This hand is taken from actual game play at the 200 / 400 NL 6 max table on Full Tilt.   full article

Turned flush against aggressive opponent, no limit cash 6 max

Game type: 1/2 No Limit 6 max on Full Tilt
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive preflop, mixed post-flop
Your hand: K♣J♣
The setup: You’ve been playing a pretty TAG game and hit a double up when you flopped a set against an opponent who couldn’t get   full article

Bottom pair and flush draw, high stakes no limit cash game

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Game type: 200/400 NL Cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Aggressive and winning
Opponent’s image: Solid, tricky player
Your hand: J♠4♠
This hand is taken from actual game play at the 200 / 400 NL 6 max table on   full article

Top pair average kicker against fairly tight player, no limit cash

Game type: 1/2 No Limit 6 max on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: Conservative preflop
Your hand: J♦T♦
The setup: You’re fairly new to this table and haven’t given a whole lot of action so far. You’ve won a couple of pots with   full article

Nut flush draw and trips on the turn OOP, no limit holdem cash

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Game type: 2/4 NL cash, 6 max
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Somewhat loose-passive
Your hand: A♦T♣
The setup: You’ve been playing a pretty aggressive game and you’ve shown down a couple   full article

Improved draw out of position on the turn, high stakes no limit holdem

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Game type: 200/400 no limit hold em heads up, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: You’ve been a bit of a calling station, but you’re getting there
Opponent’s image: A little frustrated
Your hand: 6♦3♦
This hand is taken from actual   full article

Improved draw on the turn facing a lead, NLHE cash

Game type: 1/2 6 max NL at Full Tilt
Your image: Pretty aggressive preflop and on the flop
Opponent’s image: A little loose
Your hand: 10♠9♠
The setup: You’ve been playing a standard LAG game, raising a lot preflop and continuation-betting most flops. You haven’t run into   full article

Top pair and flush draw on dangerous board, high stakes no limit

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Game type: 200/400 NL Cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little spewey
Your hand: K♠Q♥
The setup: It’s early in this heads up match, but your opponent has already showed a tendency to push   full article

Aces on a paired board in position, no limit cash 6 max

Game type: NL cash game on Full Tilt, 1/2 6 max
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little weak-tight
Your hand: A♦A♥
The setup: You’ve been playing very aggressively preflop and on the flop in this 6 max game, and you haven’t gone to many showdowns.   full article

Nut flush on the turn multi-way with deep stacks, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 No limit cash on Full Tilt
Your image: Pretty aggressive preflop
Opponent’s image: SB is a little LAG, UTG+1 is a little stationy
Your hand: A♥6♥
The setup: You’ve just about doubled in this NL game in short order by playing very aggro preflop and   full article

Small flush on river against a huge raise

Game type: 1 / 2 NL
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Tight
Your hand: 7♣8♣
The setup: Your opponent in this hand hasn’t been at the table for very long, but they’ve been quiet so far and they haven’t made a big raise yet. This hand a   full article

Straight on turn vs all-in raise, high stakes cash game

Game type: 300/600 NL
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: T♠9♥
This hand is taken from actual game play at the 300/600 NL holdem table at Full Tilt. This hand took place between ‘Shark_Man_Mike1′ and ‘tie53′. You’ll be standing in for ‘Shark_Man_Mike1′
The setup: You   full article

Middle set facing a turn lead with deep stacks, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 no limit cash at Full Tilt
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: Fairly tight / TAG
Your hand: 6♣6♦
The setup: You’ve had pretty decent control over this table since you sat down about 60 hands ago, but have so far avoided any major confrontations   full article

Trip aces facing third raise on flop - high stakes cash

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Game type: 300/600 No Limit cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: A♦9♠
This hand is taken from actual game play at the 300/600 NL holdem table at Full Tilt. This hand took place between   full article

Top pair against a possibly tilting opponent, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 NL cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: LAG
Opponent’s image: Pretty aggressive preflop, tighter on the flop
Your hand: A♠Q♠
The setup: You’ve been playing a very aggressive style on this table, and your opponents have been countering with even more aggression, especially preflop.   full article

Top pair in BB against aggressive SB

Game type: 1/2 NL
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: A♦Q♣
The setup: You’re new to this table but you’ve played with this opponent a few times before and your notes say that they are aggressive. You’re not sure how often you’ve 3 bet   full article

Second pair facing a massive river raise, high stakes cash

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Game type: 200/400 No Limit cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: You’ve lost a couple of frustrating pots to coolers and outdraws
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive with a wide range of hands, especially draws
Your hand: T♥T♠
This hand is taken   full article

Aces vs. turn check-raise on safe board

Game type: 1/2 NL
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Pretty quiet
Your hand: A♦A♠
The setup: You’ve been pretty aggressive at this table opening the pot with lots of raises. Your opponent has been fairly quiet but has been aggressive when involved in pots. You   full article

Aces on the turn in position against a tight opponent, no limit cash

Game type: 1/2 No Limit cash
Your image: LAGish
Opponent’s image: Pretty tight
Your hand: A♣A♦
The setup: You’ve been playing a pretty wide open game in this 1/2 six max game, but you haven’t had a whole lot of opportunities for three betting, as your opponents have   full article

Top pair on a scary turn, high stakes no limit holdem cash game

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Game type: 300/600 No Limit cash at Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little more selective, but tough
Your hand: K♠Q♠
This hand is taken from actual game play at the 300/600 NL holdem table at Full Tilt.   full article

Nut straight vs. a frustrated opponent

Game type: 1/2 NL
Your image: Very loose and aggressive
Opponent’s image: Usually very tight, but seems to be tilting a bit
Your hand: Q♣J♠
The setup: You’ve been running over this passive table for the last 30 minutes or so. Your opponent has seen you play   full article

Top set on a tough board facing a lead, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 No Limit 6 max, Full Tilt
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: Very weak
Your hand: A♦A♥
The setup: You’ve been playing a very aggressive style and had built a decent stack before you lost a decent sized pot a few orbits ago when you   full article

Top two pair on the flop, high stakes no limit cash game

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Game type: 300/600 No limit cash on Full Tilt
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: Same
Your hand: A♣9♦
This hand is taken from actual game play at the 200/400 NL holdem table at Full Tilt. This hand took place between   full article

Playing suited connectors against a loose three bettor in the blinds, NL cash

Game type: 1/2 NL 6 max on Full Tilt
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: Countering your aggression with more aggression
Your hand: T♥9♥
The setup: You’ve been playing a very open style at this 6 max table, running a preflop raise rate of nearly 20%. Most   full article