Short handed play

[rtpstephen]

Does anyone know of an article on hand selection in shorthanded play -- say down to the last 3-4 and what is considered good/bad/indifferent

Thanks
Stephen

[taz115]

http://www.malmohusskytte.se/SHstuff.pdf

That pdf has a few articles. There is one in the middle of the package called Hypermagachi's 6-max guide or something similar. It is the first article I read when starting out with SH play and it covers starting hand values as well as some post-flop ideas to consider.

taz115

[taz115]

You can also check out the stickies in this thread:

http://www.internettexasholdem.com/phpbb2/welcome-to-the-short-handed-forum-vt14221.html

It links to some good discussions on SH play that have occured in the ITH forums.

[ResumeMan]

There's a fairly detailed discussion of pre-flop SH play in this article. A bunch of other pretty good SH advice in the other articles too. I should prolly re-read these now that I think of it. I've been doing most of my SH play by feel, and it might be good to refresh myself on someone else's play.

[Piemaster]

[ResumeMan]

[mchilger]

In terms of Limit short-handed hold'em, I just started a chapter this week that will cover short-handed in the 2nd edition of ITH. It was quite fun writing and am looking forward to finishing it. I am hoping I will get the 2nd edition out next summer.

My style is different than some of the literature out there posted around the Internet on short-handed. Mainly, I never limp first-in. Sometimes you will see people recommend this from early position but that just isn´t good advice. Image is key for me in short-handed so I play very, very aggressive. It is a style where maybe my play on a single hand might seem too aggressive, but the image I create gives me excellent long-term profits.

In some ways, my strategy recommended for short-handed play is pretty much opposite my strategy recommended for full ring games. Short-handed, I want to be playing more hands than anyone at the table. Of course, there is a caveat - I am always looking to play in what i describe as tight-passive games. Games where there are other aggressors are not nearly as profitable from a big bet per hour perspective.

I do have one article posted at ITH on the biggest mistake in short-handed - which is calling rather than raising.

Matthew

[taz115]

Looking forward to checking out that chapter in your second edition Matthew.