HU Advice

[Nikita]

Well, if we are going to have more HU challenges, I definitely need to improve my play. So I'm asking for advice.

My match against Mayhem wasn't too bad. I know I played a little too passively, but funny thing, he sent me his HH and I think I only folded the best hand twice. The rest of the time he showed agression, he really did have a better hand.

My biggest problem is getting a read on my opponent. It's weird, in a normal tournament, I find it fairly easy to get a read on opponent's hands, but HU for the most part, I have no idea. I really struggle post flop. My biggest problem is when I don't hit the flop at all. What do I do next?

I know this is a fairly general question and there are many variables like position my starting hand etc. So even if you can give me one piece of advice that really helps you HU, I would appreciate it.