Ding!

Well without too many problems and a really good hot streak a week ago, I just ground out the last 30 BBs I needed to move up another level for the last 4 hours. Heres the hand that put me over.. Im kinda pissed that I checked the river and missed a few bets.. there was only one card that beat me and with that much action I figured I was boned.. ah well. Ill post it on 2+2 and see what they have to say

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 9c, Kc.

2 folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.



Flop: (7 SB) Tc, 2c, Jc (7 players)

SB bets, BB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, CO raises, Button folds, SB calls, UTGC 3-bets, MP1 folds, CO caps, SB calls, Hero calls.



Turn: (10 BB) Qs (3 players)

SB checks, UTGC bets, CO raises, SB 3-bets, UTGC caps, CO calls, SB calls.



River: (22 BB) 3c (3 players)

SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks.



Final Pot: 22 BB

Anyway I am going to take a break for a while and I might tap into .50/1 later today. Ive decided if that action is going to start to get harder (at 1/2 and 2/4) I might want to build up 300bbs before I move up again. 10 buy ins isnt that big of a pad.. Ill see how it goes. Anyway.. Woo!

Another good morning

Multitabling this morning and played about 15 minutes this afternoon and I went up 30BB again. Things are starting to come together in my head more and more. I still need to turn my aggression up more. Just before I left the last hand online I rivered a flush and checked it early because someone else had bet the turn and I missed out on at least 1 or 2 big bets. Anyway.. 60 more BBs and Im on my way to .50/1 .. Ill feel weird if it happens sooner then later because I barely spent any time at all at this level.. I mean I think its been a few weeks but I only today just turned 3k hands.

Well Im out to go sit in a bar in the afternoon.

Dream Session

I just had a great session.. only lasted 35 minutes and resulted in a 30+ BB upswing. I sat down and was dealt aces. I saw aces again, hit sets and the highlight of the session was here

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 5s, Tc.

2 folds, MP1 raises, 4 folds, Hero calls.



Flop: (4.40 SB) 5c, 5d, 6d (2 players)

Hero checks, MP1 bets, Hero calls.



Turn: (3.20 BB) 5h (2 players)

Hero checks, MP1 bets, BB raises, MP1 calls.



River: (7.20 BB) Kc (2 players)

BB bets, MP1 raises, BB 3-bets, MP1 caps, Hero calls.



Final Pot: 15.20 BB

I get weird when Im on a rush because I had getting carried away so Im always tempted to stop playing.. had I stopped playing here when I thought of it I would have missed out on a good 20 bbs. The table kind of fell apart because of how well I was doing so I get shorthanded.. bullied out the last 4 pots in a row and ended the session with a new bankroll high of $138.91

Tough go of it

I came out of the gate at .25/.50 well.. got up to $12 really early.. after that it was a 3 buy in downswing.. I kept my head about it and ground it out 1500 more hands and im finally up two buy ins again. I read some more in SSHE and Im just about ready to start rereading it. Its become very clear (since I started using PokerAce HUD) that my aggression is very low and I may have opened up too much FP.. I definately need to be raising about 4x as much hands preflop as I do so I started raising more suited A10 - AQ hands from middle to late position and 3 betting my strong starting hands that arent Aces preflop. I like where this is going.

Well Im off to a party so... game on

A good start

Well Ive played 400+ hands at .25/.50 and its gone pretty smoothly. Im up about 25 BBs and all my stats from .10/.20 are pretty much matching up. IF I continue playing this much and do this averagely well I should be able to move up again in about 3 weeks?.. but Im not holding my breath at all.

Found a program today put out by the PPA.. not even sure if its approved by poker sites but it calculates all your odds and for you LIVE.. I tried it out on the play money tables but you cant use it live until you pay $25 for a PPA membership.. I probably wont do it buy I like the idea of seeing all the real odds in real time.. Im just not sure if it would make me a better player or a more lazy one.. So in the mean time Im not paying for it.

I think I might grind out an hour or two and get to bed.

FINALLY

Had a great day at the tables online.. went from 91 and change to $100.11 at .1/.2 which means... I can now play .25/.50 with 10 buy ins. That took a long time but im glad I didnt cheat it. Heres the hand that pushed me over.

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Preflop: Hero is CO with Js, Ts.

1 fold, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, 1 fold, Hero calls, Button raises, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero calls.



Flop: (13.50 SB) 6s, 7s, 5h (6 players)

UTG+1 bets, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero calls, Button raises, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, Hero calls.



Turn: (10.25 BB) Qs (3 players)

UTG+1 bets, Hero calls, Button raises, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls.



River: (16.25 BB) Qc (3 players)

UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button bets, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls.



Final Pot: 18.25 BB

Im gonna take a break make some dinner and maybe pick it up again later tonight

Pete and Repeat are in a boat..

So read my post from January 2nd and thats where Im at again.. Ive stayed away from serious limit online and been screwing around with sngs and stuff and I went down a few buy ins... after a few good sessions and one great one today Im back where I started then.. approaching the $100 and .25/.50 mark.

Also all the plans I had for my time off work are out the window.. I'm starting work tomorrow (on less then 24 hours notice) and thats that. I got to the casino 3 times this off time which blows.. I didnt play much online either. Its ok though. Feeling good about it and theres really no pressure to move forward anyway... as long as I dont go backwards.

Ok food is on the way