On the way up...

I've played 4 mini-sessions since the last and think I've played pretty well. When I get to 10 buy-ins won at 10c-25c ($250) I will move up to trying 25c-50c. Hopefully that won't be too long. Key hands...

Session 1

- Only 1 key hand with a bit of background. I sit in and on the first hand someone raises UTG to $1, UTG+1 makes it $5, it folds to UTG who pushes, UTG+1 folds and UTG shows Q9s. Pretty spicy table. So anyway in my first orbit I raise to $1 in LP with AJs. The UTG player from before calls out of the SB. The flop is A-9-4. He bets $3 and I hope he is just being overly aggressive and just call. The turn is a 6. He bets $6 and I put him all-in for $15 more but he folds. +$9.24

Session 2

- I raise 22 UTG to $1 and the button and the SB call. The flop is Q-Q-2. Nice. The SB bets $1, I make it $3.50, the button folds and the SB calls. The turn is a 3. The SB checks, I'm not sure if he has a Q but can't give a free card incase he does, so I bet $8. He raises me all-in and I can't wait to call. He has QJ and misses the river. +$26.35

- I have A7 in the SB. There is a limper and I just call (maybe I should raise here? Not sure). The BB checks. The flop is A-7c-2c. I bet 75c and the limper calls. Then turn is an 8. I bet $2 and he calls. The river is a K, I bet $4 and he calls with Ac8c. I'm lucky he was so passive, I could go bust here on the flop or turn. -$7

Session 3

- MP makes it $1 and the button calls. I make it $3.50 in the BB with AKo. MP calls and the button pushes all-in for $6.50. I'm not sure of thebest play here but I push, MP folds and I beat the buttons A2. +$9.52

- It folds to the SB and he min-raises. He is pretty loose/crazy. I make it $2.50 with QQ and he calls. The flop is K-8-6 and he bets half his stack, $5.50. I'm really not sure what to do here, but I eventually push all-in. He calls with KJ but I river a Q. +$12.28

Session 4

- I make it $1 UTG with AdQd and the button and SB call. The flop is 4d-5-8d. I bet $2 and the button makes it $5. The SB folds. I'm really not sure of the move here but I'm not giving it up, so I push. He folds. +$6.60

- 3rd hand at the table I get 5h6h on the button. 2 players limp and I try to see a flop and call. The flop is 7-5-5. Nice. SB bets $1.25 and UTG calls. I call too to see how the action progesses. Well it progresses nicely, the turn is another 5. SB bets $1.25 and UTG goes all-in for $4.75. I call and so does SB. The river is an A. UTG bets $1.50 and I make it $9.95. He calls with A7. +$20.15

- a few hands later on the same table, I get 65s again on the button. It is folded to me and I make it $1. The BB calls. The flop is A-5-3. He checks, I bet $1.25 and he calls. The turn is a 5. He checks, I bet $3 and he calls. The river is another 5! He checks and I put him all-in for $4.50. He calls with A7. Deja-vu. 56s is now my favourite! +$8.90

- MP makes it $1, the button calls and I make it $3.50 with JJ. The button calls. The flop is 9-7-4. I bet $5 and he calls. The turn is an A and we check it and check the river 4. He shows A8. Annoying. -$8.50

- There are 2 limpers and I make it $1.50 on the button with AA. An aggressive player in LP calls. The flop is 4c-4-10c. LP checks and I follow. The turn is Kc. Not ideal, but he bets $4.50 and I call ( i have Ac). The river is a 6. He bets $5 and I am very sure I'm ahead but just call. He shows A7. +10.50

Overall I think I've been playing pretty well, and need to win about $100 more at 10c-25c before I can move up. I hardly have any time to play at the moment though so this may take a while.

Balance = $1283.81