So here it is! After a very slow and frustrating start to the month, I managed to hit my target of making $400 at $50nl. So that meant it was time to move up! Things at $100nl have not gone as smoothly, I lost $500 in one day which was a bit of a shocker, but overall I am slightly up at $100nl so at least it's a start. Usually when I move up a level I play like a complete idiot at first, thinking everyone is trying to out-smart me etc and not playing my A game (see hand of the month). But the more I play the more confortable I should get and hopefully the winning will start.
The main thing is that when I last moved up to this level I played something like 12/9 which was way too tight. So far this time I have been playing 18/14, and although it's very early days (only 3k hands at $100nl) it feels a lot better.
Overall for the month I made about $400. I earnt $100 in bonus but also staked a friend in a long-term plan for $200 (hopefully I will see some returns on this soon). At $50nl I ran at 4.21 bb/100 but at $100nl only 0.24 bb/100, but it's very early days and I'm happy with any profit after a $500 downswing.
Hand of the month - I'm not really sure the best way to play this. I have to re-raise initially I think but when I'm min-re-re-raised can I let it go? Unless he was a complete idiot (which I had no reason to believe that he was) he has to have QQ+ here. Any views?
So the plan for this month is to get comfortable at $100nl and to not lose money. Obviously I would like to win some, but it's a learning curve. Also I probably won't be playing much this month anyway due to christmas, studying and I may have to go to Bristol with work for a few weeks.
Bankroll ~ $5.8k
The main thing is that when I last moved up to this level I played something like 12/9 which was way too tight. So far this time I have been playing 18/14, and although it's very early days (only 3k hands at $100nl) it feels a lot better.
Overall for the month I made about $400. I earnt $100 in bonus but also staked a friend in a long-term plan for $200 (hopefully I will see some returns on this soon). At $50nl I ran at 4.21 bb/100 but at $100nl only 0.24 bb/100, but it's very early days and I'm happy with any profit after a $500 downswing.
Hand of the month - I'm not really sure the best way to play this. I have to re-raise initially I think but when I'm min-re-re-raised can I let it go? Unless he was a complete idiot (which I had no reason to believe that he was) he has to have QQ+ here. Any views?
So the plan for this month is to get comfortable at $100nl and to not lose money. Obviously I would like to win some, but it's a learning curve. Also I probably won't be playing much this month anyway due to christmas, studying and I may have to go to Bristol with work for a few weeks.
Bankroll ~ $5.8k
5 comments:
Who did you stake $200? And whats this 18/14 stuff all about?! As for the hand, I usually find that getting min 3/4 bet pre is usually a sign of a moron who can't play big pairs like AA/KK properly, unlikely to do this with AK here, AK is a bitch sometimes, guess that's the beauty of being bankrolled, reload!
Yeah you are right about it being AA/KK, I could've folded it but just didn't for some reason. 18/14 means that i put money (not including blinds) into 18% of pots and I raise pre-flop 14% of hands - what do you reckon your stats are?
ermmmmm, dunno! Who did you stake $200?
Some old poker buddy I used to know called Sam. I actually haven't had any update on the $200 for over a month though... Not looking good.
lol busto!
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