Poker Challenge
$10 to $10,000
Sunday May 10, 2009
I am starting day 1 of my challenge, and I will keep an update on how I do every session I play. This will help me keep track of how I am doing and also help me with bankroll management. I am starting with $10 at .5/.10 and will move up to the .10/.25 when I have my bankroll at $500. At each table I will invest the minimum amount.
Today, I started with $2 and after 15 hands I could not get anything going and lost what I started with. I invested another $2 and since then, I have doubled up on AJ vs. AQ and then outplayed one hand bluffing on the river to take down a pot of over $2. Not trying to get tricky, just trying to wait for hands and slowly increase the bankroll.
The hand I was waiting for came no less then 10 hands after I was finally back up profit. On the button with KQ the player before me raises to .30. I smooth call and so does the BB. Flop Kd6h2c. BB checks and original raiser continues to fire with another 30 cents. I called and the BB folded. Turn came a 10d and he fired again this time 1 dollar. I had to be wary of AK, but I called anyway and the river tripped my Ks. He quickly pushed and I quickly called. He showed A10 and I took down the pot. The way it played out, I played it really well and he assumed his 10s with Ks A kicker was the best hand. After 75 hands I am staying consistent and up over 5 dollars profit.
I have played a little over 100 hands since my last update, and I am up $8.85. Since then I have hovered right around $5 with my biggest hand coming at the end of the session. Limping with 7Jhh early position, the button raised it to .40 cents. I decided to call and see the flop. This player is very aggressive so I decided to take a chance. The flop came down Ks7s2d and I checked. He quickly raised the same amount he put in pre-flop. I just was not convinced he was that strong, so I called. The turn was a Js which paired me giving me 2 pair but also a flush opportunity on board. So I decided to check in to him again. This time he put in $1 and I thought about the decision for sometime. I decided that if he hit the flush would he bet this strong? Would he want me out of the hand? I called again and checked the river as well. He fired again, down to $2.50 he puts in only $1.60. I decided to call because the bet seemed scared. Not weak enough to think he had flush and not strong enough to also have 2 pair. I made the right call and he showed 76 for a pair of 7s. Like I said before a very aggressive player and I think I played that hand correctly.
Just finished 200 hands and did very well. Will resume play later on, but finished up $15 profit. Towards the end of play, hands were landing right in my lap and I was playing them very well. Overall, I thought I was consistent and didn’t get out of control. Often times I would lose my cool and go on a really bad swing and lose what I originally worked on getting. This time, my biggest swing was a little over 3 dollars, but I was able to finish up 15 over 300 hands.
$10 to $10,000
Sunday May 10, 2009
I am starting day 1 of my challenge, and I will keep an update on how I do every session I play. This will help me keep track of how I am doing and also help me with bankroll management. I am starting with $10 at .5/.10 and will move up to the .10/.25 when I have my bankroll at $500. At each table I will invest the minimum amount.
Today, I started with $2 and after 15 hands I could not get anything going and lost what I started with. I invested another $2 and since then, I have doubled up on AJ vs. AQ and then outplayed one hand bluffing on the river to take down a pot of over $2. Not trying to get tricky, just trying to wait for hands and slowly increase the bankroll.
The hand I was waiting for came no less then 10 hands after I was finally back up profit. On the button with KQ the player before me raises to .30. I smooth call and so does the BB. Flop Kd6h2c. BB checks and original raiser continues to fire with another 30 cents. I called and the BB folded. Turn came a 10d and he fired again this time 1 dollar. I had to be wary of AK, but I called anyway and the river tripped my Ks. He quickly pushed and I quickly called. He showed A10 and I took down the pot. The way it played out, I played it really well and he assumed his 10s with Ks A kicker was the best hand. After 75 hands I am staying consistent and up over 5 dollars profit.
I have played a little over 100 hands since my last update, and I am up $8.85. Since then I have hovered right around $5 with my biggest hand coming at the end of the session. Limping with 7Jhh early position, the button raised it to .40 cents. I decided to call and see the flop. This player is very aggressive so I decided to take a chance. The flop came down Ks7s2d and I checked. He quickly raised the same amount he put in pre-flop. I just was not convinced he was that strong, so I called. The turn was a Js which paired me giving me 2 pair but also a flush opportunity on board. So I decided to check in to him again. This time he put in $1 and I thought about the decision for sometime. I decided that if he hit the flush would he bet this strong? Would he want me out of the hand? I called again and checked the river as well. He fired again, down to $2.50 he puts in only $1.60. I decided to call because the bet seemed scared. Not weak enough to think he had flush and not strong enough to also have 2 pair. I made the right call and he showed 76 for a pair of 7s. Like I said before a very aggressive player and I think I played that hand correctly.
Just finished 200 hands and did very well. Will resume play later on, but finished up $15 profit. Towards the end of play, hands were landing right in my lap and I was playing them very well. Overall, I thought I was consistent and didn’t get out of control. Often times I would lose my cool and go on a really bad swing and lose what I originally worked on getting. This time, my biggest swing was a little over 3 dollars, but I was able to finish up 15 over 300 hands.
Played just less then 50 hands and things could not have gone worse. After about 1o hands in, I doubled up with KK. But no less then 3 hands after, I decide to call from the button with K9. The flop is KK3. It looks as though I hit the jackpot. The BB player leads out and to me this seems liek a good sign. So I decide to slow play and just call. The turn is a 5 and he leads out again. I call. The river is a 10. He pushes. I think about it, but in the end I call and he shows K10. This really surprised me because at this level I did not think that someone with a set on the flop would lead out. So, after 300 hands of good poker I play a little less then 50 and lose what I had originally won. This will be a tough task indeed but I am up for the challenge. I am currently down $1.58. Tomorrow will be a different day.
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