LilDeano89

Hi again all,
I have some good news to report...I'm moving up from 25NL to 50NL!
Having worked my bankroll from $500 to $1000, sticking to the 20x buy-in rule, it's time to have a shot at the next challenge!
Overall I feel very proud of achieving this objective in such short space of time, and am looking forward to trying out NL50, and seeing how my game shapes up against the next level of players.
Until next time, good luck at the tables all!
LilDeano89

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Hi all,
Yesterday, Thursday the 10th of January 2008, I won my first real money multi-table NL Holdem Tourney!
The event was a $12 buy-in 180-player Turbo SNG Tourney, and I ended up taking it down for a cool $600!
This gives my roll a nice bump-up and gives me good support for my recent move up to 25NL.
Nothing in cash games can beat the feeling of Tourney Victory though!
Bye for now,
LilDeano89

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Hi again all,
So I played a session of 10NL today, consisting of around 500 hands total on 8 tables. I thought I played well, maximising value from my good hands, and not getting involved in big pots without big cards, which I feel is very important at micro stakes cash. I also got a bit of luck, which is always good.
Overall, I ended the session after an hour up 3 buy-ins, bringing my total bankroll up to $605.
Below are links to some notable hands from the session:

Hand 1: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/354218

Standard all-in pre-flop action with the cowboys
Was surprised to see in the history that this guy stacked off with AK...although this is a common occurence in higher stakes, at this level very few people do this.

Hand 2: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/354346

VERY lucky here However, at micro cash, in a pot not re-raised pre-flop, I'm happy to go broke with an overpair, such as here. Not often at this level will players slowplay aces like this, so I'm happy with my play.

Hand 3: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/354222

Tricky hand. Here's the reasons why I called:
1. On the flop, I'm not worried about a 6 in a raised pot (apart from flopped quad 6s) I'm in position, and have a strong hand here.
2. After betting the same amount on the turn as the flop, I figure he isnt happy enough with his hand to up the bet, so I'm thinking he's holding either a weak pair (2s to 5s), or A7.
3. While the flush completes on the river, I'm pretty sure he wasnt betting on the draw. Also, after being called on both earlier streets, I figure here is the time for him to make a large pot-sized bet, or shove, if he has the cards (trip 6s, flush, 5). I cant see him making a 25% pot-size value bet on the river with any of these hands. I see it as a blocker bet, so I call.

Hand 4: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/354225

I'm thinking I probably should have checked behind on this river.

Hand 5: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/354227

Value-towned his Top-Pair

Finally, I thought I'd let you know my plan for moving up to 25NL. I figure I will move up when my bankroll hits $625 (25x the buy-in), to allow myself some leeway if I run bad as soon as I start at 25NL. Hopefully in the next couple of days I can grow my roll to this level, and try out the next challenge.

Well, thanks for reading, and any comments on the above hands would be greatly appreciated.

Until next time, gl at the tables!
LilDeano89

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Hi all.
So I've decided to start a blog, detailing my efforts at online poker.
At the moment I'm playing only on the PokerStars network, in micro stakes cash games.
I realise this may not be the best reading for some LPers, but nevertheless, here goes.

So I've played Play Money games on PokerStars for around 6 months now, up until my 18th birthday, and have read many posts by fellow LPers on various topics. After building up a Play Money balance of several million on PokerStars, I decided to deposit some left-over cash in my bank account into PokerStars, to experience a new challenge, and possibly win some cash on the side.

So my first deposit on PokerStars was $500, and I planned to start out at the $0.05/$0.10 cash tables. I developed multi-tabling skills during my play money days, so I planned to 8-table this limit, hence the large deposit relative to the limit, and I also didnt wanna have to keep reloading.

So I've played a few sessions now, but have only recently discovered how to save hand histories to my computer. Out of about 3000 hands at $10NL, my bankroll is now at $575.

In future posts, I will try to include some notable hands from sessions of play.

Well thats it for now, gl all, and I might see some of you at $10NL!

LilDeano89

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