Day 1 of building that bankroll, not! Current Bankroll $90.56

I started my new strategy last night by playing 25c/50c limit on Ultimate. The blinds were 10c/25c. The next level down was 5c/10c limit so I decided to start here at 25c/50c and try to clear some bonus and build the bankroll. (Figured I might need to invest a bit more into the initial bankroll if a bad streak started me off, based on Klopzi’s advice.) Anyway, the two hour session was like kissing your sister. I basically broke even.

I sat at the table with $15 and after about an hour was up to about $27 due to a couple nice hands and smaller pots. Here are the hand histories of the two nice ones:

Hand #11533985-603 at Uniontown ($.25/$.50 Hold'em)
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Started at 02/Feb/06 21:15:33

WDW1972 is at seat 0 with $37.95.
Confiture is at seat 1 with $17.65.
drewspop is at seat 2 with $17.45.
bakker is at seat 3 with $24.70.
Diggin Deep is at seat 4 with $11.05 (sitting out).
zenon_mist is at seat 5 with $28.20.
oo13 is at seat 6 with $25.55.
still kickin is at seat 7 with $4.05.
InDebt11 is at seat 8 with $3.80.
1NYYFAN is at seat 9 with $17.65.
The button is at seat 9.

WDW1972 posts the small blind of $.10.
Confiture posts the big blind of $.25.

WDW1972: -- --
Confiture: -- --
drewspop: Tc Kc
bakker: -- --
zenon_mist: -- --
oo13: -- --
still kickin: -- --
InDebt11: -- --
1NYYFAN: -- --

Pre-flop:

drewspop calls. bakker folds. zenon_mist folds.
oo13 folds. still kickin folds. InDebt11 calls.
1NYYFAN calls. WDW1972 folds. Confiture checks.

Flop (board: 6c 4d Ts):

Confiture checks. drewspop bets $.25. InDebt11
calls. 1NYYFAN folds. Confiture calls.

Turn (board: 6c 4d Ts 4h):

Diggin Deep has reconnected.
Confiture bets $.50. drewspop calls. InDebt11
folds.

River (board: 6c 4d Ts 4h Kh):

Confiture bets $.50. drewspop calls.



Showdown:

Confiture shows 2d 6s.
Confiture has 6s 6c 4d 4h Kh: two pair, sixes and fours.
drewspop shows Tc Kc.
drewspop has Tc Kc 6c Ts Kh: two pair, kings and tens.


Hand #11533985-603 Summary:

$.15 is raked from a pot of $3.85.
drewspop wins $3.70 with two pair, kings and tens.

Hand #11533985-604 at Uniontown ($.25/$.50 Hold'em)
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Started at 02/Feb/06 21:16:23

WDW1972 is at seat 0 with $37.85.
Confiture is at seat 1 with $16.15.
drewspop is at seat 2 with $19.65.
bakker is at seat 3 with $24.70.
zenon_mist is at seat 5 with $28.20.
oo13 is at seat 6 with $25.55.
still kickin is at seat 7 with $4.05.
InDebt11 is at seat 8 with $3.30.
1NYYFAN is at seat 9 with $17.40.
The button is at seat 0.

Confiture posts the small blind of $.10.
drewspop posts the big blind of $.25.

WDW1972: -- --
Confiture: -- --
drewspop: Qs Ts
bakker: -- --
zenon_mist: -- --
oo13: -- --
still kickin: -- --
InDebt11: -- --
1NYYFAN: -- --

Pre-flop:

bakker calls. zenon_mist calls. oo13 folds. still
kickin folds. InDebt11 folds. 1NYYFAN calls.
WDW1972 folds. Confiture calls. drewspop checks.


Flop (board: 7s Kc Jc):

Confiture checks. drewspop checks. bakker bets
$.25. zenon_mist folds. 1NYYFAN calls. Confiture
folds. drewspop calls.

Turn (board: 7s Kc Jc Jd):

drewspop checks. bakker checks. 1NYYFAN checks.

River (board: 7s Kc Jc Jd 9s):

drewspop bets $.50. bakker calls. 1NYYFAN folds.




Showdown:

drewspop shows Qs Ts.
drewspop has Qs Ts Kc Jc 9s: straight, king high.
bakker mucks cards.
(bakker has Kh 3h.)


Hand #11533985-604 Summary:

$.15 is raked from a pot of $3.
drewspop wins $2.85 with straight, king high.
I might have played them both a little soft but I was afraid of getting outkicked on the first. I probably should have raised the river but oh well.

I ended up getting chased down for a couple hands and left the table with $21.55, plus a small amount of bonus cleared.

I left the table because I thought the wife was ready to retire but instead she decided to what the tivo’d “Dancing with the Stars” from last night. Umm, can you say hot. Anyway, I decided to find another table to sit at and started off with the same $15 at the new table.

Ugh, not a good hour at all. I really got out of my game and undisciplined at this table. I recognize it so I can fix it for next time. I was raising with middle pair, calling bets with back kicker, etc. The way I played was bad and that is all I can fault for this losing session. Here is an example hand:

Hand #11534028-850 at Guelph ($.25/$.50 Hold'em Kill)
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Started at 02/Feb/06 22:28:18

awopie is at seat 0 with $4.75.
Brubill is at seat 1 with $21.45.
FRY35 is at seat 2 with $18.50.
drewspop is at seat 3 with $8.70.
kjf is at seat 4 with $10.
spirit9 is at seat 5 with $15.90.
jmarklo is at seat 6 with $9.95.
rdavey is at seat 7 with $27.95.
HighHopes1 is at seat 8 with $26.80.
mangoduvall is at seat 9 with $9.20.
The button is at seat 3.
The partial kill button is at seat 5.

spirit9 posts the small blind of $.10.
jmarklo posts the big blind of $.25.

awopie: -- --
Brubill: -- --
FRY35: -- --
drewspop: Ks Qd
spirit9: -- --
jmarklo: -- --
rdavey: -- --
HighHopes1: -- --
mangoduvall: -- --

Pre-flop:

rdavey folds. HighHopes1 folds. mangoduvall folds.
awopie calls. Brubill folds. FRY35 calls.
drewspop calls. spirit9 calls. jmarklo checks.

Flop (board: Qc 7d Js):

spirit9 bets $.25. jmarklo folds. awopie calls.
FRY35 folds. drewspop raises to $.50. spirit9
folds. awopie calls.

Turn (board: Qc 7d Js 9s):

awopie checks. drewspop bets $.50. awopie calls.


River (board: Qc 7d Js 9s 2c):

awopie checks. drewspop bets $.50. awopie calls.




Showdown:

drewspop shows Ks Qd.
drewspop has Ks Qd Qc Js 9s: a pair of queens.
awopie shows Ac Qh.
awopie has Ac Qh Qc Js 9s: a pair of queens, ace/jack kickers.


Hand #11534028-850 Summary:

$.20 is raked from a pot of $4.50.
awopie wins $4.30 with a pair of queens.

Not that my kicker was terrible but in the first hour, I was cautious, while this hour, I was reckless.

I will get better dammit. I ended up leaving the table with $6.10 for a loss of $8.90. That net with my win of $6.55 in the first hour plus a couple dollars in bonus left me with $90.56. I started with $91.56.

Lost a buck, but learned some lessons. Anyway, hopefully I won’t need to make that deposit but I just remember that I do have a little cash ($24) at Crazy Poker that I can push over. Anyway, have a good Friday and sorry for the long post.