The move up to $50NL and more Titan Poker
I played a little $25 NL at Party yesterday, quickly winning $9 (in like 7 hands), which brought me to $547 in my account. My plan was to move up to $50 NL when I hit $550, and I figured that this was close enough. I played very little at $50 NL, winning maybe $4... so now I am actually at $550. I am confident that I can beat the game at this level (I have before and I am playing GREAT right now), but maybe variance will get me and I'll have to drop back down.
Speaking of $50 NL, this is essentially the game that I am playing right now at Titan Poker. As of yesterday afternoon, I was +$75 at the site. I was a little worried about losing entire buy-ins and quickly losing this $75, so I played about 100 hands of $1/$2 limit. I rationalized that this would be better, since I would be clearing 3 stars per raked hand instead of 2 stars per raked hand. Unfortunately, my limit game is just awful right now, and I lost $6 in the session. For whatever reason, I keep trying to bluff people off of pots when playing limit. I am ridiculously aggressive. For example, I was dealt 99 in late position and I got raised by the big blind. The flop was A K K and I raised my opponent enough to convince him that I had KK (he had AA).
Anyway, I did some quick math and I actually was clearing about 1.8 stars per hand (i.e., not all hands are raked). I decided that this was not worth it because I was clearing 1.7 stars per hand playing no limit and I was actually winning there. So, I switched back to no limit and I won $30 in about 100 hands. The highlight of the session was when I was dealt QQ on the button. Two people limped, so I made a big raise (6x the big blind) and only one limper called. The flop was K 8 4 and it was checked to me. I made a 2/3 pot-sized bet and he called. The river was another king and it was checked to me. Partly on tilt and partly thinking that he would have bet if he had a king, I pushed all-in... hoping to convince my opponent to fold. He called and flipped over 43o. WTF? He was drawing dead to two outs for all of his money; the river was a three, which gave him three pair.
In conclusion, I am now +$100 at Titan Poker, not including the $10 bonus that they should be awarding me anytime now. I am also about 1/3 of the way to 3500 Titan Stars; I hope to finish off this promotion this weekend so that I can get my Nevada Jacks poker chips.
Speaking of $50 NL, this is essentially the game that I am playing right now at Titan Poker. As of yesterday afternoon, I was +$75 at the site. I was a little worried about losing entire buy-ins and quickly losing this $75, so I played about 100 hands of $1/$2 limit. I rationalized that this would be better, since I would be clearing 3 stars per raked hand instead of 2 stars per raked hand. Unfortunately, my limit game is just awful right now, and I lost $6 in the session. For whatever reason, I keep trying to bluff people off of pots when playing limit. I am ridiculously aggressive. For example, I was dealt 99 in late position and I got raised by the big blind. The flop was A K K and I raised my opponent enough to convince him that I had KK (he had AA).
Anyway, I did some quick math and I actually was clearing about 1.8 stars per hand (i.e., not all hands are raked). I decided that this was not worth it because I was clearing 1.7 stars per hand playing no limit and I was actually winning there. So, I switched back to no limit and I won $30 in about 100 hands. The highlight of the session was when I was dealt QQ on the button. Two people limped, so I made a big raise (6x the big blind) and only one limper called. The flop was K 8 4 and it was checked to me. I made a 2/3 pot-sized bet and he called. The river was another king and it was checked to me. Partly on tilt and partly thinking that he would have bet if he had a king, I pushed all-in... hoping to convince my opponent to fold. He called and flipped over 43o. WTF? He was drawing dead to two outs for all of his money; the river was a three, which gave him three pair.
In conclusion, I am now +$100 at Titan Poker, not including the $10 bonus that they should be awarding me anytime now. I am also about 1/3 of the way to 3500 Titan Stars; I hope to finish off this promotion this weekend so that I can get my Nevada Jacks poker chips.
posted by frazwood at 11:13 AM
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