Moving on up!

1st game tonight & i decide to play a $20 stt,it nearly backfired as i didnt get a hand all game! i had to work really hard to survive and hope the others knocked themselves out,luckily they did,why late on 2 of the big stacks went to war with each other i dont know,in this format the last 5 get double the buy in back,there was 7 left,2 of which were down to about 3xBB,this helped me to hold on for my $40 return,ironically after we had all cashed,my next 2 hands were AA & 10 10!! could have done with them earlier to stop me sweating! Next game was a disaster,only $10 and full of lemons! i waited for ages then got AK suited,i raised early to 150 and got 1 caller,the flop was 48Q,hoping it missed him i bet 300 more,again he only called,the turn was a 10,so i bet 400,and yes he called again! river was a 5 but i'd given up by now,i knew he'd do whatever i would,we checked and he had 87 for a pair,all that fucking way,all those calls and he couldnt lay down a poxy pair of 8's!! Maybe i,m the lemon for overplaying AK but maybe not!! a little while later & i,m all in for my last 500ish again with AK that fails to out do QQ! Ho Hum,next plz!! Finally a $5 game (no $10 or $20 available) i start slow as i keep getting A5,A3,KJ etc but dont want to risk it too early,the standard here is dire!! 2 medium stacks go all in and both show the same hand KQ o/s! Maybe when the blinds are high and players are short but its not a hand i'd risk that early!! Eventually we lose a couple,i'm in the BB with A7 suited & shorty goes all in for his last 450, he could have anything as he's near death so i call,he has A6,WHAT A CALL,I'M GOD!!! Except for the 6 on the turn so i kindly double him up!! however i remain calm and when another small stack goes for it,i call with AQ,looks like i'm Father Fucking Xmas again when he shows AK but i spike a Q and he's out,most players go ape shit when they get out drawn or get sucked out but seem to forget when they go in behind only to finish on top!! that lucky Q put me nicely safe and its not long till the 6th player exits, 2 from 3 isnt bad,i'm now on $234. Progress is painfully slow but its only been about 5 weeks on Laddies,much more to come i hope!! gl all, laterz

Three little ducks!!

A couple of small stt's tonight,1st a huge $2 game!! no problems here,more important for me to be disciplined and wait for hands(strangely enough i was dealt A9 o/s 3 times in a row in the 1st level,all early position and didnt play them once!! hows that for low stakes discipline!!!?!) for $2 most players will call any bet so bluffing is fairly pointless! next a $10 game,finish in the top 5 for double the stake etc. to start of everyone was tight (must be reading the same books/forums as me!!) then at level 3 (25-50) half the table goes loopy! i just wait for a biggy and go 'loopier' knowing i'm miles ahead and will get a call! 10/10 and a A104 on the flop was enough to double up,matey called my all in with A7 off,ty fishy! i then tightened up again,played hands hard when i got them and let the others spew their chips!!ty,give me my $20!! i said that this week i want to play higher,maybe stick to $10 games and knock the $2 & $5 ones on the head,the level of play is no more of a threat to me but the rewards are more (even these are small,must multi soon or play mtt's!) BR is $222 (hence the blog title!) gl all laterz.