25NL to the nosebleeds

Hey DC members... firstly, welcome to the blog. I hope you find it interesting, compelling, and at times funny, and of course that you come back! Will be posting results here, along with interesting/bbv hands, and perhaps some other content.

A little about me - micro grinder from Australia, have dabbled in SNGs, MTTs and nlhe cash games, with the latter being my strongest/most profitable. I'm currently at 25NL, with hopes of taking a shot at 50NL in 7-14 days.

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01/01/2011 Results (don't mind the date, our year starts early in Australia):

As you can see I ran pretty nice in my first session (first 900 hands), then just as well in the second session up until a couple messy hands at ~1200 hands.

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A hand I loved:

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1101329

DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (MP): $25.00
CO: $56.30
BTN: $32.75
SB: $39.23
BB: $25.00
UTG: $43.11

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP with Q Q
UTG calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, CO calls $1.25, 3 folds, UTG calls $1

Flop: ($4.10) 6 K 8(3 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($4.10) 8(3 players)
UTG bets $2.75, Hero calls $2.75, CO folds

River: ($9.60) 2(2 players)
UTG bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50

Final Pot: $18.60
Hero shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Eights)
UTG shows 4 7 (a pair of Eights)
Hero wins $17.70
(Rake: $0.90)

Had a couple notes on villain who was a complete fish, which helped me call down his bets.

A hand I hated:

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1101331
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $67.42
SB: $24.75
BB: $25.44
Hero (UTG): $25.35
MP: $13.73
CO: $33.29

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with A Q
Hero raises to $1, 3 folds, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.25) A 9 9(2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero calls $1

Turn: ($4.25) 7(2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $5

River: ($14.25) 3(2 players)
SB bets $10.25, Hero calls $10.25

Final Pot: $34.75
SB shows 9 T (three of a kind, Nines)
Hero mucks A Q
SB wins $33.05
(Rake: $1.70)

I should have found a fold on the turn. I think a raise on the flop is as good as it is bad, so I'm not very critical of the flop as I am of my turn + river call.

A hand I suck-out:

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1101332
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

MP: $25.69
CO: $25.00
BTN: $12.74
SB: $57.32
Hero (BB): $25.00
UTG: $40.31

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with Q Q
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.50, SB calls $0.40, Hero raises to $2.50, BTN calls $2, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.50) J 6 T(2 players)
Hero bets $3, BTN raises to $10.24 all in, Hero calls $7.24

Turn: ($25.98) A(2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($25.98) A(2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $25.98
BTN shows J T (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Hero shows Q Q (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero wins $24.70
(Rake: $1.28)

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Thanks for getting this far in my blog and if you haven't seen the following video, I recommend watching it immediately.

-brycead