My first day at 10nl didn't go as well as it could have been, I got AA 8 times in 630 hands, but not one hand ever went past the flop and I only managed to win $2.80 with them. It was a very swingy day. I was down $10.40 within the first 80 hands and worked up to a high of +$7.95 only to finish the day down $6.80. I was playing pretty nitty also at 16.2/11.9/2.9, which I might have to step up and play a couple more hands. I've decided to post some of the days biggest winners and losers so here they are.


This one really sucks, but I think I played it fine.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($5.65)
Hero ($10.20)
UTG ($10)
UTG+1 ($10.15)
MP1 ($7.40)
MP2 ($18.20)
CO ($15.20)
Button ($9.40)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T, 6.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.10, 1 fold, CO calls $0.10, Button calls $0.10, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($0.50) 9, 8, J (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.4, MP1 calls $0.40, CO calls $0.40, Button calls $0.40, SB folds.

Turn: ($2.10) 7 (4 players)
Hero bets $1.6, MP1 folds, CO folds, Button calls $1.60.

River: ($5.30) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $3.1, Button raises to $7.3, Hero calls $4.20.

Final Pot: $19.90

Results in white below:
Hero has Tc 6h (straight, queen high).
Button has Th Ks (straight, king high).
Outcome: Button wins $19.90.


I was hopping to get all-in preflop with just the short stack. The guy who I played the flop with I actually had a note on and it read "open limped AK in MP." So I was suspecting him to be a bit nitty. Tried to push him out of the pot in the flop and the flop call really scared me. By the turn I figured I probably wasn't going to fold so I should go all-in while I still might have the best hand or give him another chance to fold.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB ($5.10)
Hero ($10)
MP1 ($10)
MP2 ($10.80)
CO ($12.50)
Button ($1.80)
SB ($0.70)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K.
Hero raises to $0.4, MP1 calls $0.40, MP2 calls $0.40, 2 folds, SB raises to $0.7, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.3, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $1.90.

Flop: ($5.80) Q, 8, 8 (3 players)
Hero bets $3.7, MP2 calls $3.70.

Turn: ($13.20) 9 (3 players)
Hero bets $4 (All-In), MP2 calls $4.

River: ($0) 3 (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $21.20

Results in white below:
Hero has Kc Kd (two pair, kings and eights).
MP2 doesn't show.
SB has 8h Qh (full house, eights full of queens).
Outcome: Hero wins $21.20. '



I find that the people at 10nl are even nittier than 5nl thus the check on the turn and only the call on the river. I think I played it fine, but if you don't think so than post please.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($9.50)
Hero ($10.15)
Button ($12.65)
SB ($1.85)
BB ($33.35)
UTG ($8.75)
UTG+1 ($5.35)
MP1 ($8.65)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K.
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.5, 3 folds, MP2 calls $0.40.

Flop: ($1.15) Q, 6, 5 (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $0.9, MP2 calls $0.90.

Turn: ($2.95) 6 (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: ($2.95) T (2 players)
MP2 bets $3.3, Hero calls $3.30.

Final Pot: $9.55

Results in white below:
MP2 has Qc Qs (full house, queens full of sixes).
Hero has Ks Kd (two pair, kings and sixes).
Outcome: MP2 wins $9.55.

Current Bankroll: $243.67