January Super Hotness!!!!

[Harvey Dent]

This is simple. I am going to chronicle my run from $2NL, on Stars, to $100NL. This is meant to happen in the next 300 hours of play. I currently 4-table $2NL, with the occasional 6-max sit-n-go thrown in. The biggest hands of the day will be posted, along with the hands that mark milestones (i.e. wins that allow me to move up, or hands that make me want to quit playing and die). The goal is to be playing $5NL by wednesday.

[Harvey Dent]

I will take bets on this as well. Let me know what you odds you will lay and we can discuss amounts.

[daven]

starting bankroll?
reloads?
only profit from the tables counting (i.e. no rakeback/milestone/other bonuses?
staying 4-tabling?
What bankroll will you start playing $100nl with? I mean, getting to $100 will be easy, getting to $2k, well, guess you think it should be too - but maybe less easy...

[Harvey Dent]

ok, so I started with $100 on stars on like december 18 or something. I played a bunch of sit n goes, built the bankroll to a little over $400, then went on a SNG downswing. But then built it back at $10NL. I withdrew $200 for New Year's and now have $56. So I moved down to stay within BR management rules, and will not be reloading.

I won't consider myself to actually be at $100NL until I have $3000. I already cleared my PS bonus, and there is now rakeback. I've got a little under $100 on FTP, but that won't count. I will be 8 tabling every now and then too.

[Pythonic]

I will be keeping my eye on this post daily, I'm in the same boat you are.

[Harvey Dent]

How am I supposed to have january super hotness with hands like these?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB (t1070)
Hero (t3025)
SB (t4905)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T, T.
Hero raises to t800, SB raises to t4905, 1 fold, Hero calls t2225 (All-In).

Flop: (t8130) 6, 7, 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t8130) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t8130) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t6250

Results in white below:
SB has 9d 9s (four of a kind, nines).
Hero has Ts Th (straight, ten high).
Outcome: SB wins t8130.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (3 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB =#A500AF(Villain)/ ($1.75)
Button ($6.06)
Hero ($3.72)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A.
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.08, BB =#A500AF(Villain)/ calls $0.06.

Flop: ($0.16) 8, 3, T (2 players)
Hero checks, Villain checks.

Turn: ($0.16) A (2 players)
Hero bets $0.12, Villain calls $0.12.

River: ($0.40) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.22, Villain calls $0.22.

Final Pot: $0.84

Results in white below:
Villain has Ac 2d (two pair, aces and twos).
Hero has Qc Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Villain wins $0.84.

[Harvey Dent]

or like this...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($0.72)
SB =#A500AF(Villain)/ ($4.98)
BB ($0.56)
UTG ($1.33)
UTG+1 ($1.70)
MP1 ($5.06)
MP2 ($6.95)
Hero ($3.13)
CO ($1.62)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 3, 3.
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, SB =#A500AF(Villain)/ raises to $0.18, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.12.

Flop: ($0.38) 3, 5, 4 (2 players)
Villain bets $0.38, Hero raises to $1.25, Villain raises to $4.8, Hero calls $1.70 (All-In).

Turn: ($6.28) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($6.28) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $6.28

Results in white below:
Villain has Ks Kd (straight, five high).
Hero has 3s 3h (straight, five high).
Outcome: Villain wins $4.99. Hero wins $3.14.

[Harvey Dent]

the worst part about the straight board is that the opponent tanked for like 50 seconds, said, "i think i'm beat," then called.