Stepping Up

Managed a 20 minute stint 10NL at lunchtime and managed to retrieve yesterday's small losses on 25NL. The evening saw me try a 25NL party table again. I found myself facing a lot more all-ins though not as many pre-flop re-raises. At 10NL the all-ins tend to be pre-flop or with the nuts but these all-ins were taking down reasonable pots.

Came up against one short stack a few times. He bets so I reraise with Jacks. He calls and a King shows on the flop. I decide we are both pot committed so check, thinking that is more likely to entice a bluff if I do as I will call any bet. He indeed goes all in, I call, and my jacks are good. We clash again shortly after and I again have a (smaller) pocket pair with one overcard. He goes all-in and I this time I decide to fold. Third time I raise AKs he calls, I raise and he again goes all-in. My flush hits and I felt him again. Shame he is buying in for the minimum only. I lose a few pots once again to an aggressive player to my left whose all-ins on the turn take a couple of pots where I have to lay-down marginal hands.

Another short stack shows a penchant for going all-in. He manages to double up despite having Q10 and now commands a medium stack. I raise with AA and he puts me all-in pre-flop. Thank you kind donator. He mucks without showing and disappears.

I finish for the night $30 up at 25NL added to theUS$8 made earlier at 10NL.

Still a tiny sample size but at 6PTBB/100 I'm content with my start. I've certainly misplayed a few hands and feel I am stretching my game a bit more facing a bit more of a challenge. I am earning less than I would at 10NL but feel the time is right to step-up. If I can maintain over 10PTBB/100 over 10,000 hands I reckon I'll be very confident in stepping up once again to the 50NL tables. I'll also begin to think of multi-tabling if I can continue with a winning rate.