i reached my first target !!!

bankroll last week 750$ started playing .25/.50 readched my goal of 1000$ just now with a monster of a hand, unfortunate for the other guy though.

> billythekid1 posted small blind ($0.25)
> vitargo posted big blind ($0.50)
> Game # 314,669,554 starting.
> Dealing Hole Cards qd qs

> dom000 folded
> Craze001 folded
> Schmule folded
> IvoryTower called for $0.50
> billythekid1 called for $0.25
> vitargo checked
> Dealing the Flop

> billythekid1 checked
> vitargo checked
> IvoryTower bet for $1
> billythekid1 called for $1
> vitargo raised for $2
> IvoryTower raised for $2
> billythekid1 called for $2
> vitargo raised for $6
> IvoryTower went all-in for $31.75
> billythekid1 called for $31.75
> vitargo went all-in for $14.95
> Dealing the turn

> Dealing the river

> billythekid1 mucked
> vitargo shows a Full House, Tens full of Queens

> IvoryTower wins $90.95 with Four of a Kind, Queens


also my first set vs underset.

u play halo2 because of ur name ivorytower?

Good going, Ivory

I haven't set myself targets as such, but I did reach my first big milestone last night - 500 pounds sterling of pure profit! (that's about $850 I think)

Obviously, next time I play there's a strong chance it will go back below said magic number, but hell, in the short term it's something to be happy with!

nope i've never played halo2 name is actually from a card game i used to play called magic the gathering... lol

thanks biondino, good going on the 500£ profit. my next major goal is 1500$ so i can play .50/1$(100$ nl) and hopefully start making mucho deniro

Good job on reaching your goal.

Raise those queens preflop.

thank ya, there was a reason for me limping, everyone kept folding to my preflop raises

good going, milestones definatly help to focus the mind and improve play. My win rate has improved significantly since I started logging every session in an excel spreadsheet.

Just reading the posts I am a bit worried I am a total wuss, I have built my 'roll to about $2000 playing $50 shorthanded games on Paradise and was planning on waiting until I had about 3K before trying the $100 tables (partly this is because when I move up I normally lose a few buy in's adjusting and I am assuming $100 will be a tougher game). Moving to $100 at 2K seems to be very soon to me but perhaps I am letting my caution limit my potential winnings? Is $100 inhabited by poker gods or just people with more money to lose?

i have no idea....it's still the same game except you win and lose more money to be honest the hardest level i've played so far was .10/.20 lol
i dipped my toe into 100$ nl once and doubled up pretty quickly...alot of all in bluffs

ooooo i tilted and lost 120$

edit: it wasnt mostly tilt i lost aa all in preflop to 53 suited, kk to a8 all in preflop, and lost with a k high flush to an ace high flush....ouch all in about 15 minutes...lol argh i cant take it.

Originally Posted by Ivory

thank ya, there was a reason for me limping, everyone kept folding to my preflop raises

Let them fold, keep raising.