So I cashed in 3 quarter rolls (I shit you not) and snuck $30 onto Party. I decided to split it into $10 rolls and play shortie/aggro... and its WORKING!

Now obviously I hit a pretty great run of hole cards and of them hitting, but in the past hour, not SO many more than I can just say I'm getting ultra lucky.

Focus: The mantra is, buy in full (100 BBs) so you can get paid in full for your monsters. But, I'm not getting monsters any more or less frequently than I ever do (over the 1.5 hour course of action), and yet unlike usual, I'm getting paid for them, and is it only because I'm the shortstack? How viable a playstyle is this? Can this hold up over the long run?

also: Would anyone have played the A10 top 2 hand softer? I didn't want any cheap hearts but felt handcuffed because of the stupid limp.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP3 ($7.19)
CO ($11.85)
Button ($24.80)
SB ($40.65)
BB ($8.90)
UTG ($6.55)
UTG+1 ($9.70)
MP1 ($15.80)
Hero ($9.70)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 7, 8. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
3 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold, CO calls $0.25, 1 fold, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1) 9, 8, 7 (4 players)
SB bets $1, BB folds, Hero raises to $3, CO folds, SB calls $2.

Turn: ($7) 4 (2 players)
SB bets $7, Hero calls $6.45 (All-In).

River: ($20.45) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $20.45

Results in white below:
Hero has 7c 8c (two pair, eights and sevens).
SB has 8s Kh (two pair, eights and fours).
Outcome: Hero wins $19.90. SB wins $0.55.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($9.10)
BB ($23.90)
UTG ($32.13)
UTG+1 ($24.90)
MP1 ($9.15)
MP2 ($4.85)
CO ($19)
Button ($26.45)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, A. Hero posts a blind of $0.10.
UTG raises to $1, 5 folds, Hero (poster) raises to $2.4, 1 fold, UTG calls $1.50.

Flop: ($5.25) T, 2, J (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $2, Hero calls $6.60 (All-In), UTG calls $4.60.

Turn: ($18.45) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($18.45) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $18.45

Results in white below:
Hero has Ah As (two pair, aces and twos).
UTG has Jh Qd (two pair, queens and jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins $18.45.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($17.55)
SB ($23.65)
BB ($23.03)
UTG ($24.90)
UTG+1 ($9.15)
MP1 ($4.85)
MP2 ($19)
CO ($26.45)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, T. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) 6, T, A (5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $1, MP2 folds, CO calls $1, Hero raises to $3, SB folds, BB folds, CO folds.

Final Pot: $6.25

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins $6.25.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($17.67)
Hero ($20.35)
CO ($23.40)
Button ($21.53)
SB ($25.15)
BB ($9.15)
UTG ($4.85)
UTG+1 ($18.75)
MP1 ($25.20)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K, K. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
3 folds, MP2 raises to $2, Hero raises to $5, 4 folds, MP2 calls $3.

Flop: ($10.35) 6, K, Q (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $7, MP2 calls $12.67 (All-In), Hero calls $5.67.

Turn: ($35.69) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($35.69) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $35.69

Results in white below:
MP2 has Qh Qc (full house, queens full of sixes).
Hero has Kd Ks (full house, kings full of sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins $35.69.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP3 ($5.75)
CO ($10)
Button ($25.55)
SB ($8.45)
Hero ($10.65)
UTG ($24.50)
UTG+1 ($22.92)
MP1 ($18.37)
MP2 ($22.10)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6, 6. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25, 3 folds, Button raises to $1, SB (poster) calls $0.90, Hero calls $0.75, UTG+1 calls $0.75, MP1 calls $0.75.

Flop: ($5) K, 6, 8 (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.5, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Button calls $3.50, SB folds.

Turn: ($12) T (2 players)
Hero calls $6.15 (All-In), Button calls $6.15.

River: ($24.30) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $24.30

Results in white below:
Hero has 6d 6s (three of a kind, sixes).
Button has As Kh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $24.30.