What to do with 12.75 at Royal Vegas poker?

So I signed up for Royal Vegas poker with a promo code, they dumped 10 bucks into my account was bored so I hopped on a 5.10cent nl table
lost about 1.50 to blinds

Joined another table got back up to 9.20 with a steal, and then hit a two pair flop with AJ and a guy tried to bluff me off and I called him down and got 3.55 of him.

So now what should I do with this money, I cannt really follow the BR thread I dont got enough money to "legally" do anything

Just keep grinding the 5/10cent tables till I build it up?


Also how do I not played "scared" with this little of money? I know its just free money but I was playing pretty scarred.

Its a real high turning those cards over and winning "big money"

And sorry about having 3 threads on the same page.

** Game ID 536537712 starting - 2005-10-11 19:50:36

** Addington [Hold 'em] (0.05|0.10 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money



- blackmonday sitting in seat 1 with $8.95

- ProZachNatio sitting in seat 2 with $9.20

- limpan9 sitting in seat 3 with $7.75 [Dealer]

- EWS sitting in seat 6 with $21.98



EWS posted the small blind - $0.05

blackmonday posted the big blind - $0.10



** Dealing card to ProZachNatio: Ace of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds

ProZachNatio called - $0.10

limpan9 called - $0.10

EWS called - $0.10

blackmonday checked



** Dealing the flop: 3 of Diamonds, Ace of Diamonds, Jack of Clubs

EWS checked

blackmonday bet - $0.30

ProZachNatio raised - $0.60

limpan9 folded

EWS folded

blackmonday called - $0.60



** Dealing the turn: 5 of Hearts

blackmonday bet - $0.90

ProZachNatio called - $0.90



** Dealing the river: 2 of Diamonds

blackmonday bet - $2.10

ProZachNatio called - $2.10

blackmonday shows: Queen of Hearts, King of Clubs

ProZachNatio wins $7.30 from the main pot



End of game 536537712

Now Im up to 15.80 having a great time on the 5/10cent table

Stressful but greaat fun so many fish(I know i am new but omg these guys suck)

I kept my $10, and have made it to over $200 playing maybe one 1 hour session a week...sometimes a $5 SNG

Get better and keep playing there, as long as RVP shells out free money...the fishes will feed you

Playing scared is bad, but playing "oh it's free money, doesn't matter if I lose it" is even more guaranteed to see you losing it. Sounds like you're doing okay - if you can grind it up to $100 or so you'll probably a) have the bankroll not to drop it all and b) have the confidence to keep playing well at these levels.

Yeah, thats my plan grind it up slowly, Im not scared anymore, but Im not like hey free money either. If I can grind this up then I dont have to spend $50 to start a bank roll which would be very good in my book.

I feel like I got sucker punched today, down 5 dollars in like an hour. Two bad beats and bad cards.

My bankroll cannt take these swings right now!! lol

This sucks....

Wow I am down to 9.70ish wow Im not playing again till monday nite.

My trips got cracked by a straight twice when I bet hard into them and they stood in there to make a straight on the river.
My top two pair got cracked for another big lose, and I tilted a bit too.

So I learned the joys and sorrwos of poker in 3 days.


Drunk and laid weekend?! we can only hope

i started with the free ten too. i got lucky when i first started and got it up to like 30 bucks without too much trouble. then i went to 300, down to 30, and have been doing great since.

it is a rush to play outside your BR, enjoy it.

Good 15 minutes hit AA twice and A10suited(made a flush)

And my BR is up to 15, justa gotta keep playing tables I want to play, I think thats why I lost so much I was at a bad table.

Now that I scope out a table a bit I am winning again.

Weeee Im down to 6, I dont understand how I can dominate these people one minute and then play so stupid the next.

I actually think my bet on the flop was legit because he was on a draw then, but then I FELL APART, wow.

** Game ID 540175024 starting - 2005-10-14 12:57:27
** Wild Rover [Hold 'em] (0.05|0.10 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- schmirten sitting in seat 1 with $8.85 [Dealer]
- Trumpeter sitting in seat 2 with $5.95
- ProZachNatio sitting in seat 3 with $8.38
- bergroth sitting in seat 4 with $4.35
- pralin76 sitting in seat 5 with $9.35

Trumpeter posted the small blind - $0.05
ProZachNatio posted the big blind - $0.10

** Dealing card to ProZachNatio: Ace of Diamonds, King of Clubs
bergroth folded
pralin76 folded
schmirten folded
Trumpeter called - $0.10
ProZachNatio bet - $0.20
Trumpeter called - $0.20

** Dealing the flop: 7 of Diamonds, 10 of Spades, 3 of Spades
Trumpeter bet - $0.10
ProZachNatio raised - $0.60
Trumpeter called - $0.60

** Dealing the turn: King of Spades
Trumpeter bet - $0.90
ProZachNatio called - $0.90

** Dealing the river: Queen of Diamonds
Trumpeter bet - $0.90
ProZachNatio called - $0.90

Trumpeter shows: 5 of Spades, 8 of Spades
ProZachNatio mucks: Ace of Diamonds, King of Clubs
Trumpeter wins $4.90 from the main pot

End of game 540175024

I think the clue was in his turn bid - $0.90 - he had matched your flop raise (a questionable raise as you are losing to any pair), then bet at the turn - you're lucky he didn't check raise you for more.
A larger pre-flop raise might have worked, but I can see why you wanted to keep him in as everyone else was out. However, once the river card came and he was still betting, I would have folded - you have to think he has two pair at least after that turn bet.

raise more preflop with AKo, a minraise is annoying and worthless