What to do with 12.75 at Royal Vegas poker?

[ProZachNation]

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

[ProZachNation]

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)

[edudlive]

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

[biondino]

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.

[ProZachNation]

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.

[ProZachNation]

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....

[ProZachNation]

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

[Greedo017]

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.

[ProZachNation]

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.

[ProZachNation]

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

[future_proof]

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.

[edudlive]

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