So Far So Good

For my second report I have better news to report than the first. I did quite well tonight playing at PokerStars. I was playing 4 tables - 2 at the $2/4 blind level and 2 at the $3/6 level. This is No-Limit Texas Hold'em which is almost all that I play. Every once in a while I venture into the Omaha arena but I'm not very good at it so it's usually for small stakes and mostly for fun for me. I really like Omaha but have never read any books about it (unlike the countless books I've read on Hold'em).

The $3/6 blind level is a little bit out of my comfort zone but if I'm running good then I usually go for it. I notice that I get cold when I'm nervous about the level I'm playing at. Tonight I had to cover up in a blanket since I was at 2 tables that I was nervous about. At one of those tables I lost about $160 - mostly because I never caught any cards when I raised pre-flop. But at the other table I was up about $240 - mostly due to my pocket Kings getting all-in against pockets Jacks and my Kings actually holding up.

At one of the $2/4 tables I was down quite a bit until I raised pre-flop from late position and got a caller in the BB. I flopped a set of Tens (I had pocket Tens) and he check-raised me after I bet a little less than the pot on the flop. I re-raised him all-in and he ended up folding after thinking for almost his entire time allotment. I was pushing him because the board had a flush and straight draw possibility and I didn't feel like getting sucked out on.

At my other $2/4 table I did quite well from the first hand. About 2 rounds in, I got 55 in the BB when the pot was raised pre-flop and got 2 callers before me. I called also and the flop came 457 with 2 clubs. Again, I wasn't going to slow play because of the draws so I bet into the pre-flop raiser. He called me on all streets and I won a pot of about $260 when he showed pockets Jacks. That started off that table well and I didn't have much resistance after that.

Overall, tonight was a good night as I only lost at 1 of the 4 tables and I had a really good run of cards at one point. Hopefully I can keep this going through September to pay for all of the food and drink I had while with my brother these last couple of weeks.