Up In Limits

So FullTilt has been steadily growing just as it was before my vacation(by the way, sorry about no updates while out there, I had no WIFI to work with.). I had built my account to just over $140 and decided that it was time to move up to 5NL. While I still think that it was the right time to move up, yesterday variance hit me like a bitch. I lost more money with AA's yesterday than I have in the past 2 years. I got it 8 times yesterday. Two times I was in the BB and it folded around to me, so I gained 1/2 a BB. One hand I got all-in with another guy with my AA, he turns over KK, that's fine. Flop comes JTQ rainbow. Now he has 6 outs, about 24%, the four 9's for the straight and my last two Aces for the straight. Turn blanks and the river brings the 9. He had me covered, I lose my stack. Later on I get AA again, another guy and I get into a raise war that ended with him calling my 4-bet. Flop comes 8A8. I check, he pushes, I insta-call. He had JJ. I start to fist pump, he needs runner runner J's to win. Needless to say, the turn brings the first J and the river brings the 2nd J. Once again, he had me covered, I lost my stack. I ended up losing around $8.50 yesterday. I don't think I played any huge hands terribly, just got extremely sucked out on. Although I would have made the call with the KK preflop as well probably.

On the other hand, I think this week I might take a little break from FullTilt and play a little on PokerStars and Bodog. I have kind of neglected those two for a while now since I pretty much exclusively started playing ring. I just have to get my mindset into the tournament style, there is a difference you know, which is why playing poker is clearly a game of skill. Til next time, take it easy!

Vacation

So I am on my way out to Big Sky Resort in Montana right now because my friends and I are going skiing for a week. Needless to say, I won't be playing much online poker. I do expect to play some with my friends at night though, and one of the bars by there apparently has live poker every night, so maybe I'll get more in than expected. I might try to update with some pictures if I'm able.

As far as poker the past week, I've been doing verg good on FullTilt. I don't have my account in front of me right now, but I'm up about another $10. Also, i have ended my last 22 of 27 sessions in the positive, which is a major plus for me. Today I had one bad hand that sticks out. I was dealt pocket AA on the button and a guy in early position raised 3.5xBB and it folded around to me. I made kind of a tricky little play by just min raising it and he called. The flop came 3AK rainbow giving me top set. He raised pot, I reraised and he pushed all in, I obviously called and he had me covered. He had AK, securing my win unless he hit runner runner K's, like a .1% chance on the flop. Of course by me telling you this, he hit that two outer and sent me to the rail. Well, that is all for now, I need to get back to dreaming of powder.