Raising The Stakes

Normal level: 5c/10c

new levels: 25c/50c and 50c/$1

I have decided o raise the stakes I play at. There are two main reasons for this. The first one being I'm bored of playing 5c/10c and getting nowhere. The second one being that I need to raise quite a lot of money for reasons I don't think I should state.

So, anyway, I have put $50 of my account safe just in case I bust the rest of my bankroll. I need to make around £40k+ By January 2008. Extremely high target but its worth a try. I figure I'm good enough to play at 50c/$1 and make a profit. Yet, the swings are the problem, I cannot afford a bad beat and then to go on tilt, it would destroy my bankroll and I would be starting from scratch again.

I was playing 25c/50c and 50c/$1 last night and started off by losing $40. I kept my head and bought in for another $40. Not long after this hand came along:

folded to me in SB, I held Ac10c and raised
flop: {3sAsJc} I bet $4 into $6 and he raised to $12, I called
turn: {3sAsJs}{8c} i check, he checks
river: {3sAsJs}{8c}{8s} I bet £30 to put him all in, he called and turns KdJd
I took the pot over $80 (my biggest pot yet)

After that I didnt do to well on that table (50c/$1) and finished when I was down to $27. On the other table (25c/50c) I had originally bought in for $25 and never lost that. I went up and down for around two hours but at the end of the session I left when I was up to around $80-$90.

played this morning on 25c/50c and played for 45 mins making profit of $28.

BR- $128.97 + $50

BR- $178.97