Babysteps...

Not much time for a report here, the last couple of days i managed to play several shorter (max 1 hour) session and been winning most of them.

I've now got 1577 hands to my name and won $ 19.98 bringing my bankroll to a new $ 161. Yes!

First session

Hi, I just finished playing for 2 hours, played 4 6MAX 5NL tables and am down $2.80, which isn't too great. I had a great start when i doubled up with my AA vs AK, all the money went in preflop and the best hand won. I think i was able to double up 2 or 3 times over the whole session, but lost most of it on some bluffs i shouldn't have made.

 I played 684 hands which is good, most of the time i get tired after 200 or so. Maybe next time i should sit out and take a 5 minute break to clear my head in order to stay focussed.

I won a big hand with JK of spades, where i opened UTG for 3xBB, something i wouldn't do early in a session, where i would probably fold this hand UTG. Player behind me calls and the rest of the table folds. He has me completely covered with $ 7 stack.

The flop comes 9TQ with 2 spades, which is obviously a great flop. I decide not to put in a continuation bet (cbet% at this table at this point is 80) and check it to the player behind me who bets $0.20 in the 0.37 pot. I think a call here is best option, a raise might scare of a weak Q or a potential bluff. I make the call and the pot grows to $0.77. 

The turn is a 5, so now the board has 2clubs and 2 spades. 5 is a good card for me and decide to check it again. Villian now places a $0.60 bet in the 0.77 pot. Im sure he has a Q, maybe even Q9 for 2pair or QJ for an openended straight. I decide this is where i should get the most value and make it $1.65. He calls me and the river brings another 10 and the third club. I don't think he has two clubs (runner runner) or has QT and has me beat with a full house. At this point the pot is $4.07 and i go all in for my remaining $3 which is a great valuebet. He calls and shows Q8 for 2 pair, I win the pot for $10.07.

The biggest pot i lost was a bluff, losing $2.50 and another one where a player decided to slowplay his aces but thas was only $.70.

Even though i haven't won i feel good about this session, and somewhat of a good start for the blog.

Hope you enjoyed reading, see you next time.

BR: $ 141.54

Hands Played: 684

Welcome

So here it is, my first poker blog!

I will be using this blog to keep track of my results and evolution as an online microstakes player, posting sessions, strategy and many other usefull information.

I will be playing as matthias2009 on Pokerstars, which recently became my favorite site to play on. It's has plenty of low stakes tables, great software and themes and challenging tournaments. I also decided to purchase Holdem Manager, which is an awesome tool to keep track of your progress, as well as exploiting and recognizing your opponents leaks. 

With HM(holdem manager) purchased i still have $ 140 at my disposal, which will be my bankroll to start with. Although i enjoyed playing the 6max 10NL (which means $10 buyin for 100BB), i will have to step down a little in order to minimize my risk of busting all my money in a bad session. Decent bankroll management is crucial in order to move up the limits.

Rules:

I will only play at a level where i have 20 or more buyins, aka 20000BB. For starters this will be the 0.02/0.05 tables. I will move down when i have less than 15 buyins and will move up when i have 20 buyins for the next level, in my case $200 for 10NL.

If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of my total bankroll, I must leave the game when the blinds reach me.

If you want more information about bankroll management, i suggest you take a look at the website below.

So, thats it for now, I won't be playing any poker tonight because i have to work in 30 minutes, but i'll try to play and report a decent session tomorrow.

Please excuse me for any typos.

Links in this article:

http://www.pokerstars.net/

http://www.holdemmanager.net/

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Bankroll-Management-101.html