Bankroll wall just got Berlin'd

So I've been at the $800 mark for a lot of time. I got up to $806, then lost ~$90 over two sessions. I finally got back up to $805, then lost ~$40. Then I finally get to $807 and... it sticks! I get up to $825.00 (exactly) and then last night happened.

Last night was a good night, one of the more fun nights I've had playing poker. I started by watching Newman (100/200NLer) playing 16 tables of 200NL on FTP. He got set over set twice within about 10 minutes for full stacks, but ended up grinding a $150 profit before he quit. I asked if he wanted to sweat me for a while and he said sure. As we're starting, jasons0147 (also 100/200NLer) AIMs me and says he's bored and drunk, wants to sweat me.

So he joins into the Skype conference and I'm playing 8-9 tables of 25NL while being sweated by teh pros. We 3bet some nit regs and stole lots 'o blinds. jasons0147 made me semi-bluff shove a flush draw on the turn against a player with reggy stats. I really didn't want to do it, but they both insisted. So I did, and hit my draw, and he showed up with trips. I still yelled at both of them, because a lot of stuff that works at 100NL absolutely does not work at 25NL.

This is one reason where even while getting sweat, you need to think about how to apply the things you learn. A semi-draw shove is +EV for a lot of reasons. Dead money, FE, and outs. The problem with the shoves they had me make was that at this level the FE is usually extremely low. They simply won't fold very often in a lot of spots and shoving without a made hand can become -EV if you lose part of the equation, fold equity. I respect their advice and I remember what I'm told, but after my first sweat with Newman where I listened to him and lost ~$35 (at 10NL) I realized there's a difference between 25NL play and 100NL play, so try to be aware of that at the tables.

I finalized and posted my Complete Guide to Beating the Micros on 2p2. It was received very well, and hopefully it will help out all those struggling micro stakes players who can't seem to beat the limits. It's about 8,000 words long, but I feel it's definitely worth the read if you're playing the micro stakes. Even if you're winning, you might pick up on a tidbit or two of knowledge.

I'll leave you with the biggest pot I've won (outside of 50NL). This hand was epic. The first bettor likes to bet a lot of flops, and the other two players were 30/15ish types. I really thought one of them had a set, but then the turn card came. What do you do with a full house at 25NL against aggro donktards? You check it, of course.

Hero (BB): $25.00
UTG: $23.75
UTG+1: $40.75
MP1: $25.00
MP2: $14.60
CO: $5.00
BTN: $29.85
SB: $5.00

CO posts a big blind ($0.25)

Pre Flop: ($0.70) Hero is BB with 6 J
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, CO checks, BTN calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, Hero checks

Flop: ($1.60) J 9 6 (6 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $4, UTG calls $4, UTG+1 calls $4, CO folds, BTN folds, SB raises to $4.75 all in, Hero calls $0.75, UTG calls $0.75, UTG+1 calls $0.75

Turn: ($20.60) 6 (4 players - 1 is all in)
Hero checks, UTG bets $10, UTG+1 calls $10, Hero raises to $20 all in, UTG calls $8.75 all in, UTG+1 calls $10

River: ($79.35) 7 (4 players - 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $79.35
Hero shows 6 J (a full house, Sixes full of Jacks)
UTG mucks K K
UTG+1 mucks Q T
SB mucks J Q
Hero wins $2.50
Hero wins $54.25
Hero wins $19.60



Bankroll: $872.55