The $50 Online Poker Journey Begins

I've decided that I am going to stop playing MTTs and only focus on 5NL until I grind up a bankroll. I've topped up the money lost from MTTs so that my bankroll is equal to $50USD + 5NL winnings, and scratched the MTT and SnG results. I know this is a little dodgy but this blog is mainly for myself and I'm not particularly struggling for money so I will take the MTT entries and pay for them with liferoll.

In total I lost $43USD playing MTTs and SnGs, which I have topped up to my balance so I have more buyins for 5NL.

Current bankroll: $85 ($35 won from 5NL, $43USD topped up)

Onwards!

Bankroll: $99.29USD

Bankroll: $117.24USD

Broke $100USD in profit today from 5NL!

I notice that players in this pool overfold to aggression which is where most of my profit comes from, I'm actually unsure about what sizings I should be using and feel like I'm losing a lot of value when I actually have a good hand at showdown - villain snap called here on the river which makes me feel like I'm losing a lot of value in these spots. Feels like I can definitely use larger sizing to target their AJ AQ maybe 75% or even 100% pot?

Bovada / Ignition Zone, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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Seat 1 (UTG): $5.91 (118 bb)
Seat 2 (MP): $6.61 (132 bb)
Seat 3 (CO): $5.00 (100 bb)
Seat 4 (BU): $9.11 (182 bb)
Hero (SB): $5.85 (117 bb)
Seat 6 (BB): $5.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero (Hero) is SB with A♠ K♥
3 players fold, Seat 4 (BU) calls $0.05, Hero (SB) raises to $0.20, 1 fold, Seat 4 (BU) calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.45) 8♥ T♠ 8♣ (2 players)
Hero (SB) checks, Seat 4 (BU) checks

Turn: ($0.45) J♠ (2 players)
Hero (SB) bets $0.14, Seat 4 (BU) calls $0.14

River: ($0.73) Q♣ (2 players)
Hero (SB) bets $0.38, Seat 4 (BU) calls $0.38

Total pot: $1.49 (Rake: $0.07)

Showdown:
Hero (SB) shows A♠ K♥ (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Seat 4 (BU) mucks
Hero (SB) wins $1.42

Also had this confusing hand, I just treated the 1bb bets as a check.

Bovada / Ignition, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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Seat 3 (UTG): $1.91 (38 bb)
Seat 4 (MP): $5.18 (104 bb)
Seat 5 (CO): $4.88 (98 bb)
Hero (BU): $6.14 (123 bb)
Seat 1 (SB): $7.88 (158 bb)
Seat 2 (BB): $5.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero (Hero) is BTN with A♥ K♣
3 players fold, Hero (BU) raises to $0.13, Seat 1 (SB) calls $0.11, Seat 2 (BB) calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.39) 4♦ Q♥ A♣ (3 players)
Seat 1 (SB) bets $0.05, Seat 2 (BB) calls $0.05, Hero (BU) raises to $0.33, Seat 1 (SB) calls $0.28, Seat 2 (BB) folds

Turn: ($1.10) 9♦ (2 players)
Seat 1 (SB) bets $0.05, Hero (BU) raises to $0.66, Seat 1 (SB) calls $0.61

River: ($2.42) 7♦ (2 players)
Seat 1 (SB) bets $0.05, Hero (BU) raises to $0.85, Seat 1 (SB) calls $0.80

Total pot: $4.12 (Rake: $0.20)

Showdown:
Hero (BU) shows A♥ K♣ (a pair of Aces)
Seat 1 (SB) mucks
Hero (BU) wins $3.92