Online Poker Challenge: Getting Out of the Micros

[tokeweed]

Hello!

I want to start a self-challenge playing online poker to give me more motivation to play more hands and climb the stakes.  This challenge will start on June 13, 2016 and will end when I have reached 50nl with 30 buy ins (1500 USD).

Mission:  To climb the stakes from the micros (2nl) to low stakes online (50nl).

Games:  The games I'm planning to play are NLHE and PLO.  I'm more adept at NLHE, but my PLO game is fundamentally ok.

Bankroll Management Plan:  I'm going to play a certain stake if I have at least 30 buyins for it.  I know due to the difficulty of the games today that I might need more.  But for this challenge I need only 30 so that I could move up as fast as possible.

My Poker Background:  I started playing seriously back in April, 2006 starting with a 100 USD bankroll.  I climbed the stakes and ran that up to over 50,000 USD just over a year later.  I started playing 5nl then I became a 200nl and 400nl reg around July, 2007.  I would like to note that the games were really soft back then.  Playing robotic, ABC poker was like printing money.  Ah...  I miss those days...

I quit playing poker seriously on 2010 due to the difficult games and I wasn't winning anymore.  I also started throwing things when I lost.  So yeah...  I still play from time to time though.  But for fun.

Current Poker Climate:  Not good.  In fact, it's the worst it has ever been.  People are better at playing poker all the way down to the micros due to all the poker strategy info available online.  There are still some newbies at the micros though.  So that's good.

Starting Bankroll:  130 USD.

Others:  I will be playing an average of 25,000 hands a month, playing 6 tables for around 2 - 3 hours a day.  I will update my bankroll amount every week, but I will be posting here from time to time to share my thoughts and discuss some of the hands I played.

That said, if we finish the challenge then we might go on and keep climbing the stakes until we reach midstakes.

Wish me luck!  

[1714171390]

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[MONKEYJUNK]

After a long time not playing poker there some things maybe missing from your skills playing poker

Good luck broo!

[WaffleMaster]

Games:  The games I'm planning to play are NLHE and PLO.  I'm more adept at NLHE, but my PLO game is fundamentally ok.

PLO is high variance. I've known a completely legitimate pro player at PLO go absolutely bust just because of bad luck. I'd say stick to NLHE because even with 100 buyins you could easily bust at PLO IF YOU ARE A PRO. And you say your are just ok. So really I think it's a bad idea on that game.

[tokeweed]

Games:  The games I'm planning to play are NLHE and PLO.  I'm more adept at NLHE, but my PLO game is fundamentally ok.

PLO is high variance. I've known a completely legitimate pro player at PLO go absolutely bust just because of bad luck. I'd say stick to NLHE because even with 100 buyins you could easily bust at PLO IF YOU ARE A PRO. And you say your are just ok. So really I think it's a bad idea on that game.

True, and I am aware.  But my plan is to play all NLHE from 2nl to 10nl.  Then start mixing some PLO tables starting at 25PLO when I have at least 30 buy ins for it.  25NLHE is just so tight these days.

[tokeweed]

Hey guys.  Just dropping by for a little update.  So far so good, I'm up 6.5 buy ins after three 1500 (more or less) hand sessions in 2nl.  Games are fishy and that's expected at these stakes.

I've been playing mostly TAG (tight and aggressive), nothing fancy.  I just do the standard play mostly except for a couple of spots like this one where I wanted sashka1789, who's really spazzy, in the pot instead of 4-betting the min 3-bet, thereby blowing him off.  I wanted him to 4-bet himself so we could go over the top preflop or call, see a flop and play poker...

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

Hero (MP): $2.18
takezo0229 (CO): $1.99
sashka1789 (BTN): $6.04
Kicsotu II (SB): $1.97
_1stStage_ (BB): $1.73
OMARO977 (UTG): $3.53

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with K A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, 1 fold, sashka1789 calls $0.06, Kicsotu II calls $0.05, _1stStage_ raises to $0.12, Hero calls $0.06, sashka1789 calls $0.06, Kicsotu II calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.48) 2 A T (4 players)
Kicsotu II checks, _1stStage_ checks, Hero bets $0.30, sashka1789 calls $0.30, Kicsotu II folds, _1stStage_ calls $0.30

Turn: ($1.38) 2 (3 players)
_1stStage_ checks, Hero bets $0.82, sashka1789 raises to $5.61, _1stStage_ folds, Hero calls $0.94 all in

River: ($4.90) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.90
Hero shows K A
sashka1789 shows J A
Hero wins $4.77
(Rake: $0.12)

I will be posting more hand histories from time to time so feel free to critique my play, tell me where I went wrong, what the better play is, etc... etc...  

Thanks!

[gogodr]

Good luck buddy, but as you know you have a huge uphill battle ahead of you.
If you need any support send me a pm and I'll be your friend to cry to.

[tokeweed]

Good luck buddy, but as you know you have a huge uphill battle ahead of you.
If you need any support send me a pm and I'll be your friend to cry to.

Hahaha.  Ok, I will do that.

And yes, I'm very much aware that the odds are stacked against me.  But I like the challenge.  Call me a masochist.  Lol. 

[tokeweed]

My biggest pot of the night!  

In this hand, I felt iffy 3-betting this out of position.  Also 45GARPUN45 is on the tight side, so I would hate getting 4-bet and getting it in vs AA or KK preflop, which is definitely in his range.

When AceKikr999 3-bet from the big blind, being a tight-passive player that he is, I knew for sure he had the AA.  So easy call and set mine.  Luckily I run good and binked my Q on the flop.  The rest pretty much played itself.  45GARPUN45 had 67s for trips and AceKikr999 had AA.  

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em $0.01 Ante - 6 players

Hero (SB): $2.00
AceKikr999 (BB): $3.85
45GARPUN45 (UTG): $2.58
sashka1789 (MP): $2.06
Jynx1300 (CO): $2.33
Takethenet (BTN): $3.09

Pre Flop: ($0.09) Hero is SB with Q Q
45GARPUN45 raises to $0.06, sashka1789 calls $0.06, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.05, AceKikr999 raises to $0.18, 45GARPUN45 calls $0.12, sashka1789 calls $0.12, Hero calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.78) 6 6 Q (4 players)
Hero checks, AceKikr999 bets $0.37, 45GARPUN45 calls $0.37, sashka1789 folds, Hero calls $0.37

Turn: ($1.89) T (3 players)
Hero checks, AceKikr999 checks, 45GARPUN45 bets $1.04, Hero calls $1.04, AceKikr999 calls $1.04

River: ($5.01) 9 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.40 all in, AceKikr999 calls $0.40, 45GARPUN45 raises to $0.98 all in, Hero says "ty", AceKikr999 calls $0.58

Final Pot: $7.37
Hero shows Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Sixes)
AceKikr999 shows A A (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
45GARPUN45 shows 6 7 (three of a kind, Sixes)
45GARPUN45 wins $1.12
Hero wins $5.99
(Rake: $0.26)

[gogodr]

My biggest pot of the night! 

In this hand, I felt iffy 3-betting this out of position.  Also 45GARPUN45 is on the tight side, so I would hate getting 4-bet and getting it in vs AA or KK preflop, which is definitely in his range.

When AceKikr999 3-bet from the big blind, being a tight-passive player that he is, I knew for sure he had the AA.  So easy call and set mine.  Luckily I run good and binked my Q on the flop.  The rest pretty much played itself.  45GARPUN45 had 67s for trips and AceKikr999 had AA. 

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em $0.01 Ante - 6 players

Hero (SB): $2.00
AceKikr999 (BB): $3.85
45GARPUN45 (UTG): $2.58
sashka1789 (MP): $2.06
Jynx1300 (CO): $2.33
Takethenet (BTN): $3.09

Pre Flop: ($0.09) Hero is SB with Q Q
45GARPUN45 raises to $0.06, sashka1789 calls $0.06, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.05, AceKikr999 raises to $0.18, 45GARPUN45 calls $0.12, sashka1789 calls $0.12, Hero calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.78) 6 6 Q (4 players)
Hero checks, AceKikr999 bets $0.37, 45GARPUN45 calls $0.37, sashka1789 folds, Hero calls $0.37

Turn: ($1.89) T (3 players)
Hero checks, AceKikr999 checks, 45GARPUN45 bets $1.04, Hero calls $1.04, AceKikr999 calls $1.04

River: ($5.01) 9 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.40 all in, AceKikr999 calls $0.40, 45GARPUN45 raises to $0.98 all in, Hero says "ty", AceKikr999 calls $0.58

Final Pot: $7.37
Hero shows Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Sixes)
AceKikr999 shows A A (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
45GARPUN45 shows 6 7 (three of a kind, Sixes)
45GARPUN45 wins $1.12
Hero wins $5.99
(Rake: $0.26)

What a hand!! Bravo!! Wish I could have seen it happening live. You should consider recording these hands and posting the videos. That would be great.

[tokeweed]

Hi guys, just a small update.  

Sadly, I had a couple of bad sessions.  I kept getting bad beats and coolers, it's tilting.  Yes, even at .01/.02.  It's just not about the money, it's losing that's frustrating.

But what can we do, except to keep going and chalk it all up to variance.  Here are some hand histories...

Hand 1:  "Top two pair!  YES!  Time to go all in!"

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

Omagonza75 (BB): $2.29
Nihility77 (UTG): $2.00
CJBondo (MP): $2.05
arena18 (CO): $1.97
exleyter (BTN): $2.00
Hero (SB): $2.01

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with A Q
1 fold, CJBondo raises to $0.06, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.05, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.14) 3 Q A (2 players)
Hero checks, CJBondo bets $0.09, Hero raises to $0.32, CJBondo raises to $0.80, Hero raises to $1.95, CJBondo calls $1.15

Turn: ($4.04) 8 (2 players)

River: ($4.04) K (2 players)

Final Pot: $4.04
CJBondo shows A K
Hero shows A Q
CJBondo wins $3.90
(Rake: $0.14)

Hand 2:  "4-bet preflop and he just calls...?  Hmmm...  He must have AK!  Now will bet all 3 streets for value!  I'm excited!"

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

fixmar (BB): $2.67
Korsar777 (UTG): $2.03
Hero (MP): $2.94
IwinYouTilt (CO): $2.08
lmv-fer (BTN): $2.25
trangpoker79 (SB): $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with A A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, trangpoker79 raises to $0.18, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.48, trangpoker79 calls $0.30

Flop: ($0.98) K 9 4 (2 players)
trangpoker79 checks, Hero bets $0.54, trangpoker79 calls $0.54

Turn: ($2.06) 5 (2 players)
trangpoker79 checks, Hero bets $1.92, trangpoker79 calls $0.98 all in

River: ($4.02) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.02
Hero shows A A
trangpoker79 shows K K
trangpoker79 wins $3.88
(Rake: $0.14)

Hand 3:  "This guy has been going all in 3 hands in a row preflop.  KQs???  All in all day vs him...  YES!!!  HE ONLY HAS T8o!  I can't wait to get his money!"

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

rgpoker777 (SB): $3.83
Rudge Dian (BB): $5.04
Hero (UTG): $2.00
rude_b0y17 (MP): $1.97
xtotimerx (CO): $2.25
wigo9 (BTN): $2.34

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with K Q
Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, wigo9 raises to $2.34, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.94 all in

Flop: ($4.03) 4 7 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($4.03) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($4.03) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.03
Hero shows K Q
wigo9 shows T 8
wigo9 wins $3.89
(Rake: $0.14)

I hope you enjoyed these.  

[tokeweed]

Bankroll update:  Starting BR = $130.00
                        Profit/Loss (week 1) = + $16.34
                        Current BR = $146.34



Even with a couple of bad sessions, I think we still did ok overall.  So for today and tomorrow, I'm just going to relax and enjoy my weekend.

Cheers!  

[Deuceisgood]

Bankroll update:  Starting BR = $130.00
                        Profit/Loss (week 1) = + $16.34
                        Current BR = $146.34



Even with a couple of bad sessions, I think we still did ok overall.  So for today and tomorrow, I'm just going to relax and enjoy my weekend.

Cheers!  

Dude, what does this have to do with crypto currencies? Shouldn't this just belong on twoplustwo forum?

Try your strategy on Betcoin.ag, who are paying you for the sig campaign, then add those earnings to your roll as you go. Or try your strategy at Bovada, which recently added BTC withdrawals. Seriously ... a lot of us play poker, and we've seen all this before. If you are doing it on a btc site, however, it would be much more interesting, and relevant to this forum.

[tokeweed]

Bankroll update:  Starting BR = $130.00
                        Profit/Loss (week 1) = + $16.34
                        Current BR = $146.34



Even with a couple of bad sessions, I think we still did ok overall.  So for today and tomorrow, I'm just going to relax and enjoy my weekend.

Cheers!  

Dude, what does this have to do with crypto currencies? Shouldn't this just belong on twoplustwo forum?

To my defense, what do the other threads like the EPL thread and soccer transfer threads, or the 'is gambling a sin?' thread have to do with BTC?

Try your strategy on Betcoin.ag, who are paying you for the sig campaign, then add those earnings to your roll as you go. Or try your strategy at Bovada, which recently added BTC withdrawals. Seriously ... a lot of us play poker, and we've seen all this before. If you are doing it on a btc site, however, it would be much more interesting, and relevant to this forum.

Yup, I thought about that, and I am planning to switch to a BTC poker site.  But there's no ETA as of now. 

I'm also planning on making a BTC poker site user review thread, where I play in a site for 2 - 3 days and write a review.  Maybe make a video even.

Cheers!

[LFC_Bitcoin]

tokeweed don't listen to any criticism, if your thread is out of bounds then mods will remove it, it's not normal postes job to do that.

You are a braver man than me with this challenge though, I suck at poker. Good luck with it all though.

[WaffleMaster]

tokeweed don't listen to any criticism, if your thread is out of bounds then mods will remove it, it's not normal postes job to do that.

You are a braver man than me with this challenge though, I suck at poker. Good luck with it all though.

I'll agree with this. This is a gambling sub forum so anything to do with gambling is allowed here, not just things with Bitcoin. I'm positive there is no rule for "Bitcoin only" posts to be made. About the PLO, I'm glad you decide to do it after you build up a big bank roll. 25NL is probably pretty tight these days haha from so many people who most likely know at least a little bit about hand probability. Do you have a poker tracker so that you can identify their pre flop raises and other statistics? Should go a long way at even the low levels. Good to see you profit for the week

[Deuceisgood]

I never said the thread should be 'banned' or somehow prohibited. I just think it has glaring problems:

A.  He's getting paid by a btc poker site to advertise their game and brand on a crytocurrency forum ... and he creates a thread and dedicates a lot of time on a competitor site that itself has until now rejected the bitcoin poker players.

B. OP wants to make money and build his roll, but he chooses the tougher games. I think many of us have found, and all evidence confirms, that the action at places like Nitrogen Sports, FortuneJack, Bovada, and perhaps even Betcoin are MUCH softer than games he will currently, consistently, find on Pokerstars.

I'm only suggesting he do one of two things: recast his thread to be more relevant to Bitcoin-based Poker, or take it to http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/ where he's certainly spent some time and where we all know we can find these threads when we are interested.


OP - please play on the bitcoin poker sites, share with us your experience and bankroll progression, talk about service levels, whether you find the games difficult or soft, etc. Lots of us would find that much more interesting. Who knows, some of us might even bump into you and make a crying-call donation, lol.

[tokeweed]

tokeweed don't listen to any criticism, if your thread is out of bounds then mods will remove it, it's not normal postes job to do that.

You are a braver man than me with this challenge though, I suck at poker. Good luck with it all though.

I'll agree with this. This is a gambling sub forum so anything to do with gambling is allowed here, not just things with Bitcoin. I'm positive there is no rule for "Bitcoin only" posts to be made. About the PLO, I'm glad you decide to do it after you build up a big bank roll. 25NL is probably pretty tight these days haha from so many people who most likely know at least a little bit about hand probability. Do you have a poker tracker so that you can identify their pre flop raises and other statistics? Should go a long way at even the low levels. Good to see you profit for the week

Thanks for the support guys.  But thinking about it, he has a point.  I have plans to transfer to play in a BTC poker site sooner or later for poker challenges.  And that has to be betcoin.ag.  But I can't give any ETA for now.  The best I can do is not post the name of the site I'm playing at in the future in respect of the BTC poker sites.

[katrimans]

Bankroll update:  Starting BR = $130.00
                        Profit/Loss (week 1) = + $16.34
                        Current BR = $146.34

-snip-

Even with a couple of bad sessions, I think we still did ok overall.  So for today and tomorrow, I'm just going to relax and enjoy my weekend.

Cheers!  

Yeah not a bad week. I realy love to play poker. I played before longtime at Texas Hold'em and Europacasino.
I am looking for a reliable site where I can easily deposit or withdraw. Your suggestion will be appreciated.
By the way best luck for your Poker Challenge.

[tokeweed]

And the bad run and coolers continue.  But there's no other way but to keep playing the best as you can and just go through the variance.

Sometimes poker is a cruel game. 

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players -

bazaaar (BB): $2.14
MPENNAFORT (UTG): $4.82
leo_japa26 (MP): $0.61
Hero (CO): $2.00
Shafranoff (BTN): $2.89
LostFaradei (SB): $2.01

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with A A
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, Shafranoff raises to $0.21, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.48, Shafranoff calls $0.27

Flop: ($0.99) 3 8 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.48, Shafranoff raises to $0.96, Hero raises to $1.52, Shafranoff calls $0.56

Turn: ($4.03) K (2 players)

River: ($4.03) T (2 players)

Final Pot: $4.03
Hero shows A A
Shafranoff shows T T
Shafranoff wins $3.89
(Rake: $0.14)

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - [

Dziura111 (SB): $2.07
raisamustdie (BB): $2.30
LastK1ss (UTG): $2.00
Hero (MP): $2.00
Dgimmy504 (CO): $2.59
AliceX6 (BTN): $2.09

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with K K
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, Dgimmy504 calls $0.06, 2 folds, raisamustdie raises to $0.22, Hero raises to $0.52, 1 fold, raisamustdie raises to $2.30, Hero calls $1.48 all in

Flop: ($4.07) 7 8 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($4.07) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($4.07) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.07
raisamustdie shows A A
Hero shows K K
raisamustdie wins $3.63
(Rake: $0.14)

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players -

captaintrueb (CO): $1.94
Gold Machete (BTN): $2.37
Rejhanmurati (SB): $0.92
Hero (BB): $2.00
WilliamSC88 (UTG): $2.15
martimole (MP): $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K K
2 folds, captaintrueb calls $0.02, 1 fold, Rejhanmurati calls $0.01, Hero raises to $0.12, captaintrueb raises to $0.22, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.70, captaintrueb raises to $1.18, Hero raises to $2, captaintrueb calls $0.76 all in

Flop: ($3.90) 4 A T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Turn: ($3.90) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($3.90) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $3.90
captaintrueb shows A A
Hero shows K K
captaintrueb wins $3.76
(Rake: $0.08)

[tokeweed]

Moving on up!  Despite the bad beats, we managed to reach over 30 buy ins for 5nl.  Our bankroll is now at $154.69.  



I will be taking a 5 - 10 buy in shot to the next level, 5nl.

Also playing extra aggressive has been paying off lately.  I keep getting called or tried to be bluffed on when I have good/decent hands.  So that's always good.  Let's hope they keep doing that.  

Here are some hand histories.

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 player
pamba36 (CO): $2.13
Hero (BTN): $3.86
raisamustdie (SB): $2.46
trauco7550 (BB): $2.03
iDayne (UTG): $2.03
FENIK888 (MP): $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with 7 7
1 fold, FENIK888 raises to $0.06, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.06, 1 fold, trauco7550 raises to $0.25, FENIK888 calls $0.19, Hero calls $0.19

Flop: ($0.76) 7 3 J (3 players)
trauco7550 bets $0.40, FENIK888 folds, Hero calls $0.40

Turn: ($1.56) 6 (2 players)
trauco7550 checks, Hero bets $3.21, trauco7550 calls $1.38 all in

River: ($4.32) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $4.32
Hero shows 7 7
trauco7550 shows K A
Hero wins $4.17
(Rake: $0.15)

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em

Xoline (UTG): $2.01
dancingpiano (CO): $2.05
SnaxTop (BTN): $2.83
Hero (SB): $2.61
Fettimacspec (BB): $1.77

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with K A
Xoline raises to $0.04, dancingpiano calls $0.04, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.22, Fettimacspec raises to $1.77, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.55

Flop: ($3.62) 7 J 7 (2 players)

Turn: ($3.62) J (2 players)

River: ($3.62) Q (2 players)

Final Pot: $3.62
Hero shows K A
Fettimacspec shows 6 K
Hero wins $3.49
(Rake: $0.13)

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em

olisnei (UTG): $2.70
Hero (CO): $2.22
Darsen1200 (BTN): $2.00
annastrange (SB): $1.28
1488888888 (BB): $2.76

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with T T
olisnei raises to $0.06, Hero calls $0.06, Darsen1200 calls $0.06, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.21) 4 8 J (3 players)
olisnei bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, Darsen1200 folds

Turn: ($0.41) T (2 players)
olisnei bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.80, olisnei calls $0.60

River: ($2.01) 8 (2 players)
olisnei bets $0.96, Hero raises to $1.26, olisnei calls $0.30

Final Pot: $4.53
olisnei shows T J
Hero shows T T
Hero wins $4.37
(Rake: $0.16)

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em

Br.MaXiMuSS (UTG): $2.00
Hero (MP): $2.93
Darsen1200 (CO): $2.10
fajasparov (BTN): $0.99
schnapsi982 (SB): $2.03
SERRGAY (BB): $2.00

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is MP with T T
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, schnapsi982 calls $0.05, SERRGAY calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.18) 9 T 3 (3 players)
schnapsi982 bets $0.08, SERRGAY folds, Hero raises to $0.28, schnapsi982 calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.74) 4 (2 players)
schnapsi982 checks, Hero bets $0.54, schnapsi982 calls $0.54

River: ($1.82) Q (2 players)
schnapsi982 checks, Hero bets $2.05, schnapsi982 calls $1.15 all in

Final Pot: $4.12
Hero shows T T
schnapsi982 shows 7 T
Hero wins $3.98
(Rake: $0.14)

$2.00 No Limit Hold'em

BaNip_AA (UTG): $2.00
Gimli112 (CO): $0.79
Hayk127 (BTN): $1.83
Hero (SB): $2.44
badtube (BB): $3.01

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with Q T
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, badtube calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.12) 5 5 Q (2 players)
Hero bets $0.12, badtube raises to $0.24, Hero calls $0.12

Turn: ($0.60) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, badtube bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30

River: ($1.20) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, badtube bets $1.02, Hero calls $1.02

Final Pot: $3.24
Hero shows Q T
badtube shows 9 Q
Hero wins $3.17
(Rake: $0.07)