Week 1: A promising start

I started with £500 in my PokerStars account and played on the 25nl Full Ring tables on Friday and Saturday. I’m very pleased with the results, it’s been a while since I have played and I’m glad to get off the mark with a win.

Bankroll after week 1: £627.71

 

Notable Hands

Sorry for the ugly text hand histories. Next week I will work out something more readable…

Hand 1

$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
PokerStars
6 Players

Stacks:
UTG $50.72
UTG+1 $24.65
CO $36.97
badgers (BTN) $25
SB $25.35
BB $40.89

Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 6 players) badgers is BTN Jh Qd
3 folds, badgers raises to $0.62, 1 fold, BB raises to $2, badgers raises to $3.90, BB calls $1.90

Flop: 9d 4s Tc ($7.90, 2 players)
BB checks, badgers bets $2.80, BB raises to $7, badgers goes all-in $21.10, BB calls $14.10

First run:

Turn 1: 2s ($25.05, 2 players, 1 all-in)

River 1: 6h ($25.05, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Second run:

Turn 2: 4d ($25.05, 2 players, 1 all-in)

River 2: 7d ($25.05, 2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $50.10
badgers shows
Jh Qd
BB shows two pair, Tens and Nines
Ts 9s

BB wins $48.10 (net +$23.10)

badgers lost $25

Hand 2

$0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
PokerStars
9 Players

Stacks:
UTG $24.98
badgers (UTG+1) $27.02
MP1 $7.74
MP2 $20.55
MP3 $25.55
CO $36.33
BTN $19.40
SB $18.75
BB $26.12

Pre-Flop: ($0.60, 9 players) badgers is UTG+1 Js Qs
[CO posts $0.25]
1 fold, badgers raises to $0.75, 3 folds, CO raises to $2.50, BTN calls $2.50, 2 folds, badgers calls $1.75

Flop: 9h 3h Jh ($7.85, 3 players)
badgers checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: Jc ($7.85, 3 players)
badgers bets $5.50, CO folds, BTN calls $5.50

River: Td ($18.85, 2 players)
badgers checks, BTN goes all-in $11.40, badgers calls $11.40

Final Pot: $41.65
badgers shows three of a kind, Jacks
Js Qs
BTN shows two pair, Jacks and Fives
5h 5d

badgers wins $39.78 (net +$20.38)

CO lost $2.50
BTN lost $19.40