The Deep End
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
I lost it all at Paradise, and I couldn't care less. See, I'm swimming in the deep end now, so my little loss is a drop in the bucket. Let me elaborate.
I signed on last night to play some 2/4 poker at Paradise, with my remaining $28. I remember chatting with GCox and laughing about how my opponent (there was only one other player sitting at the table) had a mere $20. "G, he's only got 4x the BB! These losers are going to give me their money!" Now, I only had 7x the BB, but at least I have a high opinion of my skills. And besides, I didn't expect to lose. Heads up Limit is one of my 'specialties'. Well, I was up for a bit. But with only 7x the BB, it didn't take long before I was sent packing.
Packing to PokerStars, home of the $10 MTT I recently conquered. The 2/4 tables were much better there. I sat at a large table with 8 other players and fell into the same rhythm as my MTT win. Basically, I folded anything speculative. I wanted a good hand or nothing at all. I was up a little bit before I hit my quad aces (see the last post). When I walked, I was up $50 even, or $22 after the Paradise flub.
So, here is the thing. This 2/4 limit is a riot! I can afford it, which is nice. It is the type of stakes you may see in a casino (it is the lowest stakes in AC, generally speaking). Because it is online, it moves faster so you have a chance to win real money, as opposed to signing off up $10 and happy as shit to have done so well.
This is a new error, me boys. An error of money that matters. An error of common-place $50 nights. I know it's still new to me and I could just as easily lose $50 a night. But at least I'm playing with money that matters.
$200 has been removed for wifey Kim's use (read: TV). $200 may be removed again for AC (read: Christmas spectacular). But until then, I'm going to enjoy my swollen bankroll.
$800 might be a drop in the bucket for some bloggers, but this is new territory for me.
Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's SuperBankroll!
posted by Jordan @ 10:42 AM,
2 Comments:
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At 2:12 PM,
Fat Dan said...
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I feel you on the bankroll. I had my roll up to almost $1500 from the original $50, and then spent it all on a great trip to Niagara Falls.
I now am working my way back up from another $50. At $150 and rising. Keep up the good blogging. -
At 4:06 AM,
Yoyo (Poker Poison) said...
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Very nice Jordan!
