Onwards and upwards

My bankroll has just broken through the $500 barrier. Last weekend was a pretty good one even if I couldn't make it into the $215 WCOOP single draw. Only five entered for the $33 satellite - the winner gained a place so there was a $50 overlay. Unfortunately I could only come third. This mini-tournament was a far cry from any of the KCL I'm used to - either the tight 25c/50c cash tables or the passive low-stakes tournaments. This was proper, loose aggressive KCL. It would have been a lot of fun if we weren't so short-stacked. I might give the satellite one more go tomorrow night.

My Sunday night finished with a win in a micro limit badugi tournament. When we got heads-up, I was behind for most of our protracted battle (134 hands), surviving an all-in when my Q8 badugi held up. I gradually clawed my way back. My opponent then survived three all-ins himself before I ended proceedings on my fourth match point.

As I was writing this, I played a single draw hand that I'd rather forget. Here I turn my 10-8-yuck into a bluff after the draw. I didn't stay above $500 for long.

PokerStars Game #67188999856: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/08 3:55:51 ET
Table 'Utra III' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($21.80 in chips)
Seat 3: slowmover40 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS ($20.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Greg941 ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($27.25 in chips)
Greg941: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
version_05: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
slowmover40: folds
WithoutFishS: raises $2 to $3.50
Greg941: folds
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: raises $5.50 to $9
WithoutFishS: calls $5.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
WithoutFishS: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $12.80 and is all-in
WithoutFishS: calls $11.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] (Lo: T,8,7,6,5)
WithoutFishS: shows [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
WithoutFishS collected $39.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.35 Rake $2
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] and lost with Lo: T,8,7,6,5
Seat 3: slowmover40 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS (button) showed [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] and won ($39.35) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Seat 6: Greg941 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop

Update: After a half-decent $1/$2 badugi session, my bankroll is now $509. The player to my right in that session is someone I'll have to watch out for. He was capable of cleverly-chosen snows and slow-plays not usually seen at those stakes.