PLO8 $50

Even though my BR is only slightly better off than it was this time last week, I finally made the move up to PL50 last night. Why didn't I just dive in last week ffs, before my downswing at $25? Anyway, it took me a while to settle into $50 and get used to the $100+ pots that were flying about. I'm not sure why but I played badly to start with, one really bad crying call on the river sticks in my mind. It was a turned one outer (sigh) but it's a snap fold I've been making at $25. My call annoyed me more than the outdraw, which is a positive thing imo.

I've not got anything interesting to say after today's session really so I might as well show you my biggest $50 hands to date. I've only played five pots of $100 or more so far and I've been on the wrong end of most of them.

One of the first hands I played at this level and it hurt a little bit:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3604063

These are more infuriating when the low doesn't go down at all and KK holds for the high but, again, could easily have scooped:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3606180

Opponent was bad, my worry on the flop was the solid Scarf left to act after me. Worked out okay though (interesting to see that his hand is favourite pre??):
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3605381

Favourite pre, on the flop and on the turn but scooped in a $140 pot:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3610143

Two hands later he does me again:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3610160

Looks like I've ran fairly badly in the big pots so far but, in a way, this little gem from earlier makes up for all them:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3610073
; -)

I've played 2217 hands at $50 so far for a $36.65 loss. Considering how I've ran in my five biggest pots, this loss is nothing to worry about.

I had C4's '100 greatest tearjerkers' on in the background as I was playing tonight and a couple of the films that were up there are on my computer, so I'm off to fall asleep to River Phoenix and the lads in Stand By Me.

Night night, bright eyes. xx
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