I go to various poker sites to help my game. I enjoy 2+2 and pocketfives. An article on pocketfives from 2008 by Jennifear I found interesting because I have been lost on my bankroll management when it comes to sngs.

Jennifear’s Bankroll Management Article

I’ve been micro limiting it since 2007. On Full Tilt, I started at the $1 sngs and moved to the $2 sngs after a month or so. Slowly, and I meanvery slowly, I built my original stake up but I’ve never changed stakes. I’ve dabbled in $5 sngs but I’ve never had confidence in staying there. I don’t know why. Maybe I’m just a huge nit. I think this article will be the guide for me to finally take some stabs at some bigger money and bigger risks.

This hand ocurred a couple of weeks ago. I was totally befuddled with what he had. First, what do you think he has? Second, what can I have done differently up to this point? Third, should I call, raise or fold?

Here is the hand…

Full Tilt Poker Game #13009246029: $100 Beta Freeroll (96452386), Table 8 – 50/100 – No Limit Hold’em – 17:45:53 ET – 2009/06/24

Seat 1: Triple3Perk (630), is sitting out

Seat 3: afanya (7,884)

Seat 4: sillyvallie (1,020), is sitting out

Seat 5: bigbiker2 (645), is sitting out

Seat 6: warlock9999 (5,715), is sitting out

Seat 7: 5hip it (3,876)

Seat 8: applejackking (7,490)

Seat 9: Fishes Chips (12,063)

applejackking posts the small blind of 50

Fishes Chips posts the big blind of 100

The button is in seat #7

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to applejackking [8s 8h]

Triple3Perk folds

afanya folds

sillyvallie folds

bigbiker2 folds

warlock9999 folds

5hip it folds

applejackking calls 50

Fishes Chips raises to 300

applejackking calls 200

*** FLOP *** [Ks Jc Th]

applejackking checks

Fishes Chips checks

*** TURN *** [Ks Jc Th] [8c]

applejackking checks

Fishes Chips bets 2,000

applejackking ????

Even in a free roll, flopping quads can make you dance. Here is the hand…got the guy to try and buy the pot on the river. He told me later he had 76…

Full Tilt Poker Game #11069101526: $100 Beta Freeroll (83154956), Table 4 – 15/30 – No Limit Hold’em – 16:43:04 ET – 2009/03/10

Seat 2: miboman (1,485)

Seat 3: applejackking (1,440)

Seat 4: FoXyLoLa (1,470)

Seat 5: bigpairde (1,500)

Seat 6: stickybuds (1,410)

Seat 7: muscari1 (1,695)

Seat 8: TonnenMann (1,500), is sitting out

Seat 9: madwin1 (1,500)

FoXyLoLa posts the small blind of 15

bigpairde posts the big blind of 30

The button is in seat #3

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to applejackking [As Ac]

stickybuds folds

muscari1 folds

TonnenMann folds

applejackking: yours was higher than mine

madwin1 has 15 seconds left to act

madwin1 folds

miboman raises to 60

applejackking has 15 seconds left to act

applejackking raises to 180

FoXyLoLa folds

bigpairde folds

miboman calls 120

*** FLOP *** [Ad 2s Ah]

bigpairde: miboooooooooo

miboman checks

applejackking checks

*** TURN *** [Ad 2s Ah] [4d]

miboman checks

applejackking checks

*** RIVER *** [Ad 2s Ah 4d] [9h]

miboman bets 405

applejackking has 15 seconds left to act

applejackking has requested TIME

stickybuds: ty fuzzy

applejackking raises to 810

miboman folds

Uncalled bet of 405 returned to applejackking

applejackking mucks

applejackking wins the pot (1,215)

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 1,215 | Rake 0

Board: [Ad 2s Ah 4d 9h]

Seat 2: miboman folded on the River

Seat 3: applejackking (button) collected (1,215), mucked

Seat 4: FoXyLoLa (small blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 5: bigpairde (big blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 6: stickybuds didn’t bet (folded)

Seat 7: muscari1 didn’t bet (folded)

Seat 8: TonnenMann didn’t bet (folded)

Seat 9: madwin1 didn’t bet (folded)

Just took down a Full Tilt Freeroll that was open to only people using the Beta software. It was only 15 bucks but hey a win is a win. I think I’m going to take a shot with this money. Maybe a 10 dollar tourney…don’t know. Any suggestions?

For what it’s worth, the beta program is basically the same except for some minor changes. The action seems to move faster than the regular program. There are some minor quirks such as not getting sound on some occasions.

Hello to anyone who reads this. My name is Kevin and I’ve been playing poker for about 2 years now.

I mainly play on FTP but I enjoy Pokerstars because they have Badugi. I’m a low limit donk. I mainly play .05/.10 Hold’em and Omaha H/L and $5 max SNGs and MTTs. I have a decent ROI but don’t know if I want to move up a level just yet.

I’ll be posting hands for critique and give you my thoughts on events that happen in the poker world. I also have an extensive collection of poker books that I will review.