Back on the Upswing

Beginning Bankroll: $8.58

Finally:
A. Some time to get back to the tables and this grand experiment, and
B. Some success.

I've been having some laptop problems lately, so I haven't been able to play during my downtime in the back of my truck. Tonight I'm sitting inside a truck stop so I can plug the laptop into a real power outlet and play without draining the battery. Anyway, on to the success part.

First I entered one of PokerStars' freeroll satellites for a shot at a seat at this year's WSOP. I did manage one or two lucky suckouts, but they weren't enough as I went card-dead and crashed and burned long before prize territory. At least I didn't sacrifice any of my bankroll for it.

Next I went ahead and threw caution to the wind and entered a $1.00 + $.20 nine-player NLHE sit-n-go. That move was a risk in that I really don't want to put more than 10% of my bankroll on the line in any one session, but I felt I could do it this one time to see if I could jump-start things, seeing how it's been over a month since I've had a winning session. Lo and behold, I finally caught my share of good cards, opponents actually folded to some of my well-timed bluffs (or didn't believe me and paid me off when I had the goods), and I won the thing! $1.20 in, $4.50 out; I'll make that trade anytime.

It feels good finally to increase my bankroll again, and to raise it to a new high to boot! Hopefully this is the start of a positive trend. And hopefully I'll be able to work on this project much more regularly, too. Thanks for looking in today, and good luck at the tables.

Ending Bankroll: $11.88