Moving up to 50NL

I've been entrenched in 25NL for some time now, basically for two main reasons:
1. I'm very comfortable losing $25 a throw or perhaps $100 if I'm on a downturn. At this level the money doesn't affect my decision making. At 50NL, sometimes losing $50 (or more during a bad patch) stings a little too much.
2. Every time I've set myself to move up I've run really badly. I really think you need a little momentum when you move up a level and each time I've tried I've gotten snapped off by a horrible beat or a cooler.

Tonight was a welcome change. After a frustrating night breaking even at my usual haunt I thought I'd play a round or two at 50NL. These are actually the first 3 hands I'm dealt as soon as I sit down.

(In the 3rd hand, I typically wouldn't push 1 pair that hard but I'd been railing for a few hands and the villain was pretty clueless. In fact, when he left the table immediately broke.)



Hand #1
PokerStars Game #20472815531: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/09/17 6:32:48 ET
Table 'Arethusa' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: MaN_TuZ ($131.65 in chips)
Seat 3: TrainSurfer ($28 in chips)
Seat 5: Doro-T ($41.70 in chips)
Seat 6: jtkk790 ($50.50 in chips)
Seat 7: XO77 ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 8: Vadek_sky ($8.25 in chips)
Seat 9: ZorlacMC ($40 in chips)
Vadek_sky: posts small blind $0.25
Forrest Gump: posts big blind $0.50
KingBoromir: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forrest Gump [Ad As]
MaN_TuZ: folds
TrainSurfer: folds
Doro-T: calls $0.50
jtkk790: folds
XO77: folds
Vadek_sky: folds
Forrest Gump: raises $1.25 to $1.75
Doro-T: calls $1.25
*** FLOP *** [2h Ks Ac]
Forrest Gump: bets $2.20
Doro-T: raises $2.20 to $4.40
Forrest Gump: raises $4.60 to $9
Doro-T: calls $4.60
*** TURN *** [2h Ks Ac] [6h]
Forrest Gump: bets $15.50
Doro-T: calls $15.50
*** RIVER *** [2h Ks Ac 6h] [6c]
Forrest Gump: bets $13.75 and is all-in
MaN_TuZ is sitting out
Doro-T: calls $13.75
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Forrest Gump: shows [Ad As] (a full house, Aces full of Sixes)
Doro-T: mucks hand
Forrest Gump collected $77.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $80.25 | Rake $3
Board [2h Ks Ac 6h 6c]
Seat 2: MaN_TuZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: TrainSurfer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Doro-T mucked [4h Ah]
Seat 6: jtkk790 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: XO77 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Vadek_sky (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Forrest Gump (big blind) showed [Ad As] and won ($77.25) with a full house, Aces full of Sixes

Hand #2
PokerStars Game #20472832565: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/09/17 6:34:39 ET
Table 'Arethusa' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: KingBoromir ($50 in chips)
Seat 3: TrainSurfer ($28 in chips)
Seat 5: Doro-T ($1.70 in chips)
Seat 6: jtkk790 ($50.50 in chips)
Seat 7: XO77 ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 8: Vadek_sky ($8 in chips)
Seat 9: Forrest Gump ($77.25 in chips)
Forrest Gump: posts small blind $0.25
KingBoromir: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forrest Gump [5h Ac]
TrainSurfer: folds
Doro-T: calls $0.50
jtkk790: folds
XO77: folds
Vadek_sky: folds
Forrest Gump: calls $0.25
KingBoromir: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd 4d 7c]
Forrest Gump: checks
KingBoromir: checks
Doro-T: bets $1
Forrest Gump: folds
KingBoromir: folds
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to Doro-T
Doro-T collected $1.45 from pot
Doro-T: shows [As 4h] (a pair of Fours)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.50 | Rake $0.05
Board [Kd 4d 7c]
Seat 1: KingBoromir (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: TrainSurfer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Doro-T collected ($1.45)
Seat 6: jtkk790 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: XO77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Vadek_sky (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Forrest Gump (small blind) folded on the Flop

Hand #3
PokerStars Game #20472844699: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/09/17 6:35:59 ET
Table 'Arethusa' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: KingBoromir ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 3: TrainSurfer ($28 in chips)
Seat 5: Doro-T ($50 in chips)
Seat 6: jtkk790 ($50.50 in chips)
Seat 7: XO77 ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 8: Vadek_sky ($8 in chips)
Seat 9: Forrest Gump ($76.75 in chips)
KingBoromir: posts small blind $0.25
TrainSurfer: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forrest Gump [As Ah]
Doro-T: calls $0.50
jtkk790: folds
XO77: calls $0.50
Vadek_sky: folds
Forrest Gump: raises $2.25 to $2.75
KingBoromir: folds
TrainSurfer: folds
Doro-T: calls $2.25
XO77: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc 4h Ts]
Doro-T: bets $6.45
Forrest Gump: raises $19.35 to $25.80
Doro-T: calls $19.35
*** TURN *** [Kc 4h Ts] [Js]
Doro-T: checks
Forrest Gump: bets $33
Doro-T: calls $21.45 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($11.55) returned to Forrest Gump
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4h Ts Js] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Doro-T: shows [Tc Ac] (a pair of Tens)
Forrest Gump: shows [As Ah] (a pair of Aces)
Forrest Gump collected $98.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $101.25 | Rake $3
Board [Kc 4h Ts Js 6c]
Seat 1: KingBoromir (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: TrainSurfer (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Doro-T showed [Tc Ac] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 6: jtkk790 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: XO77 folded before Flop
Seat 8: Vadek_sky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Forrest Gump (button) showed [As Ah] and won ($98.25) with a pair of Aces