Dipping the toe at NL100 (or Gump the dirty shortstacker)

One of my goals for this year is to move up to NL100. To get a feel for a new level, I usually short-stack so the increase in stacks doesn't affect my decision making. It was kinda fun being on the other side of the fence and being a pesky short-stack. The play is relatively easy as well as its all preflop so I can see how some people short-stack 10 or more tables.

Generally speaking, the skill level didn't seem greatly different and it wasn't too hard to find the soft spots.


Hand #1
Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2009/01/24 22:44:22 ET
Table 'Arpola' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Forrest Gump ($37.95 in chips)
Seat 2: gbandman21 ($149.85 in chips)
Seat 3: YES. GO ($90 in chips)
Seat 5: Federer1414 ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: sladey67 ($54.20 in chips)
Seat 7: FULLABULL123 ($94.85 in chips)
Seat 8: JC-TheGuide ($147.55 in chips)
Seat 9: TeHKai ($18.50 in chips)
Forrest Gump: posts small blind $0.50
gbandman21: posts big blind $1
Bigfishead59: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forrest Gump [Kh 8h]
YES. GO: folds
Federer1414: folds
sladey67: folds
FULLABULL123: folds
JC-TheGuide: folds
TeHKai: raises $2 to $3
Forrest Gump: folds
gbandman21: raises $17 to $20
TeHKai: calls $15.50 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to gbandman21
*** FLOP *** [9h 4c 7c]
*** TURN *** [9h 4c 7c] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [9h 4c 7c 6c] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gbandman21: shows [6h 8s] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
TeHKai: mucks hand
gbandman21 collected $35.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.50 | Rake $1.85
Board [9h 4c 7c 6c 8c]
Seat 1: Forrest Gump (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: gbandman21 (big blind) showed [6h 8s] and won ($35.65) with two pair, Eights and Sixes
Seat 3: YES. GO folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Federer1414 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: sladey67 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: FULLABULL123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: JC-TheGuide folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: TeHKai (button) mucked [8d Ad]


Hand #2
Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2009/01/24 23:19:06 ET
Table 'Sirius IV' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: RichyRichDic ($139.75 in chips)
Seat 2: JC-TheGuide ($168.50 in chips)
Seat 3: markiswelbis ($124.60 in chips)
Seat 4: Wake09 ($100 in chips)
Seat 5: Biden4prez08 ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: SERBIAN BLUF ($22.70 in chips)
Seat 7: Coordi ($105.05 in chips)
Seat 8: Elliottism ($21 in chips)
Seat 9: tweakachu ($88 in chips)
Wake09: posts small blind $0.50
Biden4prez08: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
SERBIAN BLUF: folds
Coordi: folds
Elliottism: folds
tweakachu: folds
RichyRichDic: folds
JC-TheGuide: raises $2 to $3
markiswelbis: raises $3 to $6
Wake09: folds
Biden4prez08: folds
RichyRichDic is sitting out
JC-TheGuide: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7h 4d]
JC-TheGuide: checks
markiswelbis: bets $7
JC-TheGuide: raises $14 to $21
markiswelbis: calls $14
*** TURN *** [Kh 7h 4d] [8d]
JC-TheGuide: bets $31
markiswelbis: raises $66.60 to $97.60 and is all-in
JC-TheGuide: calls $66.60
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7h 4d 8d] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JC-TheGuide: shows [Kc Jc] (a pair of Kings)
markiswelbis: mucks hand
JC-TheGuide collected $247.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $250.70 | Rake $3
Board [Kh 7h 4d 8d 6d]
Seat 1: RichyRichDic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: JC-TheGuide showed [Kc Jc] and won ($247.70) with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: markiswelbis (button) mucked
Seat 4: Wake09 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Biden4prez08 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: SERBIAN BLUF folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Coordi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Elliottism folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: tweakachu folded before Flop (didn't bet)