5NL hasn't excatly been as easy as I had hoped. For the first time in my poker career I've been running worse than my EV. Moving up and taking beats on a regular basis can be frustrating, but atleast knowing I'm getting it in good can be comforting.

Full Tilt Poker $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players -

BB: $5.94
UTG: $5.97
UTG+1: $3.63
UTG+2: $5.87
[b]Hero (MP1): $5.00[/b]
MP2: $5.05
CO: $2.18
[b]BTN: $2.05[/b]
[b]SB: $6.79[/b]

[b]Pre Flop:[/b] ($0.07) Hero is MP1 with J :heart: K :heart:
[i]3 folds[/i], [color=red]Hero raises to $0.20[/color], [i]2 folds[/i], BTN calls $0.20, SB calls $0.18, [i]1 fold[/i]

[b]Flop:[/b] ($0.65) Q :diamond: K :diamond: 3 :heart: [color=#336633](3 players)[/color]
SB checks, [color=red]Hero bets $0.30[/color], BTN calls $0.30, SB calls $0.30

[b]Turn:[/b] ($1.55) 7 :heart: [color=#336633](3 players)[/color]
SB checks, [color=red]Hero bets $1.20[/color], [color=red]BTN raises to $1.55 all in[/color], SB calls $1.55, Hero calls $0.35

[b]River:[/b] ($6.20) J :spade: [color=#336633](3 players - 1 is all in)[/color]
SB checks, [color=red]Hero bets $2.95 all in[/color], SB calls $2.95

[b]Final Pot:[/b] $12.10
Hero shows J :heart: K :heart: (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
BTN mucks 3 :club: K :club:
SB shows Q :spade: K :spade: (two pair, Kings and Queens)
SB wins $5.51
SB wins $5.79
(Rake: $0.80)

Full Tilt Poker $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - [url=http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/715008]View hand 715008[/url]
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UTG+1: $7.54
MP1: $13.30
[b]Hero (MP2): $5.17[/b]
CO: $3.64
BTN: $6.94
SB: $5.14
BB: $12.60
[b]UTG: $4.88[/b]

[b]Pre Flop:[/b] ($0.07) Hero is MP2 with Q :heart: Q :spade:
UTG calls $0.05, UTG+1 calls $0.05, [i]1 fold[/i], [color=red]Hero raises to $0.35[/color], [i]4 folds[/i], [color=red]UTG raises to $1.17[/color], [i]1 fold[/i], Hero calls $0.82

[b]Flop:[/b] ($2.46) 5 :club: 2 :diamond: 2 :heart: [color=#336633](2 players)[/color]
[color=red]UTG bets $2.46[/color], [color=red]Hero raises to $4 all in[/color], UTG calls $1.25 all in

[b]Turn:[/b] ($9.88) K :diamond: [color=#336633](2 players - 2 are all in)[/color]

[b]River:[/b] ($9.88) 4 :spade: [color=#336633](2 players - 2 are all in)[/color]

[b]Final Pot:[/b] $9.88
Hero shows Q :heart: Q :spade: (two pair, Queens and Twos)
UTG shows A :spade: K :heart: (two pair, Kings and Twos)
UTG wins $9.23
(Rake: $0.65)


I'm gonna keep chugging along and grind the shit outta 5NL untill I start winning on a regular basis. Otherwise I'm gonna get eaten alive @ 10NL.

More updates to come.