Take heart

[EliotSpitzer]

my low-limit breathren. There are some huge fish in the uppper limits. Check it out:

$1000 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, January 22, 02:34:57 EDT 2006
Table Table 65492 (6 max) (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: aagss ( $759.75 )
Seat 2: dOOnk ( $968.75 )
Seat 3: Liquid_Farts ( $960 )
Seat 4: Paul_Smenis ( $1473.75 )
Seat 5: dlv54 ( $2850.50 )
Seat 6: EliotSpitzer ( $1000 )
dlv54 posts small blind [$5].
EliotSpitzer posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EliotSpitzer [ Qh Jh ]
aagss folds.
dOOnk folds.
Liquid_Farts folds.
Paul_Smenis calls [$10].
dlv54 raises [$35].
EliotSpitzer calls [$30].
Paul_Smenis folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kh, 9d, Th ]
dlv54 bets [$50].
EliotSpitzer raises [$100].
dlv54 calls [$50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ As ]
dlv54 checks.
EliotSpitzer bets [$200].
dlv54 calls [$200].
** Dealing River ** [ 7d ]
dlv54 checks.
EliotSpitzer bets [$300].
dlv54 calls [$300].
EliotSpitzer shows [ Qh, Jh ] a straight, ten to ace.
dlv54 doesn't show [ Ks, Ah ] two pairs, aces and kings.
EliotSpitzer wins $1287 from the main pot with a straight, ten to ace.

WTF is this donk doing?

Next hand:

$1000 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, January 22, 02:55:35 EDT 2006
Table Table 68814 (6 max) (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: dOOnk ( $3213.64 )
Seat 2: EliotSpitzer ( $420 )
Seat 3: cardsharkk04 ( $1102.25 )
Seat 4: QuickStilz ( $1119.75 )
Seat 5: x281_3308004 ( $1218.50 )
Seat 6: LegndaryDonK ( $2306.50 )
dOOnk posts small blind [$5].
EliotSpitzer posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EliotSpitzer [ Qs 2s ]
cardsharkk04 folds.
QuickStilz folds.
x281_3308004 raises [$35].
LegndaryDonK calls [$35].
dOOnk folds.
EliotSpitzer calls [$25].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2c, Qc, 8d ]
EliotSpitzer checks.
x281_3308004 checks.
LegndaryDonK checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ As ]
EliotSpitzer is all-In [$385]
x281_3308004 folds.
LegndaryDonK calls [$385].
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]
EliotSpitzer shows [ Qs, 2s ] a full house, Twos full of queens.
LegndaryDonK shows [ Ad, Jd ] two pairs, aces and twos.
EliotSpitzer wins $877 from the main pot with a full house, Twos full of queens.

My Bankroll went from $1200 tonight to $2400. Before tonight, I never played higher than $0.50/$1.00 NL. My usual game is $1/$2 limit 6-max. The upper limit games are not that hard. Just play straight-forward and take their money.