I dabbled in the $100 buy-in No Limit game at the Bike again last night.

I got off to a rough start — I lost my $100 buy-in pretty quickly. I was intimidated by two of the other players, one of whom is well-known in the online poker community and a very solid player, and so I wasn’t playing well. I was chasing flushes and straights, which is a pretty good way to lose your buy-in. If they hit, great, but they usually don’t, which is why chasing isn’t a great idea. Also, they say if you can’t spot the fish at the table, it’s probably you. I didn’t see any fish there.

Anyway. I busted out and went over to play in the 4/8 game for awhile. I was up/down/up/down and got bored with the game, so I checked back in at the No Limit board. They had two tables going, so I put my name on the list and told the guy “Don’t give me Table 12.” (The table I busted out of.) Shortly afterward I was called to Table 10.

I bought in for $100, played conservatively for a little while until I got a feel for the other players’ games, and then it was a repeat of last time I played: I ran that table and cashed out about an hour later for $420.

End result: +$220 for the night. Shweet.