Another Milestone Reached

When I started the whole turn nothing into something bankroll experiment there were several milestones that would have to be achieved for the experiment to be a success. Here are some of the initial ones:

• Make money (Done when I got 3rd in a free-roll hosted by www.railbirds.com
• Get up to $20. I made this amount with the free-roll cash so I hit two milestones in one shot. Getting up to this amount allowed me to start playing in $1.00 SnG's. With the steep entry fee charged by Full Tilt these aren't a great value but since I made cash from their free-rolls I'm happy to give them a bit more juice than they should be charging.
• Get up to $100. (I just passed this milestone, and then some after a couple very successful days of poker.) This means I can start playing in $5 SnG's. Their value is a bit better a I'll see the number of really weak, crazy players diminish. There will still be plenty at this level but I know it won't be as bad. I've played in two $5 SnG's so far, 4th in the first and 2nd in the second one so I already have a small profit.
• The next step is to make it to $150 since that will allow me to start playing in ring games along with tournaments.

I have also been crushing some lower limit PLO8 (Pot -Limit Omaha High/Low). I played a lot of Limit Omaha High/Low in the past but I found it frustrating since I couldn't push others off hands. With Pot Limit I have the best of both worlds. Lots of cheap flops and I can apply heavy pressure against my opponents and make them pay for their mistakes. Out of the past 4 SnG's I have won 3 and gotten 2nd in the other.

My recent success has slowed in Hold'Em but continues to gather steam in Omaha Hi/Lo. A mixture of bad play and bad luck has seen me not cash in my last few Hold'Em Sit and Go's. I'm going to focus on Omaha and try to see if I can continue to build my bankroll playing a game where I'm doing quite well.