I've played another 1,000+ hands in my $50 challenge and things are still looking good. I've completed a total of 2717 hands with a profit of $260.73, giving me a (still not possible to maintain) winrate of 37BB/100. The chart and graph are posted below.

Several months ago I threw about $1k on Ultimate Bet and ended up running bad and tilting my ass off to some pretty decent opponents. The players I've seen at .05/.10 and .10/.25 are so much softer than the .50/1.00 players. Another nice thing as that there is never any waiting for an opponent, within a minute I always get sat by someone ready to play.

I am focusing on avoiding tricky lines and relentlessly value betting my strong hands. Bluffs are certainly to be used sparingly, most of mine have been picked off by bottom pair or king high type hands. Not to say that bluffs aren't important, once I get caught bluffing I never seem to get credit for anything the rest of the match.

There seems to be a good percentage of players at the micros that love to slow play. So, when it goes check, check, overbet, you can pretty safely lay down most of your holdings.

My next update on the challenge will include some of the big hands I've played so far. Until then, good luck skill at the tables!

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