BOOM! Milestone reached... $500!!!

As you can see from the snapshot above, I have reached my first milestone in my poker playing career: my account balance has reached $500. I had my biggest winning session ever as well: $143.66. It was helped by me finally getting the cards to break my way in .1/.25, which I 3 tabled for the majority of the night. For once, I did not press marginal edges at the .25 level; I let it come to me. Needless to say, I started out the night at a loss, but MAJORLY turned it around.

And the milestone hand that did it! There is nothing special except for the fact that I am on the winning end of a set over set situation. It scared the crap out of me to see his push; I expected a set of 6's.

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

MP1 ($25)
MP2 ($7.33)
Hero (MP3) ($37.12)
CO ($10.01)
Button ($17.59)
SB ($30.53)
BB ($20.06)
UTG ($28.15)
UTG+1 ($27.46)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 5h, 5c
UTG calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 2 folds, SB bets $1.25, 1 fold, UTG calls $1, Hero calls $1

Flop: ($4) 2h, 5s, 6s (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $4, Hero raises to $8, 1 fold, UTG raises to $26.90 (All-In), Hero calls $18.90

Turn: ($57.80) Kh (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($57.80) 4d (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $57.80 | Rake: $2.89

Results:
UTG had 2d, 2c (three of a kind, twos).
Hero had 5h, 5c (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero won $54.91