Day 35-1: +$118.00 (+30 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$118.00 in 60 table minutes (+30 BB at $2/4)
Overall: +$424.90 in 5029 table minutes

I stepped back to one table as I stepped up to the $2/4 game. 110 hands of happy variance later and I'm up nearly 30 BB. I don't know if I can say much in general yet, but I did see a lot more raising preflop, and a lot more 3-betting preflop. Rather than tighten up, I decided to get more aggressive as well. I need more time to feel this out.

Hand 1: Here's a hand that I misplayed early. I should have called the turn check-raise and called/raised the river on the flush/straight card. Instead, I overplayed the turn and got burned.

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4d, Ad.
4 folds, SB completes, BB raises, SB calls.

Flop: (4 SB) As, 8d, 3s (2 players)
SB checks, BB bets, SB calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 5d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.

River: (9 BB) Ah (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Results:
SB has 9d Ac (three of a kind, aces).
Hero has 4d Ad (three of a kind, aces).

Hand 2: I found myself betting the flop more often with nothing than I did before. It opened up some interesting turn/river decisions. I wasn't sure whether to bet the turn or check behind here. I'm used to betting once and giving up, but against more aggro opponents, I'll need to call more with bottom pair/no pair because I open myself up to getting bluffed on scare cards, especially if I'm betting the flop often. In this case, I was going to fold UI, and maybe not even call if I hit my 2.

Alternatively, this could indicate that I need to bet the turn more often to punish the loose peels. I'll have to wait and see.

Preflop: Hero is BB with Ah, 2h.
3 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (2 SB) 4c, 6c, Th (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

Turn: (2 BB) 3s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: (2 BB) 5d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Results:
SB has 8c 9s (high card, ten).
Hero has Ah 2h (straight, six high).

Hand 3: I'm not sure if I would have capped 99 in the past. Capping allows me to play postflop better, I think. Villain was 32/13/2.3 by the end of the night (80 hands).

Preflop: Hero is MP with 9s, 9c.
1 fold, Hero raises, CO 3-bets, 3 folds, Hero caps, CO calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 6s, 5c, Qc (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero folds.

Hand 4: Villain was a bit of a jerk. I was getting the impression that he was stealing light and playing a little weak postflop, so I wanted to mix it up with some blind defense. SB was a fairly loose player (50 VPIP) and also didn't seem to be playing too well, so I didn't mind calling along to see what would happen. I think calling in this spot with such a weak hand is the Peter_Rus rule, or something like that.

This hand made the guy go on profane monkey tilt. He was probably tilting already because he was having a rough night, but I think this put him over the top and he left not too long afterward. The funny thing is that he was chasing SB the whole time. This is also why I like to play trips fast. Against an overpair, you usually get a flop raise/3-bet, sometimes a cap, and sometimes you even get a turn raise. In this case, I went for the flop check-raise because I knew he would bet any two cards in that position, and would at least peel to see the turn. I get more bets out of overcards this way, unless I can guarantee that he'll bet the turn with unimproved overs.

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7d, 5c.
3 folds, Button raises, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 7h, 3d, 7s (3 players)

SB checks, Hero checks, Button bets, SB calls, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, SB calls, Hero caps, Button calls, SB calls.

Turn: (9 BB) 8c (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, Button calls, SB calls.

River: (12 BB) 7c (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button calls, SB calls.

Results:
SB has Ad Ah (full house, sevens full of aces).
Hero has 7d 5c (four of a kind, sevens).
Button has Jh Jd (full house, sevens full of jacks).