Day 48-4: +$79.00 (+40 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$92.25 in 7.55 table hours (+46 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$199.15 in 101.87 table hours

I played a very very long session today (4 hours). But I wasn't really paying that much attention. Most of my energy was being devoted towards looking up housing information for Henderson, NV, which is where I will be moving in a few months after I finish my Ph.D. in math. In the meantime, the autopilot was on and the hands were good, so it was easy to make money.

Hands 1 and 2: I have trouble folding aces. The first hand is a more reasonable calldown simply because the flop check-raise is much less likely a queen than if there were a turn check-raise. The second hand is one of those spots where I just call down and not like it.

Preflop: Hero is MP with Ad, Ah.
UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 9c, Qh, Qs (3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, BB raises, UTG folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 6c (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

River: (8.75 BB) 4s (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Results:
BB has Qc 3c (three of a kind, queens).
Hero has Ad Ah (two pair, aces and queens).

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Ad, Ac.
UTGA raises, 1 fold, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) Th, 7c, 8c (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, BB calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 8h (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.


River: (8.25 BB) 3d (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has 8s Jc (three of a kind, eights).
Hero has Ad Ac (two pair, aces and eights).

Hand 3: I'm really not sure about this one. Villain didn't seem overly loose or aggressive, which made me very unsure about calling down with three broadway on the board. But I did anyway.

Preflop: Hero is MP with As, Kc.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 6s, Qs, Jc (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) Ac (2 players)

Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.

River: (7.75 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Results:
Hero has As Kc (one pair, aces).
Button has Ah Jh (two pair, aces and jacks).

Hand 4: I found this spot to be very interesting. The first raiser has been raising very often and playing very aggressively postflop. The second raiser has 3-bet the first raiser a couple times, but I didn't see any of those hands shown down, so I don't know what he's raising with. So I decided to cap and take it from there. On the turn, I was a bit lost. I'm pretty sure I don't have the best hand. I'm mostly concerned with the 3-bettor's hand being something like AK or 88, which will both call my bet. The first caller could have peeled with all sorts of hands, so his hand range is wider. On the river, I felt I could call a bet from the first raiser (he could put us on overcards and make an aggro-bluff at it), but not overcall (because the second raiser isn't going to call with worse than AQ).

Preflop: Hero is Button with As, Qh.
1 fold, MP raises, CO 3-bets, Button caps, 2 folds, MP calls, CO calls.

Flop: (13.50 SB) 4h, 7s, 2h (3 players)
MP checks, CO checks, Button bets, MP calls, CO calls.

Turn: (8.25 BB) 2d (3 players)
MP checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

River: (8.25 BB) 3d (3 players)
MP bets, CO folds, Hero calls.

Results:
MP has 9h 9d (two pair, nines and twos).
Hero has As Qh (one pair, twos).

Hand 5: It's another lousy turn card.

Preflop: Hero is MP with Ah, Tc.
UTG calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 3c, Ac, Td (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, SB folds, BB calls, UTG folds.

Turn: (5 BB) 8c (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.

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

Results:
BB has 6c 4c (flush, ace high).
Hero has Ah Tc (two pair, aces and tens).

Hand 6: A turn screw-play is a beautiful thing. It's even more beautiful when it confuses villain enough to make him look you up.

Preflop: Hero is UTG with As, Td.
Hero raises, 2 folds, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 4s, 8d, Kc (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) Ad (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button calls.

River: (7.75 BB) Jd (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

Results:
Hero has As Td (one pair, aces).
Button has Qc 8c (one pair, eights).

Hand 7: Value bet the river? It's close. Both players are loose/passive and can be calling down with worse hands. However, they can also be calling down with a better hand (weak Kx) and the flush draw just came in. I like value betting the turn because the gutshot and the flush draws are still chasing. I think I could have gotten away with a river bet here.

Preflop: Hero is BB with Ac, Th.
1 fold, MP calls, 2 folds, SB completes, Hero raises, MP calls, SB calls.

Flop: (6 SB) Ks, Tc, 9s (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, SB calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 4c (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, SB calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 2s (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks.

Results:
SB has 9h Jc (one pair, nines).
Hero has Ac Th (one pair, tens).
MP has As 9c (one pair, nines).

Hand 8: Villain had donked into a turn scare card a couple times before. In each of those other hands, I had no pair and couldn't call down. But now that I had a pair and a flush draw, I can easily call the turn donk and get away with a river call on the suspiciously strange play.

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8c, Ac.
UTG calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 9s, 5c, Tc (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 8s (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, BB folds.

River: (7.50 BB) Ks (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

Results:
UTG has 5h 6d (one pair, fives).
Hero has 8c Ac (one pair, eights).

Hand 9: No preflop raise? The player behind me was playing too loosely preflop for me to raise to isolate the limper and too loosely postflop to allow me to steal it away. So I limped and looked to play postflop poker. Sadly, the turn did me in again. This calldown is better because some players are more apt to wait until the turn with medium top pairs since they want to see a "safe" turn card before putting in extra bets.

Preflop: Hero is CO with Ad, 7h. MP posts a blind of $1.
1 fold, MP (poster) checks, Hero calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 7s, 2c, 4d (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 2s (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets, MP raises, Hero calls.

River: (7.50 BB) Ts (2 players)
MP bets, Hero calls.

Results:
MP has 2d As (three of a kind, twos).
Hero has Ad 7h (two pair, sevens and twos).

Hand 10: Strange thing about bad aggro villains. They love to bet weak hands on the river as bluffs, but they don't know how to value bet. I called him down because he had been caught betting/raising with junk a couple times already. As this was a blind-steal situation, it's even more likely for him to play back with a weak hand.

Preflop: Hero is SB with Ks, Kh.
4 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 3h, Qs, Ac (2 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 8c (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.

River: (6 BB) 6c (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

Results:
Hero has Ks Kh (one pair, kings).
BB has 4d Ad (one pair, aces).

Hand 11: The classic 72o bluff. Big egos and small bankrolls.

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ks, 8d.
2 folds, CO calls, Hero calls, 1 fold, BB raises, CO calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) Ah, Kd, Jc (3 players)
BB bets, CO folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) Js (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

River: (6.25 BB) Qh (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Results:
BB has 2h 7d (one pair, jacks).
Hero has Ks 8d (two pair, kings and jacks).

Hand 12: My turn to suck out on the river.

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3d, Kd.
3 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 5c, 7s, 2d (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (3 BB) Qd (2 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.

River: (7 BB) Td (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.

Results:
Hero has 3d Kd (flush, king high).
BB has 5s 5h (three of a kind, fives).

Hand 13: This was a scary river that turned out well for me. I usually bet this, but I hate to bet-fold my set and I don't want to see the showdown for two bets, so I took the cheaper route.

Preflop: Hero is BB with Ts, Tc.
UTG calls, MP calls, 1 fold, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, UTG calls, MP calls, Button calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) Kd, 5d, Td (4 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls, MP folds, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, UTG folds, Button caps, Hero calls.

Turn: (8.75 BB) 2h (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

River: (10.75 BB) 9d (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Results:
Hero has Ts Tc (three of a kind, tens).
Button has 5h 5c (three of a kind, fives).

Hand 14: Flopped sets are nice. Rivered quads are better.

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4d, 4s.
Hero raises, MP calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) Ks, 4c, 2s (4 players)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero raises, MP calls, SB calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 3c (3 players)

SB bets, Hero raises, MP calls, SB 3-bets, Hero caps, MP calls, SB calls.

River: (19 BB) 4h (3 players)
SB bets $0.5 (All-In), Hero raises, MP folds.

Results:
SB has Kd 5s (two pair, kings and fours).
Hero has 4d 4s (four of a kind, fours).