Day 52-8: +$27.25 (+14 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$213.25 in 15.85 table hours (+107 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$320.15 in 110.17 table hours

A quick hour-long session took care of the last bit to clear this level again. I look forward to beating $2/4 this time by playing well and not getting hit with the variance stick.

Hand 1: I knew that the river card was bad...

Preflop: Hero is MP with Ad, 9d.
UTG calls, Hero raises, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) Kc, Ac, Qc (3 players)
BB bets, UTG folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 9h (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.

River: (8.25 BB) Jd (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Results:
BB has Js Ah (two pair, aces and jacks).
Hero has Ad 9d (two pair, aces and nines).

Hand 2: Against this villain, I might have even been able to squeeze off a river value bet, though it would be incredibly thin.

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7h, Ad.
4 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.

Flop: (4 SB) Jd, 7s, Ks (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

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

River: (5 BB) 5c (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

Results:
Hero has 7h Ad (two pair, kings and sevens).
BB has As 6h (one pair, kings).

Hand 3: PAHUD stats clued me into villain's preflop looseness and overall aggression level. That made this an easy calldown after the turn check-raise. He wasn't a maniac, but he had a high enough level of aggression that I felt he could be betting a pocket pair.

Preflop: Hero is MP with Qh, Ks.
1 fold, Hero raises, 3 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 4s, Qd, 4c (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) 7c (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.

River: (7.25 BB) 6c (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Results:
BB has Tc Ts (two pair, tens and fours).
Hero has Qh Ks (two pair, queens and fours).

Hand 4: Here's a rare coldcall in 6-max. I was encouraged by the fact that UTG was a bit weak postflop and that the coldcaller was really bad.

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ks, Js.
UTG raises, MP calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.


Flop: (10 SB) 7d, Kd, 8s (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB folds, UTG folds, MP folds.

Turn: (6 BB) 8c (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

River: (8 BB) Kc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB folds.

I'll post stats later (as usual).