Day 79-13: +$30.50 (+15 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$24.00 in 32.85 table hours (+12 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$296.65 in 171.82 table hours

I don't know why, but I seem to have increased tremendously in my confidence without having done a whole lot. I'm still in the same slump that I've been in, but things just "feel" better.

Hand 1: Nobody had a heart but me?

Preflop: Hero is Button with Jh, Ah.
1 fold, MP raises, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 7d, 5h, Th (5 players)
SB bets, BB calls, MP calls, CO folds, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, BB folds, MP calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10 BB) 3h (3 players)
SB bets, MP calls, Button raises, SB folds, MP folds.

Hand 2: I was surprised at what he showed down. When he called the turn raise, I was really expecting to see him show a dumbly played AK or maybe KJ. Instead, it was A2... not terrible given that it's blind defense.

Preflop: Hero is BB with Ac, Qc.
3 folds, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 5s, Qh, 3d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (5 BB) Ts (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.

River: (9 BB) Kd (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Results:
SB has Ah 2d (high card, ace).
Hero has Ac Qc (one pair, queens).

Hand 3: Villain here is tight-passive. When he called the flop bet, I knew I was behind -- I was hoping he'd just check-fold a hand like KQ or maybe AJs. I felt that he wouldn't fold AK on the turn. However, I felt that it was likely that he would not bluff the river and would not call the river with AK UI. My bluff probably bought this pot from him.

Preflop: Hero is UTG with As, Th.
Hero raises, 2 folds, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 9h, 8c, 3d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 6h (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: (4.25 BB) 4s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB folds.

Hand 4: Here's a fun calldown against a player who I've seen get randomly aggressive. Once it was heads up on the turn, I was going to get to showdown for two bets or less.

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9h, Ac.
UTG calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) Qh, Qc, 2h (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.

Turn: (3 BB) Jd (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Hero calls.

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

Results:
Hero has 9h Ac (one pair, queens).
UTG has 4d 6c (one pair, queens).

Hand 5: Dumb play here. I should have check-raised the turn. If he has a pocket pair, he'll call twice with a boat.

Preflop: Hero is BB with Ad, 6d.
UTG raises, 2 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 4h, 4s, 4d (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Button calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) As (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Button folds, Hero calls.

River: (6.75 BB) 7h (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG raises, Hero calls.

Results:
Hero has Ad 6d (full house, fours full of aces).
UTG has Ah Qd (full house, fours full of aces).

Hand 6: I don't know whether I should have given more action. His flop check indicates a draw, and I guess if he had a gutshot plus flush draw, he would be betting. So that means that most likely he doesn't have a better flush than mine, and I can milk more money from him.

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7c, 9c.
Hero raises, 1 fold, Button 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) Ad, Tc, 6c (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: (4.75 BB) Jc (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, Button raises, BB calls, Hero 3-bets, Button caps, BB calls, Hero calls.

River: (16.75 BB) 9h (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets, BB calls, Hero calls.

Results:
BB has 7d Jd (one pair, jacks).
Hero has 7c 9c (flush, jack high).
Button has Kd Qd (straight, ace high).

Hand 7: I was close between betting, check-calling, and check-folding. The big draw that I feared came in, but I felt that I might be able to get a bluff out of 98/97/87 and Ax often enough to give them a chance to bluff. Instead, I got a misplaced value bet.

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7c, 7h.
UTG calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6 SB) Ts, 6d, Td (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 2h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 5d (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, BB folds.

Results:
Hero has 7c 7h (two pair, tens and sevens).
UTG has Jh 6c (two pair, tens and sixes).