Day 89-23: -$22.25 (-11 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$53.00 in 57.67 table hours (+27 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$325.65 in 196.63 table hours

It's beginning to feel a lot like a purgatory of sorts. Downswings last longer when you play less, so this break-even streak is taking forever. Maybe this means I should play a little bit more often...

Hand 1: It has been a while since I've run into straight-over-straight. Unfortunate for me.

PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7s, 8s.
UTGA raises, 2 folds, BB calls.


Flop: (4.50 SB) Td, Jh, 5h (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) 9s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Hero calls.

River: (11.25 BB) 2c (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.25 BB

Results:
BB has Qs Kd (straight, king high).
Hero has 7s 8s (straight, jack high).
Outcome: BB wins 13.25 BB.

Hand 2: I'm not sure what to do on the turn because I don't want to check and risk him checking behind with overcards with a heart, but I don't like to get raised, either.

PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: HTML)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6s, 5d.
2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 2h, 6h, 3s (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, Button raises, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 4h (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.

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

Final Pot: 10 BB

Results in white below:
Hero has 6s 5d (straight, six high).
Button has 3c 3d (full house, threes full of fours).
Outcome: Button wins 10 BB.

I really want to post more hands, but Blogger is still running slowly for me. My next project (probably in a couple months, after I start getting paychecks from work) is to buy a new hard drive and start over again. I think there's just too much junk on this computer. I might buy more RAM, too. So sorry for the increasingly short posts (if anyone is actually reading this).