ASB - Session 10

This session: 133 hands, ASB 60 (15/25)
Total: 2471 hands, ASB 53 (257/484)

Light CO steals: 1
Light Bu steals: 2

I ended up at a table with a raving LAG. He cold-capped from BB with T7o and that sort of stuff. Unfortunately, I got hit by the unhappy end of the variance stick and lost a bunch of money. Oh well. I decided to quit after villain left with a lot of my money and before I got tilty.

I accidentally missed a steal from the cutoff. It was a small suited king.

ASB - Session 9

This session: 159 hands, ASB 50 (16/32)
Total: 2338 hands, ASB 53 (242/459)

Light CO steals: 3
Light Bu steals: 1

I played a short session tonight. I was a bit tired, and I think it showed. There are at least a couple spots where I couldn't even remember what the action was preflop. I had also moved up to 3 tables, but I don't really think that made the difference.

ASB - Session 8

This session: 266 hands, ASB 43 (30/63)
Total: 2179 hands, ASB 54 (317/745)

Light CO steals: 2
Light Bu steals: 2

I think I'm going to move back up to 3 tables again next time. I'm feeling pretty comfortable with how things are going, and I think can increase the number of hands by 50% without losing much. It's surprising to me how little overall change there is after increasing the ASB, even with it being 10 higher than the goal. This is probably because I failed to account for the effect of SB steals. I'm only up to 36 extra hands played over about 2200. In other words, I'm playing a mere 1.6% more hands than I otherwise would have. This is very close to a negligible change.

However, an internal trend that I'm facing is that I now have to start holding myself back from raising. The most noticeable place that this happens is two off of the button, where I'm still trying to play as closely to my original hand range as possible. I wouldn't be surprised if extra hands are starting to creep up there, causing me to play more hands overall than I intended. After all, I started with a VPIP of 25, and according to my calculations I've only added 1.6 to my VPIP, yet my VPIP is a little above 30. It could be nothing more than variance over a mere 2000 hands, but I suspect it's not. I won't know until I've reached about 5000 hands and can compare the position-by-position numbers.

ASB - Session 7

This session: 173 hands, ASB 43 (12/28)
Total: 1913 hands, ASB 54 (196/364)

Light CO steals: 3
Light Bu steals: 1

I've only put in about 2000 hands, so it's a little early to check my light steal statistics, but I'm going to do it anyway.

I've got 10 total light button steals for a loss of $12.50 and 22 light cutoff steals for a profit of $5.50. So I'm currently losing money with these extra steals. But again, it's really too early to say a whole lot.

ASB - Session 6

This session: 200 hands, ASB 72 (31/43)
Total: 1740 hands, ASB 55 (184/336)

Light CO steals: 2
Light Bu steals: 4

I was a stealing machine this session. My light steals from the button went well, winning 3 of 4, and the last one I lost to a short-stacked player who hit his flush when I hit my straight. The cutoff steals weren't interesting, though I did lose them both.

I finished ahead, but only by a small margin. I wasn't paying as much attention as I should have been, which was part of the problem. I was also against slightly more aggressive players this time, as I was 3-bet more often than I usually am.

ASB - Session 5

This session: 295 hands, ASB 48 (30/62)
Total: 1540 hands, ASB 52 (153/293)

Light CO steals: 3
Light Bu steals: 1

I accidentally misread the chart and raised 96s from the CO. I ended up getting 3-bet by QQ, flopping top pair 633 (which I raised), and rivering a boat to win.

Nothing else interesting happened with respect to raising light. I folded all three of the remaining hands on the flop. I was 3-bet twice and the third was I was donked into on a flop that completely missed me.

ASB - Session 4

This session: 196 hands, ASB 44 (11/25)
Total: 1245 hands, ASB 53 (123/231)

Light CO steals: 3
Light Bu steals: 1

I suppose I was due for a losing session after being on such a hot run the first three times out. The cards were dead, and I was tired, and that's not a good combination ever.

Nothing much to say here except that I called in a couple spots that I knew I should have folded.

ASB - Session 3

This session: 299 hands, ASB 43 (20/47)
Total: 1049 hands, ASB 54 (162/361)

Light CO steals: 4
Light Bu steals: 0

Nothing much to say today. These hands played themselves. Bet-fold a total whiff flop, get 3-bet, and fold 3-handed on a whiff flop, flop a pair and turn trips, and one more flop whiff bet-fold.

ASB - Session 2

This session: 344 hands, ASB 61 (45/74)
Total: 406 hands, ASB 57 (92/159)

Light CO steals: 8
Light Bu steals: 3

With the light CO steals, I won two with no flop. Here is a hand which I think was interesting:

PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (5 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 7s, Kc.
1 fold, Hero raises, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 6c, 8s, 9h (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, Button raises, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) Kd (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (5.25 BB) 5c (2 players)
Hero bets, Button folds.

Final Pot: 5.25 BB

When he checked the turn, I figured him for 9x or 8x, and that he would call a river bet. But his fold there would be incredibly weak, as this was a good bluffing card (even though I really had it). My best guess is that he went for the free card with QJ or maybe JT and chose not to bet the turn (he would have been check-raised).

Here's one where I think paying off the river was a terrible mistake.

PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (5 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Qs, 6s.
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Jc, 5d, Ad (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) Th (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: (3.25 BB) 6c (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 5.25 BB

Flush draws generally check-raise the flop, so I should have stuck with my gut that I was behind on the turn and just walk away even though I paired up.

ASB - Session 1

This session: 406 hands, ASB 55 (47/85)
Total: 406 hands, ASB 55 (47/85)

Light CO steals: 3
Light Bu steals: 1

I wish I had something useful to say about those four hands, but there's nothing to say. Most of my raising hands were ones I would have raised anyway.

Quick morning session

Live: 3 hours
Online: 1256 hands
Bankroll: $2,644.85

I played 30-40 minute session and ran pretty hot. Of course, I'd much rather run hot in a live game, but I'll take my wins when they come.

Squeezing in a few more hands

Live: 3 hours
Online: 1033 hands
Bankroll: $2,619.25

I played another session this evening, as I had a bit of free time. As I was quitting, I found my way to this thread on twoplustwo which brought a semi-well known scandal back into the light. It's a long read, and it's both scary and infuriating. I don't play at either site (never have, never will), and while the threat of online cheating does exist (and does happen), my risk is relatively small as I play for small amounts.

A quick online session brings a rebound

Live: 3 hours
Online: 804 hands
Bankroll: $2,593.30

Running hot online is nice, but because of the difference in bet sizes between live and online (30 BB online = 1.5 BB live), having a monster run online will not help me to reach my goal.

Too tired to play live

Live: 0 hours
Online: 631 hands
Bankroll: $3258.60

I had intended to go out to the Mirage tonight, but I felt too tired to play so I just ran off a couple hundred hands online instead. I'll try to get out tomorrow afternoon.

Day 94-28: -$68.00 (-34 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$14.50 in 72.39 table hours (-7 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$258.15 in 211.35 table hours

Down again... I got at a good table with a psycho-LAG, but he kept outdrawing me and I didn't win it back.

Hand #1: Flushed and I missed my redraw.

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Kh, Ad
Hero raises, MP folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (6.00 SB) Kd, Qd, Ac (3 players)
SB bets, BB calls, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls.

Turn: (6.00 BB) 2d (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, BB folds, Hero calls.

River: (10.00 BB) 7s (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.00 BB

Results:
SB shows 9d, 8d (a flush, King high).
Hero mucks Kh, Ad.
Outcome: SB wins 11.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand #2: I would be willing to fold my hand if I had more of a read on this player. But as it stands, I call to see what he limped and what he bet.

Preflop: Hero is SB with As, Jh
UTG calls, MP folds, CO calls, Button folds, Hero calls, BB checks.

Flop: (4.00 SB) Ad, 4s, Qh (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, CO bets, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG folds, CO calls.

Turn: (4.00 BB) 7c (2 players)
Hero bets, CO calls.

River: (6.00 BB) Kh (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.00 BB

Results:
Hero mucks As, Jh.
CO shows Kd, Qd (two pair, Kings and Queens).
Outcome: CO wins 9.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand #3: I probably should have given more action here with the all-in player, but I got a little nervous against the capper and the double broadway board. Notice button's hand... he's the LAG who kept taking my money.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Ad, As
UTG calls, MP folds, CO folds, Button raises, SB folds, Hero 3-bets, UTG cappies, Button calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) Jc, Js, Kc (3 players)
Hero bets, UTG raises, Button raises to $2.75 (all in), Hero calls, UTG cappies, Hero calls.

Turn: (10.62 BB) 2d (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Hero calls.

River: (12.62 BB) Qd (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.62 BB

Results:
UTG shows Ah, Qc (two pair, Queens and Jacks).
Button shows 5d, Jd (three of a kind, Jacks).
Hero shows Ad, As (two pair, Aces and Jacks).
Outcome: Button wins 9.87 BB.
Hero wins 4.25 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand #4: The LAG had the best hand this time, and my flop call led to mistakes.

Preflop: Hero is Button with Qs, Kd
UTG folds, CO folds, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, BB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (9.00 SB) 5s, Ac, 4d (3 players)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) Js (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

River: (7.50 BB) Qd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB

Results:
Hero mucks Qs, Kd.
SB shows 5c, Ah (two pair, Aces and Fives).
Outcome: SB wins 9.12 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand #5: This was a slightly tilty call. I probably should have folded because that's a bad bad river card.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is BB with Qd, 9s
UTG folds, MP calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: (4.00 SB) 2s, 9c, 8s (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, Button calls, SB calls.

Turn: (4.00 BB) 3h (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, Button calls, SB folds.

River: (7.00 BB) Ks (3 players)
Hero bets, MP raises, Button folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11.00 BB

Results:
MP shows 7s, 5s (a flush, King high).
Hero mucks Qd, 9s.
Outcome: MP wins 10.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand #6: More fun with LAGgy!

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is CO with Js, Jh
UTG raises, MP folds, Hero 3-bets, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls, UTG cappies, Hero calls, BB calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) 4d, Qs, 5h (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.25 BB) 6c (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

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

Final Pot: 13.25 BB

Results:
UTG shows Qd, 5d (two pair, Queens and Fives).
Hero mucks Js, Jh.
Outcome: UTG wins 12.75 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand #7: And one more for the road...

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is BB with Tc, Js
UTG folds, MP folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (2.50 SB) 6h, 3c, 7s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (2.25 BB) Td (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (8.25 BB) Ah (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.25 BB

Results:
Button shows 8h, 9c (a straight, Six to Ten).
Hero mucks Tc, Js.
Outcome: Button wins 9.87 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Day 93-27: -$57.75 (-29 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$53.50 in 68.47 table hours (+27 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$326.15 in 207.43 table hours

Downward slide again. There were a couple bad beats and a couple poorly played hands, but nothing too absurd. A couple missed nut flush draws and a two pair that got outdrawn by a short stack. *Yawn*. I'm not posting hands tonight.

Day 92-26: +$119.25 (+60 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$111.25 in 66.54 table hours (+56 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$383.90 in 205.50 table hours

It has been a while, but I found some time and energy to play some poker and things went well. Once again, I have visions of moving up to $2/4 after these last 3 or 4 months at $1/2 simply because I've been running bad.

Hand 1: It's too bad I paired my ace. I would much rather have seen a Q-high board. Oh well.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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Preflop: Hero is CO with Ah, Ac
UTG folds, Hero raises, Button folds, SB calls, BB 3-bets, Hero cappies, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (10.00 SB) Ad, Jh, 5d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (6.00 BB) 2s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (8.00 BB) 3d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Final Pot: 10.00 BB

Results:
BB shows Kh, Kd (a pair of Kings).
Hero shows Ah, Ac (three of a kind, Aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 9.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand 2: This guy was going nuts 3-handed. I guess he didn't notice that I folded the last 8 or 9 hands, because he should have realized that he needed to slow down when I came back at him. I was sort of ready to just call down A-high UI, but I paired up and ruined that plan.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
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Preflop: Hero is BB with Qh, Ac
Button folds, SB raises, Hero calls.

Flop: (4.00 SB) 7c, Qd, 8d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.00 BB) 6c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

River: (7.00 BB) 6d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

Final Pot: 9.00 BB

Results:
SB mucks 7s, 4h.
Hero shows Qh, Ac (two pair, Queens and Sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand 3: Here's a different LAG player that gave me lots of money tonight.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
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CO posts a blind of $1

Preflop: Hero is BB with As, Js
CO checks, Button calls, SB folds, Hero raises, CO calls, Button calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) Jd, 4c, Qh (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) 6c (3 players)
Hero bets, CO folds, Button calls.

River: (6.75 BB) 8s (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB

Results:
Button shows 7h, 4h (a pair of Fours).
Hero shows As, Js (a pair of Jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins 10.25 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 4: I thought about giving more action here, but when someone leads into you after you cap the turn, you've got to think carefully if you really want to keep betting. Too bad I didn't have a better read on him at the time.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is MP with 8h, Ac
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button folds, SB 3-bets, BB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (7.00 SB) Kh, 8s, 5h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 8d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero cappies, SB calls.

River: (12.50 BB) Js (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.50 BB

Results:
SB shows Kc, 4c (two pair, Kings and Eights).
Hero shows 8h, Ac (three of a kind, Eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 14.00 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 5: Poor guy... he hit his gutshot.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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Preflop: Hero is BB with Js, Ks
UTG folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, Hero raises, CO calls, Button calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) Td, Ts, Qs (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) 9d (3 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Button folds, Hero 3-bets, CO calls.

River: (10.75 BB) Ad (2 players)
Hero bets, CO calls.

Final Pot: 12.75 BB

Results:
CO mucks Jh, 8h.
Hero shows Js, Ks (a straight, Ten to Ace).
Outcome: Hero wins 12.25 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 6: Raise flop? I was hoping he'd bet the turn, but I think the flush card froze him up. But then on the river he check-raised. So I don't know what was going through his mind. Maybe it was nothing.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
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Preflop: Hero is CO with Kd, Jc
Hero raises, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Ks, 6h, 9h (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) Jh (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (5.25 BB) Qd (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

Results:
BB shows Qs, 6d (two pair, Queens and Sixes).
Hero shows Kd, Jc (two pair, Kings and Jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.87 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand 7: He slowplayed his set and let me draw out cheaply.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
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Preflop: Hero is Button with 8s, Td
Hero raises, SB 3-bets, BB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (9.00 SB) 9d, Jc, 5d (3 players)
SB bets, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.00 BB) Qh (3 players)
SB bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB folds, BB calls.

River: (13.00 BB) 3d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Final Pot: 15.00 BB

Results:
BB mucks 5s, 5h.
Hero shows 8s, Td (a straight, Eight to Queen).
Outcome: Hero wins 14.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 8: I didn't have much of a read on the guy at the time, but the pot size was right for a calldown in a generally aggressive game.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is Button with 9s, 8d
UTG calls, MP folds, CO calls, Hero calls, SB folds, BB raises, UTG calls, CO calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 9h, Kd, 2c (4 players)
BB bets, UTG folds, CO calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) 3s (3 players)
BB bets, CO folds, Hero calls.

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

Final Pot: 9.75 BB

Results:
Hero shows 9s, 8d (a pair of Nines).
BB shows 4s, 4c (a pair of Fours).
Outcome: Hero wins 9.37 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand 9: Set over set... but this time I'm on the happy side of it.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is MP with 8c, 8h
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 4c, Ts, 8s (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 5d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB calls.

River: (10.25 BB) 2s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

Final Pot: 12.25 BB

Results:
BB mucks 4s, 4h.
Hero shows 8c, 8h (three of a kind, Eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 11.75 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Day 91-25: -$36.50 (-18 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$8.00 in 64.47 table hours (-4 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$264.65 in 203.43 table hours

Back to down even. But I played somewhat poorly at times out of frustration, which is something I need to deal better with when playing online, especially against aggressive players. I think I might actually play better with distractions because it would mean I spend less time trying to outplay players is dumb way, and just beat them playing straight-forward solid poker.

Here are a few hands:

Hand 1: A set of aces cracked, but I lost very little.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
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CO posts a blind of $1

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, As
CO checks, Hero raises, SB calls, BB folds, CO calls.

Flop: (7.00 SB) 5h, Th, Ah (3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, Hero bets, SB calls, CO folds.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 3h (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: (4.50 BB) Jd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 6.50 BB

Results:
SB shows 9h, Kh (a flush, Ace high).
Hero mucks Ac, As.
Outcome: SB wins 6.25 BB.
($0.50 Rake)

Hand 2: Trying to pick off a bluffer and failing.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, Kh
UTG folds, MP raises, CO folds, Hero 3-bets, SB calls, BB folds, MP calls.

Flop: (10.00 SB) 9h, 5s, 5h (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, SB calls, MP folds.

Turn: (6.00 BB) Th (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: (6.00 BB) 7c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8.00 BB

Results:
Hero mucks Ac, Kh.
SB shows Tc, Kd (two pair, Tens and Fives).
Outcome: SB wins 7.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand 3: Tough beat here...

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
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Preflop: Hero is SB with As, 8d
Button folds, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.00 SB) 7h, 9d, Td (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.00 BB) Js (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero cappies, BB calls.

River: (12.00 BB) 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.00 BB

Results:
Hero mucks As, 8d.
BB shows Qh, 8h (a straight, Eight to Queen).
Outcome: BB wins 13.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 4: Bleeding the bluffer...

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is MP with Ah, 5h
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button 3-bets, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 6h, Ac, Qh (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) Qd (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

River: (6.75 BB) 9s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB

Results:
Hero shows Ah, 5h (two pair, Aces and Queens).
Button shows Ts, 8s (a pair of Queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.37 BB.
($0.75 Rake)

Hand 5: Runner-runner flushed.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad, 2d
UTG folds, MP raises, CO calls, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.

Flop: (7.00 SB) Ac, Td, 4s (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.00 BB) 2s (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero raises, MP calls, CO calls.

River: (11.00 BB) 8s (3 players)
Hero bets, MP raises, CO calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 17.00 BB

Results:
Hero mucks Ad, 2d.
MP shows Js, Ts (a flush, Jack high).
CO mucks Ah, 6h.
Outcome: MP wins 16.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 7: Too bad he decided to slowplay the flop. This guy might even be 2+2...

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com

Preflop: Hero is BB with Js, Jc
Button folds, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.

Flop: (6.00 SB) Jh, Ts, Tc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

Turn: (4.00 BB) Ad (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB cappies, Hero calls.

River: (12.00 BB) 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.

Final Pot: 16.00 BB

Results:
Hero shows Js, Jc (a full house, Jacks full of Tens).
SB mucks Th, Qd.
Outcome: Hero wins 15.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)

Hand 7: I didn't remember this hand... Q-high is no good here.

PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8h, 9h
CO folds, Button folds, Hero raises, BB calls.

Flop: (4.00 SB) 6h, 5c, 5s (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (3.00 BB) 9c (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (5.00 BB) 3s (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

Final Pot: 7.00 BB

Results:
Hero shows 8h, 9h (two pair, Nines and Fives).
BB mucks Qh, 8c.
Outcome: Hero wins 6.75 BB.
($0.50 Rake)

Day 90-24: -$24.50 (-12 BB at $1/2)

Level: +$28.50 in 61.04 table hours (+14 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$301.15 in 200 table hours

Even though I've been roughly break-even for the last 24 sessiosn (which amounts to about 3 months), I'm quite surprised to see that my BB/100 is 2.29 at this level if I include all my other visits here. That means that I'm just regressing to the mean. I would guess that I'm probably a 2-3 BB/100 player at this level. The game is a lot tougher than it used to be, so I suspect that 3 BB/100 players are incredibly rare now.

I'm not going to post any hands. I just spent the last 4.5 hours playing in a 50 FPP tournament. I went out in 10th out of 729 players, so I feel pretty good and pretty lucky to have gone that deep.

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).