Day 14: +$31.65 (+32 BB at $.50/1)

Overall: +$58.75 in 2150 table minutes

Finally, after running bad for 5 sessions in a row, I have a decent upswing to pull me up and make me feel good about my playing again. I played a little distracted tonight, chatting online with a friend and on the phone, but it was okay.

Hand 1: I raise A4s UTG, the next player coldcalls, SB calls, and BB folds. The flop is A77 and it's checked to me. I bet, get called, and SB check-raises. SB is a somewhat known aggressive player. His check-raise can be an ace, a worse pocket pair, or total junk. It's rarely a 7. If it's an ace, I run a slight risk of being outkicked and not having the board bail me out. In both other circumstances, I have him drawing very thin. I'm not sure if he would fold if I put more pressure on him, and since this is a way ahead type of situation and since I have position, I decided to let him try to buy the pot from me and just call down. After I called, the coldcaller folded. The turn was a 9, the river an 8, and I lost to JTs hitting runner-runner straight (less than 4%).

Hand 2: This one makes me a little disappointed because I misread the board. I raise KK preflop and flop top set on a flush draw board. I bet and get called in two spots. The turn is an offsuit card, I bet and get called by one player. The river is a flush card, I bet and get check-raised. Sadly, I failed to notice that this card also paired the board, so I missed out on a likely two more BBs to add to my collection.

Hand 3: There is one limper and I raise KJs from the cutoff. The small blind and the limper call, giving us a 3-handed flop. The flop is Q64 with a flush draw for me. It's checked to me and I bet. SB calls and the limper check-raises. At this point, I can either 3-bet (for value and often a free card) or just call and look to raise a turned flush. I decided to go with the 3-bet and got called in both spots. The turn was an offsuit T, giving me the OESD. I took my free card because there was no way I had the best hand and there was no way I was going to make them both fold. The river brought another T, giving me the flush. The flop check-raiser bet into me and I raised. I thought about trying to get an overcall out of the other villain, but the chances of getting a call out of the aggressor are far greater than the chances of getting a call out of the other guy, so I clicked raise. The last player folded out and the aggressor called. He showed Q2o for flopped top pair.

Hand 4: I have K5s in the big blind and it's a 6-handed family pot. The flop is KQ7 giving me top pair and the flush draw. I lead out, get raised, get 3-bet, and I choose to cap it because the players in this hand are a little LAGgy. The turn is my flush card, and it gets capped again, although one player ended up all-in halfway through. The river is a 2 of bonus flush and I bet, hoping not to run into the the A. It was called and I laugh at the button limper's KK and the all-in's Q6o.

Hand 5: There's an early raise, a few callers, and I call with QJs. There are 5 of us to the flop. It comes down Q98 with a backdoor flush draw for me. It's checked to me and I check, anticipating that the aggressor would bet so that I could evaluate the action from the rest of the table. Instead, it gets checked around. The turn is a 3, and I bet it, getting called in two spots. The river is a 5, I bet again, and get called once. I win the pot.