Day 55-3: +$125.50 (+31 BB at $2/4)

Level: +$121.50 in 6.17 table hours (+30 BB at $2/4)
Overall: +$441.65 in 116.33 table hours

Horray for a nice rush of cards. Almost everything from today came from the winnings of just one of the two tables. The other table fluctuated wildly and ended up breaking even. One of the down sides of running hot is that you feel like you're playing perfectly and everything is going your way.

Hand 1: River check? This villain had been donking a lot of hands when I check to him, so I was hoping to induce a bluff from a missed flush draw. It failed, but I don't think he was calling anyway. I think it's a good check against aggressive villains who won't be able to keep themselves from bluffing or even value betting. (Try to squeeze a value check-raise? That would be fun. I'll have to think about that because I don't value check raise the river very often.)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Ah, As.
1 fold, MP calls, 3 folds, Hero raises, MP calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Qd, Kd, 9d (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) 5c (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.

River: (5.25 BB) 4s (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks.

Results:
Hero has Ah As (one pair, aces).
MP has 8h Tc (high card, king).

Hand 2: Here's a wild hand that I wasn't sure what to do with. The pot was so big on the flop I felt that I had no choice but to raise. However, when he checked the turn, I don't think it was a good place to bluff, despite the huge pot because his flop 3-bet indicates that he's likely getting to showdown. I actually bet the river, but he had a terrible connection and timed-out, going all-in. Too bad it didn't get a fold...

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, Qc.
UTG raises, 1 fold, CO calls, Hero 3-bets, SB caps, 1 fold, UTG calls, CO calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (17 SB) 2h, 4h, 8s (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, CO bets, Hero raises, SB folds, UTG folds, CO 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (11.50 BB) Kh (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets, CO calls.

River: (13.50 BB) 6h (2 players)

Results:
CO has 2c 4c (two pair, fours and twos).
Hero has Ac Qc (high card, ace).

Hand 3: I don't always like to 3-bet preflop with strong drawing hands OOP. I would rather give up the initiative and small value edge for having relative position on the preflop raiser. I think as I get better, I could probably milk more value out of these hands.

Preflop: Hero is SB with Jd, Ad.
UTG raises, MP calls, 1 fold, Button calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) As, 2d, Ks (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Button checks.

Turn: (5 BB) 3s (5 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG folds, MP calls, Button folds.

River: (8 BB) Qh (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, MP folds.

Hand 4: The turn check-raise was pretty uncomfortable, which was why I didn't 3-bet. I don't like 3-betting turn raises/check-raises because I'm very used to them being monsters. But when he checked the river to me, I had no choice but to value bet it.

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, Jc.
3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Kc, Qs, 7c (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.

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

River: (7.25 BB) Js (2 players)
BB checks, Button bets, BB folds.

Hand 5: I wanted to raise the turn here, but villain slowed down. Too bad...

Preflop: Hero is Button with Jc, Ad.
UTG calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 6c, As, Kd (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, BB folds.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 5h (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls.

River: (6.25 BB) Ac (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, UTG calls.

Results:
UTG has Ah 2h (three of a kind, aces).
Hero has Jc Ad (three of a kind, aces).

Hand 6: Horray for villains overplaying weak weak draws. This was a heads up situation because the table just broke.

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9s, Ah.
Button raises, Hero calls.

Flop: (4 SB) 5h, Td, 3d (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 9c (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (9 BB) 6c (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Results:
Button has Ac 4s (high card, ace).
Hero has 9s Ah (one pair, nines).

Hand 7: This flop peel might have been a little loose with nothing more than a backdoor flush draw.

Preflop: Hero is MP with Ah, 8h.
UTG calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, Button 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) Jh, 2s, 5d (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, Button bets, UTG calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 4h (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (6.75 BB) 6h (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets, Button calls, UTG folds.

Results:
Hero has Ah 8h (flush, ace high).
Button has As 6c (one pair, sixes).

Hand 8: I always wonder whether I should raise the flop here or expect him to bet the turn and raise there.

Preflop: Hero is Button with As, 2s.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 6s, 5h, 2h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.

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

River: (7.50 BB) Jc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Results:
Hero has As 2s (one pair, twos).
SB has Kd Ad (high card, ace).

Hand 9: I can't believe I didn't get raised on the turn here. Fortunately, I drew out to win.

Preflop: Hero is SB with Kh, Jh.
UTG calls, MP calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG calls, MP calls.

Flop: (8 SB) Ks, Ah, 3h (4 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, UTG calls, MP calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) Jc (3 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls, MP calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 7h (3 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls, MP folds.

Results:
UTG has 3d 3s (three of a kind, threes).
Hero has Kh Jh (flush, ace high).

Hand 10: I'm glad that some villains still let you win with relentless value betting.

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9h, Kc.
1 fold, MP calls, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (2.50 SB) 6d, 9s, Jc (2 players)
BB bets, MP calls.

Turn: (2.25 BB) Jd (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.

River: (4.25 BB) 4c (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.

Results:
Hero has 9h Kc (two pair, jacks and nines).
MP has 5c 6s (two pair, jacks and sixes).

Hand 11: Here's a hand that makes me feel smart because I won against the FPS LRR with KK.

Preflop: Hero is SB with Qd, Jd.
UTG calls, 3 folds, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls, BB calls.

Flop: (9 SB) 3h, 8d, Ad (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) Tc (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 6d (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls.

Results:
Hero has Qd Jd (flush, ace high).
UTG has Kc Kd (one pair, kings).

Hand 12: I auto-called this river donk against an aggro villain because it made no sense to me. When I make calls like this and win, I feel smart. But I'm pretty sure I've lost a number of these, too.

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9c, Jh.
2 folds, Button raises, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls.

Flop: (7 SB) Jd, 5h, 2d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) Ad (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 4h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Results:
SB has Kc Qd (high card, ace).
Hero has 9c Jh (one pair, jacks).