.05/.10 NLH LH 24/5/07

Opening balance: $107.60

Buy in : $10+10 (2 tables)
No. of hands : 130
Left with : $14.33 + 10.82

Closing balance : $112.75

Running total: +$5.65/1181
+56ptbb/1181

Fairly lacklustre session after the two opening hands (two consecutive full houses with unpaired hole cards). Winning table basically went from there, small pots, nothing special, TPTK and one two pair was the best I managed after that.

The other table was far more interesting. Typically, I ran into the loose cannon twice in a row when he happened to have hands. Turned a straight later in the session to make my way back to a small profit. Generally good play, although I think I was bluffing a little too much on the flop and not reraising preflop with hands like AQo, AJs, TT. The higher profit table was much more solid and conservative. Not as fun, but much more reliable.

Couple of hands:

Seat 5: stic4488 ( $8.82 USD )
Seat 4: YagaS ( $9.85 USD )
torbanaftius posts small blind [$0.05 USD].
maathh posts big blind [$0.10 USD].
montypuma posts big blind [$0.10 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to YagaS [ Td Th ]
3 folds
Barbrapappa calls [$0.10 USD]
1 fold
montypuma checks
YagaS raises [$0.60 USD]
stic4488 calls [$0.60 USD]
4 folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, Jc, Kd ]
YagaS bets [$1 USD]
stic4488 calls [$1 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
YagaS checks
stic4488 checks
** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]
YagaS checks
stic4488 checks
YagaS shows [ Td, Th ]a pair of Tens.
stic4488 doesn't show [ Ac, Qh ]high card Ace.
YagaS wins $3.38 USD from the main pot with a pair of Tens.

I missed some value here with the checks on the turn and river, but I put him on a J or K on the flop, probably a small king. The river making the flush also made me nervous. I can't see any reason to bet the river, but maybe the turn in future. This hand is probably a freak accident, though.

Seat 7: Eyrea ( $5.88 USD )
Seat 1: YagaS ( $13.76 USD )
shibo2k posts small blind [$0.05 USD].
YagaS posts big blind [$0.10 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to YagaS [ Qd 3h ]
4 folds
Eyrea raises [$0.20 USD]
2 folds
YagaS calls [$0.10 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, 2h, Qs ]
YagaS checks
Eyrea bets [$0.10 USD]
YagaS raises [$0.30 USD]
Eyrea raises [$0.40 USD]
YagaS raises [$3 USD]
Eyrea folds
YagaS does not show cards.
YagaS wins $4.18 USD

Pre-flop, the call is dubious. I think a Q will be good enough here. The flop is great. OK, there are two spades and a wheel draw for someone with a weak Ace, but other than that, no worries. My fourbet is only callable by a few hands (other than those that beat me). 4s5s maybe, AsQx, KK, AA. I think a raise to $2-$2.50 might be better, or a call and bet the turn.