.25/.50 NLH SH 8/5/07

Opening balance : $399.79

Buy in : $40.00
No. of hands : 128
Left with : $68.74

Closing balance : $428.53

Running total: +$28.74/128
+57.5ptbb/128
Decent session, but not my best. Sucked out for one big pot (see below), made a few river calls I should've folded, but managed a few good plays. Didn't get many great hands, but I wasn't card dead for any long periods. Overall, I could've played better, by being a bit tighter post-flop and maybe a little more loose-aggressive pre-flop.

Some specific hands:

Seat 5: YagaS ( $45.70 USD )
Seat 6: john247333 ( $48.25 USD )
YagaS posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
john247333 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to YagaS [ Kc 8d ]
3 folds
YagaS calls [$0.25 USD]
john247333 raises [$1.50 USD]
YagaS raises [$5.50 USD]
john247333 folds
YagaS wins $8 USD

This was my first limp in blind vs. blind. The other times I raised, with only a few folds. I was hoping he would raise as a steal attempt against my perceived weakness so I could come out over the top, and it worked perfectly. I almost chickened out but thought, if I'm going to try and induce bluffs I have to then push back.


This is my suckout

Seat 5: YagaS ( $30.95 USD )
Seat 1: Prytz_ ( $58.55 USD )
Mulston posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
YagaS posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
Dealt to YagaS [ 8d 7c ]
1 fold
Prytz_ raises [$2 USD]
3 folds
YagaS calls [$1.50 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, 3s, 6d ]
YagaS checks
Prytz_ bets [$3 USD]
YagaS raises [$10 USD]
Prytz_ raises [$24 USD]
YagaS is all-In [$18.95 USD]
Prytz_ calls [$1.95 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
** Dealing River ** [ 7d ]
Prytz_ shows [ Ks, Kc ]a pair of Kings.
YagaS shows [ 8d, 7c ]two pairs, Eights and Sevens.
YagaS wins $59.15 USD from the main pot with two pairs, Eights and Sevens.

Little bit tilty... lost a big pot the hand before when I thought the villain was bluffing. This hand is just entirely bad, except the first raise on the flop. This is one of those hands I have trouble letting go of.


This was my best-played hand of the entire session.


Seat 5: YagaS ( $55.92 USD )
Seat 4: Mulston ( $45.08 USD )
YagaS posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
john247333 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
Dealt to YagaS [ Ac Kc ]
1 fold
Mulston calls [$0.50 USD]
YagaS raises [$1.25 USD]
1 fold
Mulston calls [$1 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2c, Jh, Ad ]
YagaS bets [$2.50 USD]
Mulston raises [$5 USD]
YagaS raises [$12.50 USD]
Mulston calls [$10 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3d ]
YagaS bets [$7 USD]
Mulston calls [$7 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
YagaS bets [$7 USD]
Mulston calls [$7 USD]
YagaS shows [ Ac, Kc ]a pair of Aces.
Mulston doesn't show [ Ah, 6c ]a pair of Aces.
YagaS wins $59.50 USD from the main pot with a pair of Aces with King kicker.

Paying attention is awesome. This is our third clash in five hands, and on each of the others I've caught something like TPGK and given up on it when he showed great strength. I'm prepared to go broke with this, rather than get pushed around by this guy. Turn and river are damage limitation in case he has me beat - AJ, A3 etc. - and also serve to get more money in the pot. As it happens, I was correct and I took down a good size pot.