Downs and Ups

I have played a fair bit over the last 2 weeks with varying success. Here's how the main sessions went...

Session 1
- no big hands but ended up $22.03 on Sun Poker in half an hour. Good start.

Session 2
- I played for an hour and a half on Party and this was the main hand. I was playing really shit and I don't know why. Ended down $22.33.

- I limp AKo UTG. UTG+1 and the button limps, and the blinds call/check. The flop is K-9-2. It's checked to me and I bet $1. UTG+1 folds and the button raises to $3. The blinds fold. As it wasn't raised pre-flop, I have no idea where I am and I could easily be ahead or behind. I decide to raise to $6.25 and fold to a re-raise. The button calls - now what? The turn is an 8 and I am stupid and push all-in. The button insta-calls with 99. -$24.90

After this I decided that I couldn't handle the slowness of full tables, even when I multi-table, and so I tested out 6-max tables again...

Session 3
- an awful half an hour on Party. Ended down $37.72

- The button min-raises and I call inthe SB with 4h2h. The BB folds. The flop is 3d-5h-6d. Nice. I check and the button checks. Damn. The turn is a harmless 10s and I bet $1, thinking the button will probably fold. He min-raises to $2. Nice. I re-raise to $6 and he re-re-min-raises to $10. I push for $25.40 and he calls, with 55. The river is a harmful 10. -$25.90

- I raise 6h5h to 75 UTG and the BB min-raises me to $1.25. He has been doing this quite a lot, so it definitely didn't mean much. I call. The flop is a nice 10h-5d-2h. He bets 75c and I make it $3.75. He calls. The turn is a delightful 4h. He checks and I put him all-in for $12. he calls with 9h7h. -$14.70

Session 4
- only a quick 15min session but managed to win $26.20. Key hand...

- UTG, who is pretty loose, makes it $1 and I make it $4 with AA in the cut-off. UTG calls. The flop is 3-3-5. UTG checks and I decide to give a free card and also check. Thr turn is another $3. UTG now bets $3, and I put him on an overpair and just call. The river is a 4 and UTG bets $12. I only have $19.55 left. I figure that he may well have 44 or 55, but I doubt he would bet the 3 so strongly. I think that if I push he would almost have to call with any pocket pair, and so I push and he calls with 54s. +$24.25

Session 5
- another quick session, about half an hour, with a positive result. +$14.22. Key hand...

- UTG raises to $1, the button calls and I can't fold the nuts in the SB and so call with 7c6c. The BB folds. The flop is J-8-5. I check, UTG checks and the button bets 50c. I call, as does UTG. The turn is a 3. We check to the button again, who bets $1. I am feeling lucky and call. The river is the 9. I check, the button bets $2 and I make it $8. He calls with 88. +$11.15

Session 6
- I play for an hour and win $6.68, with 2 key hands...

- It is folded to the SB who makes it $5. I have QQ in the BB and make it $5. He calls. The flop is J high. He checks, I push for $19 and he calls with AJ. I turn a Q to end the hand. +$22.10

- I have Q10o in the Sb and 4 of us see a flop of 2-10-10. I check to the limper who bets $1.75. The button calls. If the button folds then I am fairly sure I am ahead and would raise, but this confuses me and I call. The turn is a 4. We check to the button who bets $3. We both call. The river is a 7. We check to the button. He bets $7 and I call. He shows 22. -$12

Session 7
- an awful session! I play for an hour and lose $37.95. I really didn't play well but also got a little unlucky.

- I get QQ UTG and make it $1.25. The cut-off makes it $2.25 and the SB calls. I make it $5.50 and they both call. The flop is K-10-9. I bet $9 and just the cut-off calls. It doesn't look good, but I know he is very lose. The turn is a 4, and I think that if I push I am only getting called by a better hand, and so I check. He bets $4.25, and it looks like a bluff and so I put him all-in for $4 more. He calls with AQ and the river is a J. -$22.70

I now decided to quit cash games and become a STT master. As I hadn't played STTs in ages, I played 4 low stakes ones. I played 4 and came 2nd in 2, winning a measly $6.

But I had to earn of a bonus on Party, so I had toplay more cash...

Session 8
- Played for an hour and a half and won $25. Pretty please.

- Started with an annoying hand. The SB limps to my BB and I raise to 75c with AdQd. He calls. The flop is an almost perfect A-10d-2d. He checks, I bet $1 and he calls. The turn is a 7. He checks, I bet $2 and he calls. The river is another 7. He bets $3.25 and I call. He had Jd7d. -$7

- I raise AK in MP to $1 and get I caller. The flop is A-4-5. I bet $2 and he calls. Thr turn is a 9, and I bet $4 and he calls. The river is a 7, and I value bet $5 and he calls with 76s (poor lad). +$11.40

- I get Js10s in the BB. The button limps and the SB makes it $1. We both call. The flop is 3s-4s-5. The SB bets $1.25 and we both call. The turn is a K. The SB bets $2.50 and we both call. The river is 7s. The SB bets $5.75 and I put him all-in for $15. The button calls his last 8c and the SB calls. The button shows A2 and the SB shows 55. +$22.18

- There are 2 limpers and I call in the Sb with A9. The flop is A-Kc-9c. I bet $1 and a limper calls. The turn is a 2. I bet $2.75 and the limper calls. The river is a 4. I push for $11 and he calls with Ac4c. Ideal river. +$13.30

Session 9
- only played for 45 minutes and won $20.42, mainly because people are stupid.

- there are 2 limpers and I call in the SB with Ah-J. The flop is Jh-8h-5h. I bet 75c and the button calls. The turn is 3h. Nice. I check, the button bets $1 and I raise to $5. He should fold, but he doesn't. The river is 4d. I push for $16.25 and he calls with Kh7c. +$20.75

So now I will stick to 6-max until I earn off the bonus, and then play more 6-max but also quite a few STTs.

Cash
Hours = 122.75
Profit = -$137.51

Tourneys
Hours = 25.5
Profit = 20.44

A Game
Hours = 19
Profit = $17.35

Bankroll = $859