Feeling good

I have been feeling a lot more positive, and I actually expect to win when I start a session. However, it doesn't help when the first session runs like this...

Session 1

- I am on the button with AA. UTG makes it $3.25 (BB = 25c!). MP then makes it $6.25. Almost ideal. I push for $24.50. The both call. UTG shows QQ and MP shows KK. The flop is J-2-2. The turn is an 8. And the river is a K! Nice start. -$24.50

- I am in MP with 22 and it is folded to me. I make it 75c. The button min-raises to $1.25, the SB calls and I gladly call. The flop is 7-7-2. The SB bets $2.25. I put him on an overpair. The button only has $1.75 left, so I call as I want him in. He calls. The turn is a 3. SB checks and I bet $3. He calls. The river is a J. He could have JJ, but he checks and so it's unlikely. I put him all-in for $15 and he calls with JJ. Nice. -$21.75

- I raise AA in MP to $1 and the blinds call. The flop is J-8-7, they check to me and I bet $2. The SB min-raises and the BB calls. I must be tilting after the other 2 hands, because I make the worst decision and just call. The turn is a 10. He bets $4 and now I know I am definitely tilting because I push. He thinks for ages and calls with 77. -$18.10

However, I still felt positive, and later sessions went a bit better...

- UTG makes it $1. He is fairly tight and so he is probably only raising a very strong hand. I call in the SB with QQ. The flop comes A-Q-7. I hope he has AK or AQ and I bet $1.50. He calls. The turn is a 9, I bet $4 and he calls. The river is a K. I push for $15 and he calls with AK. +$19.80

- I raise wiith QdJd in MP and just the SB calls. The flop is Q-8-3. He bets $3 into me and only has $7.45 left. This is a very marginal decision, and I think I usually fold, but instead I put him all-in. He calls with Q9 and doesn't hit. +$10.60

I have also started playing on Sun Poker. I like it but there are never enough tables running. The maximum I have seen is 5 10-seater $25NL tables running, but they usually break down quickly. As I like to 4-table, it's not ideal. However, the majority of players are extremely passive and there is a lot of limping, so I should be able to make money here. Also I have found that the bonus is hard to work off. I have played quite a few hours there and only earnt 18% of the monthly bonus so far. Here are a few hands...

- I raise to 75c in MP with 33. The BB calls. The flop is Ah-10h-4h. He checks, and I consider cont. betting but just check. The turn is 3d. He checks and now I think I have the best hand, and so bet $1.50. He calls. The river is 8d. He checks and I am now sure I am head, and so I value bet $4, and he immediately pushes for $15. It is odd if he checked a flush on the river, and although it's unlikely he has anything else, I just can't fold. He shows Kh-7h. -$15.90

- I get 44 UTG and limp. A very loose MP player makes it $1, and I call. The flop is Ah-4-8h. I bet $1, hoping he will raise with an A, but he just calls. The turn is 9h. I bet $3 and he calls. The river is Ad. I now have a full house. I put him on an A, but does he have a FH? I bet $8, prepared to call an all-in from this player, but he just calls and shows 10h-3h. Nice river! +$12.10

I have also just been paid $20.52 in rakeback on FTP.

Cash
Hours = 104
Profit = $150.89

Tourney
Hours = 22
Profit = $169.94

A Game
Hours = 19
Profit = $17.35

Bankroll = $842