Friday, July 21, 2006

A Very Good Night

hursday night's session went much better than the last one I posted about. I sat down at a PokerStars $0.05/0.10 Limit Hold'em table to the left of what seemed to be a pretty loose player. The very first hand I was dealt was QQ. Four players limped to the SB, who raised. I reraised, one of the limpers capped and we saw a flop. The flop came JT4 with two hearts (one of my queens was a heart). I caught running hearts on the turn and the river to make a queen high flush and won a $2.00 pot.

I folded the rest of my hands during the rest of that round, then checked with Q5o in the BB. I improved to two pair on the flop and then a full house on the turn and went on to win a $2.10 pot. Again I folded the rest of my hands during that second round, then found myself in the BB with TT. Everyone folded to the SB and I raised. The flop was 884. The SB bet, I reraised, and then called his 3-bet, think he might have flopped a set of eights. I called his bet on the turn and checked behind him on the river. He showed 43o and I won the $0.75 pot.

After less than 50 hands I was up $3.51, then people started to drop out and I left after playing a few hands short-handed. I was dealt some very good cards during that short session. I wish more of the sessions would go that way.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Beaten Down

took a real beating during last nights session, losing nearly half of my $5.00 buy-in. I just couldn't seem to get a break. Twice I was dealt AKs in the BB, but lost with them both times. I saw the flop a several times with small pocket pairs hoping to flop a set, but missed. Finally I was dealt 99 and the flop came KT9. The BB bet and I raised, he reraised and I capped. The turn was a queen. The BB bet and I raised again. Then the button reraised. Both I and the BB called. The river was another T. BB bet, I raised, the button reraised, then the BB capped the betting and we both called. The BB showed KT and the button had AJs. I left the table very soon after that hand feeling very frustrated.