Played a short session before class, missed some big draws and that made the difference between a winning and losing session.

2 hrs
- $7.50
Bankroll: $97.35

Played for a while today after working out in the morning. Was up about two buy-ins and sailing along smoothly, until I was bombarded by nasty suckouts. I thought I played well and I will probably play another session tonight after my softball game.

OK so here are a few of my interesting hands from today's session:

Hand 1: I was up about $15 before this happened. I guess this isn't a one-outer since he also had the straight draw, which I did not see at the time. Still pretty sick, but not nearly as bad as I thought at the time..

Stack sizes:
UTG: $11.60
UTG+1: $15.80
CO: $4
Button: $1.55
SB: $14.10
hero: $9.10

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is BB with
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, hero checks.

Flop: ($0.5, 5 players)
SB bets $0.25, hero raises to $1.25, UTG raises to $3, 3 folds, hero raises all-in $9, UTG calls.

Turn: ($18.75, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $18.75)


River: ($18.75, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $18.75)


Results:
Final pot: $18.75
UTG showed 9s Kh Qc 9d
hero showed 2h Jc Qs Js

Hand 2: Should I re-raise here pre-flop? I don't like being over-zealous with AA but I'm seeing a lot people often over-play their high pockets...

Stack sizes:
UTG: $10
hero: $13.95
Button: $32.05
SB: $3.80
BB: $3.55

Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is CO with
UTG folds, hero raises to $0.35, Button raises to $1.2, SB folds, BB calls, hero calls.

Flop: ($3.65, 3 players)
BB is all-in $2.35, hero raises to $10.7, Button folds.
Uncalled bets: $8.35 returned to hero.

Turn: ($8.35, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $8.35)


River: ($8.35, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $8.35)


Results:
Final pot: $8.35
BB showed Qd Js Qs 5c
hero showed Ah Ks Ts Ac

Hand 3: At least I won the side-pot.

Stack sizes:
hero: $9.70
SB: $19.85
BB: $5.80

Pre-flop: (3 players) hero is Button with
hero raises to $0.35, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: ($1.05, 3 players)
SB bets $0.5, BB calls, hero calls.

Turn: ($2.55, 3 players)
SB bets $1.25, BB raises all-in $4.95, hero calls, SB calls.

River: ($17.4, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: $17.4)
SB checks, hero is all-in $3.9, SB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $25.2
hero showed Qs Ad Tc 9s
BB showed 6d Jc Jh Th
SB mucks 6c 9h 5d 8h

Hand 4: I actually just want to hear Rhound call me a lucksack a few more times..This guy should have raised the turn though.

Stack sizes:
hero: $13.15
CO: $8.15
Button: $4.10
SB: $10
BB: $21.90

Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is UTG with
hero raises to $0.35, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: ($1.75, 5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, hero bets $1.75, CO calls, 3 folds.

Turn: ($5.25, 2 players)
hero bets $3, CO calls.

River: ($11.25, 2 players)
hero is all-in $8.05, CO calls all-in $3.05.
Uncalled bets: $5 returned to hero.

Results:
Final pot: $17.35
hero showed Ah Jh Ks Kd
CO mucks Th Tc 4s 9d

Hand 5: I have no idea what the big stack was raising with, but I sure am glad I checked the flop. I was praying he would come along....

Stack sizes:
hero: $14.60
UTG+1: $10.65
CO: $22.55
Button: $48.15
SB: $10
BB: $21.65

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is UTG with
hero raises to $0.35, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: ($1.45, 4 players)
BB checks, hero checks, UTG+1 bets $1.45, Button raises to $3.5, BB folds, hero calls, UTG+1 raises all-in $10.3, Button folds, hero calls.

Turn: ($25.55, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $25.55)


River: ($25.55, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $25.55)


Results:
Final pot: $25.55
hero showed 8c Js Th Jd
UTG+1 showed 2s 7c 6h 2c


4 hrs
- $30.50 (really only lost $19.50 playing the tables, but also lost $11 in a tournament)
Bankroll: $115.25

Played for about two hours this morning after a business test, took a short break, then another 3 hours in the afternoon. The morning session was probably the best I have had yet, and if it wasn't for a suckout at the end I would have been up another $18. The afternoon session was a bit more rocky, as I lost all the profit from the morning, only to bear down and get it all back and even a little more. Hands:

Hand 1: Even though I figured he probably had the flush draw, I still liked my odds since I flopped a pair.

Stack sizes:
UTG: $4
UTG+1: $2.65
CO: $9.85
hero: $11.25
SB: $5.40
BB: $9.20

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is Button with
UTG raises to $0.35, 2 folds, hero calls, 2 folds.

Flop: ($0.85, 2 players)
UTG bets $0.85, hero raises to $3.4, UTG raises all-in $3.65, hero calls.

Turn: ($8.15, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $8.15)


River: ($8.15, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $8.15)


Results:
Final pot: $8.15
hero showed 8h 5s 4c 7h
UTG showed As Ts 2h Ah

Hand 2: I probably should have re-raised pre-flop, AA is tricky to play in PLO.

Stack sizes:
hero: $10
UTG+1: $10.55
CO: $6.70
Button: $11.90
SB: $11.10
BB: $12

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is UTG with
hero calls, UTG+1 folds, CO raises to $0.25, Button folds, SB raises to $0.95, BB folds, hero calls, CO calls.

Flop: ($2.95, 3 players)
SB bets $2.95, hero raises all-in $9.05, CO folds, SB calls.

Turn: ($21.05, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $21.05)


River: ($21.05, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $21.05)


Results:
Final pot: $21.05
SB showed 9h Ts Ac 5c
hero showed 6d 3c Ad As

Hand 3: Honestly at first glance I only saw my flush and straight-flush draw, I didn't notice that I had flopped top two until the board paired on the turn and I had the mortal nuts, only beatable by

Stack sizes:
UTG: $5.30
hero: $12.25
Button: $9
SB: $11.60
BB: $21.05

Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is CO with
UTG folds, hero raises to $0.35, Button calls.

Flop: ($0.85, 3 players)
Button checks, hero checks.

Turn: ($0.85, 3 players)
Button checks, hero bets $0.8, Button calls.

River: ($2.45, 3 players)
Button checks, hero bets $2.4, Button calls.

Results:
Final pot: $7.25
hero showed Jd 7c Kh 8c
Button mucks Qd 6d 9d 9s

Hand 4: I should have checked the river here, the ace-high flush draw went through my mind as a possibility since he called my bets really quickly on the flop and turn.

Stack sizes:
UTG: $5.35
CO: $2.60
Button: $6.90
SB: $3.05
hero: $14.30

Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is BB with
UTG calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB calls, hero checks.

Flop: ($0.4, 4 players)
SB checks, hero bets $0.4, UTG calls, CO calls, SB folds.

Turn: ($1.6, 3 players)
hero bets $1.6, UTG calls, CO folds.

River: ($4.8, 2 players)
hero bets $4.8, UTG calls all-in $3.25.
Uncalled bets: $1.55 returned to hero.

Results:
Final pot: $11.3
hero showed 6h 2h 3s Js
UTG showed As Th Qs 7d


5 hours
+ $39.80
Bankroll: $155.05

from 4/23

hand 1 - just bad luck. standard

hand 2 - i would reraise here pf. otherwise, played fine. with the other guy calling preflop, you can get a good sized raise in. if stacks were deeper, then you can try a more passive line. or if your aces had less potential

hand 3 - just push the turn. the pot has gotten big enough. your flat call of the raise is pretty much as scary as a raise, get him to put money in while there is still a card to draw to.

hand 4 - just one of those akward situations that you kinda just have to bet and bet and hope you didn't get unlucky.

hand 5 - standard way to win at plo

Thanks Brian, I have been really thinking about what you say when I'm playing and hopefully the BR will keep increasing. Tomorrow is another day, can't wait to play and post more hands! Here are a few more that I have handy...

Hand 1: Hands like this make me scream, but then again, I'm realizing that this is just part of the game that I choose to play and when I'm playing 4 tables at once, I have to just forget about it.

Stack sizes:
UTG: $14.55
Button: $4.70
SB: $4.90
hero: $10

Pre-flop: (4 players) hero is BB with
2 folds, SB calls, hero raises to $0.3, SB calls.

Flop: ($0.6, 2 players)
SB checks, hero bets $0.6, SB calls.

Turn: ($1.8, 2 players)
SB bets $1.8, hero raises to $7.2, SB calls all-in $2.2.
Uncalled bets: $3.2 returned to hero.

River: ($9.8, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $9.8)


Results:
Final pot: $9.8
SB showed Qh 3h Kc Ad
hero showed As 4s 8h Jd


Hand 2: This one too. Normally, if I had a deeper stack, I would be able to fold that river but I only had $3 or so left and I decided I was committed to that hand...

Stack sizes:
UTG: $13.20
UTG+1: $3.05
CO: $3.80
Button: $9.85
SB: $5.90
hero: $9.75

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is BB with
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, CO raises to $0.45, 2 folds, hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: ($1.4, 3 players)
hero bets $1.4, UTG calls, CO folds.

Turn: ($4.2, 2 players)
hero bets $4.2, UTG calls.

River: ($12.6, 2 players)
hero is all-in $3.7, UTG calls.

Results:
Final pot: $20
hero showed 8h 9s 7s 5c
UTG showed Ah Jh Qd 8c

Hand 3: This guy called a raise with a hand I would fold with in an unraised pot. Made note of that and will try to play against him some more..Doesn't mean this hand didn't sting though...

Stack sizes:
UTG: $10
UTG+1: $17.40
CO: $7.10
Button: $4.55
SB: $7.05
hero: $9.25

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is BB with
UTG calls, 2 folds, Button calls, SB calls, hero raises to $0.5, UTG calls, Button folds, SB calls.

Flop: ($1.6, 3 players)
SB checks, hero bets $1.6, UTG calls, SB folds.

Turn: ($4.8, 2 players)
hero bets $4.8, UTG calls.

River: ($14.4, 2 players)
hero is all-in $2.35, UTG calls.

Results:
Final pot: $19.1
hero showed 7d 8d 5c 9c
UTG showed 2c 8h Ac Kc




Hand 4: Then there are hands like this that make you love life..

Stack sizes:
UTG: $7.05
UTG+1: $4.60
hero: $10
Button: $12
SB: $7.15
BB: $10.75

Pre-flop: (6 players) hero is CO with
2 folds, hero raises to $0.35, Button calls, SB calls, BB raises to $1.75, hero raises to $6.3, 2 folds, BB raises all-in $10.75, hero calls all-in $4.05.
Uncalled bets: $0.4 returned to BB.

Flop: ($1.4, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $21.4)


Turn: ($1.4, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $21.4)


River: ($1.4, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $21.4)


Results:
Final pot: $1.4
hero showed Ac Js As Jc
BB showed Ad Jd Ah 2h