I wasn't fully behind how I played the hand just how it worked out (for obvious reasons) - what's the most profitable way to play this hand? Check-call from the blind on the flop and then lead the turn, check/call the river if the flush doesn't come? At these stakes does it even matter or is it better to be straight-forward and just lead the flop/turn/river?

Also, played a short 20 minute session, ran like ass-crack, no sets, made a good play with J-J against a bluffer but made a bad read and lost half a stack and then dumped the other half because I was tilted (for no apparent reason - so, so stupid sometimes I have to read my own signature just to remind myself not to be amazed).

Negative around $20.

Online Bankroll = $270

I also just got my wisdom teeth pulled so I'll probably have some free time over the next couple days to get a good 6-8 hours in I hope. We'll see how that works out (need to remind myself to not get too hopped up on Vicodin).

Tried to change things up (still hpped up on VIC's) tried a $30 tourney - ran absolutely HORRID, best hands in the first hour were A-10 and 6-6, down to about $4K when I get A-A and liimp UTG (table was pretty aggro, lots of min-raising going on from idiots so seemed like a decent spot to try it). CO limps, blinds check, flop is 10-9-5 rainbow.

Blinds check to me, I bet pot ($400), CO calls. Turn is a 6, I lead $800 and he calls. River is the J. I check and he puts me all in for $2600. I thought about it and folded, only thing I beat is A-10/K-10 which never bets that river. Dude has slow-played 7-8 and spiked it on the turn or he had J-10 and rivered me. Either way I'm crippled down to $2600 after and the blinds are $75/150, I end up trying to steal from the button and it cripples me even worse so I have to shove 10-9 and get called by King high which holds up. Sweet.

Online Bankroll = $188 (and sinking fast it would appear)[/img]

Played 3 tables of $25 6-max - ran pretty solid, made quads and got value out of an idiot, flopped the wheel against top and bottom and took a full stack and I got A-K offsuit to put it all in with Ace high when I was CRAI with the straight-flush draw (I got there, he didn't). Also paid the minimal to a set of 6's when I flopped top pair raising with A-x pre-flop and rivering two-pair and I only just called his under-sized value bets. Won about $45.

Online Bankroll = $233

A rather unfortunate turn of events to end the day - multiple cold decks (got set over setted twice and got boated on twice when I had the straight). I'm still in a $10 tourney in which I have won 0 hands and only have half my stack but looks like a horrible turn of events (i.e. standard) - negative $73

Online Bankroll = $160 (Lowest it's been at since day 1 - not fun).

Matt Hughes has never been technically "well-rounded" just a superb athlete with great wrestling and ground and pound. However, GSP is a better athlete, has much better striking, better take-down defense, much-much better Jiu-Jitsu, and a much better gameplan.

Vanderlei losing to Chuck has just confirmed my suspicion that all these guys in PRIDE just aren't the same without the ridiculous amounts of Anabolic Steroids they were taking - only guys who have barely resembed themselves are Rampage and Henderson since PRIDE shut down. But Nog, CroCop, SIlva,Herring, Shogun, etc. have all been Shadows of themselves, unexplosive and with no Gas Tanks.

If Vanderlei was a quarter of the fighter he was when he fought Rampage back in PRIDE he would have annihilated Chuck - however, he didn't work the clinch (one of his best weapons), didn't try to close the distance and feint before throwing, never shot for a takedown (!!!!!WTF- this should have been his gameplan the whole time, come in swinging and shoot before Chuck can counter, everyone knows Chuck is a counter-striker primarily and he'd be more worried about getting his head knocked off then taken down against Vanderlei), threw 3 or 4 kicks the entire fight!!! This man is supposed to be a BJJ Black-Belt and also a Muay Thai specialist, yet for 15 minutes he chose to throw loopy cross's (which are powerful but techinically poor punches) - as a one-dimensional puncher Vanderlei is basically a just freak of an athlete with a good chin who is going to stand in front of you and swing for the trees. Chuck was able to counter easily and avoid taking more then glancing blows. Vanderlei showed his heart and was only going out on his shield but clearly the PRIDE wars have gotten to him, he just isn't the same fight he once was.

Best Striker in MMA History = Cro-Cop on Roids; there will truly never be another.

So basically played again and ran like absolute a$$ - details included set over set, top two against a set, and some other BS. Bought into a tourney with my last little bit and run like crap.

Online Bankroll = $0

So that ends that little "experiment" - it's been over a year since I played online and the gameplay/swings were not something I was altogether acclimated for - my high point was slighlty over $400 before I ultimately death-spiralled. It seems that I played better in shorter sessions which would lead me to believe that even three-tabling online for 30 minutes feels like a TON of decision-making compared to the live game I'm used to. In the end I didn't really lose shit but the experience did leave me with a bitter taste; every other time I've played for a few weeks/months I've always won and cashed out.

Back to live poker hopefully in a couple months.