Regarding the penultimate entry about the Manchester casino with poker room, I assume this is the Salford Grosvenor?

Only been there once, played in a £10 PLH rebuy on a Sunday night. If you're going to a similar event, I'd recommend at least 4 rebuys worth of cash, though 'conveniently' there's a cash machine in there.

Basically there are quite a few psycho's who want to treble up the first few hands. You may not need to rebuy that often, depends on whether you want to ensure more than 30 minutes of play. We got 1000 in chips with blinds of 25/50 so it's no real surprise it's usually pot pot pot pre flop. Two tables will be left by 1am, thats when my mate busted out, beyond that I don't know.

Molina

Also, when I was there 'Burnley' John Falconer was at my table being skinny and creepy looking, though he can't help that I suppose. Registration started an hour before kick off.

No, not the Salford Grosvenor, though I did already know of that one. The one I was talking about is the new one just near what used to be the Odeon Cinema on the corner of Oxford Road and Portland Street, it's one of the Stanley group

I'm still alive!!! Time I updated this I guess. Not played for about a week due to spending some time off work and chilling out which has continued into this week but now back at my PC so poker playing has resumed.
I updated little before that as well so I'll bring you all up to speed

13th
JJ vs 22. He slowplayed his flopped set and I turned mine +44
KK vs AA. All-in PF. I didn't improve -22
KK vs QQ. All in PF. He runner-runner-runnered a straight....nice -11
AQ vs ?. Unimproved, my CB got raised all-in. I folded -11
AQ vs ?. Flop KQx. I raised his weak CB. It got tanked back at me -12
Overall -9

14th
44 vs 34. I flop set, he flops bottom 2 pair +53
AA vs KK. hehehehe +23
55 vs AQ. I flop set, him TPTK. 4 to a straight on board at end +11
55 vs ?. Flop set, turn quads +11
TT vs 76s. Flop quads. He turns flush and pushes +15
JQ vs AT. I flop flush draw, turn 2nd pair. He rivers broadway -18
K2 vs A3s. I flop 2 pair bet pot. Turn blank, bet pot. She rivers flush -13
JJ vs ?. 1 overcard on flop. He pushed my CB -10
Overall +60

15th
99 vs ?. I river FH. He folds to river raise +11
AK vs ?. I flop A. I raise his CB and lead on turn, he folds. +12
Overall +6

16th
AJ vs QT. I flop TPTK, turn 2 pair. He pushes drawing to a K +22
KK vs AA. Again ! -45
88 vs AK. His CB is weak. His turn bet is weak. I raise turn he calls with flopped TPTK -12
Overall -44

23rd
99 vs K7s. I flop set. He calls my push with flush draw!?!?! +50
QT vs 34s. I flop 2 pair and turn boat. He calls all-in on flop with flush draw +19
Overall +82

24th
AJ vs KJ. Flop is AKJ +21
A6s vs A4. I flop straight draw, turn straight, river flush. He has bottom straight +20
85 vs AJ. Flop is J85 +14
AK vs ?. I lose maniac on turn +12
AQ vs ?. He calls my CB. I turn TPTK, he calls pot. He rivers flush and tanks it back -18
KK vs QQ. All-in he flops a Q -15
KK vs AA. I played this badly, folded on flop to lots of heat -9
Overall +7 (1000+ hands woohoo)

OK 2 things are really obvious from the last 2 weeks.
I ran KK into AA 3 times (in the space of 4000 hands)
My KKs are running really poor
Idiots insist on calling pot on flop and turn to make their draws and generally get rewarded although I'm not calling that river push anymore

BR steadily increasing

Oct 24 BR $2767

Why is it that............
when I flop a set it's on a draw favorable board?
everyone, i mean everyone apart from me gets paid with their sets?
I've not sucked out once in the last 10,000 hands?
everyone keeps sucking out on me?
I can't string 2 decent sessions together?
I keep running KK into AA?
I keep running QQ into KK?
I'm playing well but nothing to show for it?
[/moan]

-55 today continuing this pitiful month. The last few sessions have all had a common theme....I'm up after about 300 hands and then it all goes pear shaped....I get in with the best and lose, my CBs stop working coincidentely at the same time I stop hitting. Today was no different 300 hands +40, after 800 hands -50....ugh. Long term I'm playing good enough to get better return than this, I feel I'm evolving, just in a rut this last 7 weeks now it is. Maybe I need a change of site????
HOTD's

This was fun
Proud at this one, tried to do the weak looks strong thing, it worked

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (9 handed)

MP2 ($66.20)
MP3 ($11.60)
CO ($24.05)
Button ($7)
SB ($48.50)
BB ($63.15)
Hero ($70.75)
UTG+1 ($51.35)
MP1 ($22.30)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , .
Hero calls $0.50, UTG+1 raises to $1, MP1 calls $1, 6 folds, Hero calls $0.50.

Flop: ($3.75) , , (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $1, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $4, UTG+1 calls $3.

Turn: ($11.75) (2 players)
Hero bets $4, UTG+1 folds.

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins $11.75.

Actually got paid

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

SB ($54.60)
BB ($19.75)
UTG ($35.75)
UTG+1 ($15.30)
UTG+2 ($39.20)
MP1 ($50.65)
Hero ($51.45)
MP3 ($54.80)
CO ($17.95)
Button ($20.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
3 folds, MP1 raises to $1, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, Button raises to $3.5, 2 folds, MP1 folds, Hero calls $2.50, CO folds.

Flop: ($9.75) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $8, Button pushes, Hero calls.

Turn: ($44.25) (2 players)

River: ($44.25) (2 players)

Final Pot: $44.25

Results in white below:
Button has Ah Ks (one pair, nines).
Hero has 7h 7c (full house, sevens full of nines).
Outcome: Hero wins $44.25.

Love morons who think it's cool to push with an unimproved AK drawing very thin

Set over set

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

UTG+1 ($90.05)
UTG+2 ($10.70)
MP1 ($52.05)
MP2 ($49.25)
MP3 ($42)
CO ($47.65)
Hero ($66.40)
SB ($23.50)
BB ($33.45)
UTG ($95.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to $1.75, 4 folds, Hero calls $1.75, SB calls $1.50, BB calls $1.25.

Flop: ($7) , , (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.5, UTG+2 pushes, Hero pushes, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: ($25.40) (2 players)

River: ($25.40) (2 players)

Final Pot: $25.40

Results in white below:
Hero has Qh Qs (three of a kind, queens).
UTG+2 has Kc Kd (three of a kind, kings).
Outcome: UTG+2 wins $25.40.

Thought about pushing it PF but knowing my luck I'd be pushing into KK or AA so called and hoped to get lucky. Anything bar A or K on the flop and I was in anyhow. And guess what.....I still couldn't win the damn hand. As MK would say NIHAN SAH.....not!

Looking at the rest of my PT stats for the session, It's difficult to see where I lost it all. I did play one other hand which isn't worth posting cos I know it was utter crap and played awful which I lost about 17 on.
I called a raise with 99. I check raise his weak looking CB on a 7-high flop, he calls and I go into check call/fold mode calling another 5 on the turn showing a K. I really should have pushed here I think....he had QQ
Apart from this, some more lost when a couple of CBs didn't work with AK and AQ losing me about 10 each and that was that....-55....Ugh

Got some more bonus to work off at pokershare now as well, just as I was a day or 2 off clearing my existing one...Love bonuses...hehehe

Oct 25 BR $2728

Woohoo....I love poker again !!!!! +152 today
Thanks goes to 80proof for his post about being in a rut and some of the replies hit home a little bit.....I don't play enough hands. For those following this drivel, you'll know I'm very tight pre-flop but also very aggressive post-flop and recently been stealing more in position on the flop, also more out of position on the turn and making selective 'plays' usually aginst the WT category of player. This has been working. Anyway I upped my VPIP a little tonight to around 16. Thats not much I hear you cry, but thats like 1/3 more hands than I usually play. Basically on button and CO I opened out a lot more, limped with SCs, gappers, any paint-T kind hands. On these 2 positions, my VPIP was 22 (900 hands total). Usually I guess its around 15, not checked.
Anyway, didn't work at all. I stole a few more pots but didn't hit anything major with the hands I wouldn't otherwise play. What it probably gave me was a slightly looser image than usual thus my bigger hands paid off more than has done recently.
Here we go with some HH's

Or maybe not, converter not loading right now, will post when it's back up but to summarise

Kd7c vs 3d4d battle of blinds
Flop is Q85 all diamonds ($1) Villain in SB checks. I bet pot. He min CRs. I call
Turn is Td ($5) Villain leads pot. I call
River blank ($15) Villain pushes just more than pot. I call fearing the A but working out he was loose enough to raise PF with an A and he didn't so he didn't have the A
Hero wins +23

The next 2 hands come right after each other.
AA vs 78 vs 65
Lots of limpers. I'm OTB and raise 7BB with AA. UTG+2 (87) calls and CO (65) calls and is all-in
Flop is 653. UTG+2 pushes his last $10 with his straight draw, I call
Turn is 9 obviously
River is 3
Hero loses -14
UTG +2 immediately leaves. I type 'of course' and we move right into this next hand

KK vs QTsooooooted
Everone folds to me in CO and raise 5BB with KK. Button calls
Flop is Q22 sweet!!! I lead pot. Villain min-raises. No-chance QQ. I push (both full stacks) he calls
Turn is A not sweet
River is 8
He flips QT...huh...I can only think (a) he's a muppet (b) he put me on tilt
Hero wins +46

66 vs K9s
Folds to button who limps. SB folds. I'm in BB with 66 and check
Flop is Ad Jd 7c. I check. Villain checks his nut flush draw
Turn is 6d ($1.25). I lead pot. He just calls his nut flush
River is 7s ($3.75). I lead pot. Villain min-raises. I push (both full stacks).
He then asks me 'do you have a boat?'...well duh....to be fair I haven't seen him much so he can't have many hands on me and I could be the muppet he was hoping for
He calls and I bust him
I say 'yes'
He laughs and leaves
Sad
Hero wins +46

Last one now
QQ vs QTsoooooooooooooooooooooooooooted
A few limpers. I raise to 7BB in SB. UTG calls. UTG+1 calls
Flop is J99 ($14). I lead out with $10. UTG calls. Hmmmmm, don't believe JJ, what else? Trappy AA? Nah, 9x, nah, straight draw. Yup he's fishy he's on a draw
Turn is Q ($34) Sweeeeeeeeeettt!!!!! I lead $25, he has $43 left and pushes. I have him covered and call
River is K......LOL made his straight
He mucks QT.....gees
Hero wins +61

Oct 26 BR $2885

Another good session on Thursday +$77, my first back to back positive sessions this month. Wasn't without it's frustrations though, as once again I ran KK into AA

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (9 handed)

MP2 ($20.20)
MP3 ($47.50)
CO ($33.90)
Button ($25.15)
SB ($58.85)
Hero ($60.70)
UTG ($55.55)
UTG+1 ($19.10)
MP1 ($30.75)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
6 folds, SB raises to $1.5, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $4.50.

Flop: ($12) , , (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, SB raises to $25, Hero pushes, SB calls.

Turn: ($117.70) (3 players)

River: ($117.70) (3 players)

Final Pot: $117.70

Results in white below:
SB has Ah Ac (two pair, aces and sevens).
Hero has Kh Kc (two pair, kings and sevens).
Outcome: SB wins $117.70.

I thought it was well played by villain actually. I had him on QQ or JJ. His PFR would indicate he would come over the top with KK-AA poss AK but he trapped me. This was early on in the session so -$50 within the first half hour and I was thinking it wasn't going to be my day.....again.....so I went on a charge and got my revenge.

Same villain as first hand

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

UTG+2 ($47.65)
MP1 ($53.25)
MP2 ($36.90)
MP3 ($12.50)
CO ($128.80)
Hero ($51.35)
SB ($29.45)
BB ($11.30)
UTG ($22.95)
UTG+1 ($25.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
UTG calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, 2 folds, CO raises to $2.8, Hero calls $2.80, 2 folds, UTG folds, MP1 folds.

Flop: ($7.35) , , (2 players)
CO bets $7.35, Hero raises to $20, CO calls $12.65.

Turn: ($47.35) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $28.55 (All-In), CO calls $28.55.

River: ($104.45) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $104.45

Results in white below:
Hero has Jd Jc (three of a kind, jacks).
CO has Ac Qd (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Hero wins $104.45.

And again, revenge fully dished out

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

Button ($41.90)
SB ($51.75)
BB ($38.05)
UTG ($12.50)
UTG+1 ($75.45)
Hero ($101.45)
MP1 ($31.30)
MP2 ($10.05)
MP3 ($28.60)
CO ($24.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, 6 folds, BB calls $1.25.

Flop: ($5.50) , , (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($5.50) (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets $5.5, Hero raises to $15, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

River: $35.50
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $20, UTG+1 calls

Final Pot: $75.50

Results in white below:
Hero shows 2h 2s (three deuces)
UTG+1 shows Ad Qd (one pair, queens)
Hero wins $75.50.

I also had another all-in AA situation vs QQ which held up and gave me the nut flush to boot for +32 and a QQ vs JJ all-in on the flop with low rags which again held up for +17

Got trapped again by this one

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

Hero ($85.45)
SB ($25)
BB ($20.75)
UTG ($57.70)
UTG+1 ($14.80)
UTG+2 ($40.35)
MP1 ($48)
MP2 ($25)
MP3 ($74.50)
CO ($66.30)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , . MP2 posts a blind of $0.50.
3 folds, MP2 (poster) checks, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, 1 fold, BB calls $2, MP2 calls $2.

Flop: ($7.75) , , (4 players)
BB bets $3, MP2 folds, Hero puts BB all-in, BB calls.

Turn: ($44.25) (3 players)

River: ($44.25) (3 players)

Final Pot: $44.25

Results in white below:
Hero has Ac Jc (two pair, jacks and threes).
BB has Kh Kc (two pair, kings and threes).
UTG doesn't show.
Outcome: BB wins $44.25.

Yesterday was a very frustrating session. Even over 600 hands, couldn't flop anything to get paid any decent amount of money on. Floated between 0 and -$30 the whole session and finally gave up when I got back to even.
Probably to many peeps surprises, I'm ploughing through the pokershare bonus at the moment, getting about $15 per session (about $5 per hour) which is better than a kick in the teeth so should clear it just in time to see what I get for the 40% profit deal they have going. Today I'll hopefully crack the $3k barrier.

Oct 28 BR $2983

Well that session sucked !!!

Nothing worked, steals, TPTKs, sets anything.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

UTG+2 ($51.85)
MP1 ($30.70)
MP2 ($32.30)
MP3 ($48.45)
CO ($20.35)
Hero ($71.80)
SB ($33.30)
BB ($29.50)
UTG ($13.55)
UTG+1 ($92.75)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
4 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, CO checks, Hero raises to $3.5, 2 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls $3.

Flop: ($8.75) , , (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $7, CO pushes, Hero calls.

Turn: ($42.20) (2 players)

River: ($42.20) (2 players)

Final Pot: $42.20

Results in white below:
Hero has As Kc (two pair, fours and threes).
CO has 4c 7c (full house, fours full of threes).
Outcome: CO wins $42.20.

Yeah, good one.....at least it was soooooted

Next hand on another table I ran my TT into KK....Bit on tilit, not fully concentrating, lost another 10, oh well

-35 for the session and +15 bonus....$3k still beckons

Oct 29 BR $2964

This just sums it all up

HOTD

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (9 handed)

UTG+1 ($24.40)
MP1 ($49.50)
MP2 ($12.75)
MP3 ($8.90)
CO ($60.45)
Hero ($43.05)
SB ($63.45)
BB ($27.75)
UTG ($36.05)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO raises to $2.25, Hero raises to $8, 2 folds, MP2 folds, CO calls $5.75.

Flop: ($17.25) , , (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $14, CO calls $14.

Turn: ($45.25) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $21.05 (All-In), CO calls $21.05.

River: ($87.35) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $87.35

Results in white below:
CO has Qc Qh (full house, queens full of sevens).
Hero has Ad As (two pair, aces and sevens).
Outcome: CO wins $87.35.

Excuse me while I barf

Thats the end of the month for me and how crap it was. Thing is, it's been crap for ages, I'm just not achieving the win rate I think I can get. Maybe I'm not that good. It still has to be said though that I've had numerous suckouts against me, ran KK into AA 4 times this month and I've not sucked out once.....NOT ONCE !!!!! Now that does suck

[sigh] well heres the month end figures [/sigh]

Hands played: 13948
VP$IP: 12.65 (20.43 from SB)
PFR: 3.08
W$WSF: 33.9
WtSD: 15.41
W$SD: 54.34
AF: 4.86 (F: 5.91, T: 5.26, R: 1.93)
Fold to River: 75.33
Amt Won: $291.55!
PTBB/100: 2.09 (4.18 Big Blinds)
Time played: 66.43 hrs
$/Hr: 4.39

Start BR: 2447
BR Low: 2437
BR High: 3010
End BR: 2989

Gain in BR $542
From Play $292
From Bonus $250 ------ Yes I actually cleared this much bonus on the UB network

2.09PTBB/100 seems far too low, yet when I compare it against the top 20 in terms of number of hands played for the month (>1500 hands) I'm 4th (7.02, 6.89, 6.04, then me, strange but true) !!! Seems everyone at this level at this site is having it tough.

In't reverse psychology brilliant !!!!!
Great start to the month, +150 for today crashing me through the 3k barrier. For once, my sets got paid, no-one sucked out on me and I went on a jolly good rampage. Here's some hands

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

MP1 ($18.50)
MP2 ($16.20)
MP3 ($49.50)
CO ($13.50)
Button ($42.20)
SB ($24)
BB ($34.10)
Hero ($56.05)
UTG+1 ($67.25)
UTG+2 ($27.15)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , .
Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP2 raises to $1.75, 4 folds, BB calls $1.25, Hero calls $1.25, UTG+2 calls $1.25.

Flop: ($7.25) , , (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5.5, UTG+2 raises to $15, MP2 folds, BB folds, Hero puts UTG+2 all-in, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: ($58.05) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($58.05) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $58.05

Results in white below:
Hero has 5c 5d (full house, fives full of threes).
UTG+2 has 8d Kd (two pair, eights and threes).
Outcome: Hero wins $58.05.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

Hero ($55.70)
MP2 ($26.40)
MP3 ($59.90)
CO ($48.50)
Button ($32.40)
SB ($38.30)
BB ($22.75)
UTG ($47.50)
UTG+1 ($169.45)
UTG+2 ($63.05)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with , .
3 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP3 calls $0.50, 2 folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2) , , (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $2, MP3 calls $2, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: ($6) (2 players)
Hero bets $3, MP3 raises to $8, Hero calls $5.

River: ($22) (2 players)
Hero bets $10, MP3 raises to $20, Hero pushes, MP3 calls.

Final Pot: $109.40

Results in white below:
Hero has 6c 6d (four of a kind, sixes).
MP3 has Kh 9h (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins $109.40.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

UTG+2 ($49.50)
MP1 ($25.80)
MP2 ($68.15)
MP3 ($56.50)
Hero ($55.90)
Button ($22.45)
SB ($73.70)
BB ($43.30)
UTG ($18.75)
UTG+1 ($37.25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 3 folds, MP3 raises to $2.5, Hero calls $2.50, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls $2.

Flop: ($8.25) , , (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP3 bets $8.25, Hero raises to $20, UTG+1 folds, MP3 calls $11.75.

Turn: ($48.25) (2 players)
MP3 pushes, Hero calls (All-In).

River: ($115.05) (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $115.05

Results in white below:
MP3 has Ks Kh (two pair, kings and twos).
Hero has Jc Jd (full house, jacks full of twos).
Outcome: Hero wins $115.05.

Nov 02 BR $3141

Thursday

Difficult session, was down for most of it, and as much as $70 at one stage but fought my way back valiantly. The trouble was caused by 2 hands. One I had QQ raise it up, one caller, flop is 467. My CB gets called by short stack, turn is a Q and I push. He calls with 44 and rivers a flush, ugh.
Next I'm holding AQ and call a maniacs raise. Flop is AJT. I lead into him, he raises and I push. Normally I wouldn't do this but he really could have anything here, he was raising 33% PF. He calls with AT. Ugh

Got it back into the green when I flopped a set of 4s, turned quads and crushed villains KK. Also won a couple of hands with AK

Frustrating session but ended up positive +17

Friday

Had my good bud round and we played a $33 SNG and came out first for a $150 win. Highlight of the tourney was busting a guy with nut flush after leading out the flop with the draw and value betting the river luring him in for the push. Think he had 2 pair, can't remember now. Heads up was ridiculous, I've never seen such a passive player, couldn't change gears at all and basically ran him into the ground. Last hand was our KK busting his A6s for the tourney win.

Saturday

Another good session, I'm enjoying this week +50. Not much of note, just a steadily increasing session with only a couple hands of note. BB special with K5s flopping 2 pair and busting AK, and QQ busting JJ rivering a Q just in case.

Sunday

Again started down but ended the 1000 hand session up $66. Was frustrating and was in some difficult spots a times, but won hands when I got the money in and got away from those when I was pressured and probably losing. I hit 3 boats and got paid. Got paid with AA twice but the trouble came with my other big pairs. I ran QQ all-in into a loose players KK. Also KK into a heavily suspected AA but got away without losing too much.

Been a very enjoyable weeks worth of poker and I'm feeling pretty good at the moment after an indifferent past 2 months. Currenly I'm going at 11PTBB/100 (22BB/100) this month over 2500 hands. Hope I can keep it up.

Nov 06 BR $3313

Thanks Alex !! Always good to get some support from my fellow BTPers, glad to hear you're doing real good and putting that awful downswing well behind you.

November continues to be good +$90 today and I felt pretty invincible getting off a couple of limp re-raises though did lose a couple of hands

Limp Re-raise 1

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

Hero ($48)
UTG+2 ($20.75)
MP1 ($23.15)
MP2 ($9.10)
MP3 ($48.20)
CO ($32.65)
Button ($23.35)
SB ($28.90)
BB ($61.70)
UTG ($23.70)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , .
1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, UTG+2 calls $0.50, 3 folds, CO raises to $2.75, 3 folds, Hero raises to $9, UTG+2 folds, CO pushes, Hero calls.

Board [3h][Th][Js][8s]

Final Pot: $66.55

Results in white below:
CO has Qd Qs
Hero wins $66.55.

Limp Re-raise 2

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

MP1 ($55.15)
MP2 ($28.65)
MP3 ($41.15)
CO ($42.15)
Button ($27)
SB ($51.10)
BB ($40.15)
UTG ($67.70)
Hero ($47.55)
UTG+2 ($27.45)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , .
1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, UTG+2 calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, 1 fold, BB raises to $4.25, Hero pushes, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, BB calls.

Board [3h][6s][2h][7h]

Final Pot: $83.05

Results in white below:
BB has Qd Qh
Hero wins $83.05.

I was really sweating having to play a 7-way pot with AA but the BB raised liked a good un

I love muppets

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

UTG ($18.90)
UTG+1 ($71)
UTG+2 ($45.05)
MP1 ($17.05)
MP2 ($18.70)
MP3 ($68.85)
CO ($26.05)
Button ($17.95)
SB ($59.85)
Hero ($95.65)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, 3 folds, SB completes, Hero raises to $3.5, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, SB calls $3.

Flop: ($8.50) , , (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7, SB calls $7.

Turn: ($22.50) (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $16, SB calls $16.

River: ($54.50) (2 players)
SB bets $33.35 (All-In), Hero calls $33.35.

Final Pot: $121.20

Results in white below:
SB has 7d Kd (two pair, kings and sevens).
Hero has Ks Kh (three of a kind, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $121.20.

Worked this one out

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

MP3 ($24.35)
CO ($56.20)
Button ($45.55)
SB ($24.50)
BB ($49.95)
UTG ($64.25)
UTG+1 ($21)
UTG+2 ($25)
MP1 ($77.35)
Hero ($75)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , . UTG+2 posts a blind of $0.50.
2 folds, UTG+2 (poster) checks, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.5, MP3 calls $2.50, 4 folds, UTG+2 folds.

Flop: ($6.25) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $4.50, MP3 checks

Turn: ($15.25)
Hero checks. MP3 checks

River: ($15.25)
Hero checks. MP3 pushes. Hero calls

Final Pot: $49.95

Results in white below:
MP3 shows Js Ks
Hero wins $49.95.

Well theres no straight there apart from 34 and good luck to him on that one. He's not played it like anything else but a flush draw and I was fortunate to have the Kh so at best he called a raise with QJs which I guess is possible but unlikely so a bluff it was

I still can't suckout

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

Hero ($81.70)
UTG ($42.45)
UTG+1 ($18.95)
UTG+2 ($23.75)
MP1 ($47.75)
MP2 ($68.05)
MP3 ($50)
CO ($18.70)
Button ($67.15)
SB ($22.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
4 folds, MP3 raises to $2, 3 folds, Hero calls $1.50, UTG calls $2.

Flop: ($6.25) , , (3 players)
CO calls $2, is calls $2, UTG checks, MP3 bets $7, Hero raises to $20, UTG folds, MP3 pushes, Hero calls.

Turn + River: ($103) ,

Final Pot: $103

Results in white below:
MP3 has Ts Td
MP3 wins $103.

Against the only hand that I'm worried about and he has it. The monster draw doesn't come off and I still can't suckout for any amount of money (0 suckouts in 6 weeks)

Nov 07 BR $3410

I'm now on a 8 day winning streak, going along very nicely thank you. The poker gods are holding up my big hands but I still can't complete any draws. God help everyone when my anti-varience swing kicks in and I start sucking out.

Tuesday +90

What did he think I was playing?

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

BB ($33.05)
UTG ($46.85)
UTG+1 ($47.30)
UTG+2 ($47)
MP1 ($25.95)
Hero ($48.15)
MP3 ($38.60)
CO ($31.85)
Button ($47.75)
SB ($44.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
1 fold, UTG+2 raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $6, 5 folds, UTG+2 calls $4.25.

Flop: ($12.75) , , (3 players)
UTG+2 bets $0.5, Hero raises to $9, UTG+2 calls $8.50.

Turn: ($30.75) (3 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $33.15 (All-In), UTG+2 calls $32 (All-In).

River: ($95.90) (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $95.90

Results in white below:
UTG+2 has Qd Qc (one pair, queens).
Hero has Ks Kc (three of a kind, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $95.90.

Boat over boat

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

MP2 ($63.40)
Hero ($51.95)
CO ($50.30)
Button ($24.35)
SB ($49.45)
BB ($163.25)
UTG ($45.95)
UTG+1 ($9.50)
UTG+2 ($8.10)
MP1 ($43.45)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with , .
1 fold, UTG+2 calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 5 folds, MP1 calls $2.50.

Flop: ($7.25) , , (3 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $5, MP1 calls $5.

Turn: ($17.25) (3 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $12, MP1 pushes, Hero calls.

River: ($88.15) (3 players)

Final Pot: $88.15

Results in white below:
MP1 has 4c 4d (full house, fours full of threes).
Hero has Ks Kh (full house, kings full of threes).
Outcome: Hero wins $88.15.

Wednesday +55

Built up to a $60 gain in the first half hour of this 500 hands session but started to get a bit fancy half way through when I went through a dry spell with the cards. Didn't lose anything major on one particular hand but I think it's a bit of a leak I may have, trying to press a little when I'm not hitting, still, got it back though in the end. Just gotta stop the FPS.

Quack quack

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

MP2 ($15.05)
MP3 ($39.70)
CO ($54.25)
Button ($24.45)
SB ($85.05)
Hero ($44)
UTG ($30)
UTG+1 ($51.95)
UTG+2 ($50.50)
MP1 ($54)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $1.75, 7 folds, Hero calls $1.25.

Flop: ($3.75) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $2.5, UTG+1 raises to $11.25, Hero pushes, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: ($88.25) (2 players)

River: ($88.25) (2 players)

Final Pot: $88.25

Results in white below:
Hero has 2h 2d (three of a kind, twos).
UTG+1 has Ks Kh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $88.25.

Also had AA hold up against a short stack for +20 vs 77 on a JJ3 flop and won with KK on a J99 flop, turning a K boating me up and the money got in at that point with villain having Q9 +22.

I'm enjoying my richest vein of poker since I started playing just over a year ago. I'm just coming up on 4000 hands for the month and going at 12.9 PTBB/100. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!
Moving up is looking possible but not going to let myself get carried away with this streak

Nov 09 BR $3574