Such a sick day so far today.

Since it's a saturday I'm playing 3 x 2 hour sessions...one in the morning when I wake around 9am to get the 200 iron man points for friday, one now that I have just finished and one later tonight.

This mornings session I ended up +$1.10 with a bunch of coolers such as hitting a set of tens on the turn after an AAQ flop, getting it all in and seeing a Q on the river to go with the Q2 of my opponent. I did however manage to suck out with the following hand to pretty much get back to even:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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UTG ($70.05)
UTG+1 ($50)
MP1 ($228.30)
Hero ($67.85)
CO ($22.50)
Button ($55.30)
SB ($10)
BB ($37.30)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K, K. UTG posts a blind of $0.50.
MP1 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2, 2 folds, BB calls $1.75, 1 fold, MP1 calls $1.50.

Flop: ($6.50) 2, K, J (5 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $6.5, BB folds, MP1 calls $6.50.

Turn: ($19.50) 7 (4 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $16, MP1 raises to $40, Hero calls $24.

River: ($99.50) 2 (4 players)
MP1 bets $70.5, Hero calls $19.35 (All-In).

Final Pot: $189.35

Results in white below:
UTG+1 doesn't show.
MP1 has 9d 6d (flush, king high).
Hero has Ks Kc (full house, kings full of twos).
SB doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins $138.20. MP1 wins $51.15.

After that I went and picked up Deathly Hallows and read about 200 pages and had lunch before my second session.

That was a bad, bad session with me making a few bad plays in spots they probably should have worked, got lucky in one spot and made a great play in another. Session was so swingy, went from $40 up after about 100 hands to $145 down to end up -$35.

The bad plays are the two following hands, but I think the line I took was a good one in both and probably shoudl have seen lay downs? I'm not sure, hopefully will get some feedback on them.

This one I thought shoudl have been seen as a set line, though I guess with his hand he has to figure any board pair will likely see his boat being bigger so probably an ok call.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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Hero ($49.60)
BB ($46.50)
UTG ($20.60)
UTG+1 ($48.35)
MP1 ($49.75)
MP2 ($49.45)
MP3 ($95.85)
CO ($180.85)
Button ($43)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T, J.
4 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) T, 5, 9 (5 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1.5, MP3 folds, CO calls $1.50, Button folds, Hero raises to $4.5, BB folds, CO raises to $13.5, Hero raises to $53.6 (All-In), CO calls $37.10.

Turn: ($105.20) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($105.20) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $105.20

Results in white below:
Hero has Td Js (one pair, tens).
CO has 9d Ts (two pair, tens and nines).
Outcome: CO wins $102.20.

This follwoing one I can't see how he could make the call honestly. I would have thought my bet, call of his re-raise showed I had the A and then my push on the ten repped a better 2 pair didn't it?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP2 ($49)
MP3 ($29.60)
CO ($48.50)
Hero ($58.20)
SB ($84.80)
BB ($73.45)
UTG ($50.40)
UTG+1 ($13.80)
MP1 ($58.85)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, 4.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 2 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) 5, A, 8 (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $2.5, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP3 raises to $5, Hero calls $2.50.

Turn: ($12.50) T (2 players)
MP3 bets $8, Hero raises to $52.7 (All-In), MP3 calls $16.10 (All-In).

River: ($60.70) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $60.70

Results in white below:
MP3 doesn't shows 8d Ah (two pair, aces and eights).
Hero has Ac 4c (two pair, aces and fives).
Outcome: MP3 wins $89.30.

Then I had this following hand, which I'm not sure about over all....think if I am going to put out blocking bets I need to then not make the hero call when raised :/

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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UTG+1 ($34)
MP1 ($45.45)
MP2 ($8.75)
MP3 ($44.50)
CO ($59.30)
Button ($32.95)
Hero ($49.60)
BB ($36)
UTG ($9.10)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q.
6 folds, Button calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.25, 1 fold, Button calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.75) 7, A, J (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button calls $4.

Turn: ($12.75) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $5, Hero calls $5.

River: ($22.75) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.5, Button raises to $21.95 (All-In), Hero calls $13.45.

Final Pot: $66.65

Results in white below:
Hero has Qh Qs (one pair, queens).
Button has Ts Js (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Button wins $66.65.

Biggest hand of the session was this one, where I guess he put me on a busted flush draw?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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Hero ($62.95)
Button ($13.90)
SB ($61.75)
BB ($50)
UTG ($100.90)
UTG+1 ($94.75)
MP1 ($169.75)
MP2 ($26.65)
MP3 ($56.25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, A.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP1 raises to $1.5, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1.

Flop: ($6.50) 5, T, Q (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets $2, Hero calls $2, SB folds, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: ($10.50) K (2 players)
MP1 bets $10.5, Hero raises to $30, MP1 calls $19.50.

River: ($70.50) 6 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $29.45 (All-In), MP1 calls $29.45.

Final Pot: $129.40

Results in white below:
MP1 has Kc Ac (one pair, kings).
Hero has Js As (straight, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins $129.40.

And the best play I think ever for me was the following, mainly because I thought a move ahead. When UTG raised pre and then there was the late position caller I thought about raising standard and then I thought back to the squeeze play tried on me the other day and tried to make my raise look like a squeeze by overbetting into a 14/6 UTG and seemed to work as he insta-raised AI (was actually the first AA I had seen all day too ).

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP1 ($46.95)
MP2 ($56.75)
MP3 ($49)
CO ($20)
Button ($22.45)
SB ($95.95)
Hero ($50)
UTG ($68.90)
UTG+1 ($8.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, A.
UTG raises to $1.5, 3 folds, CO calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $9.5, UTG raises to $70.4 (All-In), CO folds, Hero calls $41 (All-In).

Flop: ($102.25) T, K, 5 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($102.25) 2 (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($102.25) 7 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $102.25

Results in white below:
Hero has Ah Ad (flush, ace high).
UTG has As Kh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $102.25. UTG wins $19.90.