A few hands w/ thoughts on my session this week-end (which went very well). I love 10nl so far...

Villain was a passive station running 48/4/.8
I just have to figure he's able to call with any A so I just bet away for value:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($9.75)
SB ($9.90)
Hero (BB) ($10.50)
UTG ($10.15)
MP1 ($10.70)
MP2 ($3.30)
CO ($10.75)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, A
1 fold, MP1 calls $0.10, 3 folds, SB calls $0.05, Hero bets $0.50, MP1 calls $0.40, 1 fold

Flop: ($1.10) 9, J, A (2 players)
Hero bets $0.90, MP1 calls $0.90

Turn: ($2.90) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $2, MP1 calls $2

On the river, I typically slow down w/ TPGK....simply because if he has a worse A, by the time the river comes, that worse kicker can pair up...however this guy has proven to call down so I bet again for value...

River: ($6.90) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $2.50, MP1 calls $2.50

Total pot: $11.90 | Rake: $0.55

Results:
Hero had Q, A (two pair, Aces and nines).
MP1 had A, J (two pair, Aces and Jacks).
Outcome: MP1 won $11.35

That was an early hand in the session so I had some work cut our for me.

Next up:
Villain 24/7/.5 - my first hand against him and the first time he really mixes it up in a pot.
His 4bet tells me QQ+, nothing else....I probably should fold but folding AK seems so gross (a leak of mine vs weak players)...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Villain (MP2) ($9.10)
CO ($16.70)
Hero (Button) ($9.85)
SB ($15.50)
BB ($11.15)
UTG ($14.05)
UTG+1 ($9.90)
MP1 ($1.80)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, K
UTG calls $0.10, 2 folds, Villain bets $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.60, 3 folds, Villain raises to $2.70, Hero calls $1.10

Flop: ($5.65) 3, 10, 7 (2 players)
Villain bets $4, Hero raises to $7.15 (All-In), Villain calls $2.40 (All-In)

I feel like I have a decent amount of equity so a call is fine, but the call comitts me to the hand so I just shove even though my fold equity is zero.

Turn: ($18.45) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($18.45) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $18.45 | Rake: $0.90

Results:
Hero had A, K (flush, Ace high).
Villain had K, K (flush, King high).
Outcome: Hero won $17.55

Great result, I think I made the right play on the flop but preflop was my mistake. It was obvious that I was well behind, and I should've folded preflop.....AK is not the nuts people...

Then, I found another table to sit at.....there was a villain who was playing 95/52/4.5....yes, thats right.
If you caught any good piece of the flop, you basically had to decide to go all the way regardless of what came down on the last 2 streets. He just wouldn't fold. I wouldn't call him bad, I just dont think he cared. He bluffed every single time he didnt have a hand. He had a nice stack b/c he was a bit of a luckbox on a few occasions...

I played 4 hands against him, one he hit his straight on the river for a mediocre pot, another he folded a large river reraise (I guess he could fold a little) and then I had these two hands with him:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($10)
SB ($9.35)
Villain (BB) ($14.65)
UTG ($19.70)
UTG+1 ($10.95)
MP1 ($9.20)
Hero (MP2) ($8)
CO ($7.40)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, Q
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.10, Hero bets $0.50, 3 folds, Villain calls $0.40, MP1 calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.55) 7, 4, 4 (3 players)
Villain bets $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3.10, Villain calls $2.10

Turn: ($7.75) 8 (2 players)
Villain checks, Hero bets $4.40 (All-In), Villain calls $4.40

River: ($16.55) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $16.55 | Rake: $0.80

Results:
Villain had 9, 9 (two pair, nines and fours).
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and fours).
Outcome: Hero won $15.75

I was never folding to any bet of his.........

The next hand I get QQ again and told myself preflop, I'm committed....I cant fold b/c he bluffs too much...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($10.90)
MP1 ($16.25)
Villain (MP2) ($8.05)
CO ($10)
Button ($9.90)
Hero (SB) ($16.10)
BB ($5.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q
1 fold, MP1 bets $0.50, Villain raises to $1, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.95, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.60) 3, A, J (2 players)
Hero checks, Villain bets $1, Hero calls $1

It was the first time villain 3bet, and then an A fell on the flop, so I was a little concerned. However, the player he 3bet was berating him over the course of a few hands so I was pretty confident he was simply playing back at him. I again decided that my hand was good enough to felt (pretty standard)

Turn: ($4.60) J (2 players)
Hero bets $3.80, Villain raises to $6.05 (All-In), Hero calls $2.25

River: ($16.70) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $16.70 | Rake: $0.80

Results:
Hero had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and Jacks).
Villain had 5, 5 (two pair, Jacks and fives).
Outcome: Hero won $15.90

As I said, I love 10nl so far...