August is finally coming together for me in its last week. A few big hands from today...

1. Villain is a tagg regular I don't have a ton of history with.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $6.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) ($1194.60)
SB ($1673.40)
BB ($1200.00)
UTG ($1182.00)
MP ($734.60)
CO ($1215.45)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, 10
3 folds, Hero raises to $21.00, SB raises to $69.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $48.00

Pre-flop call is marginal, but I'm on the button and have position so meh.

Flop: ($144.00) 9, A, K (2 players)
SB bets $110.00, Hero calls $110.00

I float this flop with a gutshot b/c even though it hits his range hard he's cbetting it 100% so I think I can take it away on the turn a fair amount. Of course if he's good he's double-barreling this board a ton, but this flop hits my range too so a lot of regs give up after firing one barrel.

Turn: ($364.00) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $282.00, SB raises to $1494.40 (All-In), Hero calls $733.60 (All-In)

This is just such a horrible play by villain. He can't put me on a strong hand after flatting the flop, just draws, weak aces and maybe K's. Almost every draw comes in on the turn so my betting range couldn't be more polarized. He c/shoves the turn guaranteeing that worse hands fold and better hands call. If he thinks I'm bluffing this turn a fair amount, c/c is so much better.

River: ($2395.20) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $2395.20 | Rake: $3.00

Results in below:
Hero had Q, 10 (straight, Ace high)
SB had A, Q (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Outcome: Hero won $2392.20

Lucky hand for me, great example from villain of how not to play a tpgk hand 200bb deep.

2. Villain is an aggro donk. I think one part of my game that's improving is incorporating some passivity and letting aggro players bluff and valuetown themselves. At these stakes even a lot of bad players don't fall for the river check to induce bluffs with missed draws so I went for the two street version.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($2307.20)
SB ($1124.00)
Hero (BB) ($1100.00)
UTG ($941.00)
MP ($1042.00)
CO ($1010.00)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K
3 folds, Button raises to $35.00, 1 fold, Hero raises to $120.00, Button calls $85.00

Flop: ($245.00) 7, 3, 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $180.00, Button calls $180.00

Turn: ($605.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $230.00, Hero calls $230.00

River: ($1065.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $580.00, Hero calls $570.00 (All-In)

Total pot: $2205.00 | Rake: $3.00

Results in below:
Button had A, 10 (one pair, sixes)
Hero had K, K (two pair, Kings and sixes)
Outcome: Hero won $2202.00

3. And my spewy hand of the day. Villain is a regular and we've built up a decent amount of distrust, but the river is still a fold. He is good enough to turn a lower pp into a bluff here but I'd have to put him on something so unlikely to fold that it doesn't make a lot of sense for him to do it.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00 BB (4 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($1151.00)
Hero (Button) ($1224.00)
SB ($2534.00)
BB ($1000.00)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, 9
1 fold, Hero raises to $30.00, 1 fold, BB calls $20.00

Flop: ($65.00) 3, 2, 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $50.00, BB calls $50.00

Turn: ($165.00) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $120.00, BB calls $120.00

River: ($405.00) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $300.00, BB raises to $800.00 (All-In), Hero calls $500.00

Total pot: $2005.00 | Rake: $2.00

Results in below:
Hero had 9, 9 (two pair, nines and fours)
BB had 4, 4 (full house, fours over threes)
Outcome: BB won $2003.00