I'm still working with this half-stack experiment and I'm liking how it's panned out so far. It lets me be more aggressive in spots and players seem to give me less respect, which is what I want.

I tried to 12-tables last night and it was alright for a bit but once I started running good and went up a few buyins, I started to get a little cocky. I ran into a set vs TPTK twice to the same player in probably 20 hands. I should have recognized it. Oh well, shit happens. Make a note, learn from it and move on. I usually only play 6-tables so that's what I'll stick to and only add tables in increments of 1.

So here's a hand where I flopped quads against a somewhat tight player. I put him on a big Ace (but hoping for a big overpair). I'm thinking I should have bet 1/2 pot on the flop. But when he checked the flop, I was almost certain he had big unpaired cards so just tried to get as much value out of him without him folding up shop. I was hoping to induce a bluff with the river but oh well.

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

Hero (Button) ($5.95)
SB ($11.55)
BB ($12.35)
UTG ($16.15)
UTG+1 ($6.80)
MP1 ($15.70)
MP2 ($10)
CO ($5.50)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, 9
UTG raises to $0.50, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.15) 9, 5, 9 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($1.15) 2 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.80, Hero calls $0.80

River: ($2.75) 3 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.80, UTG calls $0.80

Total pot: $4.35 | Rake: $0.20

Results in white below:
Hero had 9, 9 (four of a kind, nines).
UTG mucked J, A (one pair, nines).
Outcome: Hero won $4.15