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Didn't play too much poker at Brian's parents place over the week. I didn't have my Internet up until Monday night, and played about 1300 hands on Tuesday and had a horrible session, losing about $360. Very early in the session I had QQ in the SB facing an UTG limp-caller. Flop: JQK. We get it all-in on the flop, he shows up with AT. Was a reg too, apparently some strange preflop concepts at work.

I didn't play Wednesday as we had a lot of stuff going on; Thursday I only had time for a short 300 hand session, winning $100 in a pretty horrific suckout: I raised AKs from UTG, folded to the SB who 3bet. I called, flop AJT, I called a big flop bet, river bricked, I raised AI on a turn bet and was snapcalled by JJ, rivered a Q. LOL. First huge suckout I've put on someone in a while.

Played 1300 more hands on Friday, in the middle of the day, and was amazed at how soft the tables were. Went on one of the biggest heaters I've been on at NL100, winning $543 in that timeframe. Both of my biggest hands were with 88 with virtually identical flops. First hand, raised 88 from UTG and the BB defended, flop 578 rainbow. Checked to me, I bet 10, BB called. Turn: 7. BB donks out full pot, $31. I Hollywood for about 20 seconds and call. River: K. BB instashoves for $60, I instacall, villain shows 56s for a bottom pair bluff.

I actually respect the move, although maybe it's a little desperate and bluffy; this bluff isn't gonna show much profit unless it consistently pushes me off AA, and I'm not sure how often it will work as I'd expect the sort of hand he's pretending to represent, like 67 or A7, to allow me to continue betting and go for a CR either on the turn or river. I Hollywooded the turn precisely because the line looked a little bluffy and I wanted him to continue. It may have helped. All that is relatively meaningless this hand as he happened to be bluffing into my nuts :)

The other big hand was a MP raise with 88, SB defended. Flop: 578 w/two clubs. Check to me, I bet 5, villain minraises to 10, I raise to $25, villain pushes, I call. Villain shows KK. Oops. I can respect not 3betting from OOP and stacking off on a low board, but this is why I don't generally do it.

Many other big hands, very few not in my favor, including an AhJh flush against a QhTh flush. Villain actually did well in not stacking off, but called a bigass PSB on the river.

Overall, +$278 for the trip in almost exactly 3000 hands, 4.62 BB/100. For the month I'm +$2025 in 19,500 hands, for 5.19BB/100. Playing very well but need to get more hands in.