100 NL session.

Losers:

I started out down $50 when I got in AQ with JJ. Too bad he caught a full house on the flop.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592152

I made the right play and he made the right play. I guess I could have also just called and seen what comes. Once he went all in I just hoped he didn't have AA, AK, or KK. It was only $31 more and I was priced in. I don't mind a race in that situation.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592155

The re-raise is ok - I guess I could have called as well. Once he calls and no A or K comes, I need to shut down - he probably has me pegged for AK and has something like AQ, JJ, TT, or even a set at this point.

This was a very bad play with AKs:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592166

I should have figured that if he had a J he would have shoved on the flop and the T could not have helped him (he probably would have shoved with that as well). I was getting 3-1 on my money and had lots of outs even if he did have a J or an underpair (all A, K, and Q). It should have been an easy call against a short stack.

Winners:

AJ in the SB. Button raises. I might fold this in the SB to an EP or MP raise, but here it was going to be me and him. I might re-raise AQ or AK here. I elect to call and then CR him on the flop. I guess he had KK or QQ by his comments:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592160

Betting for value:

T9s from the cutoff: http://www.pokerhand.org/?592163

Checked to me, I hit middle pair, and I bet $5 into $7.50 or so. I get a call. I think I'm still good, but I check behind to show down. The river is a bingo card - giving me 9's full of 4's. Checked to me, so I bet $8 into $16. This seemed to be the right price since I got called by A5s.

A stronger play would have been for the guy the check raise me on the flop. I would have had to give him credit for the Queen.

SB/BB play:

Pocket 7's in the SB. Standard raise, and a call. Very good flop for me, giving me an underpair to only the 9. We both check it though.

The turn is even better - still low, plus now I have a double belly-buster straight draw - any 4 or any 8 will give me a well disguised straight. I bet, get raised, and I call.

The river gives me a set, but now any 4 or 8 beats me. I check, he bets out $20, and I insta-call him. He was trying to make a move with his big bet.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592169

Semi-bluff with a draw.

A9s in the cutoff.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592172

The flop gives me the nut flush draw. I bet $5.50 into $8 and get popped up to $15.50. Calling is out of the question, and I'm putting this guy on something like AJ, KJ, or QJ. I try to represent an overpair and make it $45 to him. Now he can't call that bet given those hands - he can only call with a set or two pair, and even then I have outs. An Ace might even be an out here if he has KJ or QJ.

This play was based me misplaying this hand:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?592184

Guy open-limps and then mini-CR's me on the flop. I have the nut flush draw and two overcards - that's where I need to pop him up to $40 and see how he likes his top pair/weak kicker. I was really disgusted with my play afterwards.

Two hands - both QQ - against Streb:

QQ in 2nd position: http://www.pokerhand.org/?592192

I raise get re-raised all-in by short stack, get called by streb. I want to isolate the short stack so I make pop it to $30 which is called. The flop brought a king and AK is very much a hand I can put him on. We check it down and he had 66 ...

Next hand - similiar situation. http://www.pokerhand.org/?592272

I try to isolate again after a good looking flop. Guy had AJ and my hand held up.