With a whopping $85 & lots to learn, I set out to play a session where learning was the goal. And I learn I did.........250 hands isn't much at all, I know, & $1.12 ain't much to lose, but I learned a few things:

1) Short-handed (6 max) LHE is tough. I saw 47% flops, but I'll bet 60-70% of that was from the blinds. That much action makes it expense & you kinda have to hit, b/c you can't get anyone (it seems) to fold for 4 more pennies.

2) Because the end of #1 seems to be the case, RAISE RAISE RAISE is all you can do when you have something. Now granted, I got QQ run down by 830 when the guy rivered his 3, and I wanted to be mad, but then I thought "YOU GOTTA HAVE BETTER THAN TOP PAIR TO "RUN OVER" PEOPLE"!!! So I stopped being mad about that.

3) See end of #2, and I'm pleased that I got sucked out on more than once (& it was bad), but I didn't let that effect how I played, until a couple of loose plays at the end. I didn't flame the chat box, I didn't yell at the screen, I just told myself that more times than not, esp. at these stakes, superior pre-flop play will carry the day.

Anyways, started w/ $85, ended w/ $83.88, but learned along the way. After you guys w/ actual $$ stop laughing about the amounts, I'd love to know what u think. Cheers!!