Just wrapped up another quickie from school library

Wild as usual

I was playing o.k. but just couldn't seem to get anything going.

Then I made this call (which is somewhere between standard and very good for me) :

***** Hand History for Game 5487147180 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 21:12:31 ET 2006
Table Table 128380 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Boogieman661 ( $74.84 )
Seat 2: idleig ( $200.80 )
Seat 3: veal23 ( $179.82 )
Seat 5: qhuang58 ( $306.60 )
Seat 6: virompl ( $291.20 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $313.80 )
Boogieman661 posts small blind [$1].
idleig posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ As 8s ]
veal23 folds.
HERO raises [$7]
qhuang58 folds.
virompl folds.
Boogieman661 calls [$6]
idleig folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 4s, 7d, 4c ]
Boogieman661 checks.
HERO checks.

** Dealing Turn ** [ 5d ]
Boogieman661 bets [$14]
HERO calls [$14]

** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
Boogieman661 is all-In.
HERO calls [$53.84]
Boogieman661 shows [ Qd, Jh ]two pairs, Sevens and Fours.
HERO shows [ As, 8s ]two pairs, Sevens and Fours.
HERO wins $148.68 from the main pot with two pairs, Sevens and Fours with Ace kicker.

After that, I went on a tear. Here's a sample. This all occured over about 150 hands :

***** Hand History for Game 5487149373 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 21:14:01 ET 2006
Table Table 128380 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Boogieman661 ( $0 )
Seat 2: idleig ( $198.80 )
Seat 3: veal23 ( $177.82 )
Seat 5: qhuang58 ( $306.60 )
Seat 6: virompl ( $291.20 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $389.44 )
HERO posts small blind [$1].
qhuang58 posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 5c 6c ]
HERO: tough
virompl folds
idleig raises [$8]
veal23 folds.
HERO raises [$26]
qhuang58 folds.
idleig calls [$19]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, 7d, 5s ]
HERO checks.
idleig bets [$44]
HERO is all-In.
idleig is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 6h ]
idleig shows [ Qs, Js ]high card Queen.
HERO shows [ 5c, 6c ]two pairs, Sixes and Fives.
HERO wins $190.64 from side pot #1 with two pairs, Sixes and Fives.
HERO wins $397.60 from the main pot with two pairs, Sixes and Fives.


***** Hand History for Game 5487158753 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 21:20:29 ET 2006
Table Table 128380 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: idleig ( $218.80 )
Seat 3: veal23 ( $147.82 )
Seat 5: qhuang58 ( $289.20 )
Seat 6: virompl ( $308.15 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $595.54 )
Seat 1: hor_pow ( $197 )
qhuang58 posts small blind [$1].
virompl posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Kd Kh ]
hor_pow folds.
idleig folds.
veal23 folds.
HERO raises [$7]
qhuang58 calls [$6]
virompl folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ Qs, 6h, 4s ]
qhuang58 checks.
HERO bets [$12]
qhuang58 raises [$24]
HERO calls [$12]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 9c ]
qhuang58 bets [$25]
HERO calls [$25]

** Dealing River ** [ Jd ]
qhuang58 bets [$25]
HERO raises [$75]
qhuang58 calls [$50]
HERO shows [ Kd, Kh ]a pair of Kings.
qhuang58 doesn't show [ Qc, 5c ]a pair of Queens.
HERO wins $261 from the main pot with a pair of Kings.


***** Hand History for Game 5487133454 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 21:03:33 ET 2006
Table Table 128380 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Boogieman661 ( $123.14 )
Seat 2: idleig ( $187 )
Seat 3: veal23 ( $285.82 )
Seat 5: qhuang58 ( $303.60 )
Seat 6: virompl ( $266.35 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $210.25 )
veal23 posts small blind [$1].
HERO posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 6c Ah ]
virompl folds.
Boogieman661 folds.
>You have options at Table 125917 Table!.
idleig folds.
veal23 calls [$1]
HERO raises [$6]
veal23 calls [$6]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 5h, 3d, 4d ]
veal23 bets [$8]
HERO raises [$21]
veal23 calls [$13]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Kh ]
veal23 bets [$10]
HERO raises [$48]
veal23 calls [$38]

** Dealing River ** [ 9s ]
veal23 checks.
HERO is all-In.
veal23 folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $285.25



***** Hand History for Game 5487111448 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 20:49:39 ET 2006
Table Table 128207 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 3: OhYeah53oBaby ( $180.50 )
Seat 5: virompl ( $190 )
Seat 6: sebfoxe ( $85.14 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $201.75 )
Seat 1: idleig ( $198.60 )
virompl posts small blind [$1].
sebfoxe posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9c Jc ]
idleig folds.
OhYeah53oBaby folds.
HERO raises [$7]
virompl raises [$22]
sebfoxe folds.
HERO calls [$16]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, 7h, 7d ]
virompl bets [$32]
HERO calls [$32]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
virompl checks.
Go_gunners1 has joined the table.
HERO bets [$55]
virompl folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $165


***** Hand History for Game 5487121853 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 20:56:12 ET 2006
Table Table 127435 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 3: angara ( $645.23 )
Seat 6: kapowful ( $92.13 )
Seat 5: HERO ( $237.15 )
Seat 4: snoks ( $195.30 )
Seat 2: rob69888 ( $60.75 )
kapowful posts small blind [$1].
rob69888 posts big blind [$2].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Jc Qh ]
angara folds.
snoks raises [$10]
HERO calls [$10]
kapowful folds.
rob69888 folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, 5d, 9d ]
snoks bets [$14]
HERO raises [$37]
snoks calls [$23]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
snoks checks.
HERO bets [$55]
snoks folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $150



***** Hand History for Game 5487170072 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, December 06, 21:28:25 ET 2006
Table Table 128380 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: idleig ( $212.80 )
Seat 5: qhuang58 ( $206.20 )
Seat 6: virompl ( $307.15 )
Seat 4: HERO ( $882.66 )
Seat 1: hor_pow ( $194 )
Seat 3: Pelle_p ( $98 )
Pelle_p posts small blind [$1].
HERO posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Qs Ah ]
qhuang58 calls [$2]
virompl folds.
hor_pow folds.
idleig raises [$16]
Pelle_p folds.
HERO calls [$14]
qhuang58 folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ 6h, 4c, 3d ]
HERO checks.
idleig bets [$26]
HERO calls [$26]

** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
HERO bets [$54]
idleig folds.
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $138


Time to leave school and go work out a bit. Maybe one more session after midnight when the west-coast canucks are playing hammered

mini-session #2 totals : 201 hands played for +806$

Operation totals : 5468 hands played for +2696$