Variance really picked a sucky time to stick it to me.
To be honest I can't complain too much because I'm getting good hands too, I'm just getting a fair few suck-outs.

Overall I'm down $43 over 5.5k hands of $50NL. Which given some of the luck I've had is not too bad.
I'm trying to refrain from being results-focused (which is why in my "Progress" bit I don't list my results, just RB and bonuses).

I'm aware this sort of crap can be a little low-content, but hopefully there's something there. If nothing else I think, by playing so many hands (by my standards) I'm seeing how swingy poker really is.
Hopefully when I get into another downswing at $400NL I'll look back and remember it's normal

These are all from todays 900 hands, some ups, some downs.

Hand 1:

No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($50NL)
Converted by FTRConv
5-handed

StacksCO: $44.10
BTN: $30.90
SB: $50
Hero: $50.40
UTG: $51.55

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with 7 7
UTG calls, CO folds, BTN folds, SB calls, Hero checks

Flop:($1.50) K 7 K (3 players)
SB bets $1.50, Hero raises to $5, UTG calls, SB calls

Put him on a Kx now?

Turn:($16.50) A (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $12, UTG folds, SB raises to $44.50 and is all-in, Hero calls

Regard AK as less likely with flat call pf, so this should be good

River:($105.50) J (2 players)
Final Pot: $105.50

Results:
He had KJ. STBM

Hand 2
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($50NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed

StacksHero: $74.50
UTG: $21.75
UTG+1: $40.87
CO: $132.43
BTN: $18.31
SB: $103.40


Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with K T
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, BTN calls, SB folds, Hero raises to $2, UTG raises to $3.50, BTN calls, Hero calls

Flop:($11.75) Q J 9 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets $1, Hero raises to $6, UTG calls, BTN raises to $14.81 and is all-in, Hero raises to $23.62, UTG is all-in $12.25

Playing the nuts is easy

Turn:($70.06) J (3 players)

River:($70.06) K (3 players)

Final Pot: $70.06
Results:
Both opponents had rockets.

Hand 3
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($50NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed

StacksBTN: $49.25
Hero: $49.50
BB: $45
UTG: $58.10
UTG+1: $45.50
CO: $104.25

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 7 7
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $1.50, CO folds, BTN folds, Hero calls, BB folds

Flop:($3.50) 7 5 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $3.50, Hero raises to $8, UTG+1 calls

77 again!!

Turn:($19.50) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $13, UTG+1 calls

I really thought about my bet sizing and what would get his stack into the middle. Worked well

River:($45.50) T (2 players)
Hero bets $23, UTG+1 calls
Final Pot: $91.50

Results:
Villain has TT. STBM again. But I think I played this right from start to finish

Hand 4
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($50NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed

StacksUTG+1: $28.90
CO: $62.50
BTN: $112.50
Hero: $60.40
BB: $31.85
UTG: $42.90


Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with K A
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $3, CO folds, BTN folds, Hero calls, BB folds

Try to remember to call with this maybe 5% of the time. Agaisnt this rather weak opponent I thought it was good

Flop:($6.50) 6 4 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $6.50, Hero calls

I plan to give him aggro if the flush hits, I think he'll lay it down. I think my AK are good if they hit.

Turn:($19.50) K (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $18.50, Hero raises to $37, UTG+1 is all-in $0.90

Talk about the I-don't-want-a-call signal

River:($58.30) 8 (2 players)
Final Pot: $58.30

Results:
Villain has 45s. He pushed bottom pair and a OESD on the turn. Perhaps not a bad move from him, but I call it a suckout nevertheless.

Overall though I'm doing okay. My mini-op is going well; I'm getting the hands in and finding 8-tabling goes okay on crypto's rather slow tables.
The plan is 865 hands per day, and I'm almost a day ahead of schedule now.

Right now the actual games are a net loss of $5 (over all levels).
My BR has taken a hit from a string of OOTM finishes in the stupid stars Turbo $16s... I actually went busto on stars... *sigh*

Probably better stick to ring...

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Make-A-Grand Progress

Hands played: 5911 Plan: 5190 Bonus: 707MPPs (19%)
Bonus Cleared: $137 Estimated RB: $107 Total $:244