Haven't had much chance to play lately, and the chances will get even fewer with the move coming on. On the 29th, my wife and kids are headed back East with me following about two weeks later. So now it's time to pack up the house and take off. I've given my notice at work and we're ready to go.

Once my family leaves, I'll have some time to play non-turbo events after work. I'll probably be able to get in a from MTTs as well, especially on the weekend.

I did pretty well last night. I played only 26 hands of 5nl, but I managed to parlay that into my biggest single session cash yet to date. I basically had two hands that made me money and both were pocket 10s.

The first one I'm not sure I played it all that well. It was my second hand of the session so I've got no reads on anyone. I tend to tighten up in those situations. I don't want to be down a buy-in that quickly.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($0.53)
UTG ($6.10)
MP ($10.67)
Button ($0.96)
Hero (SB) ($4.61)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, 10
UTG bets $0.10, 1 fold, Button calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.30, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.20, Button calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.95) 2, 3, 9 (3 players)
Hero bets $1, UTG calls $1, Button calls $0.66 (All-In)

Turn: ($3.61) 5 (3 players, 1 all-in)
Hero checks, UTG bets $1, Hero calls $1

River: ($5.61) 7 (3 players, 1 all-in)
Hero checks, UTG checks

Total pot: $5.61 | Rake: $0.25

Results:
Button mucked K, 9 (one pair, nines).
Hero had 10, 10 (one pair, tens).
UTG mucked 9, J (one pair, nines).
Outcome: Hero won $5.66

I posted this hand in the Beginner's Circle to get some advice. Being OOP just sucks. I'm sure I would have doubled up if I was on the Button here.

The next hand, I was up against the whale at the table. He was pushing his stack around, raising big time when he was bluffing, but only raising moderately when he wasn't. I had a pretty good read on him after only a few hands. He liked to play any two and if he hit the flop with top pair, he wasn't going away even if a higher card came later. So I waited and waited. This was the last hand of the session for me.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($7.17)
SB ($1.27)
BB ($9.21)
Hero (UTG) ($7.60)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 10, 10
Hero bets $0.15, 2 folds, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.32) 9, 10, K (2 players)
BB bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.32) A (2 players)
BB bets $0.20, Hero raises to $1, BB calls $0.80

River: ($3.32) K (2 players)
BB bets $3, Hero raises to $5.95 (All-In), BB calls $2.95

Total pot: $15.22 | Rake: $0.75

Results:
BB mucked 6, K (three of a kind, Kings).
Hero had 10, 10 (full house, tens over Kings).
Outcome: Hero won $14.47

I got a little worried after the flop since he had me if he had Q-J. If he did though, I think he would have bet more. I'm putting him on a draw or top pair here, maybe A-K, but not likely. The ace meant nothing, because if he had Q-J, I was already beat. His small raise was his way of seeing if I hit the A. Then his call was a head scratcher in hindsight.

The King on the river was definitely a scare card since he could now have a better full house than me. K-10, A-K, even K-9 was in his range. Normally I would have just called, but his bet didn't scare me, so I pushed and then hoped for the best. Trip Ks. Not good enough! After that, it was time to give the kids their baths before bed.