So the 10nl experiment has officially begun and what a wild ride it was today! From the highs to the lows, it was certainly interesting. My first session ended with me up just .75 but my second session was up and down. At one point due to my own spew, I was down a record (for me) $13.57. It was mostly due to one player who was just owning me.

I kept trying to bluff him out of pots and he couldn't be bluffed if he hit any part of it. It was my own stupidity. I turned it around with this hand:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($10.85)
CO ($18.05)
Hero (Button) ($10)
SB ($10.25)
BB ($10)
UTG ($9.90)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5, 5
2 folds, CO calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold, BB checks

Flop: ($0.35) 4, 8, 6 (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($0.35) 5 (3 players)
BB bets $0.40, CO calls $0.40, Hero calls $0.40

River: ($1.55) 6 (3 players)
BB bets $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $9.50 (All-In), BB calls $8.50 (All-In)

Total pot: $20.55 | Rake: $1

Results:
Hero had 5, 5 (full house, fives over sixes).
BB had K, 7 (straight, eight high).
Outcome: Hero won $19.55

I knew I was behind on the turn when I hit my trips, but I also knew that my implied odds were fantastic. If I could get the boat, I could stack one, maybe two players. I overbet all-in because I knew he wouldn't be able to fold the 7 and he would have called any lesser bet I'm sure without re-raising. This was all made possible by my chip re-buy to $10 from $5.50. I normally don't rebuy but I was so sure I could stack one of them that I wanted to keep my stack at the max.

My last session of the day was just awesome. Here were my two huge hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($14.20)
Button ($10)
SB ($10.05)
BB ($13.45)
Hero (UTG) ($9.60)
MP ($10.60)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, K
Hero bets $0.30, MP calls $0.30, 2 folds, SB calls $0.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($1) 6, 3, 9 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.80, 1 fold, SB raises to $2, Hero raises to $4, SB raises to $9.75 (All-In), Hero calls $5.30 (All-In)

Turn: ($19.60) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($19.60) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $19.60 | Rake: $0.95

Results:
SB had J, J (one pair, Jacks).
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: Hero won $18.65

I kept thinking that he had a set, but I couldn't let my hand go. This is the second hand for the villain at the table so absolutely no reads. I breathed a sigh of relief when he turned over JJ there.

Last hand was obviously easy, but I still had to fade a 10 on the river.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($13.25)
Button ($11)
SB ($10.05)
Hero (BB) ($18.15)
UTG ($11)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, A
UTG bets $0.40, 1 fold, Button calls $0.40, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.40, UTG raises to $2.80, 1 fold, Hero raises to $18.15 (All-In), UTG calls $8.20 (All-In)

Flop: ($22.45) A, 4, Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($22.45) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($22.45) K (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $22.45 | Rake: $1.10

Results:
Hero had A, A (three of a kind, Aces).
UTG had K, A (two pair, Aces and Kings).
Outcome: Hero won $21.35

Always good to be on the winning end of coolers for a change!