Another week gone by, and I've played a bit more than normal probably. Finding some time in the morning before the house gets going to get a session in. I moved up yesterday, so I am now playing $10NL unless my BR drops down to $160. Due to the quality of players at these lower levels, I would find it unlikely that I will be dropping down anytime soon. I'm playing mostly between 4 and 6 tables of FR, and will continue to do so until I get a computer with a higher resolution monitor.

At the beginning of this OP I said I would get Poker Tracker and a HUD when I moved up to $10NL, and I will, just not quite yet. I will probably wait until either a.) PT3 is released or b.) Stars $50 bonus is cleared, whichever comes soonest. I'm using the beta of PT3 right now, and it is very helpful in and of itself.

As far as poker goes, in the last week, it's been up and down. I've noticed that I'm being called down a lot lighter than I remember, so I've found myself checking and slowing down a bit after my C-Bets are called. With hands, and occasionally air, I'm 2nd barreling (and rarely the 3rd barrel without the goods). I'd like to start ramping this aggression up again, but I'm hesitant to the inevitable variance that this style will incur. My C-Bet is probably quite high, probably between 90-95%, I'll have to look harder to see if I can determine what my 2nd barrel rate is. Otherwise, I've got my stats getting closer to what I like, Running now about 23/17 over all, and about 19/17 in the last week.

Here's a hand I had a tough choice with. Villian is running 18/9 over about 150 hands, and My notes on him say "Seems pretty solid". I haven't seen him do anything out of line up to this point. This hand came at the very end of my session, and I wonder if I talked myself out of making the call due to that also.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed)

UTG+1 ($7.40)
MP1 ($7.55)
MP2 ($10.40)
MP3 ($10.40)
Hero ($14.10)
Button ($10)
SB ($10)
BB ($12.80)
UTG ($15.20)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, K.
UTG raises to $0.4, 4 folds, Hero raises to $1, 3 folds, UTG calls $0.60.

Flop: ($2.15) 6, T, 2(2 players)
UTG bets $1, Hero raises to $3, UTG raises to $14.2, Hero checks UTG's stats and notes, and slowly folds.

Final Pot: $8.15

I think I should've raised to $4 instead, but I think that is a minor mistake. All I see is an UTG raise, and a call, then a strongish lead on a pretty safe flop. With villians stats and read, I don't mind the fold, but it still left a sour taste in my mouth...

Thankfully I had this hand going on at about the same time on a different table!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed)

UTG+1 ($15)
MP1 ($7.55)
Hero ($15.05)
MP3 ($10.60)
CO ($2.90)
Button ($2.10)
SB ($13.45)
BB ($10.30)
UTG ($10)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.1, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.70.

Flop: ($2.35) , , (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2, UTG+1 calls $2.

Turn: ($6.35) (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $6, UTG+1 calls $6.

River: ($18.35) (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $5.95 (All-In), UTG+1 calls $5.90 (All-In).

Final Pot: $30.15

UTG+1 has 5d 5h (full house, fives full of jacks).
Hero has Ac Ah (full house, aces full of jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins $28.70.

Fun fun!

BR: $228