So I was exhausted last night and went to bed, planning on seeing what happened, at 9:30. I fell asleep sometime before 10 because I don't remember my TV shutting off (I put it on a 30 minute sleep cycle). When I woke up, I was 6:50 AM.

I've done a pretty good job of being on a real life time schedule during the summer semester thus far. I've gone to bed in between 12 and 2 most nights, and get up in between 8 and 9. My class attendance is at an all time high, haha, so I feel like I don't even need to study for tests because I am actually there in class to learn the material the first time around. I actually have a test in a few hours and am currently applying that theory...

Poker has been going smoothly. I actually grinded (like, playing every day) for the first 9 days of the month. Ignoring an epic $1k session while over at my friend's house (Reid/shootaa) in 8-game 10/20, I am up around 36 in slightly less than 10k hands (3k at 5/10, 7k at 10/20). I don't know how many of the 5/10 hands were HU, but I would estimate over 2k of them. It was funny because the first couple days I could tell that people were playing back at me a lot and putting a lot of pressure on me, I assume testing me to see whether or not I could still play. Unfortunately, now I have the unfun adjustment of having to fold sometimes since I have a fucking huge calling station image:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $20.00 BB (6 handed)

MP ($2775)
CO ($12525.50)
Hero (Button) ($2214.50)
SB ($3766)
BB ($2000)
UTG ($2197)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, Q
2 folds, CO bets $60, Hero calls $60, 2 folds

Flop: ($150) 9, 6, 3 (2 players)
CO bets $120, Hero calls $120

Turn: ($390) 9 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($390) 6 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $260, CO raises to $1000, Hero calls $740

Total pot: $2390 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had A, Q (two pair, nines and sixes).
CO had 5, 5 (two pair, nines and sixes).
Outcome: Hero won $2387

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $20.00 BB (5 handed)

Button ($1000)
SB ($2401)
BB ($2427.95)
Hero (UTG) ($3797)
MP ($1980)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8, A
Hero bets $60, 2 folds, SB raises to $220, 1 fold, Hero calls $160

Flop: ($460) 7, 9, 5 (2 players)
SB bets $300, Hero calls $300

Turn: ($1060) 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($1060) 2 (2 players)
SB bets $1881 (All-In), Hero calls $1881

Total pot: $4822 | Rake: $2

Results:
SB had A, 6 (one pair, twos).
Hero had 8, A (one pair, twos).
Outcome: Hero won $4820

I was satisfied with both of these hands because they were both against two of most likely the biggest winners at the 10/20 level.

I haven't really played at all since then because I've been busy with school and had a pretty epic weekend that will be the topic of my next blog post. My birthday is on Friday as well.

Shout out to Adam001 for owning me in a hand . Also, my next set of videos is going to be a 4-5 part series of 6tables of 6max 5/10 NL.

Until next time,
Greg