Background: My name is Charlie. From a non-poker perspective, a little background about me...

I am 35 year old Marine of 15 years currently in college as a MECEPer. (Marine Enlisted College Education Program) In English, I am a Gunnery Sergeant going to school full time as my job. When I finish spring of next year I will commission and be a 2nd Lt in the Marine Corps and owe them 10 more years of my life.

I am a husband and dad to a 10-month-old (Ellie), enjoy running, trading options in the stock market and being a dad.

From a poker perspective (being hard but truthful with myself) I am a total fish online when it counts. I have played poker since 2005 live and online on and off over the years.

For Live games I used to frequency Mission Casino in Oceanside CA and Maryland Live in Maryland. Live play, being completely honest I am a winning player at 1 /2 and 2/5. Likely because I am playing 1 table and have always been limited by time and life but have kept a ledger since I started playing more regularly in 2009.

Online, I would like to say that I am at least recreational, but any long stretch wins I have are shadowed by playing too long and eventually making a bad decision that leads to getting stacked and tilted. I have stents of break even play where I feel as though I make pretty decent decisions and reads. I have played from 2nl to 300nl and been a losing player up and down. I understand how to play the nuts and sometimes value bet great hands I know are winning, but not how to let marginal ones go. My overall my graph says ‘ick.

Everything I have pre-2021




Graphs from two different aliasÂ’ this year but pretty much the last 25k Hands at mixed games. 2nl, 5nl, 25nl,100nl





So why am I doing thisÂ… I am starting a new blog for the purposes of accountability and to gain insight from my plays both good, AND bad. One of my goals is discipline. Discipline to play, win, and leave. Discipline to fold and wait for better spots. I am sure some of my hands will be cringe worthy, but hopefully, as we go, the cringe will lessen.
Moneys: I am honestly amazingly comfortable from stock trading and my military paycheck. Because I enjoy playing I would say my 5nl bankroll is pretty limitless but want to win consistently before playing higher and losing more for no reason.

I am a losing player, but I also win enough to over the course of my online presence have only lost $3000 over the hand history I have of approx. 100k hands, but only have graphed about 75k. I am estimated my pre-Holdem manager play. Really it would just show more loss...

I will build my bankroll and stay at 5nl till I reach $500. I am currently at $100 on my poker account. And if I have made it to $500 playing at 2/5 I am pretty confident I have begun by that point to win in a somewhat consistent fashion.

Training and Blogging: I will be using the time I used to just jump back into games in order to study hands from the previous or same dayÂ’s session. I have also signed up at (APT) )Advanced Poker Training and am attempting to keep myself to a stricter range.

Day 1 2/24/21

I will not disappoint you with bad play from the start. I can see that I will need to modify my calling rules/ranges. If you check out and comment on any hand, please elaborate on what I should have done Hand14...

Key hand #1

I was CO and an not a huge fan of KQo. I was flat by Btn and had really no information here.

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $5.07 (101 bb)
MP: $5.45 (109 bb)
CO (Hero): $5.40 (108 bb)
BU: $5.12 (102 bb)
SB: $9.89 (198 bb)
BB: $5.09 (102 bb) 26 hands VPIP/PF 23/15

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with Q K
2 players fold, Hero raises to $0.17, BTN calls $0.17, 2 players fold

Flop: ($0.41) K 9 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.20, BTN calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.81) 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.01, Hero calls $1.01

River: ($2.83) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.53, CO (Hero) folds

Total pot: $2.83 (Rake: $0.14)
BU wins $2.69

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Hand #2:
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG (Hero): $4.93 (99 bb)
MP: $8.11 (162 bb)
CO: $8.10 (162 bb)
BU: $9.70 (194 bb)
SB: $5.00 (100 bb)
BB: $5.38 (108 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with J K
Hero raises to $0.17, 2 players fold, BTN calls $0.17, 2 players fold

Flop: ($0.41) T Q T (2 players)
Hero bets $0.30, BTN calls $0.30

Turn: ($1.01) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.75, BTN calls $0.75

River: ($2.51) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25

Total pot: $5.01 (Rake: $0.25)

Showdown:
BU shows T T (four of a kind, Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 100%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

UTG (Hero) shows J K (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 0%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BU wins $4.76

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Hand#3 –
Is this too nitty? BB defending range is wide including 55 22, A5, A2, AQ. I would think AQ is calling from BB and AK would be 3betting me PF.

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $6.17 (123 bb)
MP (Hero): $5.08 (102 bb)
CO: $4.97 (99 bb)
BU: $7.53 (151 bb)
SB: $15.40 (308 bb)
BB: $7.59 (152 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with A J
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.17, 3 players fold, BB calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.36) 5 A 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.18, BB raises to $0.63, MP (Hero) folds

Total pot: $0.72 (Rake: $0.03)
BB wins $0.69

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Hand4:
Could I be any worse? Player is 18/13 off 47 hands. This should have been a give me range of AA,KK,QQ, AK, KQs. AQ is the only hand in that range that misses right? 99 also gets there, but likely doesn’t barrel the river as he did here.

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players
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UTG: $7.39 (148 bb) (14.98 / 12.31 / 4.78 / 806)
CO: $9.64 (193 bb)
BU: $11.82 (236 bb)
SB (Hero): $4.82 (96 bb)
BB: $5.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with J J
UTG raises to $0.15, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.13, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.35) 5 9 K (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.15, Hero calls $0.15

Turn: ($0.65) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.48, Hero calls $0.48

River: ($1.61) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.53, Hero calls $0.53

Total pot: $2.67 (Rake: $0.13)

Showdown:
UTG shows K A (two pair, Kings and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 43%, Flop: 90%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) shows J J (two pair, Jacks and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 57%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

UTG wins $2.54

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Hand5
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players
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UTG: $8.97 (179 bb)
CO: $5.00 (100 bb)
BU: $6.01 (120 bb) (16.48 / 13.19 / 4.05 / 189)
SB: $5.44 (109 bb)
BB (Hero): $4.98 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with 6 6
2 players fold, BTN raises to $0.11, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.24) 3 A 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.18, Hero raises to $0.48, BTN raises to $5.90 (all-in), BB (Hero) folds

Total pot: $1.20 (Rake: $0.06)
BU wins $1.14

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Hand 6
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players
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UTG: $9.87 (197 bb)
CO: $5.02 (100 bb)
BU: $3.12 (62 bb)
SB (Hero): $4.93 (99 bb)
BB: $5.13 (103 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with T T
2 players fold, BTN calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.20, BB calls $0.15, BTN calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.60) 8 J K (3 players)
Hero bets $0.45, BB calls $0.45, BTN calls $0.45

Turn: ($1.95) T (3 players)
Hero bets $1.46, 2 players fold

Total pot: $1.95 (Rake: $0.09)
SB (Hero) wins $1.86


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Hand 7
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG (Hero): $5.00 (100 bb)
MP: $9.05 (181 bb)
CO: $5.07 (101 bb)
BU: $5.14 (103 bb)
SB: $6.51 (130 bb)
BB: $5.50 (110 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with 7 6
Hero raises to $0.14, 1 fold, CO calls $0.14, 3 players fold

Flop: ($0.35) T 2 Q (2 players)
Hero bets $0.26, CO calls $0.26

Turn: ($0.87) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.65, CO calls $0.65

River: ($2.17) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.62, CO folds

Total pot: $2.17 (Rake: $0.10)
UTG (Hero) wins $2.07

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Hand 8 – Did I miss value here? With his 3b range OP/IP 33/17
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $2.30 (46 bb)
MP: $5.21 (104 bb)
CO (Hero): $5.82 (116 bb)
BU: $5.28 (106 bb)
SB: $9.82 (196 bb)
BB: $5.07 (101 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with A K
UTG calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.22, BTN 3-bets to $0.64, 3 players fold, Hero calls $0.42

Flop: ($1.40) K Q 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.05, Hero raises to $2.80, BU folds

He is always C-betting here right? But my two options are 1. flat or 2. chk-raise.
Here, if I flat I know nothing and would be having to chk/call which could get trickier with more streets.
If he shoves here on my chk/raise, I think I can still fold, because most of the 4b shoves here are QQ, 99, KQ, J10s. At the time, his 3b % was still small (He later was very aggressive which would have changed my decision here)

My one question here is, is my chk/raise to large? I pretty much think I priced myself in to call his shove right?

Total pot: $3.50 (Rake: $0.17)
CO (Hero) wins $3.33

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Hand 9

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $5.35 (107 bb)
MP: $2.00 (40 bb)
CO: $5.42 (108 bb)
BU (Hero): $6.16 (123 bb)
SB: $8.94 (179 bb)
BB: $5.18 (104 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with A K
3 players fold, Hero raises to $0.17, SB 3-bets to $0.37, 1 fold, Hero 4-bets to $0.96, SB calls $0.59

Flop: ($1.97) 5 7 T (2 players)
SB bets $2.46, BU (Hero) folds

Total pot: $1.97 (Rake: $0.09)
SB wins $1.88

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Hand 10 – Felt like the guy was getting out of line. I am right and wrong at the same time.
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players
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UTG: $5.00 (100 bb)
CO: $4.84 (97 bb)
BU: $2.15 (43 bb)
SB (Hero): $5.08 (102 bb)
BB: $5.60 (112 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with 6 A
3 players fold, Hero raises to $0.15, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.30) Q 2 J (2 players)
Hero bets $0.22, BB calls $0.22

Turn: ($0.74) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $0.92, Hero calls $0.92

River: ($2.58) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Total pot: $2.58 (Rake: $0.12)

Showdown:
BB shows 6 J (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 25%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 93%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) shows 6 A (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 75%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)

BB wins $2.46

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Hand 11.
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UTG: $2.15 (43 bb)
CO (Hero): $5.00 (100 bb)
BU: $6.75 (135 bb)
SB: $5.02 (100 bb)
BB: $4.84 (97 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with 9 A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.17, 1 fold, SB calls $0.15, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.39) A 6 A (2 players)
SB bets $0.21, Hero calls $0.21

Turn: ($0.81) J (2 players)
SB bets $0.44, Hero calls $0.44

River: ($1.69) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $0.88, Hero calls $0.88

Total pot: $3.45 (Rake: $0.17)

Showdown:
SB shows K 2 (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 39%, Flop: 3%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

CO (Hero) shows 9 A (three of a kind, Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 61%, Flop: 97%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

CO (Hero) wins $3.28

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Hand 12
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $5.00 (100 bb)
MP: $4.57 (91 bb)
CO: $2.08 (42 bb)
BU: $5.05 (101 bb)
SB (Hero): $6.53 (131 bb)
BB: $7.07 (141 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with T A
1 fold, MP raises to $0.12, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.29) 8 8 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.15, Hero calls $0.15

Turn: ($0.59) T (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks

River: ($0.59) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.14, Hero calls $0.14

Total pot: $0.87 (Rake: $0.04)

Showdown:
MP shows K A (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 74%, Flop: 75%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows T A (two pair, Tens and Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 26%, Flop: 25%, Turn: 93%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $0.83

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Hand 13
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players
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UTG: $6.21 (124 bb)
CO: $6.06 (121 bb)
BU: $2.00 (40 bb)
SB (Hero): $7.20 (144 bb)
BB: $6.11 (122 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with Q A
UTG raises to $0.12, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.29) 5 A 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($0.29) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.11, Hero raises to $0.36, UTG calls $0.25

River: ($1.01) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.40, UTG raises to $1, Hero calls $0.60

Total pot: $3.01 (Rake: $0.15)

Showdown:
UTG shows 9 A (two pair, Aces and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 31%, Flop: 16%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows Q A (two pair, Aces and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 69%, Flop: 84%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $2.86

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Hand 14 : I did so well today till I didn’t….

Is this an easy fold? My range is pretty face up here. He knows my 3Bet range here is AA, KK, AK, AQ,1010 +. Obviously set over set is rare and most of the time and im getting it in as well with any set on a dry board his open shove on the flop though. But for retro, the dude was pretty maniac and was shoving hand after hands later every hand PF with garbage and I just caught the wrong time.(23s, xx, K8, xx, AJ,xx, ) I just couldn’t catch him.
But for this board, spade draws, JQ are also shoving. When it comes to stack management though, is this just a spot we don’t take? Top pair and getting it in? As I type this I realize I broke my own rule, the bet was just perfect though.

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $5.00 (100 bb)
MP (Hero): $7.40 (148 bb)
CO: $7.99 (160 bb)
BU: $17.59 (352 bb)
SB: $5.51 (110 bb)
BB: $2.17 (43 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with A K
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.17, 2 players fold, SB calls $0.15, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.39) A T 9 (2 players)
SB bets $5.34 (all-in), Hero calls $5.34

Turn: ($11.07) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($11.07) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $11.07 (Rake: $0.55)

Showdown:
SB shows 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 56%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

MP (Hero) shows A K (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 44%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

SB wins $10.52

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Hand 15: Did I miss a turn bet?
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 3 players
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BU: $5.96 (119 bb)
SB: $10.53 (211 bb)
BB (Hero): $7.49 (150 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with 9 9
BTN raises to $0.15, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to $0.47, BTN calls $0.32

Flop: ($0.96) 3 9 K (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.96) A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($0.96) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.60, BTN calls $0.60

Total pot: $2.16 (Rake: $0.10)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BU shows A 4 (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $2.06

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Hand 16
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 2 players
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SB (Hero): $8.20 (164 bb)
BB: $5.10 (102 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with 7 9
Hero raises to $0.12, BB calls $0.07

Flop: ($0.24) J 9 T (2 players)
BB bets $0.12, Hero calls $0.12

Turn: ($0.48) 7 (2 players)
BB bets $0.24, Hero calls $0.24

River: ($0.96) 6 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.24, BB raises to $1.01, Hero calls $0.77

Total pot: $2.98 (Rake: $0.14)

Showdown:
BB shows K 5 (high card, King)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 58%, Flop: 27%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) shows 7 9 (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 42%, Flop: 73%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

SB (Hero) wins $2.84


Hand 17: This may be my fishiest play of the night. BUT villian was 30% 3Betting and running over the table. He had been caught a few times which convinced me here he was pushing it around. I WAS WRONG but still had some equity.

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $5.58 (112 bb)
MP: $3.47 (69 bb)
CO: $5.45 (109 bb)
BU: $9.86 (197 bb)
SB: $5.16 (103 bb)
BB (Hero): $4.83 (97 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with 9 T
UTG raises to $0.15, MP calls $0.15, 2 players fold, SB 3-bets to $0.75, Hero calls $0.70, UTG calls $0.60, MP calls $0.60

Flop: ($3) 9 3 8 (4 players)
SB bets $2.80, Hero raises to $4.08 (all-in), 2 players fold, SB calls $1.28

Turn: ($11.16) T (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($11.16) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $11.16 (Rake: $0.55)

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 9 T (two pair, Tens and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 57%, River: 100%)

SB shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 43%, River: 0%)

BB (Hero) wins $10.61

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Hand 18
Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $2.85 (57 bb)
MP (Hero): $9.31 (186 bb)
CO: $5.81 (116 bb)
BU: $2.29 (46 bb)
SB: $0.71 (14 bb)
BB: $7.26 (145 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with 3 5
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.14, CO 3-bets to $0.78, 3 players fold, Hero calls $0.64

Flop: ($1.63) Q 6 J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($1.63) K (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $1.08, Hero calls $1.08

River: ($3.79) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $1.89, MP (Hero) folds

Total pot: $3.79 (Rake: $0.18)
CO wins $3.61



End of Session Summary: -
Number of hands: 478
Number of Tables: 2
Profit/Loss: -$234 -9.8 bb/100


I made a few terrible calls in the beginning for too much of % my stack which I am sure has been a huge factor in my win rates on good days. Im giving up too much on flops I don’t nail only for my big wins to get dwindled. Anyway that got me down to -1 Buy in but I started to gradually climb back in and I believe made some good folds.But then I came to my one and only large pot of the night.
Hand 14 with the AK v 1010. The hind site, in most situations without information, I’m guessing that’s a fold to an over shove OTF? Sad day, that this was my one large pot of the session.