Good results in Cash and MTT!

Started the day with some 6-max PLO Turbos. Did okay in them, then I moved to 0.25/0.50 HU NLHE, where I made a great call on a bluff:

PokerStars Game #22850489296: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/12/12 12:26:48 ET
Table 'Roma V' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: BamesJond87 ($43.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Viper_ex ($57.95 in chips)
Viper_ex: posts small blind $0.25
BamesJond87: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [7h 5d]
Viper_ex: raises $1 to $1.50
BamesJond87: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [Jd 7c 6d]
BamesJond87: bets $1
Viper_ex: raises $3 to $4
BamesJond87: calls $3
*** TURN *** [Jd 7c 6d] [3c]
BamesJond87: checks
Viper_ex: bets $10.50
BamesJond87: calls $10.50
*** RIVER *** [Jd 7c 6d 3c] [Kc]
BamesJond87: checks
Viper_ex: bets $41.95 and is all-in
BamesJond87: calls $27.35 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($14.60) returned to Viper_ex
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Viper_ex: shows [Ad 8d] (high card Ace)
BamesJond87: shows [7h 5d] (a pair of Sevens)
BamesJond87 collected $86.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $86.70 | Rake $0.50
Board [Jd 7c 6d 3c Kc]
Seat 1: BamesJond87 (big blind) showed [7h 5d] and won ($86.20) with a pair of Sevens
Seat 2: Viper_ex (button) (small blind) showed [Ad 8d] and lost with high card Ace

Lost my entire $50 buyin when AK ran into AA, which sucked a lot, and moved to try 0.50/1.00 to see how I did. I ended getting back more than what I lost in 0.25/0.50, thanks in large part to this hand:

PokerStars Game #22851672293: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/12 13:18:38 ET
Table 'Herrick IV' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: BamesJond87 ($132.25 in chips)
Seat 2: blitzology ($100.90 in chips)
blitzology: posts small blind $0.50
BamesJond87: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [Td Tc]
blitzology: raises $2 to $3
BamesJond87: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Jh 2h Jc]
BamesJond87: checks
blitzology: bets $4.50
BamesJond87: calls $4.50
*** TURN *** [Jh 2h Jc] [8c]
BamesJond87: checks
blitzology: bets $7
BamesJond87: calls $7
*** RIVER *** [Jh 2h Jc 8c] [4s]
BamesJond87: checks
blitzology: bets $11
BamesJond87: calls $11
*** SHOW DOWN ***
blitzology: shows [8d 3d] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
BamesJond87: shows [Td Tc] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
BamesJond87 collected $50.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $51 | Rake $0.50
Board [Jh 2h Jc 8c 4s]
Seat 1: BamesJond87 (big blind) showed [Td Tc] and won ($50.50) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 2: blitzology (button) (small blind) showed [8d 3d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Eights

I continued to play on, and 3 hands into my session with my next player, I got this lovely hand:

PokerStars Game #22852172085: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/12 13:39:10 ET
Table 'Ingwelde IV' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Aero1441 ($103.60 in chips)
Seat 2: BamesJond87 ($96.50 in chips)
Aero1441: posts small blind $0.50
BamesJond87: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [8h Ts]
Aero1441: raises $2 to $3
BamesJond87 said, "?"
BamesJond87: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [6h 7h 9h]
BamesJond87: bets $3
Aero1441: raises $11 to $14
BamesJond87: calls $11
*** TURN *** [6h 7h 9h] [Ad]
BamesJond87: checks
Aero1441: bets $30
BamesJond87: calls $30
*** RIVER *** [6h 7h 9h Ad] [4c]
BamesJond87: checks
Aero1441: bets $56.60 and is all-in
BamesJond87: calls $49.50 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($7.10) returned to Aero1441
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Aero1441: shows [Ks Kh] (a pair of Kings)
BamesJond87: shows [8h Ts] (a straight, Six to Ten)
BamesJond87 collected $192.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $193 | Rake $0.50
Board [6h 7h 9h Ad 4c]
Seat 1: Aero1441 (button) (small blind) showed [Ks Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: BamesJond87 (big blind) showed [8h Ts] and won ($192.50) with a straight, Six to Ten

Then I got this, which I should have played better, but I made a bad read thinking he had AK or Ax and he would snap call:

PokerStars Game #22852296240: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/12 13:44:04 ET
Table 'Ingwelde IV' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Aero1441 ($108.55 in chips)
Seat 2: BamesJond87 ($182.70 in chips)
Aero1441: posts small blind $0.50
BamesJond87: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [Qd Qs]
Aero1441: raises $2 to $3
BamesJond87: raises $5 to $8
Aero1441: raises $14 to $22
BamesJond87: calls $14
*** FLOP *** [Qh 4s Ah]
BamesJond87: checks
Aero1441: checks
*** TURN *** [Qh 4s Ah] [As]
BamesJond87: checks
Aero1441: bets $20
BamesJond87: raises $140.70 to $160.70 and is all-in
BamesJond87 said, "no A"
Aero1441: folds
Uncalled bet ($140.70) returned to BamesJond87
BamesJond87 collected $83.50 from pot
BamesJond87: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $84 | Rake $0.50
Board [Qh 4s Ah As]
Seat 1: Aero1441 (button) (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: BamesJond87 (big blind) collected ($83.50)

This hand was a difficult call, but my read was right:

PokerStars Game #22852451909: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/12 13:50:19 ET
Table 'Ingwelde IV' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Aero1441 ($110.10 in chips)
Seat 2: BamesJond87 ($212 in chips)
Aero1441: posts small blind $0.50
BamesJond87: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [9s 9h]
Aero1441: raises $2 to $3
BamesJond87: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [7d 5c 6h]
BamesJond87: bets $3
Aero1441: raises $9 to $12
BamesJond87: calls $9
*** TURN *** [7d 5c 6h] [Kc]
BamesJond87: bets $15
Aero1441: calls $15
*** RIVER *** [7d 5c 6h Kc] [Td]
BamesJond87: checks
Aero1441: bets $37
BamesJond87: calls $37
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Aero1441: shows [6d 8d] (a pair of Sixes)
BamesJond87: shows [9s 9h] (a pair of Nines)
BamesJond87 collected $133.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $134 | Rake $0.50
Board [7d 5c 6h Kc Td]
Seat 1: Aero1441 (button) (small blind) showed [6d 8d] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 2: BamesJond87 (big blind) showed [9s 9h] and won ($133.50) with a pair of Nines

After this it was just up up up. My bankroll has been skyrocketing lately, and I think it's a combination of me playing much better than I had been lately, and that I've been catching cards in the right places.

Right after that, I lost $50 in 0.25/0.50 when my two pair got beat by a straight, so I moved to 0.50/1.00, and lost another $40 there, so I was a bit on tilt and am taking a break for the night.

Edit: Decided to not take a break, Played the 30k guarantee, 40k guarantee, 3+R, and Quintuple shootout. Got to table 3 of the Quintuple shootout and cashed before my A7 lost to A6.

I was deep in the 30k guarantee, with about 280 players left, I had been in the top 10 chip lead for about the last hour, but this hand propelled me to a nice chip lead, I don't know HOW this went down(Back story, I had been raising ScaredBear's sb/bb for about the last 3-4 orbits, and he had finally started re-raising me consistently, so I figured he was just making a play, when he shoves I was 99% sure I was behind but with the money in the pot I had to call):

PokerStars Game #22866710084: Tournament #125328163, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2008/12/12 22:42:02 ET
Table '125328163 285' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: MANSOURDJ (65479 in chips)
Seat 2: ddsuperii (56457 in chips)
Seat 3: BamesJond87 (96203 in chips)
Seat 4: PAPER-STUNT (27025 in chips)
Seat 5: brabblejr (11972 in chips)
Seat 6: ScaredBear (67729 in chips)
Seat 7: dangeroos (39656 in chips)
Seat 8: Period Three (23799 in chips)
Seat 9: pinteliereke (25833 in chips)
MANSOURDJ: posts the ante 150
ddsuperii: posts the ante 150
BamesJond87: posts the ante 150
PAPER-STUNT: posts the ante 150
brabblejr: posts the ante 150
ScaredBear: posts the ante 150
dangeroos: posts the ante 150
Period Three: posts the ante 150
pinteliereke: posts the ante 150
BamesJond87: posts small blind 800
PAPER-STUNT: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [Ac Kd]
brabblejr: folds
ScaredBear: raises 3200 to 4800
dangeroos: folds
Period Three: folds
pinteliereke: folds
MANSOURDJ: folds
ddsuperii: folds
BamesJond87: calls 4000
PAPER-STUNT: folds
*** FLOP *** [4s 9d 8h]
BamesJond87: bets 8000
ScaredBear: raises 16000 to 24000
BamesJond87: calls 16000
*** TURN *** [4s 9d 8h] [7h]
BamesJond87: bets 26000
ScaredBear: raises 12779 to 38779 and is all-in
BamesJond87: calls 12779
BamesJond87 said, " priced in now =/"
*** RIVER *** [4s 9d 8h 7h] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BamesJond87: shows [Ac Kd] (a pair of Fours)
ScaredBear: shows [Js Qs] (a pair of Fours - lower kicker)
BamesJond87 collected 138108 from pot
BamesJond87 said, "oh wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 138108 | Rake 0
Board [4s 9d 8h 7h 4d]
Seat 1: MANSOURDJ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ddsuperii (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: BamesJond87 (small blind) showed [Ac Kd] and won (138108) with a pair of Fours
Seat 4: PAPER-STUNT (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: brabblejr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ScaredBear showed [Js Qs] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 7: dangeroos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Period Three folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: pinteliereke folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Soon after, I was UTG with AK and raised, and the BB tried to steal my raise with a 30ish BB shove, which didn't work:

PokerStars Game #22866865180: Tournament #125328163, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2008/12/12 22:48:26 ET
Table '125328163 285' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: MANSOURDJ (56579 in chips)
Seat 2: ddsuperii (55557 in chips)
Seat 3: BamesJond87 (164232 in chips)
Seat 4: PAPER-STUNT (27325 in chips)
Seat 5: brabblejr (8672 in chips)
Seat 6: polux1 (12481 in chips)
Seat 7: dangeroos (37356 in chips)
Seat 8: Period Three (20499 in chips)
Seat 9: pinteliereke (44233 in chips)
MANSOURDJ: posts the ante 150
ddsuperii: posts the ante 150
BamesJond87: posts the ante 150
PAPER-STUNT: posts the ante 150
brabblejr: posts the ante 150
polux1: posts the ante 150
dangeroos: posts the ante 150
Period Three: posts the ante 150
pinteliereke: posts the ante 150
MANSOURDJ: posts small blind 800
ddsuperii: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BamesJond87 [Kc Ac]
BamesJond87: raises 2250 to 3850
PAPER-STUNT: folds
brabblejr: folds
polux1: folds
dangeroos: folds
Period Three: folds
pinteliereke: folds
MANSOURDJ: folds
ddsuperii: raises 51557 to 55407 and is all-in
BamesJond87: calls 51557
*** FLOP *** [5s Qc Qh]
*** TURN *** [5s Qc Qh] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [5s Qc Qh 7d] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ddsuperii: shows [8c Js] (a pair of Queens)
BamesJond87: shows [Kc Ac] (a pair of Queens - Ace kicker)
BamesJond87 collected 112964 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 112964 | Rake 0
Board [5s Qc Qh 7d 2d]
Seat 1: MANSOURDJ (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: ddsuperii (big blind) showed [8c Js] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: BamesJond87 showed [Kc Ac] and won (112964) with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: PAPER-STUNT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: brabblejr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: polux1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: dangeroos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Period Three folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: pinteliereke (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

After that hand I was sitting about 221k with the average stack being 45k, with 238 players left. With my chipstack the way it was, and how my table was behaving, I began relentlessly stealing blinds/antes, which worked quite well. Chipping up my stack without having to really get into any major confrontation. At the same time I was in the 3+R, down to about 25k when my BB was raised with blinds at 500/1k, the raise at 3000, I reraised to 8000, they reraised to 16k, and I shoved, getting called with AA. Thankfully, a 9 came on the turn and I doubled up to 52k.

Back to the 30k guarantee, my stack suffered a bit of a hit when it got all in preflop with JJ v AQ and an Ace coming on the flop. I was still around 165k with the average stack at 65k though so I was fine. Soon after that though, I lost a big pot with AQ v KK v JJ and dropped to 81k. I managed to triple up in the 3+R to 108k with the average around 30k.5

Down to about 80k in the 30k Guarantee with blinds at 2k/4k, I got a free look at the flop in the bb, flop came 3 10 7, I bet at it and got a call from the sb, turn was a 6, checked and I bet again and was called. River he bets 25k, I tanked, called, and he shows 9 8. Good job, you called a gutshot straight draw on the flop. That put me down to around 9k, moved in a few hands later with KdQd and ended up doubling up do 26k. Shoved next hand with JJ and got the blinds/antes and moved up to 35k. Blinds moved up to 2.5k/5k, and I was down to 26k with KQ on the button, shoved and didn't get any callers. Up to 38k. Went through an orbit and wound up with 25k, shoved all in utg+1 with Q10, got called by A7 and lost. Made it to 69th out of 3375. Not bad.

I was still in the 3+R with 162k and the average stack at 75k. Had a real rollercoaster ride, 150k, 220k, up to 308k, down to 200k then 165k then 135k. Blinds were at 5k/10k with my stack at 135k, and I waited for a spot to pick up some chips, ran into a strong ace, and busted in 132nd out of 4356.

Overall, today was a good day!