Playing Some NL 4-13-08

I played a handful of SnG's yesterday, along with some NL and 1 MTT.

Same old steady grind in the SnG's, and I cashed the MTT, 31st in the 10k for a whopping $45. I had the chip lead in it for a while, but I got some donk to put in his stack, post flop, from way behind, and the sob hits runner 10's ftw... I still had average stack with 90 left, and managed to catch just enough to keep in until I pooshed QQ into KK...gg me...

Then I didn't feel like playing SnG's, so I decided on some NL. While I feel I'm a decent NL player, I still need to log hands, and work on finding my own mistakes. I know I need to get comfortable with sitting with the table max, because for some reason, I tend to always sit with 50-60 bbs.

First hand, while I shipped the hand, I think I may have over bet here. I even knew this guy was going to lead like this, as he had done it a couple times before on bigger pots. Knowing this guy is going to do this with possibly nothing, I think just calling may have been the right play. Thoughts?

Stage #956236293: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2008-04-12 20:47:23 (ET)
Table: PARKGROVE LANE (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 - MR_REFEREE ($16.65 in chips)
Seat 4 - MONEYDAVE42 ($72.57 in chips)
Seat 5 - VIKESFAN353 ($59.95 in chips)
Seat 6 - CCOP22 ($40 in chips)
Seat 1 - FISHTOES ($49 in chips)
Seat 2 - COTRPSHOOTER ($22.40 in chips)
MONEYDAVE42 - Posts small blind $0.25
VIKESFAN353 - Posts big blind $0.50
CCOP22 - Posts $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to VIKESFAN353 [Kh Kc]
CCOP22 - Checks
FISHTOES - Calls $0.50
COTRPSHOOTER - Calls $0.50
MR_REFEREE - Calls $0.50
MONEYDAVE42 - Calls $0.25
VIKESFAN353 - Raises $3 to $3.50
CCOP22 - Calls $3
FISHTOES - Folds
COTRPSHOOTER - Folds
MR_REFEREE - Folds
MONEYDAVE42 - Calls $3
*** FLOP *** [10d 9c 3d]
MONEYDAVE42 - Bets $7.50
VIKESFAN353 - Raises $27.50 to $27.50
CCOP22 - Folds
MONEYDAVE42 - Folds

Second hand, I'm just posting, because it was the very next hand.

Stage #956236908: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2008-04-12 20:48:13 (ET)
Table: PARKGROVE LANE (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - MONEYDAVE42 ($61.57 in chips)
Seat 5 - VIKESFAN353 ($74.10 in chips)
Seat 6 - CCOP22 ($36.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - FISHTOES ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 2 - COTRPSHOOTER ($21.90 in chips)
Seat 3 - MR_REFEREE ($16.15 in chips)
VIKESFAN353 - Posts small blind $0.25
CCOP22 - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to VIKESFAN353 [Kh Kc]
FISHTOES - Folds
COTRPSHOOTER - Calls $0.50
MR_REFEREE - Folds
MONEYDAVE42 - Calls $0.50
VIKESFAN353 - Raises $2.25 to $2.50
CCOP22 - Folds
COTRPSHOOTER - Folds
MONEYDAVE42 - Calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Js 7c 5d]
VIKESFAN353 - Bets $3.50
MONEYDAVE42 - Folds


Anyway, I sat with $30, and left an hour later with $90, so a good session for me.

Peace and hair grease,
Vikes