2 HU $2 + .15 End 1st 41 hands

After the 1st hand I didn't know if I was going anywhere. I was BB w/Ah 2d. SB limped in w/a bet of 20 and I called. Flop 10d Jd 4h. I bet the pot of 40 and SB called. Turn Ac. I've paired my Ace. Again I bet the pot, this time for 120 and SB calls again. So far so good it seems. River 9c. That shows a possible strait and I decide to bet the pot one more time anyway, this time for 360; SB raises to 720. Uh oh. I think about it and decide to look him up and call. He shows, not a straight, but Jh 10s, having hit top two pair on the flop. I'm down to 600 chips.

Hand 19. I'd been making a comeback and now have 1160 chips. I'm BB w/Qh Js. SB limps in w/a bet of 30 (I can't think of one time he opened with a raise from the SB) and I call. Flop 8d Qc 2d. Nice flop for me as I hit top pair. I decide to just check to see what the SB will do and they do the same. Turn Jc. I know have top two pair and this is looking like a pretty good hand to me. I bet only 1/2 the pot (30) and the SB calls. Not much action here. River 3c. Darn, that shows a possible flush may be out there. I bet the pot - 120 and the SB raises to 480. Shoot here I go again!!! I decide to call. Like, no straight last time, no flush this time, but he had hit a set for his pocket 2's on the flop and made no play with them until after the River. Hum, I'm back down to 620 chips.

Hand 33 I get lucky. I'm back up to 1020 chips. I'm BB w/7d 3h. SB limps and I call. Flop 9c 7h 2h. I have middle pair with a very weak kicker. I bet the pot of 80 and SB calls. Turn Qh. I don't really like that as it is another overcard and there could be a heart flush out there. I have a flush draw but only have the 3h. I make a min bet of 40 into the 240 pot and the SB calls. River 3s. Shoot, that gives me two pair, just enough to let me consider making a bet and hope the SB doesn't have a flush. I opt to bet the pot (320) and the SB calls. :-/  He shows 7s 8c, having only paired his 7. I win!! :-) Phew, lucky.

Hand 34. I suck out on the River. I'm SB w/Ks 3h and open raise 2 BB (80), BB calls. Flop Js 3s 9c. I flop bottom pair. BB checks and I bet half the pot (80), BB calls. Turn 10s. I now also have a straight and a K high flush draw. BB checks and so do I. River 3d. I hit trip 3's. BB bets the pot (320) and I decide to call hoping he doesn't have a flush or FH. He shows Ac Jh, having only a pair of J's. I win and now have 1990 chips.

Hand 38 I lose a few chips in a sort of cute end result. I'm back to 1750 chips. I'm SB w/Jc 4s and open raise 2 BB (80), BB calls. Flop 3s 7h 8s. Nothing for me. BB checks and I min bet 40 into the 160 pot; BB calls. Turn 7s. That gives me a flush draw and pairs the board. BB & I check. River As. I now have a flush but only a 4s in my hand. BB decides to bet the pot (240) and I'm curious what he has and how much higher of a spade he may have so I call. He shows 5s 4d. A spade one notch higher than mine. :-) He takes the chip lead again.

Hand 41. I have just a few more chips than the SB. I have 4d 6s. SB limps in w/a bet of 50 and I call. Flop 2c 5d Jc. I have a gutshot straight draw. I decide to just check and SB does the same. Turn 3s. I hit my gutshot and it isn't too obvious. I bet 1/2 the pot (50) and SB calls. River Ad. Not sure if that helps or hurts me. If SB has nothing he's going to fold to any bet I make. I bet 1/2 the pot (100) and SB raises me to 500. Hmmm what do we have here? I'm thinking he must have hit the straight too. I re-raise him to 1000 and he re-raises me with an all-in call. I instant call back. He shows 7h 4h and had hit the straight on the River, but his straight only goes 5 high. Mine is 6 high and I win, session over!

What helped me most this session was his generally very passive play, even after he had me in a bad way, that let me stick around and see if the cards might fall my way, which they did in the end.