2 HU $2 + .15 End 2nd 47 hands

Poorly played at the end by me, otherwise not too bad of a session. I should have won this one.

Hand 43. I'm SB w/Js 2c, 2030 chips. I open raise 2 BB (80) and BB re-raises me to 120, I call. Flop 3h Jd 6c. I pair my J's. BB bets 40 into the 240 pot and I raise to 140. BB re-raises to 240 and due to his past play of overplaying weak cards and/or nothing I decide to take him all-in and re-raise 700, He calls w/his last 590 chips. Unfortunately this time he has better cards than I do, Qd Jc. Turn Kc. River 5d. I"m down to 1100 chips.

Hand 44. I compound my misery this hand. I'm BB w/pocket 8's (8h 8d). SB open raises 2 BB (100) and I raise to 250, SB calls. Flop 7s Qd Js. Two overcards to my 8's. I bet 50 into the 500 pot, SB raises me to 100 and I call. Turn 6s. Darn, now beside an overcard a possible flush is there. I check and SB bets 200 into the 700 pot and against my better judgement I call (don't worry it gets worse on the River). River 5s. Grrr even more likely SB has flush. I check and SB bets 200 into the 1100 pot and I decide I need to check them out (the've bluffed in the past) and call. SB shows Qs 3h. They had me beat from the flop!! I'm down to 350 chips.

Hand 45. I make a small comeback w/pocket Q's, going all-in and called by the BB who has pocket 9's. My Q's hold up and I"m up to 700 chips.

Hand 47. I'm SB w/9c 5d and 625 chips. I limp in w/50 and BB raises me to 100, I call. Flop 9s 6d 8s. I have top pair and a gutshot straight draw. BB checks and I go all-in w/my last 550 chips, BB calls and shows 7c 10c. I'm in big trouble, they floped a straight!! Turn 8c. River 3c. I'm done!!

Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory!!! :-/