Rush 6 player .05/.10 100 Hands Up $13.11 Blinds ate $2.20 Rake $3.73

A good 100 hands and I came up on the plus side. It was much harder to keep Harrington's opening hands in mind than it was with the Cash game. I made one big mistake in hand 9 by not paying close enough attention to the board, though there was a possible FH out there to beat me that I did see, what did beat me I didn't.

Hand 8. I'm UTG with pocket Q's (Qh Qc). Maybe I can make some $$$ with this one. I open raise to 3 BB ($0.30), rest fold to BTN who calls, SB & BB fold. Flop 8c 3h 8h. I don't like seeing another pair, but at least my Q's beat it. I bet the pot of $0.75 & BTN calls. Turn 3d. Grrr. No help and even worse for possible FH out there as well as sets. I check and BTN bets $1.10 and I decide to reluctantly call. River 4h. Well, my reaction is, "no worse than before." I miss a possible flush is now there. So many ways to beat my pocket Q's!! I check, BTN bets $1.80 and I call. They show Ah 6h & win the $7.52 pot. Not much consolation, but, in spite of the cards, I had them until the River. I re-loaded to get back to $10.

Hand 17 I make a nice hit. I'm SB w/Ad Kd. UTG folds, MP open raises to $0.20, CO, BTN, & I call, BB folds. Flop 6d Ah 9d. My Ace is paired and I have a nice kicker and I also have a nut flush draw. I decide to check, MP bets the pot of $0.90, CO, BTN, & I call. Turn 7h. Possible straight or draw, no improvement to my hand. I check since MP has been good at betting, MP bets the pot of $4.50, CO folds, BTN goes all-in w/their last $3.14, and though I don't like putting that much in, I call too. River  Jd. I breathe a sigh of relieve!! I now have the nut flush and no can beat me! I bet my last $4.55 and MP calls. MP shows Ac Jh two pair; BTN shows As 6h, also two pair. I win!! That was close as they both had me beat until the River. I win the $24.03 pot and am on the plus side now.

Hand 28 I gave some back when my pocket K's were beat by trip 7's. Grrrr. Back to $20.60 but still on the plus side.

Hand 42 was good to me, both as to my cards, and my opponents having decent hands as well. I'm CO w/pocket 6's. MP open raises 2 BB ($0.20), I call, BTN folds, SB calls & BB folds. Flop 7h 6s Ks. I hit my set!! SB folds, MP bets $0.30 and I raise to $1.60; SB re-raises all-in w/their last $2.64, MP & I call. Turn 2d. MP checks and I bet the pot of $8.62, MP calls. River 10s. MP checks & I decide to do the same since the board now shows a possible flush.  MP shows Kc 10s, two pair; SB shows Ac Kd, their K was paired. I win and collect a pot of $24.14. I now have $32.02.

After that a bit of back and forth and I ended up with $27.12. Was nice to win at Rush for a change!!!