2 HU $5 + .50 End 2nd 90 Hands

Mixed play. Last hand higher straight beat my lower straight. I also had a flush draw that didn't hit.

Hand 14 was another one of those that I should have folded. I had  10s 5s and flop was 2s 7s 6s. I bet cautiously. Turn 8d. I bet 1/2 pot and was raised 3 1/2 BB's. I called. River 8s. Not what I wanted to see with a 10 high flush and SB only needing an A, K, Q or J of spades to beat me. I checked and he bet a little over a third of the pot, so I decided to call. He showed pocket J's one a spade. That cut me back to 940 chips.

We battled around and I was near break even at one point but then over time I lost small ones and by hand 66 found myself down to 350 chips and all-in pushes. Hand 80 I had pocket 9's and got him to call w/ KJo and I held. I was now up to 1190 chips and breathing a bit easier with the 30/60 blinds.

That took us to the last hand I talked about above. I was BB w/9s 5c. He limped in w/60 and I checked. The Flop 8s 6s As. I have a flush and gutshot straight draw. I bet 1/2 the pot and the SB calls. Turn 7h. I hit my gutshot and bet 1/2 the pot and the SB raises me to 540 (4 1/2 times my bet). Thinking he may have hit the straight as well, but if he was only on a flush draw I wanted him outta there, I re-raised him all-in. He called. Darn. He shows 10c 9d, having hit the gutshot straight on the high side. I have one hope of a spade on the River. River is a Jd and I'm outta there.