.25/.50 NL $100 max - So, I was really excited to play last night.  I'm getting over my sickness and I liked the table line up since I felt I had a good feel for how everybody played.  I built my stack to $150+ fairly quickly, picking my spots and picking up dead pots.  Then this key hand came up:  I open raise in middle position with  $2.50 and get called in LP and from the blinds.  Flop comes .  Checks to me and I bet $5 and only LP calls.  Turn , completing the rainbow and strengthening my hand.  I lead out for $12 and again was called.  I welcomed the call as I have every Ace dominated.  Sets are a slight concern but the player tends to play sets a little quicker and I felt he would have definitely raised me on the turn since I was establishing a big pot there.  River .  I bet $20 and LP raises to $60.  Hmmm, so either he played a set super slow against me (which is possible since I'm pretty aggressive) or he has A10.  Mind you, I don't give this player credit for being super deceptive since he's just not that type of player.  If he has a set so be it, and I ship it in (he only has $20 more) and he tables .  Definitely on the bottom range I had him on.   Sigh...

Had to scratch back and again, built it back up to 150+.  Made a few big hands but never got paid off on them.  Then this hand:  open raised in MP with  and was called by the same player in the previous hand in LP as does a blind.  Flop .  Blind checks, I bet, LP calls.  Turn .  Again I bet and was called.  River .  I make another pot size bet and he 3 bets me.  Oh boy...  Inside straight draw?  What is he calling me down with?  I relunctantly call and he tables .  WOW. 

So thats how my night went.  I pick off a guy making a semi bluff with a flush draw and ship it on the turn but he calls anyway and gets there.  Turn a straight flush draw against 3rd pair and don't get there.  etc.  I ended the night -35, very dissappointing.  Couple hands go my way and I was definitely 300+.  Guess thats how it goes sometimes.  Tonights the league game so hopefully I can get something going tonight.  Wish me luck!

TK