Weekends Are The Nuts

People love weekends. When you're a kid, that Friday afternoon after school seems like the best time of your life every time it hits. While they may not be quite as exciting to the average adult, most still look forward to the weekend. Online poker players are no exception. Weekend play (especially at night) is completely different from play on weekdays. The fish population increases drastically, game selection becomes far better, and winrates increase as a result.

This weekend, I didn't play as much as I probably should have. When I did play, I ran well enough and made a lot of money. However, including the ~3k hands I put in on Thursday (where I went on a $900 heater), I only managed to log 19k hands. Here are my EV and luck graphs, including my Thursday session:



The minor downswing at the end sucked, and climaxed with a hero call 150bb deep I wish I could have back. All that said, I'm happy with my play and the results.

Here's a funny hand with no strategic value whatsoever:
Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players

UTG: $98.90 (98.9 bb)
UTG+1: $108.05 (108.1 bb)
MP1: $79.85 (79.9 bb)
MP2: $104 (104 bb)
MP3: $29.10 (29.1 bb)
Hero (CO): $148.95 (149 bb)
BTN: $104.30 (104.3 bb)
SB: $126.55 (126.6 bb)
BB: $115.20 (115.2 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with 4s 4d
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $1, MP2 raises to $5, MP3 folds, Hero calls $5, BTN folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 calls $4

Flop: ($16.50) 7h 2h 8h (3 players)
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($16.50) 2s (3 players)
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks

River: ($16.50) 4c (3 players)
MP1 bets $74.85 and is all-in, MP2 folds, Hero calls $74.85

Results: $166.20 pot ($3 rake)
MP1 showed Ah 5h (a flush, Ace high) and lost (-$79.85 net)
Hero showed 4s 4d (a full house, Fours full of Twos) and won $163.20 ($83.35 net)