Still Alive

Haven't been playing much lately because school has been kicking my ass. My br has shrunken significantly due to a 7k downswing I had through April and most of May. I also cashed out 5k to pay tuition for the term. So what was once a 18k br is now at 4k.

Regardless, I'm still feeling good about my game. If anything, not playing every day means that I'm enjoying the game on the nights I do play. Case in point: I killed a 3 hour 50nl hu session during which I made just under 9 buy-ins.

Here's a hand from a quick session I just played:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (2 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($99.20)
Hero (Button) ($67.75)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5, 5

Hero bets $1.50, SB raises to $5, Hero calls $3.50

Flop: ($10) 2, 9, 2 (2 players)

SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($10) 7 (2 players)

SB bets $6.50, Hero calls $6.50

River: ($23) 8 (2 players)

SB bets $18.50, Hero calls $18.50

Total pot: $60 | Rake: $0.50


Results:

Hero had 5, 5 (two pair, fives and twos).
SB had 10, K (one pair, twos).

Outcome: Hero won $59.50


I'm not sure I like this call. In the end I called because this guy had a very tight 3b range preflop. As a result, by the time we get to the river the only hands he has that are beating me are overpairs. But why would he check the flop with an overpair?

He might have been good enough to check the flop, looking to get value on the turn and river, but for the most part he seemed very straightforward with all of his lines so this one just seemed very out of place.