Lots of fingers in lots of pies

Recently I have been doing the other bankroll challenge. However, I was only playing 10c-20c and 25c-50c and so I've decided that it should count towards this challenge too. Overall, I did 11.75 hours and made $211.47. I started playing 6-handed and it was very up-and-down. However, I just changed to 9-handed and it seems to be going well. Here are the key hands over the last week...

6-handed

- I'm in the SB with Q8o. The cut-off calls, I complete and the BB checks. The flop is A-8-Q. I bet $1 and the cut-off makes it $5. I call. The turn is a K. I bet $2 and he makes it $18. He clearly wants me to fold and so I think I'm ahead. I move all-in for another $26 and he calls with A4 (atright on the buddy list!). The river, however, is a K = - $49.50

- I limp with AJ and the flop is K-J-J. First to act bets $1 and gets 2 callers. I make it $5 and I'm just called but one of the callers. The turn is a 2, and he check-calls my $8 bet. The river is a Q, and he goes all-in for $20.25. I nearly lay this down, putting him on QJ, but I call and he shows J10 = +$34.25

- I raise to $1.50 UTG with 76s. UTG+1 and the BB call. The flop is A-7-5. I bet $2.50 and UTG min-raises. BB folds and I decide to call, thinking I can stack him if I hit a nice turn. The turn is another 7. I bet $6 and he calls. I now put him on a strong ace. The river is a 4, and I go all-in for $34, hoping he can't fold. He calls, showing 55 = -$48.31

- UTG raises to $1, gets 2 callers, and I call on the cut-off with 53s. The button also calls. The flop is Q-5-5. The original raiser bets $3.20, gets 1 caller and I call. The button goes all-in for $13.11 and the original raiser calls. I think I might be beat, but can't really fold. they show JJ and KQ = +$27.79

9-handed

- There are 3 limpers, and I make it $1.80 (10c-20c blinds) from MP with JJ. The BB and a limper calls. The flop is Ac-Kc-Jc. The BB bets $3.20 and the limper min-raises to $6.40. I make it $19.20 and the min-raiser moves in for $59. I call and he shows AK, and he doesn't improve = +$46.46

- I get 33 in LP and limp after 2 other limpers. The SB makes it $2.50 and gets 4 callers. The flop is 3-6-J. It is checked to me, and I bet $8. The button and a limper call. The turn is a 5. It is checked to me. I have $38 left and the pot os $37, so I push all-in. Both players call me, one showing AJ and one showing 65 = +$75.13

I have also played 3 sessions on PartyPoker, and am currently trying toplay 1000 hands this week to earn a $100 bonus. The 3 sessions last 2.75 hours, and were fairly unexciting, with me ending up $28.16. Again, the key hands...

- I get AA in EP and make it $2. I get 2 callers. The flop is 10-5-4. I bet $4 and get min-raised. I make it $15.75 and he min-raises again to $23.50. I am now sure he has a set, but I am also about 80% sure that the turn is going to be an A. Combine that with the nearly 6-1 pot odds and it's an easy call (not really, I am a fish). Well the turn is the A and I check. He goes all-in for $21.50 and I call. He shows TT, poor lad = +$47

- KARMA STRIKES! On the last hand before bed, I get 55 UTG and limp. UTG+1 min-raises and gets 3 callers. I also call. The flop is 5-7-8. I bet $3 and one of the callers raises to $11. There is a good chance I'm beat here, but I am not good enough to fold a set, so I go all-in for $40.87. He calls with 88 = -$41.87

Anyway, I have 690 hands to play before I get my bonus, and as I currently 6-table, this should only take about 2 hours.

As well as this I played a $5.50 MTT on VC and busted when I pushed with QJ and was called by AK. J-K-J on the flop looked nice, with a Q turn even better, but the K on the river ended me.

Most excitingly, I finally played my mini-step 4 and took it down! Through to the final! The final is a 10 person STT with the following payouts...

1st = $2k
2nd = $1k
3rd = $500
4th = $300
5th = $200

I am fairly sure I will come 6th. Damn negativity.

Cash Hours = 166.5
Cash Profit = $1313.54 ($7.89 p/h)

Tournament Hours = 72.75
Tournament Profit = $1462.88 ($20.11 p/h)

Total bankroll = $2826.42 ($173.58 to next target)

September 1st - $3000