Happy Valentine Day Y'all

Moocher reloads for $100 and gets back up on that horse. In no time he is galloping freely along on the tournament circuit and recuperates over half of his losses for the year in one sitting. Bigshot continues his recovery from down as low as $332 to continue his climb with another $90 win.

Poor ol' Phillberto couldn't get the PC to boot up so ended up playing the ultra loose and aggressive 50NL games at Poker4Ever. First round but with only $40 on the table I raise A8 suited on the button and get called by both blinds. Board comes 889 with two spades showing. The small blind with just a pot sized bet left pushes. I flat call hoping to get the Big Blind to come along (and hoping I've not just priced him in for a flush draw). He shoves which makes my life easier and I call. He flips over K9 clubs but then hits runner runner club to draw out on me. Once again I'm off to an awful start. I reload to $50 and play simulataneously with $100 behind on a 50NL table action table. A limper, 2.25 raise from a loose raiser, flat call, flat call. I'm in the Big Blind with AJs and decide to try and squeeze for $16. I get a caller though and he shoves on a KQx board.

Shortly after I have AJs on the button. I hit my Jack and with a flush draw but on co-ordinated flop. I pot it and get a caller. The turn blanks and I fire a 3/4 pot 2nd bullet. He calls and I hope to hit my flush. An Ace hits and I push - he calls and I take it down - I suspect with a weaker two pair. It's a big pot but I get raised off a lot of hands and end up giving $25 back meaning a small net increase of $8.

I fire up four tables on Interpoker later and hit a run of bad luck. I'm trailing a little after a period of being card dead. A short stack is starting to push allin on a regular basis. In the Big Blind I decide to call with 88 and his AQ wins the race. I then decide to limp with TT thinking there is a good chance he will push again but he folds and I end up in a three way pot ATx with two spades. I pot it and get a caller. I bet 3/4 pot and he calls and a King hits on the river. I bet GBP3.50 into GBP 5 pot and he shoves. Its either AK or the flush draw hit on the turn. I suspect its the flush draw as AK would have been more likely to raise preflop so I let it go reluctantly. I've then unclicked 'autopost Blinds' and raise in a multi-limped pot with KT. I hit my ten and pot it. I get a caller and a third spade lands. I bet again and get called. A King on the river and he bets out. He has a pot sized bet left so I stick him allin. He had the nut flush though and I manage to lose on all four tables for a $28 deficit and my Interpoker record takes a further nose dive into negative territory.

Lamma Jim also checks in with a depleted bank roll to counter-balance the gains of Moocher and Bigshot.