Variace Swings

Tonight I played some full ring during happy hour to pick up easy points for the day since I'll be fairly busy inbetween my HU matches and the WDIAV Step 1 game.

I dropped 2 BI's quick playing 50NL HU and then went back to the full ring tables where I found a solo player.

This time my hands FINALLY held up and I even managed to hit a river on hand 2.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7735362864: Table Ducharme - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:10:50 ET - 2008/08/21
Seat 1: MSUDuster ($17.70)
Seat 6: GuitarJ ($12.90)
MSUDuster posts the small blind of $0.10
GuitarJ posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MSUDuster [9h 9s]
MSUDuster raises to $0.75
GuitarJ raises to $12.90, and is all in
MSUDuster calls $12.15
GuitarJ shows [Ks Ad]
MSUDuster shows [9h 9s]
*** FLOP *** [4c Jc 7d]
*** TURN *** [4c Jc 7d] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [4c Jc 7d 9c] [9d]
GuitarJ shows a pair of Nines
MSUDuster shows four of a kind, Nines
MSUDuster wins the pot ($25.30) with four of a kind, Nines
GuitarJ is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.80 | Rake $0.50
Board: [4c Jc 7d 9c 9d]
Seat 1: MSUDuster (small blind) showed [9h 9s] and won ($25.30) with four of a kind, Nines
Seat 6: GuitarJ (big blind) showed [Ks Ad] and lost with a pair of Nines

Hand 2 - Here I really get it in bad but to be honest I put him on something like 89 or 8T

Full Tilt Poker Game #7735367225: Table Ducharme - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:11:15 ET - 2008/08/21
Seat 1: MSUDuster ($30.10)
Seat 6: GuitarJ ($25)
MSUDuster posts the small blind of $0.10
GuitarJ posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MSUDuster [7c 8d]
MSUDuster calls $0.15
GuitarJ checks
*** FLOP *** [5c 8s 7h]
GuitarJ bets $0.50
MSUDuster raises to $1.25
GuitarJ raises to $24.75, and is all in
MSUDuster calls $23.50
GuitarJ shows [6h 9s]
MSUDuster shows [7c 8d]
*** TURN *** [5c 8s 7h] [Td]
MSUDuster: darn
*** RIVER *** [5c 8s 7h Td] [7s]
MSUDuster: nh
GuitarJ shows a straight, Ten high
MSUDuster shows a full house, Sevens full of Eights
MSUDuster wins the pot ($49.50) with a full house, Sevens full of Eights
GuitarJ is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50 | Rake $0.50
Board: [5c 8s 7h Td 7s]
Seat 1: MSUDuster (small blind) showed [7c 8d] and won ($49.50) with a full house, Sevens full of Eights
Seat 6: GuitarJ (big blind) showed [6h 9s] and lost with a straight, Ten high

These 2 hands happened in succession and I think it killed the action for awhile. Overall I ended the night about even I suppose. My HU game is AWFUL right now so I need to work on that pretty badly. I'm not sure how that will work out between now and 10a.m. when I play my first match