It hasn't gotten any better...

I played enough over the weekend to clear the $100 bonus, but that really didn't help any. I have $280 in the pokerroom account. I haven't been playing very well and I've also taken a couple of bad beats. The one that really stands out is this one: I pick up 6-6 in the small blind and call the big blind. Three of us go to the flop. The flop comes out 6-10-7. I'm pretty happy about this and start to go about extracting maximum value. I'm slightly worried about the straight, but I proceed any way. I make a $2 bet (this is in .50 NL) and get two callers. The turn is a 7 which makes me feel good cause a straight is no longer possible. I check hoping for some action from the other two. The big blind bets $5 and I raise 2 $10. He calls. The river is a K. I bet $5 hoping for a call. The big blind raises all in. I call. He flips over 77 for quads. GG me.

I also played in homegame tournament on Saturday night. I finished 4th out of 10. I had KK and the small stack called me all in with A-6 and turned an A. Then I get the small stack all in again. He has 4-4, I have A-10. The flop brings and A, the turn brings a 10. The river brings a 4. GG me.

I had two concerns about the homegame. I didn't really know but one other person playing and I didn't know him well. Two of the final four were related (father-son) and the other guy was the host. The son (of the father son combo) was the chip leader by a large amount and I'm pretty sure he slowplayed his father. There were several times where the father was low on chips and the son would make a substantial raise, the father would come over the top and the son would fold just giving the pot to the father.

The second concern was that the rebuy period was clearly stated at the start that is would end at 9:00. But three people were allowed to rebuy well after 9:00. Otherwise, I'm certain I would've made the money. I won't likely be going back to this game. Not because I think they cheated, but because I'm an outsider and they don't mind it if I get the shaft.