I played a brief session after the Wednesday evening seminar. I thought I played fairly solid, but the result of -$40 was a tad depressing. I lost two big pots on the following hands:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?785267
I'm really bothered by this hand. I flopped top set. It's obviously opponent was scared of my big 4-bet, and yet wasn't willing to let go his hand. So why would he lead out on turn? Because he has improved. In retrospect AK probably wouldn't call my 4-bet, AK hearts will probably just call for a cheap flush draw and not 3-bet flop, QQ/JJ would probably check-call turn, and AA will probably check ahead as well.

The only reason that I didn't shove flop was because I wanted him to call, and yet I couldn't get away after I was oudrawn.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?785270
This opponent was prone to take TP hands too far. Here he had another TP hand losing to my JJ overpair, only for him to improve to a backdoor flush. Would 3-betting flop be a better play for me? As played it was correct for him to call all-in on turn.

My other hands were as follows:

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AQ vs KQ on a Q-high flop. This opponent hasn't respected my bets at all throughout the session, but I was able to find this spot, stuck with my TPTK, take my stand and finally take all his chips.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?785268
I fired a strong second bullet on turn to see whether my oppoent would release a weaker Ace against the AK that I was representing. Nice-slowplaying by my opponent -- allowing me to river a miracle 9 to destroy his AJ 2-pair hand.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?785269
This happened right after the JJ vs KT hand -- I was on a bit of tilt that led to me playing 42 suited. But I flop trips and turned the house -- fortunately on an all-rag board, meaning that my opponent would have the opportunity to take his 88 too far (and sure enough he did).

http://www.pokerhand.org/?785272
AA against 2 donks. I collected a nice little pot after my hand held up.