So I finished June with a balance of $679. I also have 2 x $26 MTT tokens which I won playing $13 heads up S&G's. So I am worth $731 in total.

I have been running bad and playing bad, particularly in cash games. But feel that I am playing better now (although I am not playing much cash).

I finished the month last night with a it of a come back, but the frustration continued..

I managed to win $28 playing 1/2 limit omaha8. And I then played 3 tournys at the same time with the following results:

• $10+1 nl HE 47/360 (36 paid)
• $5+0.5 HORSE 2/101 (for $101 - 1st ever 2nd place - I am getting much better at these mixed and low hand games)
• $24+2 nl HE 31/587 (for $52 - I want to cry - I got bad beated out of the tourny, when a $1000+ finish was beckoning).

In the $24+2 - I had 22,000 chips (about average with blinds at 400/800) when I picked up 77. I raised to 2,400 from mid position with 77. Called by 2 players with stacks around 11000. Flop 7 A 5. I go all in and am called by A 4. Turn 8. River 6 for the runner runner straight. I am down to $11,000 - should be sitting with 37,000.

4 Hands later in button still with 11k. I get J 10 suited. There is a raise to 2,400 from mid position. I call. flop J 9 8. I jam. Get called by 33. Turn 4. River 3 and I'm out.

The $101 I earned in the HORSE was the hardest earned $101 have ever made. Pleased with it. But the other tourny was the important one.

July can only get better.