Here are more recent updates from my challenge.  I played 3 sessions (total of 611 hands) and experienced my very first downswing.  Basically lost every flip and my jacks lost to a river set of 10's.... yuck.  I was down (7.49) in the session and I decided to call it quits.  Took a couple hours of break, played in the Stars $2.75 mtt at 17:00ET....busted out....and yeah, the day wasn't going well.  With $68.59 BR I took a shot at $5NL (1 tbl) and finished the session up $10.54.  Great way to end the day!

Session 8 (25m)
25 hands played
Total Buyin: $8 (4)
cashout: $4.15
return: -$3.85

Session 9 (1h 15m)
400 hands played
Total buyin: $8 (4)
cashout: $4.36
return: -$3.64

Session 10 (2h 30m)
186 hands played
Total buyin: $5 (1)
cashout: $15.54

return: +$10.54

BR = $79.13

I'm pretty comfortable playing at $5nl....going to grind some more tmrw.  I think if my BR gets to $60 ill go back to $2NL.  Is that reasonable?

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The table was very passive so I decided I was going to open up anything from button and CO.  Should I be even opening up hands like this? http://www.pokerhand.org/?5104734P

Is this standard?  Iso'd then lost the race.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5104751P

Like I've said earlier, table was doing a ton of limping so I opted to raise on the button with suited ace.  Should I be doing this at these stakes?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5104755P

I like how I played these hands, any thoughts?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5104762P
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5104810P

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Stats from my $5nl session

SUPERMAANO