I left ALOT of money on the table. 50NL (Maximizing Profit)

[johnnyBuz]

These three hands I feel like I could have brought in quite a bit more money, but I was too timid. Something I notice I do is, I check the river way too often when I end up having the best hand and when other people will probably call with a pretty good, but worse hand. Take a look.

i'm wondering why i didn't play the 2nd one more aggressively. 3rd, why didn't i push all-in? I almost thought he had AK for a minute.

1. PokerStars Game #4951216180: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/05/16 - 02:34:31 (ET)
Table 'Oberon V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: AliStatus33 ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 2: johnnyBuz ($69.50 in chips)
Seat 3: blazing_2307 ($50 in chips)
Seat 5: internetthug ($59.85 in chips)
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 ($46 in chips)
AliStatus33: posts small blind $0.25
johnnyBuz: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to johnnyBuz [9s 9h]
blazing_2307: folds
internetthug: raises $3 to $3.50
MAYNARD46N2: folds
AliStatus33: calls $3.25
johnnyBuz: raises $5.50 to $9
internetthug: calls $5.50
AliStatus33: calls $5.50
*** FLOP *** [3h 6d 2h]
AliStatus33: checks
johnnyBuz: checks
internetthug: checks
*** TURN *** [3h 6d 2h] [5d]
AliStatus33: checks
johnnyBuz: bets $18
internetthug: calls $18
AliStatus33: folds
*** RIVER *** [3h 6d 2h 5d] [8s]
johnnyBuz: checks
internetthug: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
johnnyBuz: shows [9s 9h] (a pair of Nines)
internetthug: mucks hand
johnnyBuz collected $61 from pot
internetthug said, "77"
internetthug said, "vnh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $63 | Rake $2
Board [3h 6d 2h 5d 8s]
Seat 1: AliStatus33 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: johnnyBuz (big blind) showed [9s 9h] and won ($61) with a pair of Nines
Seat 3: blazing_2307 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: internetthug mucked [7d 7h]
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

2. PokerStars Game #4951223704: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/05/16 - 02:35:50 (ET)
Table 'Oberon V' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: AliStatus33 ($40.50 in chips)
Seat 2: johnnyBuz ($104.50 in chips)
Seat 3: blazing_2307 ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 4: BARRETO_06 ($27 in chips)
Seat 5: internetthug ($32.85 in chips)
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 ($45.50 in chips)
blazing_2307: posts small blind $0.25
BARRETO_06: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to johnnyBuz [Kh Jd]
internetthug: calls $0.50
MAYNARD46N2: raises $1.50 to $2
AliStatus33: folds
internetthug said, "lol"
johnnyBuz: calls $2
blazing_2307: folds
BARRETO_06: folds
internetthug: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [5d 7d Ks]
internetthug: checks
MAYNARD46N2: bets $2
johnnyBuz: raises $4 to $6
internetthug said, "good read"
internetthug: folds
internetthug said, "no chances"
MAYNARD46N2: calls $4
*** TURN *** [5d 7d Ks] [Kd]
internetthug said, " ey"
MAYNARD46N2: bets $3
johnnyBuz: calls $3
*** RIVER *** [5d 7d Ks Kd] [6s]
MAYNARD46N2: bets $5
johnnyBuz: calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MAYNARD46N2: shows [Qh Qs] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
johnnyBuz: shows [Kh Jd] (three of a kind, Kings)
johnnyBuz collected $33.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.75 | Rake $1.65
Board [5d 7d Ks Kd 6s]
Seat 1: AliStatus33 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: johnnyBuz (button) showed [Kh Jd] and won ($33.10) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: blazing_2307 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: BARRETO_06 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: internetthug folded on the Flop
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 showed [Qh Qs] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens

3. PokerStars Game #4951377430: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/05/16 - 03:05:13 (ET)
Table 'Oberon V' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: johnnyBuz ($120.95 in chips)
Seat 3: blazing_2307 ($50.90 in chips)
Seat 4: charge2rip ($26.40 in chips)
Seat 5: internetthug ($55.10 in chips)
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 ($33.80 in chips)
blazing_2307: posts small blind $0.25
charge2rip: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to johnnyBuz [Kd Th]
internetthug: folds
MAYNARD46N2: folds
johnnyBuz: raises $2 to $2.50
blazing_2307: calls $2.25
charge2rip: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc 6h Ks]
blazing_2307: checks
johnnyBuz: bets $2
blazing_2307: calls $2
*** TURN *** [Kc 6h Ks] [4c]
blazing_2307: checks
johnnyBuz: bets $7
blazing_2307: calls $7
*** RIVER *** [Kc 6h Ks 4c] [2d]
blazing_2307: checks
johnnyBuz: bets $20
blazing_2307: calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
johnnyBuz: shows [Kd Th] (three of a kind, Kings)
blazing_2307: mucks hand
johnnyBuz collected $61.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $63.50 | Rake $2
Board [Kc 6h Ks 4c 2d]
Seat 2: johnnyBuz (button) showed [Kd Th] and won ($61.50) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: blazing_2307 (small blind) mucked [8d 8c]
Seat 4: charge2rip (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: internetthug folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[johnnyBuz]

damnit. normally this would make me go on tilt. now i just accept it for what it is. shitty luck / variance.

PokerStars Game #4951286008: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/05/16 - 02:47:20 (ET)
Table 'Oberon V' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: kampsen_15 ($27.60 in chips)
Seat 2: johnnyBuz ($116.70 in chips)
Seat 3: blazing_2307 ($72 in chips)
Seat 4: charge2rip ($49 in chips)
Seat 5: internetthug ($23.40 in chips)
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 ($34.50 in chips)
charge2rip: posts small blind $0.25
internetthug: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to johnnyBuz [Kd Kh]
internetthug said, "88?"
internetthug said, "nh"
MAYNARD46N2: folds
kampsen_15: folds
internetthug said, "npplay"
MAYNARD46N2 said, "thx"
johnnyBuz: raises $1.50 to $2
blazing_2307: folds
charge2rip: folds
internetthug said, "that one took nuts"
internetthug: raises $4 to $6
johnnyBuz: raises $16 to $22
internetthug: raises $1.40 to $23.40 and is all-in
johnnyBuz: calls $1.40
*** FLOP *** [9d Ah As]
MAYNARD46N2 said, "they shrunk up when u called lol"
*** TURN *** [9d Ah As] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [9d Ah As 9h] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
internetthug: shows [Ac Kc] (a full house, Aces full of Nines)
johnnyBuz: shows [Kd Kh] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
internetthug collected $44.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47.05 | Rake $2.35
Board [9d Ah As 9h 3s]
Seat 1: kampsen_15 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: johnnyBuz showed [Kd Kh] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 3: blazing_2307 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: charge2rip (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: internetthug (big blind) showed [Ac Kc] and won ($44.70) with a full house, Aces full of Nines
Seat 6: MAYNARD46N2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Seasider]

1. I bet flop, what more do you want with an aggro 99? How will things improve? And am terrified of lots of set hunters on that board if I get raised.

2. Nice hand I play it the same, avoids tricky decisions if villan pushes.

3. I might get scared about kickers at some point in this hand and find a check, but clearly this was a mental table.

4. Bad luck these people are clearly poker gods.

[johnnyBuz]

i think i helped my stock at that table by raising with 2-7 offsuit three times and getting it folded around to me, which i ended up showing down.

this table was playing way too tight when i got there. and even after i consistently showed steals with very weak cards, they would still fold a majority of the time.

[mcatdog]

The PokerStars 50NL game is full of nits and you can beat it just by raising a lot in late position and making continuation bets. If you focus on finding tables with bad players to your right and nits to your left, you can devastate that game.