rather than playing poker tonight i decided to go over my tracker since i hit the 100K hand mark (i really hate that according to tracker i should be playing 0.10/0.25 but i withdrew 400 for an emergency so numbers are off)

i've found i lose a lot of value on my big hands... more so at 10NL... i get way too greedy and overbet the pot which is a huge leak and donk play on my part... in all honesty i don't exactly know how to play these situations where i have the absolute stone cold nuts or close to it since they're a bit of a rarity...

so my big question is how do i go about fixing this... generally what is the rule of thumb for value betting at this point... please be specific with your answers since i'm assuming everything depends on what is on the board, your opponent, and your stack size... the only thing is that i keep finding myself making these kind of donk bets on the river expecting to get paid off like in 2NL which isn't happening as much as in 10NL...

here are a few examples...

HAND 1
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP3) ($9.25)
CO ($1.60)
Button ($8.85)
SB ($3.75)
BB ($6)
UTG ($12.45)
UTG+1 ($16.60)
MP1 ($10)
MP2 ($11.25)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with J, J
UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 raises to $0.40, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, Button calls $1, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.60

Flop: ($3.25) 8, J, 8 (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1, Button calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1

Turn: ($6.25) 8 (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($6.25) J (3 players)
UTG+1 bets $1.30, Hero raises to $7.25 (All-In), 2 folds

Total pot: $8.85 | Rake: $0.40



HAND 2
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (CO) ($13.45)
Button ($1.85)
SB ($4.65)
BB ($9.85)
UTG ($5.15)
UTG+1 ($12.05)
MP1 ($5.85)
MP2 ($12.75)
MP3 ($2.05)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 4, 4
UTG raises to $0.40, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.40, 2 folds, BB calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.25) 4, 6, 6 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $0.70, Hero calls $0.70, 1 fold

Turn: ($2.65) 8 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

River: ($2.65) Q (2 players)
UTG bets $2, Hero raises to $7.10, 1 fold

Total pot: $6.65 | Rake: $0.30



HAND 3
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($4.37)
Hero (Button) ($8.07)
SB ($4.84)
BB ($6.31)
UTG ($1.95)
UTG+1 ($12.79)
MP1 ($6.13)
MP2 ($10)
MP3 ($5.93)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J, J
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.30, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.30, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.30, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.97) J, 3, Q (3 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.30, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.30

Turn: ($1.57) A (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.35, Hero raises to $0.70, UTG+1 calls $0.35

River: ($2.97) J (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $6.77 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $2.97 | Rake: $0.10



HAND 4
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($5.40)
Hero (MP1) ($13.59)
MP2 ($6.74)
MP3 ($3.18)
CO ($2.26)
Button ($2.53)
SB ($10.27)
BB ($8.02)
UTG ($6.12)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q, A
UTG raises to $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.25, 1 fold, MP3 calls $0.25, 4 folds, UTG calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.82) 6, 9, K (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.40, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.40

Turn: ($1.62) J (2 players)
UTG bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.75

River: ($3.12) 10 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.50, Hero raises to $12.19 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $4.12 | Rake: $0.15