Thx for the replies.

My point tho wasnt so much that I was "only" breaking even after only a short time of play (yeah I know, the subject of the post says something else) - my point was that the ring games at party nl $25 wasnt so fishy as I expected them to be (I expected a lot after reading all the praises in this forum about "the big aquarium" and "drop the fucking hammer" against the fish at party). I was curious about if I just played in the wrong time of the day.

Regarding valuebetting, I have learned that dropping the fucking hammer only works when you are almost sure your opp has a second best monster - so no Rondavu, I'm not acting like the guy on his prom date Mostly I just try to get the most out of my hands by valuebeting, slowplaying, checkraising etc - and yes it is an art to get the most out of your hands.