I'm having a lot of trouble lately extracting value from my hands when I hit the flop hard. Now this could be because variance says that my opponents aren't hitting anything at all or it could be because I'm betting too much or not enough or something like that, so here goes. Most villains I see on stars at the moment are relative unknowns so I don't really have reads/stats on any of them that would help.

Hand 1:
PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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SB ($23.95)
BB ($13.80)
UTG ($12.25)
UTG+1 ($11.50)
MP1 ($14.25)
MP2 ($47.10)
Hero (CO) ($25)
Button ($4.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5, 5
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, 1 fold, BB raises to $0.50, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25

Flop: ($2.60) 3, A, 5 (5 players)
BB bets $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $3, 2 folds

Total pot: $4.60 | Rake: $0.20

Hand 2
PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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Button ($17.85)
Hero (SB) ($29.90)
BB ($6.65)
UTG ($5)
UTG+1 ($16)
MP1 ($14.25)
MP2 ($42.50)
MP3 ($51.75)
CO ($12.70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8, 8
UTG (poster) checks, 6 folds, Hero raises to $1, BB calls $0.75, UTG (poster) calls $0.75

Flop: ($3) 6, 2, 8 (3 players)
Hero bets $1.50, 2 folds

Total pot: $3 | Rake: $0.15

Hand 3:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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Button ($22.60)
SB ($24.75)
Hero (BB) ($28.45)
UTG ($25.35)
UTG+1 ($23.35)
MP1 ($4.65)
MP2 ($19.45)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($26)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, Q
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.25, 4 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, UTG+1 calls $1.25, MP2 calls $1.25

Flop: ($4.60) K, J, 10 (3 players)
Hero bets $3.50, 2 folds

Total pot: $4.60 | Rake: $0.20

Hand 4:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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BB ($25)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($20.75)
MP1 ($50.55)
MP2 ($32.20)
Hero (MP3) ($45.20)
CO ($36.90)
Button ($4.85)
SB ($4.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 4, 4
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 4 folds, UTG+1 calls $1

Flop: ($2.85) Q, 4, A (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2, 1 fold

Total pot: $2.85 | Rake: $0.10

Hand 5:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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MP2 ($25)
CO ($25)
Button ($22.75)
SB ($48.45)
BB ($30.75)
Hero (UTG) ($42.25)
UTG+1 ($37.25)
MP1 ($9.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, Q
Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, MP1 calls $1, 5 folds

Flop: ($2.35) A, Q, K (2 players)
Hero bets $2.25, MP1 calls $2.25

Turn: ($6.85) 10 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, 1 fold

Total pot: $6.85 | Rake: $0.30

Hand 6:
PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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BB ($25)
UTG ($13.95)
UTG+1 ($27.10)
MP1 ($18.50)
MP2 ($14.75)
MP3 ($7.05)
CO ($48.05)
Hero (Button) ($28.95)
SB ($2.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, K
2 folds, MP1 raises to $0.75, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2.60, 2 folds, MP1 calls $1.85

Flop: ($5.55) K, 6, 10 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $3.50, 1 fold

Total pot: $5.55 | Rake: $0.25

Hand 7:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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Hero (UTG) ($25)
MP ($24.80)
CO ($17.10)
Button ($23.50)
SB ($25.85)
BB ($16.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 6, 6
Hero raises to $1, 4 folds, BB calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.10) 2, 8, 6 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, 1 fold

Total pot: $2.10 | Rake: $0.10


Hand 8:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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UTG ($12.35)
UTG+1 ($6.05)
MP1 ($10.45)
Hero (MP2) ($25.40)
MP3 ($22.95)
CO ($11.45)
Button ($1.50)
SB ($41.10)
BB ($22.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J, A
UTG calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, Button raises to $1.50 (All-In), 2 folds, UTG calls $1.25, Hero calls $0.25

Flop: ($4.85) 8, 9, 6 (3 players, 1 all-in)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($4.85) 3 (3 players, 1 all-in)
UTG bets $0.25, Hero raises to $3.50, UTG raises to $6.75, Hero raises to $11, 1 fold

River: ($18.35) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $18.35 | Rake: $0.90

I realise some of those hands may look incredibly standard to you all and for that I apologise, but I want to make sure that I am playing these hands right as after all, if I risk a lot of money before I hit to get these hands, I want to be paid off to make sure I'm at least making profitable implied odds calls