Stars $200 NL 6 Handed Middle Set

[soda]

I've been lurking, but now it's time to start posting. I've been shoved from Party Poker (US) where I've played comfortably for 3 years and find myself at Stars. First disappointment was that the short limit games are too tough for me to be happy there. So, I'm moving to NL, over 30k hands so far starting out at $100 and $200 and I'm up a whopping 1 buyin. Bad play, learning the game, hopefully running bad too has caused my start to be underwhelming. I look to all you fine people for help and once I start learning the game, I'll return the favor of good, constructive replies.

Villain is sandviper23, he's a good solid player with 12.3/9/5 numbers over 500+ hands. We've been in no major pots together thus far. He's playing good solid poker atm.

Comments on all streets are appreciated, but my main question is against a player of this type is it possible to save some money here or is this simply foolish results oriented thinking? I believe he would have shut down with an overpair and QT is nearly impossible after he three bets the flop leaving me the option of shutting him out of the pot.

Thank you,

soda

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($488.75)
UTG ($253.10)
MP ($314.05)
CO ($194)
Hero ($385.65)
SB ($358.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $8</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $8, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($19) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $12</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $36</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $94</font>, Hero calls $58.

Turn: ($207) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $123</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $246</font>, MP calls $89.05 (All-In).

River: ($665.05) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $665.05

[Sandviper23]

What did he have?

[nazahl]

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12.3/9/5 numbers over 500+ hands.

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wtf?

[rsxpunk]

lol at this being bumped from forevor ago but the hand is played well, other option is just get it in on flop but i think this is better.