Did I totally misplay these?

[PktAcesSoWht]

10SNG

FIrst hand HU

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (2 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t5445)
BB (t8055)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, BB calls t400.

Flop: (t1225) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t800</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t2000</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t4025

Should I have just pushed here?


This is second and final hand.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (2 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t3820)
Button (t9680)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t2000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t3795</font>, Button calls t1795.

Flop: (t7590) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t7590) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t7590) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t7590

Results: <font color="#0000FF">
Button has Ad Qc (one pair, aces). </font>

Was the push right here?

[shoeman]

Hand #1, I probably raise to about 1500 pre-flop and then push the flop after he checks to me.

Hand #2, I think you have to push here and expect a race. If the stacks were closer to even, I may say fold.

[BigHobo]

1st Hand: I like your play here. Your opponents check indicates to me that he either has i) a very strong hand and he is trying to trap you or ii) nothing. If he's got a strong hand for you to push would be a disaster. If he's got a weak hand he will probably fold regardless whether you push or bet 800. I think the chance that he has nothing yet is confident enough that you have nothing to bluff is relatively small.

Hand 2: No way I push here. You have no fold equity and at best you have a race and there's a decent probability that you are dominated. Your best chance of winning this hand, IMO, is to call the raise and push the flop, hoping he didn't get hit.