Postflop check-up.. a couple hands ($20+2)

[Benholio]

Hand #1
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

BB (t960)
UTG (t605)
UTG+1 (t520)
UTG+2 (t845)
MP1 (t1285)
MP2 (t950)
MP3 (t490)
CO (t445)
Button (t1115)
Hero (t785)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls t15, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Anyone want to convince me to raise with these PF?

Flop: (t60) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t60</font>, BB folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t60.

Standard bet here on the flop? Anyone go for a CR or use a different bet amount?

Turn: (t180) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t90</font>, MP2 calls t90.

Anyone check when the ace falls? If not, how is my bet amount?

River: (t360) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t125</font>, Hero folds.

Once I got called on the turn, I pretty much gave up. The river is a scare card even if he doesn't have the ace. Anyone fire here or call his bet?

Final Pot: t485


Hand #2
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converter

Hero (t745)
MP1 (t725)
MP2 (t1406)
CO (t945)
Button (t785)
SB (t1270)
BB (t1499)
UTG (t625)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t30, CO calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

This is about where I draw the line for limping out of position (AJs).

Flop: (t150) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t30</font>, SB calls t30, BB calls t30, Hero calls t30, MP2 folds.

Right here I really started to blow this hand. Betting out or check-raising I'm sure are the best 2 options, and I did neither. Maybe I shouldn't be limping AJs.

Turn: (t270) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t120</font>, CO calls t120, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t350</font>

Ok, fine, I was hoping to dodge a scare card on the turn, and bet out this time. Better yet, its an ace. But now I got CR'd. What do you do now?

[lastchance]

Hand 1: PF play is fine. Flop play is fine. I check the turn when the ace falls, probably check-fold. River play = fine.

Hand 2: Reraise push with trip aces. Your jack kicker may not be amazing, but it is not a two, and I do not have a hard time putting your opponent on a weaker ace.