Need advice on 3 preflop hands...from Pacific 50K guaranteed

[JGlo]

Dealt these 3 hands earlier today in this tourney and want advice on what you guys would do in these situations.

Pacific $65+5 $50K guaranteed : 747 entered, pays top 60

Hand 1:
277 people remaining : 9 handed table
Blinds 150/300

UTG = 3332
UTG+1= 7110
UTG+2= 1184
MP= 2324
MP+1= 10,642
CO= 7459
Hero= 7515
SB= 6270
BB= 3674

Dealt to Hero K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Folded to UTG+2 who goes all in for $1184
Folded around to hero.
Hero?


Hand 2:
235 people left; 10 handed table
Blinds 200/400

UTG= 2344
+1= 1700
+2= 1315
MP= 2790
+1= 7953
+2= 7564
CO= 5037
HERO= 7615
SB= 4466
BB= 6918

Dealt to HERO = 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Folded to UTG+2 who goes all-in for $1315
Folded to CO who calls for $1315

HERO?


Hand 3:
45 people left (already in $$): 8 handed table
Blinds 1500/3000

UTG= 14717
+1= 32274
+2= 3020
MP= 41429
HERO= 12145
Button=35513
SB= 22474
BB= 12802

Dealt to HERO: A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

UTG raises to $8104
Folded around to HERO.
HERO?

Thank you for any advice you may have. Sorry if post was a little long, but these are the type of decisions I struggle with at times in these MTT's.

[kuro]

1. Push.
2. I'd probably fold because C0s smooth call with that stack size is alarming.
3. Push.

1. I would just call here. You'll have position and a hand that plays well post-flop if BB decides to come along for the ride, and absent a read, I think you're pretty solidly behind anyone who comes over the top, allowing you to fold.

2. I'd push this one. There's a good chance you'll fold out two overcards and flip with shortie getting a substantial overlay. Calling behind isn't terrible, either, because you'll have position and Villain should be easy to read, since you'll have a dry sidepot. Then again, you'd be offering very good odds for the blinds to come in, and you really don't want to play a multi-way pot here.

I'm not worried about the smooth call. There's an excellent chance caller is just terrified of bubbling out and doesn't want to put all of his chips in the middle with less than a monster.

3. Easy, easy push. There's no substantial jump in prize money anywhere in the near future, this is the time to be building a stack.