How bad do I play monsters?

[AcesUp2121]

Lately, I feel like I've been missing tons of value with some huge hands. Here's 2 from today:

Party Poker NL $100 10-handed
All 3 of us involved had about $120.

I'm in the big blind with
Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

One EP limper, button limps, I misclick 'check', and we see a flop of:
A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Checks around

Turn: Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
I check, EP checks, button bets $2, I call, EP calls.

River: 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
I check with the intention of checkraising allin, but somehow ATo checks it down. Did I misplay this that badly, or was this just dumb luck? I mean generally the 2nd nuts should be betting the river.


Here's another one:
Party Poker NL $100 max
Again me and villain similar stacks around $150

I'm in the big blind with Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 10 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Villain limps from MP, small blind completes, we see a flop of:
A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
SB checks, I check, Villain bets $2, SB folds, I call.

Turn: 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
I check again, Villain bets $5, I call again (?)

River: 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
I again check somehow, Villain checks behind with his flopped straight.

I was pretty disgusted with the way I played both of these. I think with the royal I should've led for like half the pot on the river. Any other suggestions for either hand?

[djoyce003]

Just bet in hand 1. Anyone with an ace will call, anyone without is folding or not betting much anyway. You missed a lot of value by not betting here I think...if they don't have any aces, then you are not going to win much anyway.

hand 2 - I think i'd have open pushed the river. My thinking is that you made it looked like a missed draw...you called acting like you have a naked diamond, it missed, and now you are bluffing desperately at the pot. I think that has a better chance of getting called than a value bet, because it doesn't look like one.

[the 9]

Nice try, but this has to be a joke.

[Go_Blue88]

hand 2 is really bad.

[ajmargarine]

Hand #1 - bet something, bet something, push on the river, any ace is calling you.

Hand #2 - Wonderfully played,
IF your site has a high hand bonus
AND that bonus is significant and
IF you have to showdown your hand to win said bonus.
Well done. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[xorbie]

Push both rivers.