Few Final Table hands

[JeanieJ]

Hand #1:
Just calling preflop leaves you room to fold this kind of flop. If you're going to make a play at it, or think it's a steal, I think you need to raise him preflop. Otherwise folding this board is the way to go.

Hand #2:

Your raise is fine. Short handed raising a weak ace isn't as bad as raising a weak ace 10handed. You're goal is to get a weaker hand to call or take the blinds. It didn't work this time. That's okay. Fold and move on. Don't question this raise. The raise is good.