Two tricky shorthanded postflop decisions (100NL)

[ClaytonN]

Hand 1: I don't have any reads on the villains in this hand, as I just started 6 tabling. A very good playing friend of mine suggested something different than how I played it. How would you play it?

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Button ($20.05)
SB ($100.70)
<font color="#C00000">BB ($107.15)</font>
UTG ($93.50)
<font color="#C00000">MP ($39.19)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($96)</font>

Preflop: Hero is CO with 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50. Hero posts a blind of $1.50.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $3</font>, Hero (poster) calls $2, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $8</font>, MP calls $6, Hero calls $6.

Flop: ($28) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#666666">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $15</font>, MP calls $15, Hero?

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Second hand, I didn't know what else to do. No reads.

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<font color="#C00000">BB ($62.03)</font>
UTG ($67.92)
<font color="#C00000">MP ($59.05)</font>
CO ($29.22)
Button ($92.75)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($114.40)</font>

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $8.5</font>, BB calls $8, MP calls $6.

Flop: ($27) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $20</font>, BB calls $20, MP calls $20.

Turn: ($87) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $35</font>, BB calls all-in ($30), MP calls all-in ($33)