How badly did I misplay this hand?

[fiyah]

I had a situation similar to this earlier and I pretty much took the same line, except I bet less on the flop, but I folded to a reraise by the big stack. I can't help but feel I played both very wrong.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 (t2605)
MP1 (t7388)
MP2 (t3658)
MP3 (t3735)
CO (t1650)
Hero (t5710)
SB (t1055)
BB (t1775)
UTG (t9987)
UTG+1 (t2045)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t500.

Flop: (t1825) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t3200</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t6325

[tom441lbk]

I would have made a more significant raise preflop
I don't really like when 1st person in minraises,
so i probably would have put him to the test
You did the right thing on the flop though in my oppinion
sometimes you just have to lay it down

tom

[Lloyd]

I don't think you played it too badly. I think you're pre-flop raise was the correct amount - a pot-size raise. Betting more than that is a scared response to a hand that you've had a tough time playing with in the past.

Obviously, you don't like the A on the flop but when your opponent checks you've got to make some kind of continuation bet to see where you are. I think you bet too much. I'd make a 1/2 pot size bet and when he raised I'd fold.

[fiyah]

What kind of read/situation would deem it correct to push on the reraise from my opponent?

[Lloyd]

I think that in an online MTT you can safely fold to the re-raise every time in this situation. I have to believe he has some type of an Ace and even if it's only a decent kicker he'll call a push. Again, this is my experience from online MTTs and doesn't necessarily carry over to live tournies.