some meaty decisions

[Percy101]

hellooo... this is my first post in the ssnl forum; any criticism of my play/ thinking processes would be much appreciated.

Hand 1: Villain is LA/P, VIP64%. After continuation betting the flop, i hit my ace on the turn on a fairly uncoordinated board only to face a substantial check raise. I was leaning towards folding here as given my pf raising hand range, villians bet seems to be saying, 'I can beat top pair, pay me off'. I didn't think it was saying 'I have Ace rag and a very small brain' often enough to justify calling given the stack/pot sizes. Does anyone not like my line here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter

SB ($23.90)
BB ($9.95)
UTG ($25)
Hero ($43.37)
Button ($44.14)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) calls $0.90, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($2.25) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.25</font>, SB calls $1.25.

Turn: ($4.75) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $15</font>, Hero???


Hand 2: Villain is LA/P, VIP62%. I had not seen him reraise pf or limp reraise pf before so assumed that such a move must mean real strength. I reraised again pf here to try and narrow his hand range; my mentality was that if he were to go over the top with a big raise here he must have AA and I should fold and if he were to just call I would play the hand accordingly. Is this thought process flawed in any way -would anyone play this /think about this kind of situation differently?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

SB ($25.30)
BB ($29.85)
UTG ($20.40)
Hero ($43.37)
CO ($35.94)
Button ($9.50)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB (poster) calls $0.90, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1.75</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, SB calls $2, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $18</font>, Hero folds, SB folds.

Final Pot: $24.25

[AllIn3High]

Hand 1 : fold, i doubt your TPTK is good here often enough

Hand 2 : push, if he has AA so be it. You'll see hands you beat here often enough to make it worth your while.

Good luck, your though process seem fine.