Two hands, Two questions

[NoTalent]

*** Hand 1***
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP bets</font>, CO calls, BB calls, Hero ???

Continue on with two overcards?


***Hand 2***
Easy preflop question:

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">MP raises</font>, CO calls, Hero ????
Can I cold call 2 bets? Is this a raising hand?

[J.R.]

Hand 1

Flop: (8.50 SB) J, 8, Q (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets...

Hand 2

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, J.
UTG folds, MP raises, CO calls, Hero folds

But you could 3-bet if MP is really aggressive (say R @ 20), and it would be better if CO is a fairly liberal caller.

[joker122]

Bet and fold.