A few hands for comments

I'm mainly a sng and tourney player and am trying to get better at ring.
Any and all comments are appreciated on the following hands.

Hand 1:
Is this standard?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($5.80)
UTG+1 ($46.55)
MP1 ($9.95)
MP2 ($4.25)
MP3 ($23.80)
CO ($13.95)
Button ($8.70)
SB ($27.55)
Hero ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, T.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Button calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: ($1.10) 3, 4, Q (4 players)
Hero bets $0.75, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Button calls $0.75.

Turn: ($2.60) T (2 players)
Hero bets $2, Button raises to $4, Hero raises to $8

Hand 2
OK to just push here vs shorty? or call his reraise and see a flop?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($29.60)
SB ($7.05)
BB ($10.10)
UTG ($30.70)
UTG+1 ($22.30)
MP1 ($24.65)
MP2 ($8)
MP3 ($12.75)
Hero ($29.25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, A.
5 folds, Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, BB raises to $2.5, Hero raises to $10.25

Hand 3
Villain seemed to be a tricky-nitty. I couldn't give him credit for calling my preflop raise OOP with 22,33, or 44. OK to just call down? what do you think?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP1 ($5.90)
MP2 ($24.15)
CO ($30.55)
Button ($24.30)
SB ($24.75)
BB ($13.50)
UTG ($14.95)
Hero ($37)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A, A.
1 fold, Hero raises to $1, 4 folds, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold.

Flop: ($2.25) 4, 2, 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1, SB raises to $3, Hero calls $2.

Turn: ($8.25) J (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $5.

River: ($18.25) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $10, Hero calls $10.

Hand 4
Yay or nay?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($25)
CO ($22.55)
Button ($27.60)
SB ($22.20)
BB ($26.70)
UTG ($19.35)
Hero ($57.50)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9, 9. MP2 posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, Hero raises to $1, MP2 (poster) calls $0.75, CO calls $1, Button calls $1, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.35) 8, 2, 8 (4 players)
Hero bets $2.5, MP2 raises to $5, CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls $2.50.

Turn: ($14.35) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $9.75, Hero raises to $19.5

anyone have any comments? (bump)

I know I have some leaks.

i dont like the reraise on hand 1. it looks like he could easily have flopped the nuts. i would call, and lead the river but fold to a river raise. this ensures you get the most value from hands you beat but lose the least when you are smoked.

the second one is good.

the third one i would reraise the flop. i dont think there are enough nitty players on those tables to make you want to be cautious here. i would be happy to get allin on flop.

fourth one i hate. dont try big bluffs here, people dont fold much.

#1 - Don't bloat this pot here. Why would villain raise this card? It most likely didn't help him especially since it helped you. So he's either bluffing or he flopped a monster. Go with gabe's line above.

#2 - I don't like this. Maybe it's just a difference of how much you like to gamble, but it's not for me.

#3 - I'd bet more on flop. I like a re-raise. Villain could have so many overpairs here that you crush.

#4 - You only beat a bluff here. You're beat by any other overpair and villain's line does not look like a bluff usually.

On hand #3 not only would I give him credit for 22, 33, or 44 but also 23s, 34s, 24s, A5. People call lots of junk from the SB at these limits. I would 3 bet the flop and if he keeps pushing I would lay it down against him since I don't think a nit would get too crazy with a mid-overpair.

Hand 1: call turn raise and lead 1/3 or 1/2 on river.

Hand 2: Push with AK is always fine against shorties IMO. I don't like calling the reraise only to miss the flop 2/3 of the time and folding to their flop push.

Hand 3: double villains raise ($6). If they come over the top again, find a fold most of the time. You only have a pair.

Hand 4: Lead turn and fold to any raise. Overpairs are afraid of the 8 here, so you're only beating a bluff. Never raise the turn here like you did, unless you think he's bluffing, which he probably isn't.

Originally Posted by martindcx1e

#2 - I don't like this. Maybe it's just a difference of how much you like to gamble, but it's not for me.

If you don't like to gamble here, take up another form of poker.

Originally Posted by BankItDrew

Hand 3: double villains raise ($6). If they come over the top again, find a fold most of the time. You only have a pair.

Once we re-bump it, folding can't be right. This is our spot and we're gambling here.

Hand 1: Villain flopped the nut flush, after his turn minraise he only had ~$4 in his stack so I think I have to fold here or just go ahead and put him all in. Considering the pot is now $8.60 and he has less than $4 in his stack what is your turn line then?

Hand 2: Villain called with 88, I flopped an ace.

Hand 3: Villain had KK, what do you think of his line?

Hand 4: My gut instinct (leak) told me I was ahead after his turn bet so I put him all in. He called with 77 and I took the pot. In retrospect, I think the lead turn / fold to raise line is best. Bad play by me.

Nice laydows guys.

Re Hand 4:

When he (min) raises the flop with players to act, I begin to strongly doubt he has trips or better unless I know he's either really terrible or really good. Medicore players call here almost always because they don't want to scare off future action.

yea I agree, I dont think a typical 25NL player minraises an 8 in this spot (hand 4).... after the turn bet I put him on 55-77, 99-JJ, or bluff. Reasonable range?

so i should usually be willing to gamble AK PF for ~50BB's? wow i guess i've been missing value.