hand 1 is a perfect example of why a re-raise with QQ preflop is so useful, he came over the top and you can fold to what i consider aa or kk most the time. this is why I also re-raise AK preflop.

Only when I see them doin this play with AK AQ AJ (you know them type of players) then i call with QQ but only with a strong read. If you flat call preflop you may of lost alot of chips post flop against aa/kk.

Hand 2, Ops stack is ~5.35 at the turn where the pot is 3.40. Your turn bet of $3 commits you to the pot. If he pushes you have to call ~$2.35 into a ~$11/$12 pot - pot odds if I ever saw them.

In this situation i would leave wiggle room. We're still not sure how strong his hand really is/how much he likes it... he may have kk/aa and with that raggy flop choose to slowplay. I try and think of the perfect bet where you dont look weak but can fold to a push. In this case a $2 bet will make the pot ~$5.40, so if he pushes it will be roughly a pot re-raise giving you 2-1 odds... then its time to make a decision - only likely hands you beat are JJ, A9 and a bluff.