Uncomfortable with Ax

So I've been a little confused with certain Ax situations; whether it's worth raising, pushing, calling, etc. Here are a few I've saved in no particular order

---Hand 1---
I guess my thinking here was I wanted to put pressure on the short stack in the BB, so is this an ill-conceived blind-steal? Looking back I'm probably going through too many people for that line of thinking.
*edit: pretty sure the min-raise was a mistake. Not sure why else I would do it.

Hero's M = 24.33
Full Tilt Poker Game #2685871363: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (20480202), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:56:29 ET - 2007/06/16
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 2: GUTSHO55 (4,040)
Seat 4: NoSoop4You (3,315)
Seat 5: feedaee (340)
Seat 6: writersbloc (3,650)
Seat 8: Kroha (2,155)
NoSoop4You posts the small blind of 50
feedaee posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #2
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A:heart: 7:spade:
writersbloc raises to 200
Kroha folds
GUTSHO55 folds
NoSoop4You calls 150
feedaee calls 100
Flop: 3:diamond: Q:diamond: 2:heart:
NoSoop4You checks
feedaee checks
writersbloc checks
Turn: 9:heart:
NoSoop4You checks
feedaee checks
writersbloc checks
River: 9:club:
NoSoop4You checks
feedaee checks
writersbloc checks
Showdown:
writersbloc shows A:heart: 7:spade: a pair of Nines
NoSoop4You mucks
feedaee shows A:spade: K:diamond: a pair of Nines
feedaee wins the pot (600) with a pair of Nines

---Hand 2---
Can you call this given stack sizes and position?

Hero's M = 8.07
Full Tilt Poker Game #2686010439: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (20480202), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:12:53 ET - 2007/06/16
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Seat 2: GUTSHO55 (7,810)
Seat 4: NoSoop4You (1,395)
Seat 6: writersbloc (2,420)
Seat 8: Kroha (1,875)
NoSoop4You posts the small blind of 100
writersbloc posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #2
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 3:heart: A:heart:
Kroha folds
GUTSHO55 folds
NoSoop4You raises to 1,395, and is all i
writersbloc ???

---Hand 3---
Well this one is basically a question about what Ax do you need to call this? Or is calling with Ax never good here? 3-handed I figured I had a decent hand, worth playing. I like calling raises in spots like this and then leading lame flops, looks like I made a pair and his overs aren't good.

Hero's M = 11.33
Full Tilt Poker Game #2693714346: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (20537552), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:01:05 ET - 2007/06/17
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Seat 6: writersbloc (5,100)
Seat 7: XXCaesar (6,160)
Seat 9: Naddy (2,240)
Naddy posts the small blind of 150
writersbloc posts the big blind of 300
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 9:spade: A:heart:
XXCaesar raises to 1,050
Naddy folds
writersbloc calls 750
Flop: T:spade: 6:heart: 8:diamond:
writersbloc bets 1,000
XXCaesar calls 1,000
Turn: 4:diamond:
writersbloc checks
XXCaesar checks
River: 2:diamond:
writersbloc checks
XXCaesar checks
Naddy has been disconnected
Showdown:
writersbloc shows 9:spade: A:heart: Ace Ten high
XXCaesar shows K:heart: A:club: Ace King high
XXCaesar wins the pot (4,250) with Ace King high

---Hand 4---
Same kind of question as the previous hand. How do you play Ax against a raise this short-handed? Easier with my stack size relative to blinds, but could you find a fold here?

Hero's M = 6.11
Full Tilt Poker Game #2695060127: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (20547362), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:36:36 ET - 2007/06/17
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Seat 2: dcs7 (5,500)
Seat 4: jman359 (5,800)
Seat 5: writersbloc (2,200)
jman359 posts the small blind of 120
writersbloc posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #2
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A:club: 7:club:
dcs7 folds
jman359 raises to 720

---Hand 5---
I hate ATs-AQs in spots like this, early against a raise. This guy was a donk, and the mini-raise isn't anything clever.

Hero's M = 9.89
Full Tilt Poker Game #2693545268: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (20537552), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:41:00 ET - 2007/06/17
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Seat 2: Donkinator (3,150)
Seat 3: colorado5325 (730)
Seat 4: S1im8shady (985)
Seat 5: SBOOMER (2,060)
Seat 6: writersbloc (1,780)
Seat 7: XXCaesar (2,605)
Seat 9: Naddy (2,190)
XXCaesar posts the small blind of 60
Naddy posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #6
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A:heart: J:heart:
Donkinator raises to 240
colorado5325 folds
S1im8shady folds
SBOOMER folds
writersbloc ???

---Hand 6---
Standard, no? What Ax range wouldn't you push in a spot like this?

Hero's M = 7.57
Full Tilt Poker Game #2694843210: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (20547362), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:13:17 ET - 2007/06/17
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: RangerHwk (1,780)
Seat 2: dcs7 (2,255)
Seat 3: SublimedToker (5,020)
Seat 4: jman359 (1,870)
Seat 5: writersbloc (1,135)
Seat 9: MarioBrus (1,440)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 50
MarioBrus posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #4
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 5:spade: A:spade:
RangerHwk folds
dcs7 calls 100
SublimedToker folds
jman359 folds
writersbloc raises to 1,135, and is all i

Hand 1: I'm 50/50 on this one. Reads would come into it. Definately dont min-raise though. 300 at least. This also sets you up for a good c-bet on a favorable flop.


Hand 2: Hell no. Fold that. Give him his 200 chips and steal them back later.


Hand 3: Tough position, but I seem to remember you saying this guy raised a lot, so this could be a standard button blind steal. You could come over the top or call. Possibly could have bet smaller on the flop. Hard not to be results oriented. I'd have probably reraised and folded to the push that would have come, but I think thats a weak point in my game I need to address.

Hand 4: Push. Looks like a standard SB steal, and even though you're the small stack, if he calls and loses he becomes the short stack, so you have decent FE. If he looks you up, A7s isnt bad.

Hand 5: I probably call. You could be dominated here, but you have a nice hand. For me this is too early to get tricky.

Hand 6: To me thats standard. Not sure if I'd push a lower x here. Reads might play into it.

1 I fold and let someone else take out the shorty on the BB. As you've said, A7 is no good with this many players to go through.

2, what relevance does position have, other than there being no players behind to act. Fold.

3 is tough but I push cos 3 way A9 is a good hand, you may well get a fold and it's ITM anyway.

4, standard push

5, how much of a donk is he? If he is raising with any A, I call. Against an unknown I fold though...

6 is fine. A lot depends on the limpers stats though. I like pushing here if they are >30/>10

Hand 1: I would fold this from UTG even five-handed. The min-raise was a mistake, and if you are going to raise you want to make it at least 2.5X the BB. As played I would probably check the flop because BB only has 140 chips left. However, after being check down on the turn I would probably take a stab at the pot.

Hand 2: Easy fold

Hand 3: I would either push over or fold. The reason I don't like the call is because you are OOP. Whether or not a push here is correct would really depend on the hand range you put him on and the ICM math. I would like to see what other posters come up with on whether you push here or fold.

Hand 4: I would say you push here.

Hand 5: I would say many posters would say that since the raise was from UTG then you need to fold. But since you claim opp. was a donk I probably push over. I think that calling his raise is out of the question with your stack size.

Hand 6: I would push here

1) Given your position I fold this
2)Fold anyday, you are not much ahead of hand like T7, and well behind Ax or any PP>2
3)I would probably reraise preflop, as played, shove flop or turn
4) Given your stack I push it
5) Call, you have position,see what the flop brings
6) I much rather push T8 here then A5s, I would call and see a flop, even with your stack size