($2.25) Two hands, TT, what to do

[Im_new]

No strong reads on the tables, multi-tabling, how do you like these plays?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t20/t40
8 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t1280
UTG+1: t3700
MP1: t1720
MP2: t1800
CO: t830
Button: t1120
SB: t1565
Hero: t1485

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with T T
UTG calls t40 (pot was t60), UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t40 (pot was t100), MP2 raises to t400, 3 folds, Hero folds, 2 folds.
Uncalled bets: t360 returned to MP2.

Results:
Final pot: t180



Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t25/t50
8 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t1545
Hero: t1425
MP1: t1180
MP2: t3470
CO: t2155
Button: t1865
SB: t780
BB: t1080

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is UTG+1 with T T
UTG folds, Hero calls t50 (pot was t75), MP1 folds, MP2 calls t50 (pot was t125), 2 folds, SB calls t25 (pot was t175), BB checks.

Flop: 9 Q 6 (t200, 4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: 2 (t200, 4 players)
SB bets t100, BB calls t100 (pot was t300), Hero folds, MP2 folds.

River: 3 (t400, 2 players)
SB checks, BB checks.

Results:
Final pot: t400

[fjuanl]

Hand 1 - One thing you can't do is call. Choosing between pushing or folding is pretty close. At a $2 I don't mind the conservative play in folding since it should be pretty easy to get ITM

Hand 2 - I raise preflop. I know some people suggest limping with TT early but I don't agree with it. As played folding the turn is OK but I think its not very likely that someone has Qx

[taipan168]

Hand 1 - this kind of massive preflop over-raise is very often a small-medium pocket pair or weak overcards like QJ. I shove over here unless I have a read that opp raises like this with JJ+.

Hand 2 - with blinds at 25/50 I would raise it preflop rather than limping, because if somebody raises you can't profitably call and play for set value. As played, I think you played it fine, one of them has a Q often enough to make calling -EV IMO.

[DetroitHusling101]

hand 1 is a toughy for me , i probally shove over moreso than fold though , read dependend though , vs tight known player/winning player i'd fold vs unknown i push
hand 2 i usually limp 10 10 first two levels. At 25/50 i will raise pre...

[TLR]

Hand1: totally read Dependant, pushing and folding are very close


Hand2: Raise preflop. As played I am probably betting flop as well, the 2 blinds checked it, one person left to act, your T may still be good here.

On the turn, the 2 is a pretty harmless card, but since both blinds are still around it may actually helped one of them, so I think folding is OK considering your play so far