$22, JJ/AJ in tough spots

[fjuanl]

These are both regular speed $22's

Hand 1.

UTG's stats were around 25/10 and MP was ~40/20 (really bad)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP (t3660)
Hero (t2715)
SB (t2505)
BB (t2500)
UTG (t2120)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J, J.
UTG raises to t800, MP raises to t3660, Hero ...


Hand 2.

Same tournament, next hand. UTG doubled up with 99 to MP's AJo...I folded. UTG is MP from last hand (the donk).

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

UTG (t1540)
Hero (t2715)
Button (t2405)
SB (t2300)
BB (t4540)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
UTG raises to t1540, Hero ...

[TLR]

Hand1: First hand is read dependant, without reads it is a good fold

Hand2: Even against a loose player I fold from MP1

[HXMpriest]

Hand 1 is a good fold, you don't want a 3 way all in at this point even with JJ. Big chance MP has a bigger pair anyway.

Hand 2 - I would rerais all-in here. This guy is probably steaming. AJ is probably the best hand with 5 guys left.

[kingnat]

Hand 1: It's tough to say after reading what the hands were, but I while reading the hand I was considering that MP could easily have Ax or under pair often enough.. but the UTG makes it a touch tricky as he's likely calling with middle PP+, and AT+; With your read I could see a call, but this is the type of situation that I think I would fold and look for a spot where I'm more confident about my edge. We have a decent stack and don't need to go crazy here.

Hand 2: I think I almost always push over in this situation... maybe that's a mistake with 3 left to act, but I've always assumed that AJ+ is a favorite against UTG's push a HUGE percentage of the time and against later postion callers.. only one of whom (the newly minted big stack) has us well covered.

[fjuanl]

Yeah I felt confident I was well ahead in the 2nd hand, the problem was that there are still 3 people left to act.

[taipan168]

Hand 1 - I fold this to that action, but it's close. I give MP credit for a big hand here (99+, AQ) considering that a) he doesn't have much FE against UTG's raise and b) there are stacks that can hurt him still to act. Plus I don't want to go three-way here which is quite possible.

Hand 2 - It's close, but I fold here even with your read that UTG is a donk. I don't think you fare too well against his range, you have a healthy stack and there are three players still to act. I would reshove with AQ though.

[fjuanl]

I'm pretty confident his range for the 2nd hand was something like 22+, A5+, K9+, QTs+, JTs, K9+

[DetroitHusling101]

Hand 1 i probally get it in given your reads. At this blind level/and being short handed i'd assume a 20/10 (UTG) is open raising hands like 66+AT+A9s+KQ(maybe even wider) and the donk 40/20 could be doing this VERY wide.
Hand 2: Im not sure. Were definitly ahead of UTG's range here but the fact that theres 3 more people to act i probally fold. I agree with Taipan that AQ i'd definitly shove over though.