There were two hands between these... Same villian each time!

Since I was ahead when I pushed, should I have done anything different?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 (t1195)
CO (t1510)
Button (t1615)
Hero (t3315)
BB (t2040)
UTG (t1735)
UTG+1 (t2580)
MP1 (t975)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q.
3 folds, MP2 calls t50, 1 fold, Button calls t50, Hero raises to t250, 1 fold, MP2 calls t200, Button calls t200.

Flop: (t800) 3, J, 9 (3 players)
Hero bets t3065 (All-In), MP2 calls t945 (All-In), Button folds.

Turn: (t4810) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t4810) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t4810

Hero has Qd Qc (one pair, queens).
MP2 has Th Qh (straight, queen high).
Outcome: MP2 wins t2690. Hero wins t2120.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG (t2040)
UTG+1 (t1510)
MP1 (t1365)
Hero (t2020)
CO (t1965)
Button (t1635)
SB (t3555)
BB (t875)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, Q.
UTG raises to t400, 2 folds, Hero raises to t2020, 4 folds, UTG calls t1620.

Flop: (t4190) 3, T, J (2 players)

Turn: (t4190) 7 (2 players)

River: (t4190) 6 (2 players)

Final Pot: t4190

UTG has Jd Jh (three of a kind, jacks).
Hero has Qd Qs (one pair, queens).
Outcome: UTG wins t4190.

First hand is just rough luck. The guy is a calling station and no matter what you bet he wasn't going anywhere.

Second hand you were probably going broke. But I would have played it a little different. His raise of 4BB UTG should tell you he has a strong hand. I re raise to $1000 pre flop to show him i'm not fucking around and I have a decent hand. If he's any good he's folding to that kind of re raise. Holding a few chips back shows the stronger online players that you are comitted to the pot but have a real good hand. It sends more of a message that you mean business. In this spot a re raise to $1000 or $1500 send a much more powerfull message than a $2000 all in. If he's a calling station your getting stacked imo.

UL

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I'd get stacked in both of these the same way.

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