I've recently taken a break from Omaha to play some SnG's. Unfortunately, my nut-peddiling has lead to some really bitch WT plays on my part. I just want some commentary on the hand below. This is the 3rd or 4th hand, I believe.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t20/t40
9 players


Pre-flop: (9 players) pnutbutrq is UTG+1 with
UTG calls t40 (pot was t60), pnutbutrq calls t40 (pot was t100), 4 folds, Button calls t40 (pot was t140), SB calls t20 (pot was t180), BB checks.

Flop: (t200, 5 players)
SB bets t80, BB raises to t160, UTG calls t160 (pot was t440), pnutbutrq calls t160 (pot was t600), Button folds, SB calls t80 (pot was t760).

Turn: (t840, 4 players)
SB checks, BB bets t125, UTG raises to t250, pnutbutrq calls t250 (pot was t1215), SB calls t250 (pot was t1465), BB calls t125 (pot was t1715).

River: (t1840, 4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG is all-in t1550, pnutbutrq calls t1550 (pot was t3390), 2 folds.

Results:
Final pot: t4940

She shows

With all the action in front of me and my own personal observation that people play J9 and J8 religiously at this level made me concerned about possible boat.

Also, I don't have a HH for this one, but I do remember it.

Blinds were 200/400
3 players
Hero is BB w/approx 5500 chips
Villain is Button w/approx 11000 chips
Villain has made a bet approx 75% of the time that any action has come to him but the small stack and I have not had the opportunity to play back.
I had made a fold to his CR 2x before in earlier rounds and I have also made him fold to an AI against his CR. My read here is that he would play this way with any 2 cards.

Dealt to Hero:

Villain raises to 800

SB folds Hero calls 400

Pot is 1800

Flop:

Hero bets 1000

Villain min raises to 2000

Hero pushes

Villain calls

He shows and shocked the hell out of me. I didn't improve and it was all over. Anyone play that differently? These hands may be obvious, but I suck so I'm jut looking for outside opinion.

Hand 1: I play it like Roy. I hate playing AJ in the first levels. For the same reasons given by Roy. Since you called and hit the flop I would have raised on the flop to see just how much those two liked their hand.

Hand2: I'm going bust on that one just like you. Given your description of the Villian - I'm not putting him on a better hand either. Which, of course, is why his strategy works when you are down to three.