Couple palys I am questioning myself on

[HoldemJunkie]

Whats up fellas? These are a couple of hands that I have been questioning my play on the past few days.

Hand #1-Guy in big blind has been a total spaz, firing 120-150 preflop into any pot that is limped. I pretty much made up my mind to shove my chips into this guys face if he raised again upon seeing the 8's. I probably muck if UTG calls but when he folds out, I decided it was go time. Too Aggressive? I dont think folding is a good play and obviously calling is worse than a fold. 3 betting to 400 or 450 doesnt seem right either based on my stack size. Comments welcome. I am trying to get my SnG game back after quite a long hiatus.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed) Courtesy of


saw flop|saw showdown

Button (t1090)
Hero (t1160)
BB [color=#A500AF](Villan1) (t1405)[/color]
UTG (t2020)
MP (t1565)
CO (Villan2) (t1760)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
2 folds, CO (Villan2) calls t30, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB [color=#A500AF](Villan1) raises to t150[/color], CO (Villan2) folds, Hero raises to t1175, BB (Villan1) calls t1010.

Flop: (t2365) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t2365) (2 players)

River: (t2365) (2 players)

Final Pot: t2365

Hand #2-This is a shove all day long right? Flop gives me 15 outs twice if all in with the OESD and flush draw, I dont know why I am second guessing myself so much lately. Calling and folding the flop are both rediculous options and the stack size leaves me only one option right?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Courtesy of

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero (t1415)
UTG (t1405)
MP (t1075)
Button (t2545)
SB (t2560)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
2 folds, Button calls t150, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t450) , , (3 players)
SB bets t150, Hero raises to t1265, Button calls t1265, SB folds.

Turn: (t3130) (2 players)

River: (t3130) (2 players)

Final Pot: t3130

[EscapePlan9]

Hand #1: With the blinds at 30, and the stacks, I don't like this shove. There's not enough money in the pot to take this risk with an all-in on 88.

Hand #2: Perfect. Nice hand.

[GreaterThanU]