Ok so the first one, hand 3 its pretty self explanatory but for reference:

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players
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BTN/SB: t1470 73.50 BBs
Hero (BB): t1530 76.50 BBs

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with T 9
BTN/SB raises to t40, Hero calls t20

Flop: (t80) 8 9 Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t40, Hero raises to t120, BTN/SB calls t80

Turn: (t320) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t180, Hero calls t180

River: (t680) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t160, Hero calls t160


So he obviously pwns me, without reads everyone is folding this correct? My reasoning here is that his bet looks like some thin value from TP type hands although the river came out pretty bad I should of folded. Then we have:

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.25 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 2 players
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BTN/SB: t1880 47 BBs
Hero (BB): t1120 28 BBs

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T 9
BTN/SB raises to t80, Hero calls t40

Flop: (t160) K 3 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t80, Hero calls t80

Turn: (t320) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t160, Hero calls t160

River: (t640) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets t160, Hero cues dramatic music and folds?

For the second hand I can include the reads I had if it matters as its about 30 more hands in.

hand 1 bet the turn you have great equity since the turn blanked so stay aggressive

hand 2 fold pre as played bet flop, 2barrel turn

First hand: I like to donk turn, there a re a lot of draws that the villain can check behind trying to hit on the river, and we got a value hand, I like betting here.

Second hand: You are beat from any value hand, I think I would cry call the river becase players at these limits do strange things... but I think we are beat most of the times

ah, don't be result oriented man at these limits you have to play solid poker and that's all, I mean... don't bother too much on these hands, especially the first one

Best of luck my friend

My reasoning for not betting turn in hand 1 was because I thought on a double suited turn here my equity dropped alot and I kind of wanted a free draw and play for showdowns after he flats my first c/r is that a leak?

In hand 2 I flat T9o all day, is there some reasoning from hand 1 your folding this? Betting the flop is a good idea, I think he'd already folded to one but in a limped pot.

first hand i probably bet turn though c/c is not too bad as long as you lead rivers if you brick; that being said i think i would just bet smallish river myself instead of c/c'ing there

second hand lol @ fold pre comment, think it's fine and fold river although you could argue to fold turn, people on the $5s have no idea about what good spots are to barrel and i'm thinking you'll see a 2nd barrel way more often than 3rd barrel

Thank you very much