Early, so no reads, no history with the players. I put them together because I'm working on my early game if that makes sense, rather when it's okay to just get it in early and try to double up.

Hand 1 -

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 9 players
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CO: t1380
BTN: t1455
SB: t1470
BB: t1650
UTG: t1305
UTG+1: t1500
UTG+2: t1395
MP1: t1845
Hero (MP2): t1500

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is MP2 with J A
4 folds, Hero raises to t90, CO calls t90, BTN calls t90, 1 fold, BB calls t60

Flop: (t375) 7 8 J (4 players)
BB bets t375, Hero?

I usually muck AJ unless it's folded to me in MP/LP. Can I get it in here?

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Hand 2 -


Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 9 players
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UTG: t1965
UTG+1: t1215
UTG+2: t1455
MP1: t2415
MP2: t1335
CO: t1440
BTN: t825
Hero (SB): t1380
BB: t1470

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is SB with A K
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t40, 1 fold, MP2 calls t40, CO calls t40, 1 fold, Hero?

Too little in the pot to just shove? Raising a decent amount and then having to fold sucks imo. Limping obv sucks worse.

First one, looks like an easy shove, no reason to doubt TPTK here. BB has a massive range he's betting out here, and only very few have you beat.

Second, I also shove. So it's what, 13% of your stack. Agree limping OOP is nasty. I don't like raising and then having to decide whether to shove or check/fold a flop.