I didn't have a read on any of these opponents really as I had only been at the table for 7 hands before this first hand. The one thing that I had noticed was that the table was playing super passive and there was almost no raising preflop and most hands were won after a single bet. I think there was only one hand that went to showdown while I was at the table and it didn't involve anybody in either of these hands.
This is hand number one:
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Hero (BB): $1.70
UTG: $2.00
UTG+1: $2.70
MP1: $0.83
MP2: $1.56
CO: $1.79
BTN: $1.57
SB: $3.19
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K

K
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.02, MP1 calls $0.02,
1 fold, CO calls $0.02, BTN calls $0.02, SB calls $0.01,
Hero raises to $0.15,
2 folds, CO calls $0.13,
1 fold, SB calls $0.13
Flop: ($0.51) 8

A

2
(3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks,
CO bets $0.28, SB calls $0.28, Hero calls $0.28
Turn: ($1.35) Q
(3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks
River: ($1.35) Q
(3 players)
SB bets $0.58
Almost everyone was in the pot when it got around to me preflop and I just wanted to pick up the pot right there; I was surprised when I got two callers. When the A came on the flop I assumed that at least one of these guys had to have it to have called the big preflop raise.
My plan on the flop was to try to check and if neither guy bet then I would try to take away the pot on the turn. When the CO bet I was hoping that he was just trying to make a move and called with the plan of c/f'ing the turn if he bet at it again. Could I have found a fold when the SB called in front of me? What could he have been calling with?
I was very surprised to see both players check the turn. I didn't want to lead out because I figured the CO would come over the top of me and I would just have to fold anyway.
When the SB raises the river, do I call? He's been very passive the entire hand; was he seriously slow playing a single A this whole way? What do I do if the CO comes over the top behind me? It's a pretty small raise compared to the pot, but I'll be risking my whole stack if I get reraised.
Then two hands later this one comes up:
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Hero (BTN): $1.25
SB: $2.00
BB: $3.00
UTG: $0.81
UTG+1: $1.56
MP1: $1.36
MP2: $1.98
CO: $3.72
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with 8

Q

UTG calls $0.02,
1 fold, MP1 calls $0.02,
2 folds, Hero calls $0.02,
1 fold, BB checks
Flop: ($0.09) Q

Q

2
(4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($0.09) 9
(4 players)
BB bets $0.02, UTG folds, MP1 calls $0.02,
Hero raises to $0.10, BB folds,
MP1 raises to $0.35
Normally, I would never play this hand, but I figured that being on the button at a very passive table might lead to an interesting spot. Should I just fold here?
On the flop I figure that I have to have the best hand when it gets checked around to me. There's no draws at all and I figure there's no way of me making anything more than the pot if I bet out here. Should I be leading out? I've heard that you should never slow play in the micro limits, but I figured this spot would be one of the exceptions for it.
On the turn I figured that the BB was just making a crappy move to steal the pot. I put MP1 on a 9 or a 2 and figure that the pot is big enough for me to win right here, hence the raise. I was completely stumped when MP1 came over the top of me, though. Is it possible that he just thinks his 9 is good here because of the weak flop play? Was he slow playing an over pair and thinks it's good now? Does he have a better Q than me? With these questions in mind, should I flat call the raise or do I just push now and try to get him to double me up?