Re: a pair of 40/80 bb hands
Hand 1) Preflop is a cake fold, particularly a tightish woman who would probably have high raising standards. Then you totally miss and checdkraise - interesting decision on your part. IF she has a decent pocket pair, she calls all the way. If she has AK/AQ she probably calls as well hoping you're on a draw. PS - don't post the results, they bias responses and don't really prove "you were right."
Hand 2) If UTG is going all in for one bet, that means he can't raise your bet and clear the field. So why aren't you betting this yourself? I'd probably fold the flop as played since you have the ass-end of the draw and could hit and lose to a flush (either right away or when a 4th suited card comes on the end) or lose to a set/two pair when the board pairs. Please don't think about calling and raising the turn to try to take the pot down. If you (imo mistakenly) call, you are doing so to try to complete your hand and win in a showdown.
Jeff
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