Help me out with these two hands

[Mik1w]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

CO ($23.48)
Button ($23.04)
SB ($51.46)
BB ($33.62)
Hero ($26.45)
UTG+1 ($7.61)
MP1 ($22.21)
MP2 ($22.26)
MP3 ($59.51)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP3 calls $1, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.35) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets $1</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $3.35

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

MP3 ($22)
CO ($25.42)
Button ($20.01)
SB ($16.05)
BB ($6.05)
UTG ($23.93)
UTG+1 ($27.70)
MP1 ($7.55)
Hero ($9.23)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.10) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.25</font>, Button folds, BB calls $0.25, UTG calls $0.25.

Turn: ($1.85) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1</font>, BB folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $2.85

(no c-bet cos this guy doesn't fold much).

How standard are these?
Two typical mildly frustrating hands.

[ImsaKidd]

hand 1 seems OK

hand 2: I raise PF. As played, you need to check or bet more on the flop. .25 is a super weak bet.

[Ratamahatta]

Hand one: Do you always openraise to 10bb from UTG? Against one player, you have to c-bet the flop.

Hand two: Raise pf. I would check that flop against 3 villains.

[bent96]

These are both weak tight.

It is mandatory to cb the flop in hand one.

Raise preflop in hand 2.

Both hands play very differently otherwise.

Ratamahatta, you read this wrong. Both hands are 25NL.

[dazraf69]

Seems very passive, and aggression is what seems to win in poker. First hand, flop is unlikely to help villian so I would c-bet, if he calls I may fire a second barrel, if he raises you can be sure you are beat.

Hand two, I raise pre flop sometimes and call sometimes. A raise would narrow the field and the Q would be the only card to worry about. So:

Hand 1: c-bet that flop
Hand 2: Raise- preflop and bet that flop and that turn

[XxPauloxX]

This is how i do:

Hand 1: good fold
Hand 2: Bet pre-flop, bet flop check turn

[dazraf69]

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This is how i do:

Hand 1: good fold
Hand 2: Bet pre-flop, bet flop check turn

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Can you explain ur reasoning for hand 1. Do you fold everytime you get aggression after a check and do you not c-bet?