You're a Bunch of Factors

This was my first hand in after late reg, so I have no read on opponent.
Is this just one of those opponents who will chase no matter what, or should I have played the hand harder?
Don't usually play the $1 tourneys on Stars, but hey, I logged in and it had just started (1min in) so I thought "Why not?"...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tournament $1.00 + $0.10, 10/20 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP3 (t2000)
CO (t1860)
Button (t1970)
SB (t1980)
BB (t1980)
UTG (t1460)
UTG+1 (t1760)
Hero (MP1) (t2000)
MP2 (t2990)

Hero's M: 66.67

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K, K
UTG calls t20, UTG+1 calls t20, Hero bets t100, 4 folds, SB calls t90, BB calls t80, UTG calls t80, UTG+1 calls t80

Flop: (t500) 2, 7, Q (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t360, SB calls t360, 3 folds

Turn: (t1220) 5 (2 players)
SB bets t20, Hero raises to t520, SB calls t500

River: (t2260) 6 (2 players)
SB bets t20, Hero ???

SB's tiny turn bet somewhat confused me, but I figured my raise would be big enough, either to induce a fold or even for value against AQ type hands. I really didnt put him to be chasing the flush at that stage with my pfr and flop bet. But what else could such a ridiculously small river bet mean?

A few hands later (15/30), I get dealt 99 in MP1, UTG and UTG+1 (BS - 7.5K) limp, I raise it 4BB, BB (player from above) calls and so do the limpers...
flop comes 7d 6d Ks: chk chk BS bets out 90, I raise to 220 BB calls UTG fold BS calls.
Turn 9d, now Im pretty sure one of them was chasing the flush, so not the 9 I wanted to see, BB chks, BS bets 1/2 pot I fold and BB minraises, BS calls:


Thoughts on that fold?
This was only the 2nd hand I had seen BB play since the one above, and BS was new to the table this hand, so again, no reads on opponents. But in my recovery of the 700 I had only shown down good hands.

Will post result of first hand after some responses....

Hand 1: Your bet on the flop could be bigger, but its not horrible.

I really hate these hands. I know we should be raising for value here a vast majority of the time, but all you really get called by that we beat is Qx, and even though Qx is a LOT of his range... crap like 99 loves to come along here.

Raising to 400/folding to any shove is fine. But I'll always hero on the table.

Hand 2: Need more information, including stack sizes, but I at least flat here.

firstly, can you please use a better heading next time, it seems to get more replies.

in hand 1, your turn bet sizing is off. even though he bet 20, your raise was onlt to 520 in a 1200 pot, so its not big enough. you are nearly giving him odds to hit the flush here, and god knows that they dont even need odds to chase it.

i would probably just shove the turn to be honest.


as played, i would probably just flat the river. if he has hit the flush, then he is an idiot and letting you see it cheap. as aaron said, raising to 400 and folding to a shove is probably ok here.


second hand is an easy fold multi way. never mind that they wound up with junk. but as aaron said again, info on stack sizes etc would help

In regards to the first hand, it looks like he just wants to get to showdown with some Qx hand. I would probably just flat the small bet on the river just incase he has made the flush. As AK said could have some weird hand like AKs or 99 which he couldn't get away from.