Hand 1:
No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed)
UTG ($27.40)
UTG+1 ($24.30)
MP1 ($19.25)
Hero ($5.95)
MP3 ($58.65)
CO ($51.60)
Button ($38.50)
SB ($54.20)
BB ($16.65)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T

, T

.
[color:#666666]
3 folds[/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero raises to $1[/color], [color:#666666]
3 folds[/color], SB calls $0.90, [color:#CC3333]BB raises to $5[/color], Hero folds, SB calls $4.
Flop: ($11) J

, 6

, 9

[color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
SB checks, [color:#CC3333]BB bets $5[/color], SB calls $5.
Turn: ($21) T

[color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
SB checks, BB checks.
River: ($21) Q

[color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
[color:#CC3333]SB bets $6.75[/color], BB calls $6.65 (All-In).
Final Pot: $34.30
Remaining stack is ~5x original raise of $1...so fold to the re-raise, right? Does the dead money from SB change that at all?
Hand 2:
No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed)
MP1 ($25.95)
MP2 ($32.65)
MP3 ($19.35)
CO ($4.40)
Button ($26.15)
SB ($25.05)
Hero ($5)
UTG ($23.90)
UTG+1 ($26.80)
Preflop: Hero is BB with A

, T

.
[color:#666666]
7 folds[/color], SB completes, [color:#CC3333]Hero raises to $1.25[/color], SB folds.
Final Pot: $0.50
1) I have position on SB
2) SB only completed
3) I quite possibly have the best hand even if he calls
4) I'd be raising here with AJo, which isn't a
significantly better hand than ATs
5) I figured that if I checked and missed the flop that I'd have to fold to even a miniscule bet
Was the raise OK in this situation, or am I still better off just checking with this hand?
Thanks,
Kknight