Learn Texas Holdem

I have late position with the hand AQ.....blinds are at 300-600, i have around 8000 in chips (fairly decent chip stack). 3 limpers in front. I raise to 1400. Under the gun calls my bet, then a fold, then seat next to folder makes a re raise all in it was another 1900 to call. I then go all in over the top to isolate the hand, I made it 5500 over the top to go, and then player under the gun folds.

To my delight I am up against KQ....i am loving the situation, better than going against KJ or K10 (they would then be live). Further to my delight the flop comes out A Q 7. KQ is all but done, but then the carnage ensues.

The turn comes out and its a King, and im cool with that, for i have his two pair dominated by my two pair. The river, is a King, showing the board: A Q 7 K K Boat versus two pair. Making matters worse is I am dealing, which is not entirely surprising, I gave up a little less than half of my chips in that hand...it was a tough loss to swallow, but life goes on right? Right. Well 2 hands later I am in another delightful predicament...

Now i am in early position with about 5000 chips left (probably a lil more, my math is off in this story, but oh well). I wake up with cowboys, tight player who acted before me raises 2000, the raise represented a half of his stack....I figure i need to isolate this situation immediately (perhaps steaming after the last beat) i go all in. Every one folds and now its to initial raiser, figuring it was his time he goes all in with A J....I show my kings, he's got one over and that is the only thing i am worried about, that is until we see a flop, horrible turn and very fitting river.

The flop was good to me... 9 8 3...This is lovely no ace, and no real forseeable draw, Turn, and what a sick turn it was came a 10. Any 7 Q or A makes his hand. He has some 10 or 12 outs now to the river, River shows very fittingly Q. He hits his straight to the Q.

The most unfortunate part of those horrific beats was the reality that had I won those two hands I would have had 1/3 to 1/2 of the remaining chips in the tourny, with 2 tables remaining. I could have sailed to the final table, and probably finish at worse top 3...I was left with about a G in chips and exited the tourney 2 hands later...oh woe is me.