WHOA,
Alot of advice going out on how to play the hand, when the hand is irrelevent.

Fade, the fact of the matter is that you haven't had enough Repetitions to learn Patterns. That's the main fact here. Listen carefully, because I'm a poker genius - lol. No really... I'm going to lay this out for you.

The key to poker is PATTERN RECOGNITION. Start thinking about poker that way. "If I do this it means...". Sooo, if someone else does it then it means about the same - give or take. Right? "If I raise preflop with AK then I normally raise THIS much... And if someone raises me back then I'll generally CALL THEM and see if I get an Ace or King on the flop." Do you do that? Most people do... It's a Pattern.

The alternate would be "If I have AA or KK then I raise preflop, and if someone reraises me then I'll reraise them back." Do people do that 100% of the time. Nothing is 100% - but generally.

Anyway, the point is that you have to see the patterns. And to see the patterns you have to play alot more than at the weekly home game with the boys. I know you played against the computer but you need to play microstakes No limit on Poker Stars. That way you'll get a feel for patterns. Play 10,000 hands - and watch every hand play out whether you're in it or not. Start looking for patterns.

That guy min raised preflop, what does that mean? (AJ, ATs, maybe KQs is what it means... but you need to learn). Pay attention to the betting, make notes and watch what cards get turned over. You'll start to see patterns.

Now you're playing NL Tournament style (or essentially a big SNG) so you may want to study SNG tactics. BTW your AQ raise getting pushed against - either laying it down OR calling it was the right move. It was 50/50 either way. So why worry about it? Here's why it's getting to you... you haven't played enough hands.

I can tell by your post that you're getting knotted up over your performance at the home game. There's lots of reasons why you might be losing. At least AQ is a quality holding. But god knows what else you're playing, how you're playing them etc. Get some experience. Read some books. Look for patterns. When you learn to recognize patterns and how to react to different patterns as they develop, then you'll start getting comfortable with knowing what to do in given situations. Don't think of it as MATH like odds and all that shit. Think of it as patterns.

BTW, I'm pretty good but there's a guy I play with at my home games.. a buddy who played at the US Poker Championship. Anyway, I've only ever beat this guy IN ONE HAND in 3 years. He always knows what I have. He always beats me or gets out before I can hurt him. Always. Except one time when I really slowplayed KK on him. But there are people who can read you. My advice - go play people who can't (I made 3x what my buddy made in poker in 2005 playing other people) or change so your buddy reads you wrong AND YOU LEARN HOW TO READ HIM.

good luck