My Background: Started playing 3 years ago at Party $25 NL , $50NL, and SNGs. Took a break after Hurricane Katrina, and have in the past year gotten a lot more serious. I have mainly been playing 5/10 FL 6-Max for rakeback, live spread limit 1-4-8-8 , and MTTs at our local casino. I've been trying to get back to playing NL and decided to take a stab at our local B&M NL game.

The game is usually 1/2 NL with one or two tables filled with a few old TAGs that play every day, a few young LAGs, and a few fish with money that want to give NL a try. I figure a solid TAG game can pwn in this game. What's kept me out are bankroll considerations and the fact that there is no max buy in. So it's deep stacks for the most part.

Friday night I figured I would give it a shot and sat down w/ $300. It was short handed for awhile, but then we combined tables where all the veterans wanted to change to 2/5 NL. I was up to $500 so I agreed. A couple of hours later I am up to about $700+ when the following two hands take place. (If stack sizes are relevant the old TAG in both hands has probably $1500 on the table between chips and cash)

Hand 1:
I'm UTG+1 w/ 1010 and open limp for $5
MP+2 (Old TAG) raises to $20
MP+3 (LAG) Calls $20
I call $15
Pot is $67
Flop comes 10d, 8c, 2d

I lead into the raiser with $20
He raises to $60
MP+3 folds
I think for a minute then reraise to $120
He calls $60
(At this point I'm sure he's got JJ+)
Pot is $307
Turn is 10d,8c,2d,5c
(The adreneline is pumping overtime at this point)
I bet $200 he folds.
How else should that hand be played? Smooth call the flop raise and go for c/r on turn or was the flop reraise correct and just bet less on turn & river?

Hand 2: Aganist same old TAG
I'm in BB with Kd,5d
Old TAG raises UTG+2 to $20
Old LP Woman calls $20 in MP+2
I call $15 <-- bad PF call?
Pot is $65
Flop comes 8d, 9d, 6h
I check to old TAG who makes it $25
Old LP calls $25
I call $25 (What's the correct play here? I figure his range is 99+ AQ+)
Pot is $140
Turn is 8d,9d,6h,5h
I check - old TAG bets $70
Old LP folds
What's the correct play at this point? I feel like he has a big pair and knows I'm drawing. I couldn't gather the balls to reraise and opted to fold, which looking back seems like the worst thing to do.

Online I am able to keep much more of a clear head while playing. But in live tournaments and the NL game I get a lot more anxious. I feel like I played the set in hand 1 too fast and possibly misplayed the second hand from the beginning. I'm curious to see what you guys think.

Thanks in advance!