The first hand, certainly should have folded pre-flop, oh well. I should point out tho, Dimitri, that I put in the $3 turn bet, he checked to me and cold called it, which put in some doubt of his hand, but I figured he just enjoyed me betting for him so I checked the river behind him.

The bets to give the str8 and flush good odds was intentional. I hadn't seen many bluffs at this table, so I figured if the flush or str8 came up, they'd bet and I'd believe them, so I put in enough that they would call and give me money ('cause I'm still odds to win). +EV for them doesn't mean -EV for me. Agreed that I got very lucky with the river card, but even if he hadn't called that woulda been a fine pot to take anyways.