Quote Originally Posted by Greedo017
Hand 1: "I raised here because the table had been somewhat tight - I was trying to bump the blinds out"

Why?

Otherwise, the flop was ok especially if two suited.
I suppose I would rather guarante winning small pots over someone limping in and possibly hitting their draw. I honestly cant fully remember if the flop had two suited. I'd like to think it did because that would have made my bet that much better. But there is a chance that it wasn't suited and I simply tried to bump the blinds out. I'll have to pay attention to this more.

Quote Originally Posted by Pelion
From the number of preflop folds this seems like a fairly tight table with only 1 limper + small blind calling before you. I dont think id be confident with my pair of sevens after the flop bet is called (although another 7 makes me happier on the turn). How do you play this if the other 7 doesnt come down...? what happens if you hit the 10 instead of the 7 and theres a guy sitting there with J 10?
It would depend on what card came down if it wasn't the set 7. If it was a higher card i would likely made a min bet of .25 or perhaps .50 to see if I would meet any resistance. If they called I dont know what I would have done. This is one of my weaknesses. Having a fair hand on the flop. I initiate betting and get a call or two. I somehow 'feel' like I'm obligated to bet again because if I then check I feel like I am giving the impression that my first bet was simply a bluff. Any suggestions on this line of thought?

If I had hit the 10 I would have probably bet .25-.50 but I would have been much more likely to drop the hand because a 7 kicker isnt all that great. And the likelyhood of someone having a faced card as their kicker for a 10 is more likely (from what I've seen) than for someone to have a faced card as their kicker for a 7. At least from what I've seen on the tables I play at.

Thanks for the feedback from both of you and if anyone has any feedback on my reasoning I'd also welcome feedback on that as well.