which ones are good and which ones are hopeless
hand 1:
villian seemed average
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Button ($259.50)
SB ($192)
BB ($400)
Hero ($521.90)
MP ($49.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9, 7. SB posts a blind of $2.
Hero raises to $15, 2 folds, SB (poster) calls $13, 1 fold.

Flop: ($34) 4, 4, 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($34) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $25, SB calls $25.

River: ($84) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $80

hand 2:
i thought villian was getting annoyed with all my preflop raising, but i think he was a little better than average. i thought calling the flop was the best way to get the most value out of the hand and lose the least to a set.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($445.60)
MP ($434.40)
Hero ($421.30)
SB ($746.80)
BB ($610.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J, J. SB posts a blind of $2.
2 folds, Hero raises to $15, 1 fold, BB calls $11.

Flop: ($32) 3, T, 5 (2 players)
BB bets $25, Hero calls $25.

Turn: ($82) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $48, Hero calls $48.

River: ($178) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $140