Couple difficult decisions

[Ugly Ed]

I had been at the table about 2hrs was up only 32$. I am sure I had a pretty tight image. I had a few showdowns early and won with good hands. I had also folded quite a few hands I played to large bets opponents made. These 2 things I am sure contributed to my tight image. Which was slowing down my win rate because the other players folded to alot of my raises, and also probably pushed me off a few winning hands. It was a loose table and I was waiting for the right chance to win a big Pot.

Anyway I had 2 hands in a row that I had to make some difficult decisions on. So win or lose do you think I made the right choices? If I win of course it was the right decision, that time. I mean not being result orientated though.

Hand 1: Whats your move on the different times I had to make a play? I'll leave out my last 2 decisions and hand results and post later.

Game #1608131029 - (blinds $0.25/$0.50) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2006/07/24-10:06:50.3 (CST)
Table "Manora Bay" (real money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: Ugly Ed ($82.30 in chips)
Seat 2: cmigityKK ($96.10 in chips)
Seat 3: captdrive ($70.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Retrovertigo ($94.90 in chips)
Seat 5: steveo97 ($49.00 in chips)
Seat 6: scowlingant ($27.95 in chips)
Seat 7: bobby918 ($51.55 in chips)
Seat 8: TANAHILL ($85.75 in chips)
Seat 9: mengwuqian ($42.00 in chips)
Seat 10: DETERMIN ($69.15 in chips)
cmigityKK: Post Small Blind ($0.25)
captdrive: Post Big Blind ($0.50)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Ah ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Js ]
Retrovertigo: Fold
steveo97: Fold
scowlingant: Fold
bobby918: Call ($0.50)
TANAHILL: Fold
mengwuqian: Raise ($2)
DETERMIN: Fold
Ugly Ed : Call ($2) I should Fold/Call/Raise?
cmigityKK: Call ($1.75)
captdrive: Call ($1.50)
bobby918: Call ($1.50)
*** FLOP *** : [ Ad Qh Jh ]
cmigityKK: Check
captdrive: Check
bobby918: Check
mengwuqian: Bet ($8)
Ugly Ed : Call ($8) Fold/Call/Raise?
cmigityKK: Fold
captdrive: Raise ($16)
bobby918: Fold
mengwuqian: Fold
Ugly Ed : ?? Fold/Call/Raise?

Hand 2:

Game #1608133178 - (blinds $0.25/$0.50) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2006/07/24-10:09:03.3 (CST)
Table "Manora Bay" (real money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: Ugly Ed ($XX.xx in chips)
Seat 2: cmigityKK ($94.10 in chips)
Seat 3: captdrive ($XX.xxin chips)
Seat 4: Retrovertigo ($94.90 in chips)
Seat 5: steveo97 ($49.00 in chips)
Seat 6: scowlingant ($27.95 in chips)
Seat 7: bobby918 ($49.55 in chips)
Seat 8: TANAHILL ($85.75 in chips)
Seat 9: mengwuqian ($32.00 in chips)
Seat 10: DETERMIN ($69.15 in chips)
captdrive: Post Small Blind ($0.25)
Retrovertigo: Post Big Blind ($0.50)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Jd ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Jc ]
steveo97: Call ($0.50)
scowlingant: Fold
bobby918: Fold
TANAHILL: Fold
mengwuqian: Fold
DETERMIN: Fold
Ugly Ed : Raise ($2) OK?
cmigityKK: Fold
captdrive: Fold
Retrovertigo: Fold
steveo97: Call ($1.50)
*** FLOP *** : [ 5h 2s 9d ]
steveo97: Bet ($2.50)
Ugly Ed : Raise ($7) OK?
steveo97: Call ($4.50)
*** TURN *** : [ 5h 2s 9d ] [ Kh ]
steveo97: Check
Ugly Ed : Bet ($8) OK?
steveo97: Raise ($16)
Ugly Ed : ?? Fold/Call/Raise?

[holdin2]

Hand 1: Reads would help. I would have raised instead of calling that flop. You have two pair on dangerous board, play if fast or drop it. Raise it to $20-24 and play cautiously after that.

A set will let you know after that, and AQ just might fold it on that board. If you get callers and think their looseys chasing the flush/straight, throw in another bet, but I would think check/call after that.

As played it's only $8 to see a $40 pot, I'd call and see what it brings you. Could even rep the flush if it hits. Complicated hand.

Hand 2: Flop raise was fine. No draws on that board so after his bet/call, I would guess you're beat by all hands cept pocket 10s. Even an AK floater just hit, I'd check behind on the turn.

[bair]

hand 1: i fold preflop...as played i raise the first flop bet..then if that guy still minraises me i probably fold it or call if i have odds to fill up...pretty sure he flopped broadway though, it would be much easier to tell had you raised

hand 2: i prolly make it 2.50 preflop although it doesnt really matter because you got it HU anyway. looks like he flopped a set...limped UTG means low PP a majority of the time. he called your flop raise so that should set off warning bells. i check behind the turn for river value and probably call a small bet assuming no scare cards on the river (Q,A,9,heart). as played i dump it to the check-raise, he definitely has a set. also your turn bet was too weak.