Quote Originally Posted by DimitriT
1st hand: you were up against a set of 2s. Plr 9 did not suck out, he played for set value and hit it big. Your play seems OK as you were getting pot odds along the way for a K-high flush. I wouldn't have raised the flop there.. you played it fine.

2nd hand: fold pre-flop. Most of the time you will be facing a strong hand wit that raise - AJ is too easily dominated to play there. Wait until you get AK or better to trap the maniacs.
to add to what dimitrit said about hand 1 .. soon as the board pairs, its not worth calling large raises with a draw as it could be a dead draw.