[that_pope]

First hand, the check raise on the river is bad, you are representing a flush, but there are now 3 more BB in the hand, so the opponent is more likely to call. A much cheaper, and sometimes more effective bluff is just donking the river, since you played it like a draw (which you did have) and now you act like you don't want your flush to get checked down. This is totally unresults oriented, because the opponent betting makes it look like you are getting called, but I enjoy this line a lot, and it saves you a BB for your bluff attempt, and keeps the pot smaller, giving the other players worse odds to call. And the fact that you are betting into 2 others is strong. Of course another okay line is check/folding, and moving onto the next hand, but taking a 1 BB shot at this pot when the draw hits isn't horrible.

Hand 2
I hate so much about the things you choose to do on this hand. Call preflop please, pot is already big enough. This check raise on the flop is pointless, and will only get a QQ to fold, and if a QQ is there, along with an ace, you are going to be hard pressed to win this hand. The turn action is fine, and since this pot was so bloated, I don't mind the river call closing the betting, since you are getting 15:1 or something.