Re: How to stop the bleeding
Hand 1: Preflop, fine. But dude, what are you doing calling on the flop? RAISE it up man! you have a set on a flushdraw board, if he wants to draw out at least let him know you're going to make him pay. You have the nuts here, bet like it. You can't ALWAYS stack someone with AA, not on boards like these. Same thing on the turn. DON'T CALL! Raise or fold. Calling is the worst thing you can ever do when you have a marginal hand that could be beat.
Hand 2: Fine until the turn. Again, your hand is not a monster on this board, you need to raise. Raise so much he can't afford to draw out.
Let me reiterate this for all who haven't read it: Poker isn't about winning money NOW, it's about making the +EV plays. Get your money in ahead, and you've won, even if the individual hand loses. Calling in either of these situations is not +EV, you've given him every reason in the world to suck out on your hands.
You can't be worrying about scaring villains off of your hands, when your hands could be beaten easily. Hope this helps.
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