[mtgordon]

I want to check/call the river in hand 1. I think you have defined your hand as a flush and you give your opponent a chance to knock you off of it. I don't think he's calling with a worse flush and I don't think you're folding out a better one. Give him a chance to bluff at it. Also you're giving yourself a reason to fold for 1BB in a huge pot. That is a recipe for disaster. (For the record I'm pretty sure you're beat and would have gotten value bet on the river if you checked but now you'll never know).

Hand 2 makes me want to cry. I think you need to play the hand way more aggressively. I c/r the flop and lead the turn planning on folding to a raise. As played I don't mind the b/f line on the river.

Disclaimer: I may be awful