Working on pot control

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I was reading Jman's posts about pot control, and trying to incorporate them into my own game a little bit. The flop line in Hand 1 especially is really non-standard for me. Is this good or am I just playing weak-passive here?

No strong reads in Hand 1, although UTG has been relatively low-profile. Game's on Bodog though, so opponents are generally a little on the soft side.

10/20 NL
Effective stacks: ~$2000
Hero is BB with red JJ.

Preflop: UTG raises to $60, 4 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Hero checks, UTG bets $90, Hero calls.

Turn: 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero checks, UTG bets $250, Hero calls.

River: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero bets $400.

(Note: I wasn't paying a ton of attention while multi-tabling in Hand 1 and thought the game was still going 8-handed. Would this be better in a near full game if it's too weak as is?)


Hand 2: Villian's a relatively new player who I haven't seen before.

10/20 NL
Effective stacks: ~$1500
Hero is SB with A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Preflop: 2 folds, CO raises to $40, Button folds, Hero raises to $140, BB folds, CO calls.

Flop: 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero checks, CO bets $150, Hero calls.

Turn: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero checks, CO bets $400, Hero calls.

River: K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero checks.