FD in Big Pots

[Steve Williams]

In both of these hands I flopped a flush draw in position. The pots were big enough that I am close to pot committed. I'm sure I really suck in these spots because I don't know why I'm doing what I'm doing.

First one is from FTP 55k. Villain is a good player and has been 3 betting frequently.

Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 1,000 Ante, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UTG+1: 205,537
Hero (MP): 267,057
CO: 65,468
BTN: 194,337
SB: 207,079
BB: 136,470
UTG: 97,052

Pre-Flop: (19,000) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (MP)
2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to 20,000</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">SB raises to 56,000</font>, BB folds, Hero calls 36,000

Flop: (127,000) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero ?</font>

This one is a little different because of the short stack all in. I think the flatcall from this tight BB is almost always 77+. From PS 109:

Poker Stars, $100 + $9 NL Hold'em Tournament, 1,000/2,000 Blinds, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BB: 70,545
UTG: 84,700
UTG+1: 24,698
MP: 44,318
CO: 29,174
Hero (BTN): 51,470
SB: 9,493

Pre-Flop: (4,400) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
4 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to 5,000</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to 9,293 and is All-In</font>, BB calls 7,293, Hero calls 4,293

Flop: (29,279) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero ?</font>

In both of these hands I don't rate to be ahead and don't have a lot of fold equity. Checking behind and folding to a turn bet seems like I'm throwing away lots of value. Thoughts on all actions appreciated.