2 Hands for Review - Bad Folds?

[Messy Harry]

These are two hands that bothered me during a recent losing session. I was trying to find a balance between playing aggresively and folding a hand where I didn't figure to have the best of it - perhaps out of fear of losing more than I was. I know playing with fear probably isn't prudent (but I was having a difficult time and was probably playing at a table where I was outmatched), so I ended my session shortly thereafter.

Was I being wimpy here, or are these quality folds?

HAND #1

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (5 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (6 BB) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, Hero folds.

River: (9 BB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: 10 BB

HAND #2

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. Hero posts a blind of $0.50. UTG posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG (poster) checks, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero (poster) raises</font>, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero folds, Button calls, UTG folds.

Turn: (5.75 BB) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Button calls.

River: (7.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 9.75 BB

[Shalara]

I do fold hand #1 because there are a couple callers between the bettor and me. But if I'm immediately after him, I tend to err on the side of LAG and raise.

I also make this fold in hand #2.

[Bez]

I'd consider calling down on hand 1 without a read but fold hand 2. You have to hit 2 perfect cards to be confident of being in the lead here. UTG+1 has bet into a field of 3, all of whom have a chance of holding a K from his point of view - it is unlikely he has nothing. Also, the flush draw is out tainting Ad and Jd.