2 instances of proper min-raising? ($400NL)

[AllIn3High]

Hand 1

UTG+1 is a weakish donk and MP3 is not going to cause any trouble unless he has me absolutely crushed. I'm mucking to any action from either player.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em (NL$400) <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font> link (http://www.darksun.lunarpages.com/poker/)

UTG ($400.00)
UTG+1 ($186.00)
MP1 ($209.20)
Hero ($926.20)
MP3 ($392.90)
CO ($141.74)
Button ($438.26)
SB ($392.00)
BB ($220.20)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $15.00</font>, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, Hero calls $15.00, MP3 calls $15.00, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: ($51.00) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, MP3 checks.

Turn: ($51.00) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $20.00</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $40.00</font>.


Hand 2

Villian is the same as in this (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Number=3149545&amp;page=0&amp;view=colla psed&amp;sb=5&amp;o=14&amp;fpart=1) hand. He's playing pretty aggressive, my plan is to much to anymore action from him and take a free showdown.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em (NL$400) <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font> link (http://www.darksun.lunarpages.com/poker/)

MP1 ($416.00)
MP2 ($87.49)
MP3 ($382.00)
Hero ($512.20)
Button ($389.60)
SB ($524.15)
BB ($1013.15)
UTG ($873.52)
UTG+1 ($623.00)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $12.00</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls $8.00.

Flop: ($26.00) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $25.00</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $50.00</font>, Hero calls $25.00.

Turn: ($126.00) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $95.00</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $190.00</font>.

[djoyce003]

I'm honestly not crazy about either one. I don't think you can represent top pair in hand 1 after checking behind the raiser on the flop.

In hand 2, I think you are really just pure bluffing. Your hand is not good more than 10-15% of the time here I think. If you are super lucky he has 10 10 or JJ and he'd fold it. My thinking is you should make a meaningful raise here to represent a set if you are going to bluff at this pot.