Folded the Winner and Kept the Loser...

[Redhotman]

#1
Party Poker 2/4 (9 handed)
Hero has Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif and is Button

EP1 limps, Hero raises, SB folds, BB calls, EP1 calls

Flop(6 1/2 SB): 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif

BB checks, EP1 checks, Hero bets, BB raises, EP1 folds, Hero calls

Turn(5 1/4 BB): 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

BB bets, Hero calls

River(7 1/4 BB): 9/images/graemlins/club.gif

BB bets, Hero calls

BB has AA
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#2
Party Poker 2/4 (10 handed)
Hero has K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif and is MP1

EP2 limps, Hero raises, MP3 calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls, EP2 calls

Flop(10 SB): T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif

SB checks, BB checks, EP2 checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls, SB folds, BB calls, EP2 calls

Turn(7 BB): 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

BB checks, EP2 bets, Hero folds, MP3 calls, BB folds

River(9 BB): 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif

EP2 bets, MP3 calls

MP3 has 88

I have trouble decided when to call/fold hands. It seems like I'm always calling losers and folding winners. Is there any text that deals with this specifically. Should I be more apt to fold to a check raise then an outright bet?
This is really bothersome to me.

[Redhotman]

Party Poker 2/4 (10 handed)
Hero has Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif and is EP2

EP1 limps, Hero raises, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls, EP1 calls

Flop(10 SB): 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

SB checks, BB checks, EP1 bets, Hero raises, Button folds, SB calls, BB folds, EP1 calls

Turn(8 BB): 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif

SB bets, EP1 calls, Hero calls

River(11 BB): 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif

SB bets, EP1 calls, Hero calls

SB has 99

[crockpot]

Should I be more apt to fold to a check raise then an outright bet?

yes, especially against typical players. a good player might have check-raised you with QJ on hand 1, but against a typical player it is much more likely that you are beaten.

on hand 2, i think you could have called, even though i would probably have folded to a typical player's check raise with the same hand.