Re: Sudden bets
Hand #1 is an easy fold.
Hand #2 is a nasty flop and when he calls you're in trouble. If you really want to put in another bet check the turn and call the river, but you're better off checking and folding the river if you don't spike an A. They call down with any pair most of the time, so you're not folding a better hand, and draws just aren't that common.
Hand #3 is solid all the way.
Hand #4 is debatable. I prefer to just call here and call the whole way, allowing my opponent to continue bluffing if he has nothing. The pot is small enough that even if he draws out on me it's no big deal. I would just call and bet anytime he checks. This is debatable.
When your opponent calls your flop bet with a bunch of cards on board that look like they should hit the preflop raiser, you're usually in trouble. The best way to minimize losses and still win some of the hands is to check behind on the turn and call the river.
-Michael
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