Comments about the other streets are also welcome.

Hand 1:

Villain seems to be a tight player (VP$IP 22 PFR 4 AF 0.8).

Lake Ontario 10474868-142123 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit $0.25/$0.50
Hand Start.
Seat 1 : pleb100 has $72.41
Seat 2 : ZEBRAMAN has $6.42
Seat 4 : Hero has $58.28
Seat 5 : Morfeous has $18.59
Seat 6 : rondo has $87.29
Seat 7 : naGon has $113.64
Seat 8 : starbucks has $39.34
Seat 9 : vrptr has $101.50

rondo is the dealer.
naGon posted small blind.
starbucks posted big blind.

Dealing Hole Cards.
Hero has J[c] 2[d] A[c] 4[d]

vrptr called $0.50 and raised $1.25
pleb100 folded.
ZEBRAMAN folded.
Hero called $1.75
rondo folded.
naGon folded.
starbucks folded.

Dealing flop.
Board cards 8[s] 2[c] 5[h]

vrptr checked.
Hero bet $4.25
vrptr called $4.25

Dealing turn.
Board cards 8[s] 2[c] 5[h] 8[h]

vrptr checked.
Hero bet $10
vrptr called $10
Dealing river.

Board cards 8[s] 2[c] 5[h] 8[h] 2[h]
vrptr bet $32.75

Will I win 1/2 of the pot often enough to justify a call?


Hand 2:

Stats on villain: VP$IP 39 PFR 3 AF 1.3

Parker Dam 10475012-78724 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit $0.25/$0.50
Hand Start.
Seat 1 : bstriz has $5.01
Seat 2 : bowlerfrank has $51.62
Seat 3 : Hero has $59.01
Seat 4 : BeagleyBeag has $35.02
Seat 5 : rondo has $106.73
Seat 6 : 4 dozens has $17.17
Seat 7 : naGon has $105.39
Seat 8 : ESABATM has $50
Seat 9 : vrptr has $94.75

rondo is the dealer.
4 dozens posted small blind.
naGon posted big blind.

Dealing Hole Cards.
Hero has 6[s] K[h] K[c] A[c]

vrptr folded.
bstriz folded.
bowlerfrank called $0.50
Hero called $0.50 and raised $1.75
BeagleyBeag folded.
rondo called $2.25
4 dozens folded.
naGon folded.
bowlerfrank folded.

Dealing flop.
Board cards 9[c] 7[h] 9[d]

Hero bet $5
rondo called $5

Dealing turn.
Board cards 9[c] 7[h] 9[d] 9[s]

Hero bet $10
rondo called $10

Dealing river.
Board cards 9[c] 7[h] 9[d] 9[s] T[d]

Hero???

hand 1

as usual, depends on reads. if villain likes to float the flop and fold on the turn, then maybe another barrel is justified. the fact is, that 8 didn't really change much. if he has the nut low, he still has it, and if he has a high, it's probably still good. a bet here could really only make a bare overpair (i.e., no low) fold. at these stakes, you might not even get that.

as such, i often check behind on the turn, manage the pot size, and try to induce a bluff on the river. this is especially true if villain is aggressive.

i think the turn bet gave you a difficult river decision. i'd really want to know villains W$SD to help with this decision. as played, i'd probably fold most of the time if i had any respect for villain since you'll see the A3 flush here quite a bit. calling against blufftards and lags is perfectly fine.


hand 2

once you see the turn, you have to decide whether you want to show this down or not -- being oop makes your line tough. if you decide to show it down, i think check-call on the turn and river is the way to go since you're unlikely to get any substantial bets called from weaker hands. fwiw, quads will often check this turn hoping to induce a river bluff and lower pocket pairs will check to see if you bet the river, so that's why i think the check-check is a good line.

again, W$SD is a great stat to look at here as most of your plain vanilla villains with a high number here will rarely bet two streets without the goods.