I agree with the hand two judgements, but I certainly would've paused for thought with the first hand. That's a pretty co-ordinated board. That the dude had a straight is not surprising, therefore.

Depending on my mental state at the moment, I would have given serious consideration to folding. Top pair vs. a potential straight? Probably would've folded, in fact. The other board showed no such threat, though someone could've had a set.

Buck up though, Buzz. You'll find that sometimes things will work out the other way. Just last night, for instance, I pushed all in with a set, to a very co-ordinated board. One dude called, and I figured that he'd got the straight. "Oh well," I thought,"I've still had a good night".

Get back to the table after my milk run through the other tables I was playing only to see that dude had mucked.