I played 2 weak hands lately that turned out to be very good before the river card twice gave the nuts to my opponent.
How could I have played differently to avoid those situations? Or was it just simply bad luck?
Hand #1
Full Tilt - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
UTG+1: $0.79
MP: $2.00
MP+1: $2.16
LP: $3.47
CO: $1.47
Hero (BU): $3.47
Villain (SB): $2.11
BB: $0.93
UTG: $0.81
SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero has 7♣ 8♣
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.08, Villain calls $0.07, fold
Flop: ($0.18, 2 players) 7♦ Q♠ 8♥
Villain checks, Hero bets $0.10, Villain calls $0.10
Turn: ($0.38, 2 players) T♠
Villain checks, Hero bets $0.20, Villain calls $0.20
River: ($0.78, 2 players) A♣
Villain bets $0.52, Hero calls $0.52
Villain shows T♣ A♠ (Two Pair, Aces and Tens)
Hero mucks 7♣ 8♣ (Two Pair, Eights and Sevens)
Villain wins $1.70
Hand #2
Full Tilt - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
BB: $4.02
UTG: $2.37
UTG+1: $1.27
MP: $2.10
MP+1: $2.02
Villain (CO): $2.00
BTN: $2.42
Hero (SB): $1.96
Hero posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02, Villain posts DB $0.02
Pre Flop: ($0.05) Hero has Q♦ 9♥
fold, UTG+1 calls $0.02, MP calls $0.02, fold, CO checks, BTN calls $0.02, Hero calls $0.01, BB checks
Flop: ($0.12, 6 players) Q♠ 5♣ 6♦
Hero bets $0.08, fold, fold, fold, CO calls $0.08, fold
Turn: ($0.28, 2 players) Q♥
Hero bets $0.20, CO calls $0.20
River: ($0.68, 2 players) 8♦
Hero checks, CO bets $0.34, Hero calls $0.34
CO shows 8 
8 
(Full House, Eights full of Queens)
Hero mucks Q♦ 9♥ (Three of a Kind, Queens)
CO wins $1.27
