There is a lot of good advice here. First of all, thatguy6793 is absolutely correct in that you shouldn't be limping. Limping into pots allows weaker hands to see a cheap flop in the hopes of getting lucky and making a big hand. Speaking of getting lucky with weaker hands, I would say you should pay some heed to terryk and "stop playing crap like K5". I have been the winner in situations like the two hands that you (OP) described. And after winning such hands I have often thought "that's what you get for calling with that weak mess against me", but then again, they would have had to call a raise against me, because I wouldn't be limping in.
You should also be listening to iwont20 and considering your opponent's range. You should always be trying to put your opponent on a hand, which tends to be somewhat easier when you are raising rather than limping. Don't stop trying to put them on a hand. If you're betting and they are calling, take a second to consider what they would be calling you with. What would they have called your pre-flop raise with? What would they call your flop bet with? What would they be calling you with on the turn? I know it's hard to see the pocket fours in the first hand, but with K-5, the possibility of being outkicked shouldn't be unimaginable.
So what do you do when you're betting and your opponent continues calling, you've tried to put them on a hand and have come to the realization that there is a possibility that you could be beat? That's when you should listen to tauri103 and slow down and try to manage the pot size and try to minimize your losses. In other words, you can practice pot control. Another way of putting it, and something that I have always said is to try not to get carried away with any one hand. It's easy for most people to see the reward, but not everyone slows down enough to see the risk. Everyone looks forward to the double up, but people often forget that all-in is at risk.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't, go back and read what theANMATOR wrote a couple more times.
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