I have thought quite a bit about this hand and I think I played it ok given the situation. The player that was involved was pretty loose (seeing about 40% of the flops) and I had stolen his BB and shown 27o one round earlier and he had made a smart comment so his raise on preflop didn't have to represent a whole lot but then again it could as well. His smallish bet after my check on the flop prompted me to CR him instead of just calling and getting a cheap look at the turn. My reason was that if he only has a pair I am a slight favorite to win this hand and if he has a hand like KK or QQ perhaps I can get him to lay it down on the flop. Well he reraises me all in and I am getting nearly 3 to 1 on my call with 14 likely outs twice so I call and connect to bust him. Any thoughts appreciated.
Party Poker 600 No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed)
UTG+1 ($357)
Hero ($616.2)
MP2 ($600)
MP3 ($771.95)
CO ($660)
Button ($389.25)
SB ($713.2)
BB ($1195.2)
UTG ($807.75)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with
![The Four of Spades [4s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/4s.gif)
,
![The Five of Spades [5s]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/5s.gif)
. MP2 posts a blind of $6. SB posts a blind of $3.
UTG calls $6,
1 fold,
Hero raises to $25,
3 folds,
Button raises to $55,
2 folds, UTG folds, Hero calls $30.
Flop: ($131)
![The Jack of Spades [Js]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/Js.gif)
,
![The Ace of Spades [As]](https://pofex.com/images/smilies/As.gif)
,
(2 players)
Hero checks,
Button bets $35,
Hero raises to $125, Button calls $299.25 (All-In), Hero calls $209.25.
Turn: ($799.50)
(2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($799.50)
(2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $799.50
Results in white below:
Hero has 4s 5s (two pair, fives and fours).
Button has Qc Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $799.50.