Rate a Straight

[SomethingClever]

Am I an idiot? Probably. Please rip me one for this hand.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks,

Flop: (5 SB) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

River: (13.50 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 16.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 16.50 BB, between MP2, SB and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by SB (16.50 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
SB shows 8h Jc (straight, queen high).
Hero shows 7c 8d (straight, ten high).
MP2 shows Qd 9d (two pair, queens and nines).
Outcome: SB wins 16.50 BB. </font>

[sublime]

Bet the flop

and why are you mad at yourself? sure the larger straight is a possibilty, but so is an overplayed two pair or a set.