Maybe he thought he had a straight? (LC)
 

Party Poker 20/40 Hold'em (5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, Button calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, Button calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, Button calls.

Final Pot: 10.50 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Button has 7s 5s (high card, jack).
Hero has 8h Th (two pair, tens and eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 10.50 BB. </font>

Re: Maybe he thought he had a straight? (LC)
 

lol.

Why no flop checkraise?

Re: Maybe he thought he had a straight? (LC)
 

Sometimes I think the people on the other end just aren't real.