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Given that, I dislike the flop play more. You invested preflop to hit a monster flop on occasion against a big hand and stack that hand. You missed.

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I agree. I wasn't looking to flop a draw, I was looking to flop a monster (i.e. made straight, trips, etc..). I should have folded.

An additional mistake was not looking forward to what might actually happen even if I were to hit my straight... would I have the nuts? What do I do if the button raises? What if EP pushes? etc... I was only concentrating on my draw.