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Any suggestions on how I might have played this differently?

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Baxter - Yes.

1st betting round: You have a very nice starting hand, one that will often end up making the nuts at the showdown. You want non-nut hands paying you off when you have the nuts on the river. The trouble with raising here is somebody may make it three bets and knock out the weak low and flush draws. (And indeed, that is exactly what happened).

2nd betting round: Raise is O.K. Limp would have been O.K. too. And of course you continue after the re-raise. Since you've already raised, why not go ahead and make it four bets here?

3rd betting round: The deuce on the turn was a disaster for you! The raise by you is much too aggressive. It's hard for me to see even calling after such a horrid turn card for your hand.

4th betting round: Hard not to call here because of the size of the pot. Next time don't raise when the turn card destroys your hand and maybe you won't get stuck.

Showdown: If I played a hand this way, I'd damned sure show down my cards for advertising value.

Just my opinion.

Buzz