Re: did I just get scared off the best hand?
I think you did fine. fourth is a tough spot. If someone has a four flush and will call for one double bet, they may call for two. You usually don't have to raise to thin the field here cause your opponents should be scared of the paired door card too.
On fifth, you really have to figure the hearts for a flush, given the call on fourth. He could of course have a str8 draw..
There are just too many signs pointed towards you being beat, folding is prudent. You don't have to get married to your big pairs. Be willing to let go of them once things start looking bad. Your opponents won't be able to, and that's where you'll make your $$.
** I think if we almost always folded to paired door cards, we'd be saving ourselves a lot of $$. ** (Exceptions of course would be against maniacs, or when your opponents cards are dead, etc..)
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