[Jester999]

Let me add this up. There's $10 on the flop. Then after I bet and call (the BB folds) the pot stands at $100($100=10+10+10+40+30) and I have about $158 behind.

I then lead the turn and for $50 to $60 and lay it down to an all in? At this point the pot will be offering me a little better than 3:1. I can see going both ways with it, but I don't mind this line. I actually use it from time to time.

Again, what hands could the guy have? I guess I can see the same two pair, K 10 for a semi-bluff, or a set of 5s. QQ or JJ are less likely because most would raise in this spot.

I just think there are clues here to help you (me) keep from getting stacked here. The first is the relatively small range of hands I believe the guy could have and the other is the presence of the BB in the hand. If it was head's up, I'd be more suspicious, but the pot being 3 handed adds weight to the button's raise.

I think a lot of people have the proclivity to go to the felt in this case with a hand like this. I know I do. In the actual hand I reraised the flop and we ended up getting it all in and he showed me a set of 5s. The worst part of the whole thing is in the back of my mind I'm screaming at myself 'He has a set of 5s!' and then there's caveman poker guy screaming over that 'Yes, but WE HAVE TOP TWO!'

Most of this is just thinking out loud and there's no metaphysical looking into anyone's soul, Helluth BS here. I simply think the clues say lay it down and lay it down now. Find a better spot. Deal the next hand.

Again, I got stacked. I played it poorly. And perhaps the best I could have done is smoothcalled, led the turn, and mucked to an all in. I don't know.