[CptnNemo]

Below is possibly one of the oddest hands I have ever played. I cannot convert the hand, so I'll copy the history of the text into the post so that you can play it back in PT. My thoughts come after the hand text, but I need to learn something from this hand, and I feel like I have yet to do so. I am CptnNemo

Game #1543243333: Hold'em FL ($2/$4) - 2005/12/10 - 16:25:39 (UK)
Table "Zinc" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: 1smiley ($81 in chips)
Seat 2: Auricle ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: tendo ($70.50 in chips)
Seat 4: torogi ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Feldfyn ($43 in chips)
Seat 6: viggo ($51.75 in chips)
Seat 7: CptnNemo ($104.50 in chips)
Seat 8: rkgamil ($128 in chips)
Seat 9: siul2 ($65.25 in chips)
Seat 10: aul55555 ($138 in chips)
Feldfyn: posts small blind $1
viggo: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to CptnNemo [4h 4c]
CptnNemo: calls $2
rkgamil: folds
siul2: calls $2
aul55555: folds
1smiley: calls $2
Auricle: folds
tendo: folds
torogi: raises $4
Feldfyn: calls $3
viggo: calls $2
CptnNemo: calls $2
siul2: calls $2
1smiley: calls $2
----- FLOP ----- [7h 3s 2d]
Feldfyn: checks
viggo: checks
CptnNemo: bets $2
siul2: folds
1smiley: calls $2
torogi: raises $4
Feldfyn: calls $4
viggo: calls $4
CptnNemo: calls $2
1smiley: calls $2
----- TURN ----- [7h 3s 2d][Qd]
Feldfyn: checks
viggo: checks
CptnNemo: bets $4
1smiley: folds
torogi: folds
Feldfyn: calls $4
viggo: calls $4
----- RIVER ----- [7h 3s 2d Qd][Ks]
Feldfyn: checks
viggo: checks
CptnNemo: checks
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Feldfyn: shows [5s 6h] (High Card King)
viggo: mucks hand
CptnNemo: shows [4h 4c] (A Pair of Fours, King high)
CptnNemo collected $53.25 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $56 Main pot $53.25 Rake $2.75
Board [7h 3s 2d Qd Ks]
Seat 1: 1smiley folded on the Turn
Seat 2: Auricle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: tendo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: torogi (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Feldfyn (small blind) lost
Seat 6: viggo (big blind) mucked
Seat 7: CptnNemo showed [4h 4c] and won ($53.25) with A Pair of Fours, King high
Seat 8: rkgamil folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: siul2 folded on the Flop
Seat 10: aul55555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
****HAND ENDS****


So this is where I think I went wrong. 1) I should have folded preflop with 44 in the early position especially after the raise.

2) I should have not bet the flop, or the turn

Why did I do this? I typically call pocket pairs to see if I have trips or highest pair on the flop. If so I will continue to play them, if not I fold (if you want to discuss this by all means). In this hand, the flop came, and I felt I had the best hand because of the preflop raise (meant high cards, but it was a single raise). So I bet. Why I bet on the turn? I have no idea...maybe to induce a fold. I don't think I was thinking it through. Should I have checked the river? I feel like I should have...I know I beat the odds on this hand, but please tell me where I went wrong, because too many times I play this hand exactly like I did, and I definately don't win.