Help with Open Ended Str8 Draw

[sahala]

Smells like he had a pocket pair. He doesn't need to be in this pot with SB trailing. I would have played this for a cheap showdown. I don't think I want to be all-in on this hand, but that could be weak-tight.

Preflop I think I would have raised more or just pushed just to steal the blinds. SB is hanging on with <5 BB.

[Jbrochu]

No overpair - just a flush draw which he hit on the river. Regarding the 2.5x preflop raise not being enough: I would agree normally but that was the standard raise that was taking down the blinds in this round.

I probably should not have called his flop bet with improper odds. Because of the read I had on him, my intention was to push the turn if I missed the Str8 draw and he checked. It's probably not the right time to try a move like that though.

In any case, once I made top pair with the str8 draw and he led into me I had to push or fold. I feel ok with my decision to push even though it turns out he had the correct odds for the draw.