Gasp! Percy actually overplayed his hand!

[MRBAA]

I think Percy's raise is fine here. He has tens up, your up cards are 8T9. He probably thinks you started with a pair, not a str8 draw (I would) and puts you on split 8s or a pocket pair above 7s. Either way, he's winning. He's crushing split 8s with a lower kicker, although he should suspect from your reraise on 3rd that you might have either a big pair in the hole or a big kicker to go with your eights. Even when that's the case (as it was) he's still ahead. I think his completion is fairly standard on third, given his position. But when he gets reraised and it's head up he could just fold. Or he could just check/call fourth and fold fifth unimproved. Perhaps that was his battle plan, but he improved just enough to make a raise the better play. This hand is a good example of how getting a little out of line early can cost you late in stud.

[Andy B]

I don't think that percy's raise on fifth is atrocious. I probably would have raised on sixth with his hand myself, had you not caught a fourth straight card.

[SA125]

I don't think it's overplayed at all. He figured you weren't raising there with straight cards. Then it's a matter of whether the Q hit you or not, which is less likely than A or K, so he figures he's ahead.

I think his play was aggressive and fine, especially when he could play it the same way if he was rolled up.