Getting Better At Laying Down (cash)

LAYDOWN

I almost started kicking myself when the hand ended and the players started showing their hands. I thought I had laid down the best hand. But I hadn't.

Although I flopped a straight, it was the dummy end (the lower part of the straight). But a flopped straight is still a straight, even if it's on the dummy end. However, there was also a possible flush since the board was full of clubs. And when the player to my right raised on a flush board, I was very close to throwing my hand away. In fact, I called for time even though the hand replayer doesn't show this. I figured I would go ahead and call and see what happened to the action behind me.

The person to my left thought for a second, then re-raised. Then it came back to my right and the player re-raised. It was just one big bet (or two small bets) to me, but since I already felt like folding in the first place, I went with my gut and folded. It turned out to be a good fold after all.