Laying down the best hand

Here is the short story. I am at the local casino by my parents place, and get into a nice size pot after about 45 minutes at the table. It is $1/$2 blinds with a max buy-in of $100. I have about $215 in front of me when the hand started. Raised pre-flop (to $10) and I called with KJo on the button. I flopped the K on a rag board and call the raisers bet ($10) on the flop. A third diamond fell on fourth street and I called a bet ($35) with the Kd. Anyways I catch the flush, and as soon as the fourth diamond falls he pushes in for $130. Anways long story short I layed it down. He showed he had a set of 8's without the diamond.

I know not much of a short story, but the best I could do. Anyways I have done this once of twice online (throwing the best hand away). But in the end I don't risk my stack without the nuts, and I seem to still walk away up. Anyways I just need some reassurance that I am not making a big mistake by not calling with the second best hand.

Not much you guys can say, but anything would be nice...I still haven't forgotten the laydown last night. It was a bad read.

Well, I would have raised the flop bet by your opponent. Is a great way to test the waters, especially since you hit your king. Again, raise on the turn, if your opponent calls you on the flop. And, yes, i would call with the second nut flush. Might lose, sure, but worth it i the long run.

i probably call there unless the guy is realllly tight

Ya I should not have played it so passive to start. Bad lay down anyway I play it through my head...oh well. Heading back there now, hopefully I get as lucky to catch the runner runner diamond on him again

I would've bet more, test the waters like Noble said, you have the K high flush..gotta go all the way. If you get unlucky then so be it. He bet his hand right and got paid off nice at the end. I hope you didn't show your fold either, If you did, you showed everyone you could be pushed off a big hand...a REALLY big hand.

Scared money don't make money.

GL on the felt.

Max buyin of 100$???nways i would of called i think, 2nd nuts

It really looks like a set if you think about it. I doubt he makes that play with Ad here.

snapcall + fistpump, surely.

especially cuz its live poker, and the 2nd nuts and 1/2.

Monoxide said:

snapcall + fistpump, surely.

especially cuz its live poker, and 1/2.

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this, 9/10 most people won't shove there with nuts, they will try to get value out of their hand. One different suggestion though double fist pump instead though.

Ya the more I thought about it after I folded I realized he would never make that move with the Ad...I just got too used to online poker. Well I left up again today, after throwing away $200 on one hand, so all in all a good two days. Could have been a great two days though.

Well I am a donkey. That is what I get for playing scared. I just hope to forget about this hand because it is seriously haunting me lol .