I'm confused and hate how I played this hand.

[AAlphamale]

Preflop would be call. Not bad to cap but I would do it with AQs+. Just because of SB. Button is not to worry about if he raises with crap.

Now, in flop you have a one-card draw to a straight, and one overcard. But you must be careful! You might be dominated by SB. He is probably check-raising here with AK-AQ, KK-QQ. Check is good. If button checks behind, it will benefit your straight draw. If button bets, it gets interesting. If SB raises, you get only 1:7,5 (did I calculate right?) to your draw. That's not enought. You could call because of implied odds. If SB only calls it will be a clear call (1:14). Unimproved turn should be folded if button checked behind. But maybe you get enough implied odds from turn to river if there was betting on the flop. Depends on the situation. But fold river unimproved. If river or turn pairs the board, you should fold whatever you have. You'll be facing a full house.

Of course you could value your ace as a live card, so you could call all the way to river and, if you spike an ace, call or raise (of course you raise with your str8). But then again, the pot probably will be dragged to a better hand (AK-AQ, KK-QQ) and you will be wondering why you had to be such a fish again. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]