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[MitchL]

I knew the results of the hand to and though I dont like your line in this hand I wouldve liked even less had I not known the results. You were not going to get any productive criticism in this hand as it was mostly a read based play, but as Pbob has said you should not be making these type plays against opponents who know your style and have a profitable call down. Both of your reads were correct, but the hands could just as easily been reversed. Playing this way against good players only increases variance in spots where your edge isnt significant. If you had a taggish image I would call this play brilliant, except for the fact that this is a straddle pot and people are always suspicious that someone is making a play.