I put you on A K...

I can't tell you how many times I've heard and seen someone say, "I put you on Ace King"... as they are scooping a pot after making a bad call gone good.  Last night, about 3 hours into my play - I had called a button straddle of $5.  There were two or three guys that were straddling on their buttons routinely and most of the time you could expect if their straddle doesn't get raised,  they will raise when it's their option. In this hand, when I called the $5 in early position with 4s 5s, I had already decided I was calling if the straddle raised.  Sure enough, when he was given his option he raised it $20 more.  We were heads up.  Before the flop I was thinking I could check in the dark and see if I could influence him to check it down... OR... I could wait for my action and if I get any sort of a draw I could block bet.  I decided to check in the dark because his stack was short only $46 more and I was going to call any bet if I had a draw.  Flop 3d 7h 9h - he went all in, I had a gut shot and I called 6d on the turn - I hit my straight and showed my cards, so as not to slow role him.  I didn't try to get a read on him because of what I had decided preflop about my hand.  The river was an 8h - which made a 10 be the bigger straight... it took him a few seconds to show his hand... it was AA - oops, I'm pretty sure if I knew he had aces I would not have called... "I put you on Ace King...??"  I humbly stacked the pot.

My profits continue - I had a solid night.

Profit $125
Cash me out!
$25 away from my first goal of $2500 - next goal $5000 by End of August
(I start school this summer - timeline for goals might change)