PokerStars Game #9483328378: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2007/04/18 - 09:16:37 (ET)
Table 'Badenia' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Delyrium ($2763.40 in chips)
Seat 3: pok21KASS ($1026 in chips)
Seat 4: redargoe ($2401.90 in chips)
Seat 5: artista007 ($354.50 in chips)
Seat 6: straate ($1792.60 in chips)
pok21KASS: posts small blind $5
redargoe: posts big blind $10
Holecards Dealt to straate
artista007: folds
pusteblume has returned
straate : raises $25 to $35
Delyrium: folds
pok21KASS: raises $75 to $110
redargoe: folds
straate : calls $75
Flop (Pot : $230)
pok21KASS: checks
straate : bets $175
pok21KASS: raises $255 to $430
straate : raises $1252.60 to $1682.60 and is all-in
pok21KASS: folds
straate collected $1088 from pot
straate : shows (a pair of Fives)
Summary Total pot $1090 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Delyrium (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pok21KASS (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: redargoe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: artista007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: straate collected ($1088)
Nice: My original thought was 'why can't he have an overpair' but...
There is $825 in the pot, you have to risk $700 to win it. So long as this works like 45% of the time, it's +ev. I guess you decided this works that much and shoved.