Quote Originally Posted by Ugly Ed
Yea once the Qh hit I was just trying to steal the pot. I figured he had a flush. I was just betting/hoping that he didnt have the nut flush and would fold. Thats the question I would like someone to answer. If your the villian in that hand. How can you possible think that your garbage flush like that is good?
If you start laying down hands like a flush in this spot, you will get steamrolled at a 5-max table. Unless you were playing like an absolute nit, there's almost no way I lay down a 9-high flush villian's spot.

You made 2 crucial mistakes in the first hand. Mistake #1 was that you continued with a weak draw after getting raised on the flop. Mistake #2 is that you tried to "bluff" villian off a huge hand when you claim you knew what he had. If you put him on the flush, then fold!

Also, probably the most important thing you should realize is that just because you think an opponent should play a certain way (ie fold weak hands in certain spots), it doesn't mean they will. In fact, they probably won't, which is why beating on the fishes is so profitable.