I didn't snag the hand history on this one so I'll describe it as accurately as possible.

PL $25 buy-in table. I am in mid position with AK suited. Folds around to me, and I min-raise to $1... being cute and changing things up, because I've been raising a lot and winning a lot, so I feel like people are gunning for me. It folds around to the blinds. SB folds also, then the BB raises me big, up to $3.75. I don't have a read on the player, suspect a high pair, but I call. Maybe I shouldn't have.

Flop is rainbowed, two rags and a king. I lead out aggressively letting him know I have a hand. $5 bet. He immediately raises me to the pot limit.

I thought about it, thought about it some more, slept on it, fought internal wars with all my instincts and motes of common sense, and eventually folded. My thinking:

1 - he *probably* has aces or kings, and if he has either I'm dead.

2 - the best thing I can realistically hope for is that he has AK and we're going to split the pot. This is a big amount to call hoping for a split though. Part of the reason you can call (or raise) here usually is expecting to win a certain % of the time and make the hand profitable in the long run... if I'm hoping for AT BEST a split, I think it's a negative expectation situation... yes?

3 - the best thing I can unrealistically hope for is that he's a moron overvaluing AQ or AJ, or he's crazy in love with pocket queens or pocket jacks. I have no notes on him so this is IMO a VERY unrealistic hope. Chance of this being the case, maybe 10% or less.

So... was I right to fold? I felt like I was, and still do, and overall despite losing $9 or so on this hand, I left the table up about $30.