Quote Originally Posted by Fnord
What does pushing accomplish that $40 doesn't?
The problem with $40 is the villian only has ~$80 left in his stack, if he comes over the top I no longer have the odds to suck out to a boat on the river. It will also be more tempting for him to stick around with a sloplayed baby flush / set and would ruin my FE both here and on the river. The other problem is it could lead to a hard decision on the river if the villian smooth calls. If I check and the villian then pushes the river, there is a chance he could be bluffing and I'll be getting almost 5:1 to call. If I call this, why not push the turn?

I don't think I played it well but I figured this would be the best way of winning the pot, I have good FE against a lot of his holdings, 4 outs to the (near) nuts and eliminates any tough decisions later in the hand.

I was close to just giving up, but this doesn't seem right either.