It's Not A Semibluff, Stupid

This is not the first time I've done this. I talk myself into a call on the premise that my opponent could have been semibluffing with the ace of the possible flush suit. And that on the river he goes ahead and decides to stick the rest of it in. People just don't do that. See the set-over-set hand a couple of posts ago for another example. And there was a hand at Commerce where I dropped over 100 BBs with pocket aces by succumbing to the same rationalization.

I wonder on which street I should have folded this. Can I fold the flop or do I have enough implied odds in case I catch the flush? I think I definitely need to fold by the turn at the latest. Having called the turn, I felt I was pot committed on the river, but I'm not so sure about that either.

Getting close to needing to drop down to $0.25/$0.5. It's a shame because I think I'm playing OK except for a few brain farts like this one.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com


Stacks:

UTG		($48.80)
UTG+1		($113.90)
MP1		($67.00)
MP2		($54.00)
MP3		($108.75)
CO		($18.50)
Hero		($96.20)
SB		($47.10)
BB		($166.85)

Pre-flop: ($1.5, 9 players) Hero is BTN

3 folds, MP2 calls $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, Hero calls $1, SB calls $0.5, BB checks

Flop: ($5, 5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 bets $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $2, SB folds, BB raises to $12, MP2 folds, Hero calls $10

Turn: ($31, 2 players)
BB bets $25, Hero calls $25

River: ($81, 2 players)
BB goes all-in $128.85, Hero goes all-in $58.2

Final Pot: $197.40
Hero shows:
BB shows:

BB wins $265.05 ( won +$98.2 )
MP2 lost -$3.00
CO lost -$1.00
Hero lost -$96.20
SB lost -$1.00