Poorly played or just unlucky?

Was this hand poorly played or just plain unlucky? I realize now that I probably should have pushed the turn when I originally hit the flush after him betting $5..... I really doubt pushing $8 more would have gotten him to fold though. There was no way I could lay down the second to best flush on the river with only $8 left.... Sorry, had to vent

#Game No : 2592524930
***** Hand History for Game 2592524930 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, August 24, 22:36:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 37018 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: bazilly ( $46.05 )
Seat 2: bobebigbucks ( $48.02 )
Seat 3: Spiskrok ( $52 )
Seat 6: Durr_Gas ( $27.05 )
Seat 4: Dadams2205 ( $14.32 )
Dadams2205 posts small blind [$0.10].
Durr_Gas posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Dadams2205 [ Jd 9d ]
bazilly folds.
bobebigbucks calls [$0.25].
Spiskrok calls [$0.25].
Dadams2205 calls [$0.15].
Durr_Gas checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qd, 2s, 4d ]
Dadams2205 bets [$0.50].
Durr_Gas folds.
bobebigbucks raises [$1].
Spiskrok folds.
Dadams2205 calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
Dadams2205 checks.
bobebigbucks bets [$5].
Dadams2205 calls [$5].
** Dealing River ** [ Kd ]
Dadams2205 is all-In [$8.07]
bobebigbucks calls [$8.07].
Dadams2205 shows [ Jd, 9d ] a flush, king high.
bobebigbucks shows [ Ah, Ad ] a flush, ace high.
bobebigbucks wins $27.69 from the main pot with a flush, ace high with ace kicker.
nh

well you played it perfectly but sometimes god gets mad at chooses to punish people....thats just life....ide recommend you throw up...that always helps me!....lol...better luck next time bud...

It is unlucky, but you did play poorly. You should not have bet the flop with just a draw and no overs. On the turn, you should have check raised him all-in. You are right in that he would not have folded, so you would have ended up losing anyways, but that way, you know you were all-in with the best hand. On the river, you could say your play was not smart, since the 4th diamond devalued your flush, but you could say it was decent, since only one card would beat you. It's a tough loss, but you should have pushed hard on the turn like you said.

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I don't normally bet flush draws, but decided to change up my play this time. I figured if I hit the flush that they would not put me on it seeing as I bet the flop.

I think betting your draw was a good play, to bad abou the 4th spade.

I can see where you are coming from, but I just hate betting draws, especially if you hit your draw it still might not be the best. For me, I tend to miss a lot of draws and miss even more if I bet them, lol. Maybe that's just my luck.

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He had the draw too and rockets that are very hard to lay down, he would have called you anyway. Tough break really. its fun to break those