FAVORITE HAND EVER

A poker colleague mentioned a few weeks ago about how he loves suited gappers because of the hidden straight potential. I was thinking of that when I got involved in this hand. Check it out. This is $5/10 Limit Hold'em at PokerStars. Names have been changed to numbers for readability:

1: folds
2: raises $5 to $10
3: calls $10
4: folds
5: folds
6: folds
Dude: calls $10 [7c 9c]
D: folds
SB: calls $8
BB: calls $5

*** FLOP *** [6c 8c 2h]
SB: checks
BB: bets $5
2: calls $5
3: calls $5
Dude: raises $5 to $10
SB: folds
BB: calls $5
2: calls $5
3: calls $5

Flopped the open-ended straight flush. Lots of bets in front of me made raising look like a good option.

*** TURN *** [6c 8c 2h] [5h]
BB: checks
2: bets $10
3: calls $10
Dude: raises $10 to $20
BB: calls $20
2: calls $10
3: calls $10

I hit the perfect card. Whatever anybody else has, I've got the nut straight with the open ended straight flush redraw. Seat 2, thinking I was playing clubs, bet into me, giving me lots of action. Everything looks good provided the river doesn't pair the board.

*** RIVER *** [6c 8c 2h 5h] [5c]
BB: checks
2: bets $10
3: calls $10
Dude: raises $10 to $20
BB: folds
2: raises $10 to $30
3: calls $20
Dude: raises $10 to $40
Betting is capped
2: calls $10
3: calls $10

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dude: shows [7c 9c] (a straight flush, Five to Nine)
2: shows [6h 6d] (a full house, Sixes full of Fives)
3: shows [Ac Tc] (a flush, Ace high)

Dude Seeger collected $287 from pot.

OK, how beautiful was that river card?