A Sort of Homecoming

Today was another crap day that happened to show a profit.  I finally flopped my first set and got it all in for a double up.  I also had another full house that paid me off too.  I was real short then so it wasn't huge.  I played the hand great though...

I had Jh 10d in the SB and chose to play.  The flop was the 5s Qs Jc.  I checked and called a smallish bet of about $12, putting him on a flush draw or Q, hoping to avoid or get lucky.  The turn brough the 10c.  I checked and he bet out $45.  I really had to think about it.  At this point, I thought he was acting a bit too tough.  I thought he might not have much at all.  I decided to make the call out of position.  If there was a tough spot in this hand it was right here because I was out of position and wasn't sure what to do.  I didn't want to shove for some reason but now thinking deeper, it was probably the right thing to do.  I just didn't want to lay it down so I called.  So the pot has 90 plus 12 plus 12 more at least equalling around 125.  

The river is the Js.  I filled up nicely.  Now, how do I extract?  I thought this guy was pretty tough, a decent player who knows what he's doing.  I decided to play right into that image of him and bet a smallish, scared amount, that doesn't want to get raised.  I bet $50.  He thought for a while and shoved.  I had $70 left and called.  He was a little upset I didn't call faster.  I had to think for a minute.  I've been running terribly so I wanted to make sure he didn't have Q 10 or QQ.  Either way, there was no way I could fold it.  Nice hand, played well.  

Now, tomorrow is another day that I hope to be able to break though.  I have really had a bad run here and I'm sick of it.  COME ON.