Royal Straight Flush!

By Punkymonroe

Last summer I was at Foxwoods playing $4/8 limit. It was pretty busy and my husband and I were seated at a new table together. It was a very loose, weak game and we were both running well. I looked down at Kc Jc in early position. Knowing how loose the table had been playing, I decide to limp in knowing that I would call a raise if it came. I didn't raise myself as I was trying to encourage limping all around as if I hit a big hand I wanted to get paid.
It was limped around to a guy in mid/late position who was raising a lot of hands and as could be predicted, raised and we all called. There were 7 of us to start the hand including the two blinds. The flop came 10h, Jd, Qc giving me a pair, an open-ended straight draw and a back door flush draw. I bet out and it was raised and me and two others called. The turn came with a 10c giving me royal/straight flush draw, flush draw, two pair which could grow to full house...oodles of outs. I checked to the raiser and he bet and it was called around to me so I called. I thought of raising here but didn't want it to look like a semi-bluff raise coming from a draw.
The river came with the Ac giving me the Royal Flush. My husband knew right where I was at and almost gave it away from the shocked look on his face when I checked, planning on check-raising to get more money in the pot. I was not worried at all that it wouldn't be bet by one of the three other players in the hand. I checked, the next guy bet, then the next guy raises him and the other one folds. It's back around to me and I re-raise. The original better folds and the other one just calls with a straight. The one who folded asked me if I caught the nut flush as he'd layed down a flush and I flipped over my hand and said "I caught the flush".
Foxwoods gave me a choice of a cheap jacket (no way, ick), a chip set, or a food voucher. I took the chip set as I actually didn't own one yet. I'll most likely never see a hand like that again but it doesn't matter as I'll probably not forget this one.