[quote name='BigB']I was playing the other night and I raised from first position with pocket queens, just like I said in the OP. Five people called including the dealer. The flop came out J,9,5, all unsuited. I bet 400 and everyone folded except the button. The turn came nothing but a small card so I checked looking for a check raise, but he checked as well. The river showed another 5, which made me nervous so I checked. He bet 800 and I called. He flipped over 5,6 unsuited. Needless to say I was mad because I don't think he should have been in the hand in the first place. That's where the original question came from.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, that happened to you. But that is poker for you just when you think you have the upper hand with a higher pair some crazy thing happens that the smaller cards get paired more than your higher pair.