I knew he had three 5s, ... But you make that last call not just based on your hand. You have good pot odds and the draws that I have, and it's time to take a chance because we are in the big money now. It's time to kill or get killed.

This is a classic example of knowing you're behind.

If I can't get rid of him, my Plan B was making my hand, which was a fairly good call (with 14 outs -- nine diamonds to make the flush, minus the 5 of diamonds that would make four of a kind for Helppi, plus three non-diamond queens and three non-diamond 7s to make the straight).

I figured I could play it strong with my position.