This is one of those hands that seemed logical at the time, but makes me cringe the more I look at it.
Zoom hand, villain complete unknown other than he obviously has a short stack.
Pre - Seems like a standard steal.
Flop - Again seems pretty standard.
Turn - What I was thinking at the time was that there are a lot of draws out now (diamond and heart draws, gut shots, overs) and if any of these cards come on the river I'd be lost. I considered raising to get him to either fold his share of equity or make him overpay on his draw hands (those above), and with villain only having $8.40 behind after his raise the only viable raising option is to put him all in. The other option I guess is to call turn and call any blank river, but there doesn't seem like there's any river I like the look of?
PokerStars Zoom No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Converted at http://handhistoryconverter.com
Hero (Button) ($27.05)
SB ($41.36)
BB ($14)
UTG ($26.33)
MP ($36.02)
CO ($213.30)
Preflop: Hero is Button with 8♣, 10:heart:
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.60, 1 fold, BB calls $0.35
Flop: ($1.30) 4♥, 8♦, 2♦ (2 players)
BB bets $1.25, Hero calls $1.25
Turn: ($3.80) 7♥ (2 players)
BB bets $3.75, Hero raises to $25.20 (All-In), BB calls $8.40 (All-In)
River: ($28.10) K♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: $28.10 | Rake: $1.26