Is it better not to get involved trying to win hands like so

PokerStars Game #5275368012: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/06/16 - 22:32:28 (ET)
Table 'Melpomene' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: F3ARdaRIVER ($25 in chips)
Seat 2: Lee_Wood ($33.10 in chips)
Seat 3: ShawnyRotten ($24.80 in chips)
Seat 4: flaming_z ($7 in chips)
Seat 5: johnnyBuz ($26.25 in chips)
Seat 6: slackerr ($10.20 in chips)
flaming_z: posts small blind $0.10
johnnyBuz: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to johnnyBuz [4d 4c]
slackerr: folds
F3ARdaRIVER: folds
Lee_Wood: calls $0.25
ShawnyRotten: raises $1 to $1.25
flaming_z: folds
johnnyBuz: calls $1
Lee_Wood: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Jd Ad]
johnnyBuz: checks
ShawnyRotten: checks
*** TURN *** [Qc Jd Ad] [6s]
johnnyBuz: checks
ShawnyRotten: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qc Jd Ad 6s] [5d]
johnnyBuz: checks
ShawnyRotten: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
johnnyBuz: shows [4d 4c] (a pair of Fours)
ShawnyRotten: shows [6h 5h] (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
ShawnyRotten collected $2.75 from pot
johnnyBuz said, "lol"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.85 | Rake $0.10
Board [Qc Jd Ad 6s 5d]
Seat 1: F3ARdaRIVER folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Lee_Wood folded before Flop
Seat 3: ShawnyRotten (button) showed [6h 5h] and won ($2.75) with two pair, Sixes and Fives
Seat 4: flaming_z (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: johnnyBuz (big blind) showed [4d 4c] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 6: slackerr folded before Flop (didn't bet)

i was strongly contemplating betting after the flop. but then i thought, "oh he probably has a pocket pair as well, and i'de imagine it's better then 4s, probably something like 8s-Ts."

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