someone please explain this!!

[Prowler]

$25 PL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, November 19, 18:13:54 EDT 2005
Table Table 66092 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: SonnyJonez ( $6.85 )
Seat 4: tehman1212 ( $16.70 )
Seat 5: AQpoker19 ( $5.65 )
Seat 3: prowler_666 ( $27.18 )
Seat 1: sidpal79 ( $24.50 )
Seat 6: InjunLawz ( $43.45 )
prowler_666 posts small blind [$0.10].
tehman1212 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to prowler_666 [ Kh Ah ]
AQpoker19 calls [$0.25].
XXEIGHTACEXX has joined the table.
InjunLawz raises [$1.10].
prowler_666 calls [$1].
tehman1212 calls [$0.85].
AQpoker19 raises [$5.25].
InjunLawz raises [$17.60].
prowler_666 folds.
tehman1212 folds.
AQpoker19 is all-In [$0.15]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, 7h, 3d ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4c ]
InjunLawz shows [ 4h, Qh ] a pair of fours.
AQpoker19 shows [ Jh, Ac ] high card ace.
InjunLawz wins $13.05 from side pot #1 with a pair of fours.
InjunLawz wins $12.85 from the main pot with a pair of fours.

[PokerWoody]

Hi Prowler,

I actually think you should have reraised to about $4 preflop here. I like to isolate against these sort of players as often as possible, especially when you have a great drawing and with position.

As you played it nice fold...and to be fair, Q4 isn't massively behind AJ

[Prowler]

i considered the raise which on the face of it is the correct move but i already knew there were a few loose players on the table....from just 1 hand you wouldnt know that so your theory is correct on face value.....my call then fold worked out to be the right move yet i still cant believe anyone would go so far in with q-4 suited or not!!! the fact he won the hand on the river adds insult to injury.......i'm the first to say "thats poker" but would anyone else raise the pot so high on a hand so weak pre flop? even if it was just to get a heads up situation (my folding) did he really think he had better than someone who just raised to 5+ and only had $2 left?