Royal Flush

As the title suggests, I made my first Royal in early 2006. I was playing in my usual $1/$2 no limit hold 'em game and picked up Kd-10d in the big blind. There were several limpers in the pot, so I was more than happy to see a cheap flop. I liked the flop I saw: Ad-Jd-2d. I flopped the nuts with a royal redraw. I checked, another player bet $20 and I smooth called the bet. The turn brought the Qd. Yep, I hit it on the turn. I played it cool and checked it again and my opponent checked behind me. The river was a blank. I made a value bet of $20 and got paid off. I was surprised to see my opponent turn over 3d-5d. If the 4d hit on the river, we would have hit the bad beat with my royal flush beating his steel wheel.