[Derek in NYC]

This hand was played poorly, and the pot was large. On the flop, you may be facing two pair or a somewhat less likely gutshot, so why would you not raise? On the turn there is clearly a flush draw, so again, why are you not raising? On the river all the chickens come home to roost and you have a double-threat card, so you can neither raise nor call with much enthusiasm.

What I find even odder about this line is that in a different thread yesterday you were talking about "raising to protect your hand" with mere overcards. The pot size there (12 SBs) and here (11.5 SBs) are basically the same, as is the size of the field.

How can you reconcile raising with overcards to protect your hand, when you don't raise with a set?