Re: How would YOU! play this hand:
Since there were only 4 players in the pot, a small bet looking like a steal made sense. In general, your only options were to make a small bet or pot it (checking is bad). It all boils down to your current image, your feel about your opponents, and how do you want to utilize your image in the future based on the current play.
Edited;
I don't think you will get any action potting it since studd7card is a smart player. He's not the chasing player. A steal-look-alike flop bet is a better option and you hope that someone else had the straight or some sort of draws so everyone would call based on the reasons of schooling and suspicion.
JMO.
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