$109 tourney, T5s hand

[PrayingMantis]

Thanks MLG. I like it, and I certainly think that my bottom 2p in this spot and board is a hand which is not making me too much money the way I played it. Actually - it makes more sense to play the way I did with complete nothing, than with bottom 2p.

I think that the fact that I'm against a reasonable big stack, which will probably not call all-in here with hands I beat, but might try to take it down if I check behind on the flop with many hands that I beat, could be a good reason to keep this pot relatively small, and not commit to it too early. Surely I might find myself later on in this hand facing some tough decisions (if straight cards fall, for instance), but still it might be better EV than how I've played it.

Recently I find myself too many times making strong moves with very nice hands but not great ones, only to get called by better hands, heald by tough opponents who won't call anyway with worse hands, most of the time. It's something to work on. Playing a bit more "passively" with these nice but 2nd rate hands.