playing mid suited connectors or one gappers in nl

[bankrobber42]

I am to the point where I almost never play hands like 89s, 8Ts, 9To unless I am in late position and can limp in. Usually I miss the flop completely and if I am lucky enough to hit part of the flop someone will make so expensive to continue on that it is not worth calling to draw out. Also if I due manage to flop a straight or flush, all of the other players will be careful and pot will not be big.

Last night when I was playing I had 7s 8s and was in early position. There is usually one or two people raising before the flop so I mucked the hand. On this particular hand the flop was not raised. The flop came back 4s 6s 8h no one had raised the turn. The turn card was 5s two players moved all in. The river was an 8d. The other two players had an A high flush and the other had 5 full of 8. I missed a really big opportunity to triple up and wondering if I am playing these type of hands correctly? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]