More trouble w/suited connectors

[me454555]

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, Hero calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks,

Flop: (5.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls, <font color="CC3333">CO caps</font>, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Turn: (8.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

Wasn't sure about how I played this street. I probably should have just bet out but couldn't pull the trigger. Comments appreciated.

River: (8.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, CO checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Final Pot: 11.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 11.75 BB, between MP2, CO and Hero.</font>

[sthief09]

you REALLY need to bet the turn on that board. you have top 2 pair and it's checked to you!

[Trix]

Bet the turn, they most likely arent going for a check-raise on a 3-straight board.

[bisonbison]

Well, middle two, but, yes, bet.

[sthief09]

well middle 2 isn't as obvious a bet but I agree he should still bet

I need to learn to read a board before I give advice

[DanTheCardMan]

Look at it like this:

after the betting on the flop there's ~7 big bets in the pot. If you bet the turn and get check-raised by MP2, if CO raises you can fold knowing he had the str8. If CO calls you can put him on an OESD, possibly with backdoor-flush potential. In addition if CO calls, the pot would grow to 12 big bets, more than correct pot-odds to call a 4-outer. Even if CO folds, or if MP folds and CO is doing the check-raising, you'll still have 10 big bets in the pot and the correct odds to see the river card in hopes of boating up. (knowing your player, would he checkraise with the nuts or with a much more vulnerable hand like Q8?)