I have been treading water all night from being card dead. So, I slowplayed this hand because I was folding all night anyway. How would you guys have played this? Any way to extract more value out of this hand?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) converter

CO ($24.75)
Button ($22.8.)
SB ($32.5)
Hero ($19.72)
UTG ($31.3)
MP1 ($15.35)
MP2 ($19.06)

Preflop: Hero is BB with [5d], [2h].
2 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

I had pre-clicked check/fold.

Flop: ($0.75) [3h], [6c], [4d] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 bets $0.25, SB calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25.

Woah, I flopped a straight. I called here because this guy's not gonna bet the minimum unless he's weak. My read was that if I raised, they would both fold either here or on the turn.

Turn: ($1.50) [Tc] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 bets $0.25, Hero calls $1, MP2 calls $0.75.

I check to the raiser expecting a larger bet, possibly trying to bluff. I was dissapointed that he bet the minimum again, probably trying to get a cheap flop. I was going to raise, but SB did it for me. Hey, whatever gets the job done. I call.

River: ($4.50) [Qh] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, MP2 calls $4, SB folds.

After being check raised, MP2's not gonna bet at it. I bet 4/5 the pot and get one caller.
Final Pot: $12.50

Lol

I wonder what SB was thinking in this hand, basically he let you take command, even though you had the nuts, he couldn't possibly have known that on the river.

NH

the nuts would have been 57

Yeah, but MP2's a pretty decent player. He wouldn't have played 7-5 like that and he would've reraised the SB and I on the turn. I had a pretty good read on him. I got the feeling that SB was attempting to steal (a feeling proven right when he check/folded the river).

Anybody that would've done anything differently?

allinbluff was just responding to Vade, who said you had the nuts.

I know - I worded it wrong. It's late. Whatever.


Btw - after this hand, I went on a huge run and doubled up what I had at the table VERY quickly.