Stud hi - thoughts on playing 3 2 a straight.

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OK, this was my first time playing $3/$6 HORSE haven't played much 2/4, but as I changed my level of playing from 440BB to 300BB, I can now play at this level on stars.

When going up a level, I try and play the stud games first and see how it goes before hitting any long session. Anyway, Here, I don't have any reads.

I'm more interested on my thought process and if I'm thinking wrongly.

HORSE - 7 Card Stud High ($3/$6), Ante $0.25, Bring-In $1 (converter)

3rd Street - (0.67 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 4: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___brings-in___folds
Seat 8: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___folds

I normally don't play 3 to a straight, but here thought with only one over card and two flush cards, I would call. I thought about coming in for a raise, but decided against. I thought the Q may raise being the highest remaining card, so called to see where 4th would take me.

4th Street - (4.00 SB)

Hero: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 4: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises

Hitting the 10 gave me a very good pair, with 3 to a flush and straight. Seat 5 raise I took as a standard raise to get the pot heads up against maybe just a Q high. Not sure if calling was right here. A raise may have knocked out the Q or given him the chance to re-raise.

5th Street - (5.00 BB)

Hero: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 4: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___checks___folds
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets___calls

I tookl the Q checking (and just calling on the previous street as not being a pair). I raised just to knock him out. I figured that seat 5 either hit his pocket pair for trips or had 2 pairs ( at best 9 up).

6th Street - (9.00 BB)

Hero: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls

River - (11.00 BB)

Hero: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 5: xx xx 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] xx___folds

Was this correct to bet on the end? A check/call may have induced a bluff and an extra bet.

Total pot: (11.00 BB)