pumping the draw OOP..turn action

[KungFuManchu]

for some reason Im having trouble converting this hand.

Pstars. 6 handed 25NL. not a whole lot in the way of reads on this guy.

My stack is a little over 200bb (about $52.oo)
Villian stack is a little less ($45 and some change)

Im in the sb with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
utg folds, Villian miniraises to .50, 2 calls, I call, bb calls.

2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2.50 pot, 5 in)
check to Villian who fires .50, CO calls, I c/r the pot $3.5, VIllian calls, co folds.

4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($10 pot, HU)
your action?

edit: maybe silly, or not by itself, but this is part 1 of two questions

[ticks]

Bet 7.
Villain looks like he is drawing as well, and many villains give up on the turn.
I'd tread carefully if he calls and river is a diamond.

[carnivalhobo]

im leading the flop here FWIW, as played i check call.

[KungFuManchu]

I was thinking of leading flop, but because of his postion I thought Id c/r (depending on what he does, obviously if he bets a sizable amount into 5 people, even after 2 checked, there could be no fold equity...so in the end, maybe leading is better) As for the turn I did indeed bet 7 dollars.

action:

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($10 pot, HU)
I bet $7, Villian calls decently quick.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($24 in pot. HU).
action?

[thac]

No point in checkraising this flop. Usually a minraise preflop means something huge or nothing at all. Checking and calling his minbet is pretty standard here. I play this real passive because usually he'll pay off a bit if you hit, no point in inflating the pot OOP with a tiny flush draw against what could be a monster.

[orange]

flop fine, i dont mind leading either. after he bets so weak, i think you have decent FE.

turn is fine, i would c/f river.

[KungFuManchu]

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flop fine, i dont mind leading either. after he bets so weak, i think you have decent FE.

turn is fine, i would c/f river.

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hey orange, was hoping youd be around.

anyway, yeah his bet size pretty much made me play the hand as so. If he bets sizable to the point where I had felt he wassnae folding or actually had a someone decent hand on a flop like this Id probably take a more passive route (if I didnt lead out anyway). thanks for the responses.