Good points. even 1/3 pot on the flop probably gets me to the same place more cheaply. I probably should have checked the turn but I thought there were probably more draws, and maybe 5s, in V’s range than there probably were. More of my state of mind below…

@Chaos, I probably could have just checked and called small turn bet on this one. I’m not sure how results-oriented that is though. Just to share some of my thinking regarding why I did choose to bet the flop:

PF I’m set-mining.

I felt the flop offered me the opportunity to still win the pot so the bet was sized a little bigger for the multi-way pot to take it down. I didn’t expect to improve often so it was a stab that I wanted to work more often. When called I assumed V to have some Ax with weak kicker and flush draws. On the turn, in-game, I thought I was value-betting more often than semi-bluffing. Once check-raised I felt V was weighed way more heavily toward Ax with 2 pair or a wheel very likely, but only had to call 12k to win 83K (it was possible some outs were dirty but the price is +EV with implied odds…I think implied odds here are huge if V really does have two-pair or a wheel, which would be my target with a river bet if I get there.). I was giving up on any river that didn’t complete a straight or set. So, when I call the turn, I think I am winning a big pot or losing what I just called.