What are the blinds? Becasue in a $1-$2 game, 3x the blind is not even a big enough bet. A 9-7 offsuit will call 6 bucks.
If you want to get less than 6 callers you need to bet at least $12-$15 bucks pre-flop to get the number of players down to at the worst 3.
So lets say thats the deal, becasue that's more common at a real table--
I would make a bet half-the size of the pot, hoping the othere players will put me on A-Q. if someone calls, then I have a better idea of where they are at. If they raise me 3x my bet, then I fold. If they only raise me 2x times my bet, then I've been invited to call (pot odds) and if I hit my ten then I make $$$, or at least chop. The I see how my "turns" out. If I hit nothing on 4th street, then I check and see wher things go from there.
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