There are times when we might want to play suited connectors. This is not such a time and your hand is also not suited connectors. What would you hope to catch on the flop with this hand? A flush? A straight? A flush is certainly possible but then you have to worry that someone else might have made a bigger flush. A straight would have been more probable if you had say 78s. As is you might catch one but the
odds are not in your favor at all.
So when do we play suited connectors? When we are in late position (like you were) and a few people already entered the pot before us we might call because we are getting great
pot odds to do so and our hand has some possibility. Or when the action is folded to us we might raise with a 78s holding to take the blinds.
In this situation you are not getting good enough pot odds to call. There are 1680 chips in the pot and you will have to pay 800 to see the flop if neither of the blinds wake up with a big hand behind you. So you're getting only 2:1 pot odds.
Let's weigh up all the negatives of our hand and then the positives. This is assuming that the blinds call as well since they will get good pot odds to call with just about anything.
Negatives -
* We might miss the flop completely - Very Likely.
* We might hit a flush but someone else might have a bigger flush - Possible.
* We might hit a flush but someone else might outdraw us for a bigger flush - Possible.
* We might hit top pair and someone else might have a better pocket pair - Possible.
* We might hit top pair and someone else might hit the same top pair with a better kicker - Possible.
* We might hit top pair and someone else hits a set - Possible.
Positives -
* We might hit a flush with no other flushes around - Possible.
* We might hit the nut straight - Unlikely.
* We might hit a set or a boat - Unlikely.
So looking at this what do you think the correct play should be given 2:1 pot odds?