7S8: 8 low vs hopefully 2 high hands

7 Card Stud High-Low ($1/$2), Ante $0.10, Bring-In $0.50 (converter)

3rd Street - (0.80 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 9 ___calls___calls
Seat 2: xx xx Q ___folds
Seat 3: xx xx J ___raises___calls
Hero: 5 6 A ___raises
Seat 5: xx xx 5 ___brings-in___calls
Seat 6: xx xx T ___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 9 ___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 9 ___calls___calls

4th Street - (10.80 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 9 2 ___calls___calls
Seat 3: xx xx J K ___raises
Hero: 5 6 A 5 ___bets___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 Q ___calls___calls
Seat 8: xx xx 9 Q ___folds

5th Street - (9.40 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 9 2 4 ___checks___folds
Seat 3: xx xx J K 5 ___bets___calls
Hero: 5 6 A 5 4 ___raises
Seat 5: xx xx 5 Q Q ___checks___calls

6th Street - (15.40 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J K 5 3 ___checks___raises
Hero: 5 6 A 5 4 8 ___bets___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 Q Q 7 ___checks___calls___calls

River - (21.40 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx J K 5 3 xx___bets $1.60 and is all-in
Hero: 5 6 A 5 4 8 K ___calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 Q Q 7 xx___checks___calls

Total pot: (23.80 BB)

5th street: Is raising or calling the preferred line ?
6th: I think I should have 3 bet it to knock off seat 5 in case he was drawing to a better low, and maybe scoop if villian has 2 pair and I will hit better 2 pair or trips on 7th

I've been playing a lot of stud hi lo for the past two years, and while I am no means crushing the game, I think I can offer my view;

On 5th street I would have called. You still dont have a hand and on the 1/2 tables a raise will not drive people out.

On 6th I think it depends what you put them on. I would have thought that the bring in could have three babies but with continuing with his queens, I would maybe have revised it to two pair. I would think the way he has been betting seat three is either rolled up jacks or aaj but it could have been a super ugly flush chase (really too many exposed clubs if he was good to raise that hand.)

I like the three bet on 6th. You've made your lo, you of course cant hit trips with the other fives out, but you might hit the ace and get a higher two pair, or maybe any two pair will be good. You could also river your gutshot straight.

5th street - I think there is value in betting and knocking out seat one if he is on a low draw