Don't play your two pair like it's god when the board looks like a flopped straight.

For instance, you have 87s and the flop is 789. Raise, but if you get reraised then you are most likely beat. No reraising hand in that situation is worse than yours. Does that make sense?

Quote Originally Posted by silverfist
I guess a second question is whether I should bother drawing to two pair if it might make a straight for someone else.
No you should not. If you are holding JT and the board is 78T then a Jack probably KILLS your hand. You cannot count Jack as an out now. The nine is calling you and will hit their straight.