w/o beeing mean and hoping you both dont get me wrong.... you are way too concerned about things you shouldnt be at 5/10 nl.
these stakes can be beaten for over 5ptbb/100 just playing ABC. beeing a 12/10 w/ a 3/4 3b stats and just betting until you get raised and then fold is just a great and simple way to crush them. you dont even need to be that great at cbetting or bluffing/floating or every other concept in poker.
you should just try to master the ABC and then when that is going for you you should start growing a new level in poker.
i spent about a year w/ 5/10 and had no result until i came back to school. open tight/bet when you have it and give up to heat.
true/ when i moved up was different/ 25 and 50 just didnt worked like that... ppl just didnt pay me anymore and then w/ the help of some ( thanks griffey/renton and the rest) i started to balance/ open looser/ cbet more/ 3b/4b/5b more w/ diff ranges/ floating/ blah blah blah...

this is my advice/ dont get stuck in 5/10 another year/ play ABC/ make money/ move up and slowly add new concepts to your game. even at 25/50 you can beat them for 1/1.5 ptbb w/ just 12/10 stats cause the poole is still large and bad players arent missing.


3b at any stake/ vs any op in blinds v LP or BTN v CO/HJ/MP2 is value w/ TT+ATo + and the rest is villain/table/momentum/your postflop sklls dependant. but any 3b stat higher then 10-12% is going to get you in trouble unlles you are a master. there are some here that can go profitably up to 20% or above but they have years and tons of hands behind and up to that point there are still a lot more steps to manage in a game. someone here said to me: dont try to run until you can walk perfectly.