WinStar, Weatherford, Granbury (One Loss, Two Wins)

In 2013 I've played cards three times, once at WinStar, again in Weatherford, and finally in Granbury.  The Granbury game is new for me, but it consists of mostly the same people as Weatherford on a smaller scale.

I lost $300 at WinStar in my first game.  I won $220 in Weatherford.  I won $350 in Granbury.  All of this has resulted in starting off 2013 with a profit of $270.

The one hand worth discussing thus far is one I folded on the flop and I have no idea if I made a good fold or not.  I think it was a smart fold, but not sure if it was the correct one.  I started with 5-3 of clubs. I was the small blind and completed my bet after two other players called for $2.  The big blind checked and the flop came out J-5-3 with two diamonds and a spade.

With bottom two pair, I led out for $10 into an $8 pot.  This was an overbet, but I didn't want those with a flush draw to see a $6 or $8 bet and call despite the odds to not do so.  Making a double digit bet would run away flush draws.

The big blind folded, one player called, and the last player raised it to $40 total.  It was now $30 more to me.  I believed I was in the lead at this point, however, after contemplating the situation I opted to fold.  The following are my reasons:
1. The player who raised had about $400 in front of him and I had a little more.  If things went past the flop it was likely going to be a very expensive hand and I wouldn't be sure I had the best hand by the end unless I hit another five or three.  I could raise another $60-90 and possibly win it right there, but if he called or raised I would have to shut things down at that point and not feel good to any future bets.
2. Being the small blind, I would be in poor position for the rest of the hand.
3. I had another player behind me who could be slow-playing something big or would call on a flush draw if I called and then I'm still going up against the draw that I was trying to avoid.

All this combined made me decide to fold and wait for a safer spot to gamble my money.  The player behind me also folded and the turn and river were shown to be a four and two.  This meant an ace or six had a straight.  I felt I would have not had the best hand by the end and folding was the safer play.

You might disagree with my play, but bottom two pair in that situation was good, not great.  Oh well.  I still ended up with $450 in front of me.  After starting with only $100, my profit for the night was $350 and my beginning in Granbury has started off well.