no one likes to talk poker here? I think this hand illustrates prefect the vaule of position, and the main aim of poker that most players seem to forget: the aim of poker is not to win pots, but to win chips.
I played this hand at my local casino, SB had 56. SB is one of those players that think he's top class, but in reality is no more than a nut peddler most of the time, and as this hand showed, no more than a very average player at best.
The flop call by SB is really horrible. Bottom pair no draw, OOP against 3 players, with the risk of a check-raise from the two remaining active players. If the turn bought a 6, it could easily have bought someone a gut shot straight, and even if he hit his 5 outs WITHOUT giving someone else a better hand, he's unlikely to be paid off with the right odds unless he's against complete donkeys.
Even if we dismiss the risk of a check-raise, this is the type of hand that will either win you a small pot or lose you a massive one if you hit your limited outs. What is going to giving you strong action when the board pairs the 5, unless its the case 5, and most likely with a much better kicker than a 6, or a full house? He might have got limited action if the 6 hit, but with strong action, there's a high chance a of a better 2 pairs, gut shot striaght or a set.
Yes, his bottom pair may well be the best hand now, but the pot is small, and the chance of winning a big pot is not high, and unless he hits on the turn, he cant really continue. Far better to give the pot up and wait for a better chance. You cannot win every pot, and with some pots its better to give up even though you might have the best hand if the hand is weak and you are conceding position, and the pot small.
Lastly, its normally ok to draw to limited outs, if you can be fairly sure of winning a big pot when you hit. Examples would be drawing to the nut straight on a gut shot if its cheap enough. Check-calling to draw to 2 pairs/trips with bottom pair OOP against so many players is just asking for big trouble in the long term.