PLaying your draw

[DrumzCT]

Tried to steal the blinds then I flopped a flush draw.
Just wondering how you guys play your draws.
Looking at it now, my check for the free card and then the big bet when the diamond hit screams I hit my flush but I couldn't check back ont he river, maybe should have bet less, or maybe I should have bet on the turn. Opinions?

***** Hand History for Game 1548980518 *****
j3os8h has left the table.
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (PL) - Sun Feb 06 02:18:46 EST 2005
Table Dances with Wolves (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 8

Seat 1: oscarmeyer ( $25.6)
Seat 3: cdhughes ( $4.05)
Seat 4: DRHillEX ( $15.55)
Seat 5: yesicanabyss ( $47.15)
Seat 6: JKisineffect ( $48.95)
Seat 7: ISUtender07 ( $27.55)
Seat 8: RiverMan112 ( $21.75)
Seat 10: DrumzCT ( $25.65)

oscarmeyer posts small blind (0.25)
cdhughes posts big blind (0.5)

** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to DrumzCT [ 7d, Ad ]
DRHillEX folds.
JKisineffect folds.
ISUtender07 folds.
RiverMan112 folds.
DrumzCT raises (1) to 1
oscarmeyer calls (0.75)
cdhughes folds.

** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ts, 8d, Qd ]

oscarmeyer bets (0.5)
DrumzCT raises (1) to 1
oscarmeyer calls (0.5)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5h ]
oscarmeyer checks.
DrumzCT checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ Kd ]
oscarmeyer checks.
DrumzCT bets (3)
oscarmeyer folds.

** Summary **

Main Pot: $7.3 | Rake: $0.2
Board: [ Ts 8d Qd 5h Kd ]
oscarmeyer balance $23.6, lost $2 (folded)
cosmo85 balance $25, sits out
cdhughes balance $3.55, lost $0.5 (folded)
DRHillEX balance $15.55, didn't bet (folded)
yesicanabyss balance $47.15, sits out
JKisineffect balance $48.95, didn't bet (folded)
ISUtender07 balance $27.55, didn't bet (folded)
RiverMan112 balance $21.75, didn't bet (folded)
DrumzCT balance $27.95, bet $5, collected $7.3, net +$2.3

[r8ed]

I think you played it fine. He didn't have anything so he would have folded to any bet at that point. I would have even considered a larger raise on the flop to see if he really had anything.

Raise the flop more ($2, I should think)

Bet the turn ($3 ish maybe more)

Now you can expect more people to call on the river if you be more aggressive throughout.

[DrumzCT]

Ok, like graually boiling a frog to death. I like it