I slowplayed this hand to the river and let the villian get there.... should I have protected my hand better on the turn?

PokerStars Game #38608439551: Tournament #278910436, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (30/60) - 2010/01/23 13:41:40 ET
Table '278910436 71' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Illini213 (3435 in chips)
Seat 2: Markenator87 (4550 in chips)
Seat 3: nassplif (3004 in chips)
Seat 4: patou38gre (3025 in chips)
Seat 5: glaskarten (5690 in chips)
Seat 6: pistecaloze (2695 in chips)
Seat 7: Rarely Wins (3225 in chips)
Seat 8: chuckego (2875 in chips)
Seat 9: LookmyAce (2835 in chips)
Rarely Wins: posts small blind 30
chuckego: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rarely Wins [Qd Ad]
LookmyAce: folds
Illini213: folds
Markenator87: folds
nassplif: folds
patou38gre: folds
glaskarten: folds
pistecaloze: folds
Rarely Wins: raises 100 to 160
chuckego: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Ks Td Jh]
Rarely Wins: checks
chuckego: bets 180
Rarely Wins: calls 180
*** TURN *** [Ks Td Jh] [7h]
Rarely Wins: checks
chuckego: bets 360
Rarely Wins: calls 360
*** RIVER *** [Ks Td Jh 7h] [6h]
Rarely Wins: bets 700
chuckego: raises 1475 to 2175 and is all-in
Rarely Wins: calls 1475
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chuckego: shows [Qh 8h] (a flush, Queen high)
Rarely Wins: shows [Qd Ad] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
chuckego collected 5750 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5750 | Rake 0
Board [Ks Td Jh 7h 6h]
Seat 1: Illini213 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Markenator87 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: nassplif folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: patou38gre folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: glaskarten folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pistecaloze (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Rarely Wins (small blind) showed [Qd Ad] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 8: chuckego (big blind) showed [Qh 8h] and won (5750) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 9: LookmyAce folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I bet half the pot on the river hoping to represent a busted draw and get a two pair type hand to shove.

For the most part, it's just a cooler.

But I also think leading out on the turn is a better play than checking again, or at the very least, check-raise. You want to do more to build the pot.

 

Originally Posted by grapsfan

For the most part, it's just a cooler.

But I also think leading out on the turn is a better play than checking again, or at the very least, check-raise. You want to do more to build the pot.

I don't mind check/call the flop & check/shoveing the turn when the fush draw comes. I don't think it changes to outcome but at least you get your chips in ahead - always a good thing :)

Why not lead out the flop here? Certainly I was not at the table and do not know the tendencies of your opponent, but if I raise blind versus blind in this spot I am leading out a majority of the time. My reasoning would include that flop connecting with the opponent's range of holdings often enough to induce a call or possibly a raise and I want to build a pot. Now, again, I do not know the opponent's tendencies (with reasonable certainty will he lead out when I check-in which case I will be raising) and slow playing does not make much sense to me (build a pot-most peeps at this level, myself included, never believes an opponent would lead out with the nuts). Would it change the outcome of this hand: very unlikely as the opponent would probably call a bet post and probably call/shove the turn. I am leading out in this spot on the flop and with that turn continuing to fire.