..but if you hit anything you lose your stack!

I think this illustrates when its ok to slow-play and give your opponents an extra card to catch something. Note that had I bet the flop, everyone would have just folded. Instead I waited for the short-stack to catch that ace, then let him do the betting (again note NO reraise on the turn, dont want to scare him off) to sign away his whole stack.

***** Hand History for Game 2458974048 *****
$400 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 01, 04:06:35 EDT 2005
Table Table 49763 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: smokin0569 ( $179.24 )
Seat 2: prohibohates ( $224.60 )
Seat 4: TJ1963 ( $341.95 )
Seat 5: Skullit ( $406.50 )
Seat 6: StuOongar ( $690.90 )
Seat 3: EvilEcstasy_ ( $400 )
prohibohates posts small blind [$2].
EvilEcstasy_ posts big blind [$4].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Ts Js ]
TJ1963 folds.
Skullit folds.
StuOongar folds.
smokin0569 calls [$4].
prohibohates calls [$2].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$9].
smokin0569 calls [$9].
prohibohates calls [$9].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jh, Jc, 4d ]
prohibohates checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
smokin0569 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ah ]
prohibohates checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$25].
smokin0569 folds.
prohibohates raises [$50].
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$25].
** Dealing River ** [ 6d ]
prohibohates bets [$75].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$175].
prohibohates is all-In [$86.60]
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ Ts, Js ] three of a kind, jacks.
prohibohates doesn't show [ Ac, 7c ] two pairs, aces and jacks.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $13.40 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, jacks.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $460.20 from the main pot with three of a kind, jacks.