Yet another (yawn) slowplay caution

[Warpe]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $28.20
CO: $37.35e
Hero: $51.20
SB: $57.45
BB: $21.90

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with T 8
UTG, folds, CO (poster) checks, Hero calls, SB calls, BB (poster) checks.

Flop: A 5 9 ($2, 4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, CO checks, Hero bets $2, SB folds, BB calls, CO folds.

Turn: 7 ($6, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: J ($6, 2 players)
BB bets $5, Hero raises to $20, BB calls all-in $14.4.
Uncalled bets: $0.6 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $44.8
Hero showed Td 8h
BB mucks 5d 5c

[Robert]

Raise less on the river to get more value out of your hand (your raise is pretty big compared to the pot), unless of course you put opp on a monster (and I find that pretty difficult here).

Also prf is very debatable - I know you've got the button, but this hand is either raise or fold (mostly fold unless you play awesome postflop). I'll only limp this with more limpers ahead of me.

at last I dont like your flop bet (pure bluff) either, because its a 4-way pot.

[Robert]

oh, I dont hope I sound like a dick critizising your example of when not to slowplay

[Warpe]

Raise less on the river to get more value out of your hand (your raise is pretty big compared to the pot), unless of course you put opp on a monster (and I find that pretty difficult here).

Also prf is very debatable - I know you've got the button, but this hand is either raise or fold (mostly fold unless you play awesome postflop). I'll only limp this with more limpers ahead of me.

at last I dont like your flop bet (pure bluff) either, because its a 4-way pot.

Your point's taken p/f and, with the button, I (most) often raise with connectors or gappers, but I also limp them occasionally to mix it up, and this is one of those times. The blinds start playing back at you if you raise from position too often. In 6-max, I don't worry about having limpers ahead of me unless it's a raised pot.

Flop is checked to me so betting here is pretty standard, methinks. Takes down the pot more often than not (unless there's a slowplayer in the hand ). Since I get called here I am ready to dump it with any more action....but...HEY, A FREE CARD!!! I love free stuff.

Oh...and the river. He's a shortie. I beat up on shorties every chance I get.