protecting a vulnerable hand - top pair tens and a big field

[detruncate]

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, MP3 calls, CO (poster) checks, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks,

Flop: (7 SB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (8.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+2 folds, Button calls.

River: (12.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 16.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 16.50 BB, between Hero and Button.</font>

Comments on any aspect of the hand much appreciated.

[cold_cash]

This looks well played. Hopefully you didn't get outkicked.

[blackaces13]

Why not CR the flop? You know the bet wont get many out you're worried about, I guess a CR on the flop might not either.

[cold_cash]

I think betting the flop is better because we don't really have any idea where a bet might come from.

If someone in late position had raised before the flop, (and our hero had called), I think a check-raise would be the play to make though.