i dont like the preflop raise here on the button... checking does it does two things...
1) helps disguise your hand...
2) prevents this 17 bet pot from building...

the button likely has AK or the likes along with you... with this many players i'd likely check raise the flop when it came down... a little fancier than i like to play... but in my mind its the best way to protect your hand here... keep the pot small, and try and make it two from a late position raiser...
given the 17 bets in the pot on flop and turn he has odds with any five or three to hunt you down... ugly scenario