Flop Play error

[StuR]

With so many people calling my preflop raise, I felt the check was good because if Im behind drawing to 2 outs and with so many players one must have a queen or ace.

I got berated by a player for raising then checking - should I bet here? Am I awful? What do you think?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (13 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, CO checks.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds.

River: (8.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: 8.50 BB

Thanks

StuR

[wabe]

How do you know if you're behind, though? You give yourself no opportunity to find out. You also give anyone with two hearts a free ride to their flush.

Bet out each street until you hit aggression.

[StuR]

Yeah I guess you're right, but isnt this a bit like the overpair hands in SSH or am I missing something?

Is it that no one has bet?

StuR

[Quercus]

For what its worth, first to act in a field this large, I play it the same.