a very important 1/2 hand from Vegas last week - did I blow this?.

[JFB37]

I agree with B1GFISHY'S approach -- check/call the river, but disagree with his read. I think going quiet here may mean a big hand. In the hand where he was talking he was trying to get you not to call, here he wants you to call.

As to the general theme of your post, I think that you are too hung up on metagame thinking. This is a 100 max buy in game against a drunk. How much profit are you really going to make down the road from some Shania play?