Quote Originally Posted by jmontis
get him pot committed and it doesn't matter what you do, he's going to call.

Some of the biggest pots i've won have been check/called until i'm in a position to reraise all-in. You should only check/call though when you are very sure he's going to make a big bet.
What reason is there to assume he's just going to pot commit himself through his own betting? A good player is going to sense a slow-play and slow down when you're just sitting back passively calling huge bets anyways.