Started playing poker for money a few weeks ago and it's been profitable, I only play low end tables cuz I don't trust my skills yet.

On to tonight. Well I started with pocket fours. Three other guys start with a decent bet and I have position on them. The flop is 6 4 6. I'm pretty happy. The third guy bets $3, which makes me even happier. I raise it to $6 and he calls. (rest fold) I feel like I'm going to make a big score. The turn is a 5. I feel like this hand is mine and I'm already enjoying the big score I've certainly won. I check because I want to pretend like I may have been bluffing so I have a better chance of getting him to go all in. After all how could the river possibly hurt me at this point? He checks too. The river card: 6. Three sixes on the board. My trip fours have become a pair. I suppose I should've known a higher pocket pair, which he is likely to have, would have finished me. But I suppose in my shock I followed through with my plan and bet it all. Well he's got pocket 10s.

I guess the temptation is to always want to be able to say "i've learned something" after getting hammered, but is it just being unlucky or is it always a good idea to make him bet when you have him beat? I feel like I was right to slow play in this situation but man after that i don't know.