2/4 flop straight, how to bet out?

[.xxxx.]

this is prolly the worst played hand in my ptdb, after i checked the flop and then there was a lot of action on the turn, i didn't know how to respond...help please

1 what kind of bet should i lead out with on the flop?
2 should i have expected anything less than (see the white) with this betting sequence?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $414.20
n00b: $517.50
Button: $420
SB: $130
BB: $426

Pre-flop: (5 players) n00b is CO with 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">n00b raises to $14</font>, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($34, 2 players)
n00b checks, Button checks.

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($34, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">n00b bets $16</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $76</font>, n00b calls $60 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was $126)</font>.

River: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($186, 2 players)
n00b checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $184</font>, n00b calls $184 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was $370)</font>.

Results:
Final pot: $554
<font color="#ffffff">Button showed 7c 5c</font>
<font color="#ffffff">n00b mucks 4c 5h</font>

[T-God]

Bet 3/4 pot-full pot on the flop, go from there. Don't expect to get away from these hands without a hell of a read.

[Kilillan]

why did you check the flop again

[holl@b4x]

Thats really a bad card on the turn for your hand, as played you can probably lay it on the turn with a great read (basically impossible on the internet)

I can understand your check on the flop w/rainbow board but since you were the pf raiser I'd put a continuation bet of about $30 in here, aside from that its a brutal hand.

on the river what are you realistically beating here other than A5, he would probably check behind with an overpair/2 pair/set on this board.

[.xxxx.]

i had no reason for checking the flop besides optimism really, it was a horrible play.

on that particular flop i was hoping for villain to attempt to steal and then catch on the turn, very weak/poor betting line (in this case he really caught on the turn, making me look even more retarded)

[Praetor]

$25 its not difficult

[shpanko]

To those saying to fold anywhere in the hand you are retarded. You should basically never fold this hand. Villain could easily be value betting a 5 or trying to bluff you out with missed spades etc. I agree you should continuation bet this flop. Checking not only gets less money in but it's suspicious as hell when you probably c-bet 90 percent of HU flops.