Slow Play Suck Out

I know slow plays don't always go as planned, but geeze! Runner runner hurts. I hosted our league game last night. First hand there are a couple limpers. I look down at a 9 8 off suit, and decide to come on in. The BB raises but not by much. One other player calls. I decide to just see what I can hit. If I miss I'm out. The flop:

5h 6d 7s

SWEET!! I just flopped the nuts! The BB bets out the other guy calls. I was going to raise but I figured why push people out. I'm just going to take there chips anyway. Plus- the BB loves to bet, and constantly overvalues his hand. I definitely want to keep him in. I call. The turn:

Qc

The BB bets out again. This time fairly large. The other player in the hand folds. I think for a second. I put the BB on an over pair (he can never let one of those go) or a set. I was going to raise there, but I just smooth called. The river:

Qd

CRAP- I did not want to see the board pair. He bet out again. This time smaller. He definitely wanted a caller. I go back through his hand- my initial thoughts were over pair or set, but he could also have something like AQ (the only reason I throw this in the mix is because he is a known continuation bettor...and he could have just gone runner/runner for 3 of a kind). I have 2 of the three hands that I am putting him beat- so, I decide to call. he turns over pocket 5's for the boat.

He just went running queens to boat up, and crush my nut straight. Thinking back if I raised during the hand we might have ended up getting all our chips in the middle. Like I said this guy always over values his hand. He would have called with his set.

This was just the beginning- I also got nailed with runner/runner flush to kill my over pair (although I did get away from it on the river...he showed, and I gave him crap for it). Then my short stacked self picks up AK and I run into rockets. That was all she wrote for the tournament!

But...once again. The cash game saved the day. I cashed out as the chip leader with a little more than 1/4 of the chips in play at an 9 person table. I have always considered myself a better tournament player than cash game, but I have been rolling pretty good in the cash games lately. My bankroll is up about 35-40% in the last couple weeks thanks to the cash games.