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Failing with AKs - how's the play?
This happens so often with this goofy hand (it misses), I'm wondering if I played it properly in this case. Many times I would just check the flop, but in this case I at least have the nut flush draw, and ace high is probably good at the flop, plus only 1 opponent. Forvie the manual HH, no auto-generated available.
The opponent in this case was a loose calling station - loved to chase a flush or straight.
Pac Poker 5c/10c NL $10
Hero LP1 [$9.23]
Villain Lp2 [$6.68]
Dealt to Hero: :Ac: :Kc:
Hero raises to $0.50
Villan calls
[Pot $1.20]
Flop: 
Hero bets $1.00
Villain calls $1.00
[Pot $3.10]
Turn: :Js:
Hero bets $1.00
Villain raises $1.00
Hero calls $1.00
[Pot $6.90]
River: :Td:
Hero checks
Villain is All in
Hero folds
I put Villain on the J9 or JT. Could've been QJ/KJ/AJ, a pocket pair, a pair on the board etc. But knowing how much he liked to chase draws, I'm thinking J9/JT the most likely. He's pretty sure that he's got it handled at the river (the few times I saw him win a hand he would allin on the river when he knew his hand was best, and was called a couple times - flush draws he chased at a poor price too).
So one question - should I have bothered to bet the turn or just check it? Should I have bet $2-$3 on the turn, still representing an overpair?
The river play is pretty standard I'm assuming.
I basically probe-bet the turn - if this guy had a jack, then as a calling station he's not going anywhere, even to a $3 bet - which of course is great when I really have an overpair, but not so hot here 
Thanks for commetns in advance!
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