50nl a few hands from today

[sinister1]

Sorry if these are standard but I am still a cash game noob.

Line check for this hand. No reads.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (CO) ($51.20)
Button ($55.40)
SB ($21.80)
BB ($110.05)
UTG ($20)
MP ($55.70)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, K
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, Hero bets $2.75, 4 folds, MP calls $2.25

Flop: ($6.75) 2, 10, K (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $3, MP calls $3

Turn: ($12.75) 2 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

River: ($12.75) 9 (2 players)
MP bets $7, Hero call $7

Read on villain is that he seems donkish from the little I have seen from him.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($43.20)
Button ($53.90)
SB ($54.10)
Hero (BB) ($50)
UTG ($135)
MP ($8.05)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K
2 folds, CO bets $1, Button calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $4, CO calls $3, Button calls $3

Flop: ($12.25) 8, 7, 4 (3 players)
Hero bets $8, CO calls $8, 1 fold

Turn: ($28.25) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: ($28.25) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $28.25, Hero?

Villain in this one is kinda nitty.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($72.10)
SB ($53.75)
BB ($50.75)
Hero (UTG) ($80.80)
MP ($138.05)
CO ($77.75)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, A
Hero bets $1.75, 4 folds, BB raises to $5, Hero calls $3.25

Flop: ($10.25) 8, 2, K (2 players)
BB bets $10.25, Hero calls $10.25

Turn: ($30.75) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $30.75, Hero?

[bigspenda73]

stop checking the turn

[swiggidy]

stop checking the turn

This
1 is bad
2 is horrendous

3 meh. I might just give up on flop, depends on how nitty. You're never better than a split (if he's truly nitty), so fold turn.

[Kamawoop]

Really! Stop checking the turn.

The first 2 hands, I think that checking the turn is an out and out mistake.

The last hand's tricky. How nitty is he? How much history do you have on him? If he's only 3-betting you preflop with Aces / Kings / AK then there's not much value continuing here. In real life, it's AK and I've got tptk, I'm probally calling; but I think it might be correct to fold.

For those 1st 2 hands, bet the turn! It's the only correct play.

[sinister1]

Judging from the responses I have no idea when to check for pot control. Can someone clarify what kind of situations you would check the turn for pot control?

[Kamawoop]

Ask yourself this question on every street....

Is it probable that I'm ahead, or am I likely to be behind?

For the 1st two hands the answer should have been that you were ahead; so concern should be maximizing the pot, not controlling it