AK: Do I have FPS?

[TheSalche]

Villain here is 32/15/.71 over 30 hands, so basically unknown. Looking for thoughts on turn check, river raise, and bet size of river raise.

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UTG ($58.65)
Hero ($53.90)
CO ($52.90)
Button ($49.25)
SB ($43.70)
BB ($33.10)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls $1.75, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($4.50) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3.5</font>, SB calls $3.50.

Turn: ($11.50) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($11.50) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $9</font>

[thac]

I like it.

[barryc83]

Bet turn bc of the draw and check behind river. With no draws on the flop I like this, I'd even probably raise to $12 here.

[Acein8ter]

I'd want to get to the showdown rather cheaply w/a monotone flop. (Which you didn't hit) A tricky player would want you to think that he's weak going into the showdown....checking turn and block betting river.

[Hank Scorpio]

Check turn is good.

Min raise river is better IMO

[TheSalche]

I should add I raised with the intention of folding to a 3bet.

I checked the turn because betting for value doesn't make much sense, sure they could have the king of diamonds, but I'd rather not start printing money for a made flush/set.

[IsaacAsimov]

I personally wouldn't take this line on a monotone flop against a rdm opponent. On less drawy boards with AK I might do so. Depends on villains tendencies. With TPTK in position I just feel as though pot control is less important on the turn so I bet here to gain value from draws instead of checking behind and betting a blank river.
Draws won't be paying you off after they missed on the river that is why I prefer betting the turn again with TPTK in this spot.
I wouldn't worry about sets and made flushes.

I feel minrasing the river for value could be a good move in this spot too. Looks donkish and therefore generates a lot of calls from weaker hands that would have folded to a say 3x raise.