AK out of position

[MTSuper7]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($51.75)
Hero ($51.50)
BB ($59.70)
UTG ($53.35)
MP1 ($48.90)
MP2 ($16.35)
CO ($13.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif.
[color=#666666]1 fold</font>, MP1 calls $0.50, [color=#666666]3 folds</font>, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $2</font>, [color=#666666]1 fold</font>, MP1 calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.50) 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif, 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif, 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/diamond.gif [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $2.5</font>, MP1 calls $2.50.

Turn: ($9.50) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/club.gif [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]MP1 bets $7</font>, Hero calls $7.

River: ($23.50) 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/spade.gif [color=#0000FF](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]MP1 bets $15</font>, Hero calls $15.

Final Pot: $53.50

My own thoughts on this hand are:
1) I should have raised more pre-flop since I was out of position.
2) I should have raised on the turn to see whether or not villain had what his $7 bet represented. The way I played it had me really clueless as to villain's hand.

[jordiepop]

i like the raise pre flop, you could go with 2.5 but hey. i bet a little more on the flop. why did you check the turn? he could be floating you here with a worse ace. I would bet the turn , as well as this river.

[MTSuper7]

Yeah, I should have bet the turn. It would have helped me understand whether or not AK was ahead based on whether or not opponent would have called or raised me. The result of this hand was that villain flopped a set of 3s. I thought his call of my flop bet was a little strange, which is why I slowed down on the turn and river, despite improving my hand. In general, this hand reminded me just how much being out of position sucks.

[jordiepop]

worse hands will def call on the turn and river but being raised on the turn would def change things.