Is this a leak?
 

Just sat down.

Party Poker 5.00/10.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(6 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (4.40 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.20 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 4.20 BB.

Re: Is this a leak?
 

Looks pretty bad, what were you planning to do on a blank turn? Call down?

Re: Is this a leak?
 

This depends on how your opponent plays and how you play other hands (pairs and real draws) in these situations. What are you trying to accomplish?

Re: Is this a leak?
 

Yes this is a leak. You probably wasted close to an entire SB on the flop. Either decide you have enough chance of being ahead, and make a play somewhere, or decide you are behind and fold the flop. Calling the flop bet and then check-folding the turn is just spewage.

If you had planned on calling down with a better turn card, that is also bad. You are taking a WA/WB line when you are clearly not WA.

Re: Is this a leak?
 

youre bleeding money by checkcalling this flop and checkfolding the turn. if you checkcall this flop it means that youre ready to go to showdown if a bad card like a king doesnt come. i think commiting yourself to a showdown on this flop by calling the flop is a bad move. the board is bad, too coordinated and youre in a reverse implied odd situation. id let him have it.

Re: Is this a leak?
 

Would anyone 3-bet this preflop to defend against a possible steal?

Re: Is this a leak?
 

no

Re: Is this a leak?
 

You don't three bet the flop. You might three bet PF, but with no reads I usually wouldn't do it unless I was sooted with that A8.