Advice about cbetting in 3bet pots please!
 

Heres an example of the situation I'm talking about:

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
Converter

Villain is 16/11 over 400 hands

Stack sizes:
UTG: $48.64
CO: $49.25
Button: $49.25
Hero: $66.14
BB: $80.63

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $1.75</font>, Button folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, BB folds, CO calls.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($11.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks.

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($11.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7</font>, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $21.97</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $14.97 returned to CO.

Results:
Final pot: $25.5

My thinkin was that with these stats villain probably has a high PP or at least AQ.
I didn't like leading the flopbecause its too likely villain is ahead with his pair. If I checked and then villain checks I know I can cbet the turn because it is unlikely he checks the flop with a good hand. However is it too transparent to villain that i dont have much having not bet the flop.
Should I have just cbet the flop?

Re: Advice about cbetting in 3bet pots please!
 

You have to lead this flop for $8.

If you had AA,KK etc you would most likely always lead this flop to protect your hand.

Checking tells him you have AK, AQ and he knows he can take the pot away from you on the turn.

Bet $8 and re-evaluate on the turn.

Re: Advice about cbetting in 3bet pots please!
 

if u 3bet AK, u have to commit yourself to CBeting it when u miss, if you dont, it will be way too obvious when u hit.
dont bet the turn because there's no way you improved on a 4...

Re: Advice about cbetting in 3bet pots please!
 

raise more preflop and just bet the flop w/out history

Re: Advice about cbetting in 3bet pots please!
 

Checkings fine sometimes, just dont bet the turn.