[ActionStan]

Without stacks sizes, it's very difficult to comment. If you have top pair and 1/2 the effective stacks are in, just put the money in. If you have a big stack, then there are times you need to balance protecting your hand with protecting your stack.

If you think you 100% of the time have the best hand and 100% of the time won't pay the villain off if he has a draw and a draw only, then you should set a price that the villain can't call profitably.

Rarely can you be that certain. Add to that the notion that your hand may have value and you don't want to give the villain the opportunity to make a big bluff on the turn or river that you can't call.

So, checking is fine if there is a flush draw on the board and you have a hand that has some showdown value. Checking is not fine if you have a hand that beats the 1 pair part of the villains range for the most part.

Whatever you're value betting there, you probably should have raised or not played. If you're sitting on KJ or some such thing you shouldn't have played it from that position. If you're sitting on 99 or TT, you should probably have raised pre-flop.