$100 AK TPTK Turn Decision

[applejuicekid]

I am fairly new to the table, but villain appears to be solid. I have not played much NL ring, and wanted to know the best action on the turn. I thought checking was the best action at the time, but now I feel that it makes the river hard to play. Would betting 3/4 of the pot be better than checking on the turn? Comments on pre-flop and flop play are also greatly appreciated. I have $140 and villain has me covered.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
4 players
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Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $4</font>, Hero calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($12.5, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $10</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($32.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($32.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG bets $25.79</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $25.79 returned to UTG.

Results:
Final pot: $32.5

[Dan Bitel]

applejuicekid,

You HAVE to bet this turn, and this hand shows the exact reason why. He could have Ac2h, and you're letting him outdraw you for free. Now, I presume that if the last heart didn't hit, you were still going to call a 2/3 pot bet on the river anyway, so why not make that bet on the turn to price him out of a draw, and if he C/R, then you can fold easily