Continuation bet, mid pocket pair?

[Aleeki]

Villian was 54/8 over a small sample (24 hands). Is this an ok play or should I have just checked the flop?

pokerstars (Tournament): $6 + $0.50, 7 players
Mon Feb 25 02:44:16 NZDT 2008
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BKLN69 ($2,920)
Aleeki ($2,295)
jjj993 ($2,470)
ocdone ($1,620)
JUICYGIRL25 ($1,255)
iseezebras ($1,640)
Eickola ($1,300)

iseezebras is the button.

Precards:
Eickola posts the small blind $25, BKLN69 posts the big blind $50.

Preflop: Aleeki is dealt 8♣ 8♠ (7 active)
Aleeki raises to $200, jjj993 folds, ocdone calls $200, 4 folds.

Flop: J♥ K♠ 3♠ ($475, 2 active)
Aleeki bets $300, ocdone calls $300.

Turn: J♥ K♠ 3♠ A♦ ($1,075, 2 active)
Aleeki checks, ocdone checks.

River: J♥ K♠ 3♠ A♦ T♣ ($1,075, 2 active)
Aleeki checks, ocdone checks.

Final Pot: $1,075
Aleeki, net: -$500, Lost at showdown, has 8♣ 8♠ (a Pair of Eights)
ocdone, net: $575, Won at showdown, has 3♦ K♦ (Two Pair, Kings and Threes)
BKLN69, net: -$50, Folded Preflop
Eickola, net: -$25, Folded Preflop

 

[Melkor]

With two face cards and a flush draw the texture of the flop makes me wary of firing out a bet there. We can have no idea whether that flop hit the villain but the call of a pre-flop raise makes me worried when paint hits.

Simply note that he makes questionable calls pf with K3 and when he hits his hand he is passive post-flop and move on.

 

[Bentheman87]

With 88 and against just one caller you should be betting most flops but not this one, this one is very dangerous I think you should check fold here. If it came something like King 7 2 rainbow this is a much safer flop and a good spot to bet.

 

[jorlan]

u did rigth to make a bet since u was the agressor, but have to commite to the pot also. so if ur opponent checks on 4th, and with that board on a 7 guy game with ur stak u should think about 20 secs and bet 450, since theres is str, and AK on the board, he could call, but hey! he could've got 77