Re: TT in early
I'm guessing you didn't want to bet it because of fact that you were up against 3 players. A lot of this is up to your personal preference....
If you are tight enough to let go of this to any bet, then you want to check and fold against this field. Some people take out the guess work and fold this. This can't be optimal though, since lots of people make money with TT and this isn't that bad of a flop.
Since you clearly aren't tight enough to let go of this to any bet, you should bet yourself! It will help thin the field, and give you information about where you stand.
With your strategy, you either lost 5 small bets (postflop) or you won 15.5 small bets.
If you bet the flop, get raised, then check and fold the turn, you lose 2 small bets (postflop). He's very likely to raise you on the flop with top pair since he's tight and aggressive and since there's another player left to act. So I'll assume that this is his play.
If you bet the flop, aren't raised, and you bet the turn, you most likely won't be raised with this card. Then, on the river you can either a) check and call if he's a good player who might fold if you bet, but will bet if you check into you to try to steal it from your "AK", or b) bet if he'll call you with worse hands a decent amount. If he's tight and aggressive, check and call might be right. You're not losing that much if he checks behind you.
You'll lose 4 or 5 SB this way when you lose and win 14.5 or 15.5 SB when you win. The is very close to your check and call strategy. The gain from this strategy comes from when you are raised on the flop and you fold on the turn. Here you are saving the late street bets.
I'm sure someone better will have some refinement of my strategy, but this is closer to correct.
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