Did I maximize my profits?

[strateego]

PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, SB calls, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, SB calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP3 calls.

River: (14.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls.

Final Pot: 16.50 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 16.50 BB, between Hero and MP3.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (16.50 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kd Ks (four of a kind, kings).
MP3 shows 8h 8c (full house, eights full of kings).
Outcome: Hero wins 16.50 BB. </font>

Should I have bet out on the flop to with the kings on the board?
Should I have tried to check raise the river?

Then a few hands later I got this.

PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (8.40 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (6.20 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, Hero folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

River: (10.20 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 12.20 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 12.20 BB, between UTG+1 and MP1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by UTG+1 (12.20 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG+1 shows Tc 7c (straight, king high).
MP1 shows Qd Jc (two pair, queens and jacks).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins 12.20 BB. </font>

This that a pretty standard laydown for AA?

Losing with Aces is kinds of like kissing a really pretty girl and later finding out that she is your cousin. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[haakee]

Both hands were played fine, IMHO. With your quads you've crippled the deck so checking the flop, while suspicious, is fine here. Betting the river is fine too because he may raise you with a full house.

[sin808]

Hand 1, I think betting out the river was probably correct...If you had checked it, MP3 may not have bet at all after being c/r on the turn (and having it capped).

Hand 2, easy laydown I think. Someone's probably got a T and you weren't getting the odds to stick around to see if one would hit for you.

Good play on both.

[Trix]

Bet the flop. Slowplaying is for small pots with few players where there are cards that will make second best hands.