ANOTHER AK hand... no love

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) internettexasholdem.com

BB ($23.75)
UTG ($26.25)
UTG+1 ($11.90)
UTG+2 ($11.98)
MP1 ($20.85)
MP2 ($24.20)
MP3 ($29.70)
Hero ($19.65)
Button ($23.15)
SB ($104.22)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. UTG posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises to $0.5</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.35) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG+2 calls $3.

Turn: ($10.35) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+2 calls $6.98 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $17.33

Look pretty standard? Villain is short-stacked here, and I pretty much expected the push. Should I have just checked the flop?

[Hoopster81]

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Should I have just checked the flop?

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No.

Your bet will take that pot down more than 50% of the time. You played it perfectly. Next hand.