I just want a line check on this please. I think it's probably fine - but I find these kind of spots a bit uncomfortable.

I think preflop is standard - I'm 3betting for value.

On the flop, if I bet, I'm unlikely to get called by worse (maybe AQ) and will not fold out anything better. My plan is to check/call at this stage - thinking he's reasonably likely to bet overcards.

When he doesn't bet flop, effectively I have the same plan for turn.

When he doesn't bet turn, I plan to call flop - because he has a bunch of overcards in his range that have missed, but might decide to bet.

Is that ok? Thanks!

iPoker - €0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 39 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 5.71, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 36)
UTG: 148.1 BB (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 19.61, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 53)
CO: 98.7 BB (VPIP: 25.53, PFR: 6.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)
BTN: 111 BB (VPIP: 18.32, PFR: 15.71, 3Bet Preflop: 8.82, Hands: 195)
Hero (SB): 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A K

fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 10 BB, BB calls 9 BB, fold

Flop: (22.5 BB, 2 players) 7 3 6
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: (22.5 BB, 2 players) 8
Hero checks, BB checks

River: (22.5 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, BB bets 15 BB, Hero calls 15 BB,

If you're going to call a 3/4 pot river bet why not bet the flop and keep the initiative? With worse hands you still want to fold out his equity and you're OOP so he's more likely to bluff. You theory is only sound if V checks down with worse hands which isn't the case in poker at all. You can't just 3b from the sb and check flops you miss. If you do that BB or BTN can win every hand regardless of his holdings.

TLDR' Bet flop half pot and barrel on good cards

This

Thanks for answer. You are taking into account that BTN folded preflop and that BB has little more than a pot sized stack? What if I bet half pot and he shoves over the top? That's where my idea of inducing a bluff from a fish came in.

OP i like your play. river is a difficult x/f, x/c decision. with very few hands against a rec you are pretty much readless. i think villain can be pretty wide here despite a seemingly strong 3b flat in the bb given they have rec stats. so my decision would boil down to whether i think they would value bet one pair for example on the river. if they can i x/f, if they need straight+ i prob x/c by allocating him sufficient bluff holdings