hee hawing it up with with trips (5.50)

[RoyalLance 0]

FullTiltPoker Game #273110728: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (1760764), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:19:16 ET - 2005/10/31Seat 1: chrismo (2,760)Seat 2: pigtender (1,722)Seat 3: WetoddEd (1,635)Seat 4: Giddy yup (1,035)Seat 5: RoyalLance [Me] (1,545)Seat 6: A K Shartenberg (1,715)Seat 7: buddog08 (1,370)Seat 8: reraizallin (1,718)Giddy yup posts the small blind of 20RoyalLance posts the big blind of 40The button is in seat #3*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to RoyalLance [3c 5c]A K Shartenberg foldsbuddog08 calls 40reraizallin foldschrismo foldspigtender foldsWetoddEd calls 40Giddy yup calls 20RoyalLance checks*** FLOP *** [6h 5s 5d]Giddy yup checksRoyalLance checksbuddog08 checksWetoddEd checks*** TURN *** [6h 5s 5d] [2c]Giddy yup checksRoyalLance bets 80buddog08 raises to 200WetoddEd foldsGiddy yup foldsRoyalLance calls 120*** RIVER *** [6h 5s 5d 2c] [8c]RoyalLance bets 1,305, and is all inbuddog08 calls 1,130, and is all inUncalled bet of 175 returned to RoyalLanceI was wondering if I was wrong to check the flop instead of betting. Should I have pushed when I was raised on the turn? Can anyone help me out?

[copernicus 0]

I would lead with a 1/2 pot bet on the flop. It has become fairly common to lead into a board that has a pair as a bluff of trips, and you are likely to get some action, and also build a pot for later.I wouldnt go all in on the turn. Youre not showing great strength, and if another rag flops then the other player is going to think that his smallish overpair or two overcards are good.I also wouldnt have gone all in on the flop. A medium size bet could still get some action from a mediocre hand, where the allin is going to require some values to call. But you got what you wanted, so how bad could the all in be!

[zimmer4141 0]

I would probably check/call the flop, then checkraise the turn, and probably lead the river, but wouldn't quite push. I would most likely value bet the river and try to extract chips.