Villain seems kind of tight/passive.
I wanted to control the size of the pot, take a free card for a chance at the nut flush and maybe even give my opponent a chance to bluff the river.



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed)

BB (t31325)
UTG (t12575)
UTG+1 (t4900)
MP1 (t3375)
MP2 (t12200)
MP3 (t7525)
CO (t12500)
Hero (t13275)
SB (t11380)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
6 folds, Hero raises to t1200, 1 fold, BB calls t800.

Flop: (t2600) , , (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t1500, BB calls t1500.

Turn: (t5600) (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: (t5600) (2 players)
BB bets t3200, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t8800

Results in white below:
BB doesn't show.
Outcome: BB wins t8800.

I like the check. There was a hand posted a few days ago similar to this. I don't like betting the turn for fear of the check-raise which you will put you in a horrible spot with the nut flush draw. And as you say, a check will possibly induce bluffs on the river.

Against this guy, there aren't many flushes that beat you, so I don't mind the check because he'll bet a King on the river after you check more times than he'll call the turn with one because everything he beat anything on the flop, he doesn't beat now (were he to have the King or a PP). Bad river and this player isn't capable of betting an Ace here that he would've called the flop with (A8/A9) or a PP and he isn't folding to a push.