at 2nl i dont feel it can me emphasised enough that if you rate to have the best hand against a villains range (especially an unknown) you should bet, and bet a high % of the pot. checking with intentions of raising at these stakes is going to cost you because the players are typically VERY passive (that is, lean toward checking and calling) and, by the same token, not very aggressive (that is, lean away from betting and raising). so you cannot count on villains being very aggressive and betting even with decent hands. but you definitely can count on them calling with a terribly wide and exploitable range. learning how to value bet is what will see you cruising through 2nl. i promise.
as played the turn raise and river bet are fine. but you missed a huge slice of value (and hand protection against, say, 78) by checking the flop. because in no limit bets are typically in relation to the current potsize, no bets going in on the flop vastly reduces the amount you can bet on the turn and, of course, on the river when you have a great hand.
ps good work for attempting the range analysis.
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