First day of following Robb's Noobie guide,

Assignment: 3 trouble hands... well 2 actually, I haven't finished the first 1k hands so I'll post the third when I encounter it.

1) PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Villain running 15VP 7PFR hasn't got to showdown yet, passive Postflop. over 200ish hands

SB ($9.90)
Hero (BB) ($10)
UTG ($4.20)
UTG+1 ($11.70)
MP1 ($11.40)
MP2 ($9.60)
MP3 ($9.40)
CO ($1.55)
Button ($3.05)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, A
4 folds, MP3 raises to $0.30, CO calls $0.30, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.95) Q, 5, K (3 players)
Hero bets $0.70, MP3 raises to $2.90, 1 fold, Hero?

Whats his range? Would he do this with worse then QQ/QK/AA/55/kk

2) PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Villain 25VP PFR 8 1.7AF over 250hands

MP1 ($12.50)
MP2 ($10)
CO ($2.05)
Button ($16.65)
Hero (SB) ($23.25)
BB ($2.30)
UTG ($8.30)
UTG+1 ($13.15)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q
5 folds, Button raises to $0.30, Hero raises to $1, BB calls $0.90, Button calls $0.70

Flop: ($3) 7, J, K (3 players)
Hero bets $1.80, 1 fold, Button calls $1.80

Turn: ($6.60) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $3.70, Hero?

This spot sucked arse, thoughts about the flop continuation bet?
I Don't like the spot and I don't like my play either.

By betting the flop I'm essentially turning my hand into a bluff right? The only worse hand I'm getting value from is a flush draw, and by checking the turn...sigh.