check behind?

[tom]

do I go out in the garage and find a hammer to drop, or check behind on this one? the only read I have on him is he had been playing basically anything preflop and had a lot of showdowns...
should I find a raise on this hand preflop on the button? so far the table had been playing fairly loose, not sure if that should factor in to the equation, but for me it did...


PokerStars Game #3418725490: Tournament #16951658, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/12/23 - 22:36:30 (ET)
Table '16951658 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Ric 3Js (1540 in chips)
Seat 3: sprtsnut (2580 in chips)
Seat 4: cat140h (1430 in chips)
Seat 5: todd131hub (1230 in chips)
Seat 6: sydbugmul (3520 in chips)
Seat 8: Nick2878 (1840 in chips)
Seat 9: tom504 (1360 in chips)
Ric 3Js: posts small blind 15
sprtsnut: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to tom504 [Jd Qc]
cat140h: folds
todd131hub: calls 30
sydbugmul: calls 30
Nick2878: folds
tom504: calls 30
Ric 3Js: calls 15
sprtsnut: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 2s Js]
Ric 3Js: bets 90
sprtsnut: folds
todd131hub: folds
sydbugmul: calls 90
tom504: raises 180 to 270
Ric 3Js: calls 180
sydbugmul: calls 180
*** TURN *** [9d 2s Js] [5d]
Ric 3Js: checks
sydbugmul: checks
tom504: bets 390
Ric 3Js: folds
sydbugmul: calls 390
*** RIVER *** [9d 2s Js 5d] [9h]
sydbugmul: checks
tom504:

[MAX]

3 things- 1)You are repping tptk the whole way. 2)Opp. has shown a willingness to take his line on a variety of hands including having the 9, tptk, or the draw. 3) He has shown a willingness to show down, so he isn't laying down anything that beats you.

I would check it because he isn't laying AJ/KJ down to a raise and you did not play this hand like you were holding a 9.

[Sprayed]

Check on the river. Max makes good point.

[zenbitz]

He was either on a very good draw, a 9, or a set. Nothing he could have that you beat calls anything but a tiny bet here, and you really can't get c/rd

[tom]

thanks for the input. I ended up checking behind there and he showed a pair of jacks with, and a 7 kicker I believe so I took it down. I dont think I took into account all the reasons you all gave for me to check behind when I did, but I'm working on making that part of my process in making the reads, very helpful.