100NL JJ value bet river?

[nogenius]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $62.55
UTG+1: $57.65
MP1: $48
MP2: $39
MP3: $80.65
CO: $20.50
Button: $20.90
SB: $108.20
Hero: $100

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with J J
3 folds, MP2 raises to $3.5, 4 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 4 6 8 ($7.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, MP2 calls.

Turn: 3 ($21.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $12, MP2 calls.

River: 2 ($45.5, 2 players)
Hero ???

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Villian here is an unknown, no reads at all, this is my first orbit at the table.

What's your move on the river?

[zook]

Against an unknown I re-raise preflop. That either wins the pot or defines his hand a lot better. I think you played it fine post-flop... on the river villain only has $18 behind, so he's not folding. I would check/call.

[freechus9]

Why don't we just put him in?

[zook]

Why don't we just put him in?

Checking gives him a chance to bluff or bet 99 or TT. If we put him all-in he's going to fold any hand we beat, imo. I should have written "so he's not folding any hand that beats us" in my earlier post.

I think we're either beat by a higher PP here, or villain has two overs and might bluff if we check to him.

[jackvance]

Better go allin for the last $18 he has. Otherwise he's getting away (checking behind) with hands you beat. If he has you beat he's pushing the river and you have to call anyway, so better do it yourself.