TOP two on very gross river

[pokerfan]

villain is a loose donk and called almost anything preflop. was his line more like made straight on the river? whats the better line on my part? block river bet or check/ induce bluffing?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($363.45)
UTG+1 ($113)
MP1 ($204.75)
MP2 ($99.60)
MP3 ($503)
CO ($77.40)
Button ($180.80)
Hero ($199)
BB ($341.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T, 8.
2 folds, MP1 calls $2, MP2 calls $2, 3 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($8) 8, 7, T (4 players)
Hero bets $6, BB folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $6.

Turn: ($20) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $15, MP2 calls $15.

River: ($50) 6 (2 players)
Hero ?

[Pythonic]

This could be just top pair. I would fire out $24 on the river.

[freechus9]

ew I check call something reasonable. Betting opens up bluff raises which we have to fold to. Fold to big bets.

[wufwugy]

Only if villain is an idiot bluffer am I afraid of getting raised by worse.

I think I check/call most of the time since most bets from him is basically 9 or flush or bluff. Stats are important though. 'Loose donk' is ambiguous.

[pokerfan]

only 20 hands logged in my database, so i didnt even bother to run some stats on this guy. As played, i c/c his weak $16 river bet and he flipped over AhJh. what a total idiot bluffer..:P

Only if villain is an idiot bluffer am I afraid of getting raised by worse.

I think I check/call most of the time since most bets from him is basically 9 or flush or bluff. Stats are important though. 'Loose donk' is ambiguous.

[wufwugy]

Well I expect a bluff bet tonsss more than a bluff raise. And stats are important despite amount of hands as long as you include hand number. The better I get with HUD stats the more I understand their evolution. May only be 20 hands, but a 40/20/10 will settle on a much more laggy/manaical side than a 40/5/.5 will.

[saywhat2]

I would bet 20. If You check and he has top pair he will probably check. If you check and he has nothing he will bet. If you check and he has a strong hand he will bet. But if you bet and he has you beat he will probably raise you strong you can fold. If he has top pair he will call he has been calling all the way. I don't like to give up the pot by checking.
Because if he has missed his hand he is going to certainly take a stab at it now that you have shown weakness. Thats why playing from the SB stinks.

[saywhat2]

What was the outcome of the hand?