Bigger value bet on river? Or check it?

[Haplo]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
9 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $35.25
UTG+1: $36.85
Hero: $25
MP2: $8.15
MP3: $24.30
CO: $39
Button: $25
SB: $25.45
BB: $91.90

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP1 with K/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/club.gif
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $0.7</font>, 5 folds, BB calls.

Flop: K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 9/images/graemlins/club.gif ($1.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $0.25</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $1.5</font>, BB calls.

Turn: 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($4.5, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $3</font>, BB calls.

River: 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($10.5, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $3</font>, BB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $16.5

Being greedy, and hoping opponent had a King, I could've bet more on river. Or check? What would you do?

[PietM]

Raise more preflop. Standard size is 4xBB + 1/limper, so to $1 in this case.

The river card shouldn't really scare you. I would bet a little more here, not too much though. Maybe halfpot, so $5?

[orange]

I would typically raise more PF, raise the flop harder. I think your turn bet is fine, but I would make it $5-$6 on the river.