AJ value bet on river?

[marvin_1935]

villain is a donkey/station

standard river value bet? or bet turn and check behind river ui?

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25./$0.50.
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $31.20
UTG+1: $29.95
CO: $73.60
Hero: $146.60
SB: $6.55
BB: $53.55

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, CO calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2.75</font>, 3 folds, CO calls.

Flop: J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($6.75, 2 players)
CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $5</font>, CO calls.

Turn: Q/images/graemlins/club.gif ($16.75, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

River: 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($16.75, 2 players)
CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $9</font>

[marvin_1935]

was this really that boring?

[RAHZero]

I much prefer betting the turn to protect and then checking behind on the river. Without the draws I like the line you took.

[Reef]

given reads, bet turn and river