NL 25- Good River Value Bet?

[Prime Suspekt]

No Reads

SB: $33.30
BB: $42.20
UTG: $24.50
MP: $6.20
CO: $27.05
Hero (BTN): $25.00

Preflop: Hero is dealt A J (6 Players)
UTG calls $0.25, MP folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $1.25, SB folds, BB calls $1.00, UTG folds

Flop: ($2.85) A /images/graemlins/heart.gif 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.00, BB calls $2.00

Turn: ($6.85) 2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4.50, BB Calls

River: ($15.85) 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)

BB Checks, Hero bets $7.00


Hows's my overall line here? Specifically, is this a good place to value bet, even though the flush got there? Pretty standard stuff?

[antman1437]

No reads, I check behind. What do you think he's calling you down with on the flop. I guess you might have Ax beat but you should be getting a good amount of value on the turn so that you can check behind river safely.

[vixticator]

Too many people folding Ax now. BB has to be awful to call with the worst hand and readless I would assume he is bad but not this bad. Check.

[filsteal]

Top pair third kicker is not, in general, a hand with which you want to get three streets of value.

Obviously that's not a set-in-stone rule, but I think it's a decent guideline.

[bung]

I think river is a check. You're behind A2, A3, A7, A8, AQ, AK and flush...