NL20, valuebet or pot control?

[Ramana]

Villain is unknown.

Prima Network No-Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

SB ($17.80)
BB ($8.95)
UTG ($26.50)
Hero ($31.45)
CO ($20.50)
Button ($14.56)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.8</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls $0.60.

Flop: ($1.70) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.25</font>, BB calls $1.25.

Turn: ($4.20) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2.75</font>, BB calls $2.75.

River: ($9.70) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $9.70

[WarhammerIIC]

Pot control. Villain probably has a draw and is only calling if you're beat.

[ocdscale]

There is no value bet here.
I don't think he's ever calling this with a smaller pair, and every other Ace has you beat.

[lexxor]

everything said, i agree with both before me

[deadmoney98]

Making a habit of betting this river is incinerating money

[shoxbb6]

Can't value bet here because no worse hand will call.

[Kasane]

Pot control generally means flop or turn checking in position. River is straight vbet or no (no, in this case).

If you're talking about turn, bet there for value -- check dry flops sometimes.