QJo....2nd pair on flop

[Spy Dog]

Villian is loose. He has folded to a number of my Cbets but I've also seen him call down some mediocre hands. I don't read him as a big bluffer, but he seems like he's capable of bluffing at weakness.


I think checking this flop with the intention of inducing a turn/river bluff may be the best play.

If not, is a turn bet and river check behind the best option?

Based on how I played the flop/turn, do I need to call this river? What if the bet was only $15-20?

Hero has $225
Villian has $189

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8.00</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls 7.00.

Flop: ($15.00) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $12.00</font>, BB calls $12.00.

Turn: ($39.00) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($39.00) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $26.00</font>, Hero folds.

[MDMA]

Standard, fold river.