10 NL BB flops a weak top two, river value bet?

[Esmerelda]

Comments on flop and turn are also welcome.

Villain just sat down, his play screams calling station on tp or draw but who knows.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
9 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $15.40
UTG+1: $8.05
MP1: $5.75
MP2: $9.90
MP3: $11.05
CO: $5.05
Button: $9.85
SB: $22.15
Esmerelda: $18.85

Pre-flop: (9 players) Esmerelda is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, 4 folds, SB calls, Esmerelda checks.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($0.4, 4 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Esmerelda bets $0.4</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, SB calls.

I want to play this one fast, I am not that happy to see 2 callers.

Turn: 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($1.6, 3 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Esmerelda bets $1</font>, MP1 calls, SB folds.

I decide to lead out and fold to a raise, call makes me think A9, 87, any 2 spades or another 9.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($3.6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Esmerelda ???

Obviously the Ace is what I have been worrying about? What do you think about leading vs. c/c or c/f?

[Jurrr]

I block bet 1/3 to 1/2 of pot; fold to a raise.

[Berge20]

There's a good chance villian is on a flush draw here too. Possibliy an OESD that missed too.

Given that, I prefer check-calling a reasonable bet (allowing him to bluff) than blocking.

We may lose some value against a 77/88 type hand that will often check behind, but there really aren't too many hands that can just call our river blocker (IMO).