$2 NLHE Full Ring: 99 facing dry and straightforward board.

[converted_hand][hand_history]poker stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 9 Players

UTG+2: $0.25 (12.5 bb)
MP1: $2.40 (120 bb)
MP2: $2.09 (104.5 bb)
MP3: $2.50 (125 bb)
CO: $2.12 (106 bb)
BTN: $2 (100 bb)
SB: $2.33 (116.5 bb)
BB: $1.19 (59.5 bb)
UTG+1: $2.68 (134 bb)

Preflop:
6 folds, BTN raises to $0.06, SB=HERO calls $0.05 with 99, BB folds

Flop: ($0.14) 4<font color='black'>♠</font> 4<font color='red'>♥</font> 8<font color='black'>♠</font> (2 players)
SB checks, BTN bets $0.13, SB calls $0.13

Turn: ($0.40) 8<font color='black'>♣</font> (2 players)
SB checks, BTN bets $0.21, SB calls $0.21

River: ($0.82) 3<font color='black'>♠</font> (2 players)
SB bets $0.41, BTN calls $0.41

No stats on villain

I'm happy how you played the hand. We got a bluff catcher.

Not much we can beat.

Raise river would be wrong, you get called by better hands and worse hands ain't calling unless they on tilt

For me it lacks aggression and leaves you guessing on the end.
One of the problems with playing like this is you gain little or no information on what you are facing. I have played this way for too long and am looking to get away from check calling like this.
On this hand you can consider alternate aggressive lines like 3betting preflop. You are likely ahead of a normal button opening range and that flop could have been barreled for value and protection against overcards. You put all the onus onto him to have a hand. As played he gets to barrel with all his draws and will get there often enough to punish you.
Better still with medium strength hands like this, as played min raise the turn for a cheaper showdown.
If you min raise his turn bet to 41c and he calls, then the river will almost always go check check and you end up paying just 21c for the raise instead of the 41c on the end. That is saving you 10bb on the hand if you are losing and you can imagine how little savings like that can add up.
If he raises again on the turn or bets the river, he has shown you the evidence you need that you are beat and you can safely withdraw.

I think you played it well.

I would do the same because I honestly dont know where I stand.

I dont know if he is even bluffing or not.

I would 3 bet this pre.

As played though calling down is fine since our hand is under repped and villain is not putting us on overpairs very often.

Figaroo2 said:

Better still with medium strength hands like this, as played min raise the turn for a cheaper showdown.
If you min raise his turn bet to 41c and he calls, then the river will almost always go check check and you end up paying just 21c for the raise instead of the 41c on the end. That is saving you 10bb on the hand if you are losing and you can imagine how little savings like that can add up.

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I've seen someone in another thread mention something similar to this. They linked to a Negranu video on Youtube where he talks about it as the "Johnny Chan Play". The only difference is that instead of min raising the turn, you donk bet it. The desired result is the same as you've described above.