I think I should have bet the river in hindsight.

PokerStars Game #11161817216: Tournament #56065119, $3.00+$0.30 Razz Limit - Level IV (60/120) - 2007/07/27 - 11:30:48 (ET)
Table '56065119 13' 8-max
Seat 1: thelisa21 (2551 in chips)
Seat 2: The AllSt@r (1345 in chips)
Seat 3: vytob (453 in chips)
Seat 4: Darts (1516 in chips)
Seat 5: ali-yenn (1604 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: thesorbs (538 in chips)
Seat 7: Ingpin (2345 in chips)
Seat 8: andrzej58 (1648 in chips)
thelisa21: posts the ante 12
The AllSt@r: posts the ante 12
vytob: posts the ante 12
Darts: posts the ante 12
ali-yenn: posts the ante 12
thesorbs: posts the ante 12
Ingpin: posts the ante 12
andrzej58: posts the ante 12
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to thelisa21 [8d]
Dealt to The AllSt@r [3h 4d 2s]
Dealt to vytob [4c]
Dealt to Darts [Tc]
Dealt to ali-yenn [3c]
Dealt to thesorbs [Kh]
Dealt to Ingpin [7d]
Dealt to andrzej58 [Qs]
thesorbs: brings in for 18
Ingpin: calls 18
andrzej58: folds
thelisa21: calls 18
The AllSt@r: raises 42 to 60
vytob: calls 60
Darts: folds
ali-yenn: folds
thesorbs: folds
Ingpin: calls 42
thelisa21: calls 42
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to thelisa21 [8d] [4h]
Dealt to The AllSt@r [3h 4d 2s] [Jc]
Dealt to vytob [4c] [Qc]
Dealt to Ingpin [7d] [Qh]
thelisa21: checks
The AllSt@r: bets 60
vytob: folds
Ingpin: folds
thelisa21: calls 60
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to thelisa21 [8d 4h] [Kd]
Dealt to The AllSt@r [3h 4d 2s Jc] [6s]
The AllSt@r: bets 120
thelisa21: calls 120
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to thelisa21 [8d 4h Kd] [7s]
Dealt to The AllSt@r [3h 4d 2s Jc 6s] [9h]
The AllSt@r: bets 120
thelisa21: calls 120
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to The AllSt@r [3h 4d 2s Jc 6s 9h] [Jd]
The AllSt@r: checks
thelisa21: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
thelisa21: shows [7h As 8d 4h Kd 7s 9s] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,A)
The AllSt@r: shows [3h 4d 2s Jc 6s 9h Jd] (Lo: 9,6,4,3,2)
The AllSt@r collected 954 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 954 | Rake 0
Seat 1: thelisa21 showed [7h As 8d 4h Kd 7s 9s] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,4,A
Seat 2: The AllSt@r showed [3h 4d 2s Jc 6s 9h Jd] and won (954) with Lo: 9,6,4,3,2
Seat 3: vytob folded on the 4th Street
Seat 4: Darts folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ali-yenn folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 6: thesorbs folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 7: Ingpin folded on the 4th Street
Seat 8: andrzej58 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)

convert your hands please sir

you definitely should have bet the river, if he had a made 8 he would have bet at some point since based on your board you can't possibly have better than a 9

I dont mind checking here since the vil is obv drawing at an 8 with all live cards. If I'm vil and I make an 8 I prob chck/rs here so a check isnt as bad play.

I even like checking 6th street. But that could get you in trouble. D-bet on 6th isn't bad. Check river unless you catch.

I'm good with the river check - what's he calling with that you are beating?

The only hands he calls with is a T or a weaker 9 than we have. He also calls anything lower than that, including 9's that beat us. Granted, the way this hand went, the only other thing he can catch is a made 8, but simply put, we don't get him off a hand that beats us, unless you know he folds a TON on the river. Check is good.

NO way I bet the river. He SHOULD only call you with a hand that has you beat.