Value bet the river?

[JimmyJazz1]

No reads on villan

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button ($111.25)
SB ($345.37)
BB ($311.83)
Hero ($104.15)
MP ($100.7)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB (poster) calls $2.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($7) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, SB calls $5.

Turn: ($17) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $8</font>, SB calls $8.

River: ($33) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero?

[TrailofTears]

Checks behind. While you don't typically see villain check if he hit his trips, occasionally you do. Looks more like a busted straight draw, but he might have 89 or something and is going to let you bet like you have every other street. You are probably ahead here, but I would check behind on this river.

-T

[JimmyJazz1]

I had the same line of thought, he most likely hit trips or a busted straight draw. Either way i'm not making money with a bet, so a check seemed the safest way to go.