Middle pocket vs buffoon

[sourbeaver]

Villain in this hand is 73/27/2.75 on 37 hands.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB ($97.55)
UTG ($141.7)
UTG+1 ($107.8)
UTG+2 ($97.5)
MP1 ($91)
MP2 ($339.45)
Hero ($104.7)
CO ($92.5)
Button ($41.35)
SB ($277.52)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $4</font>, Hero calls $4, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($12.50) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $10</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls $10.

Turn: ($32.50) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $10</font>, Hero calls $10.

River: ($52.50) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $10</font>, Hero calls $10.

Final Pot: $72.50

[Bukem_]

Why would he check the flop?

[sourbeaver]

I assume he missed his cards but had some kind of draw or a pair of nines.

edit: I most hesitated on the turn when he suddenly came out firing this weirdly small bet, which did not represent his usual lagginess.

[meleader2]

that's a nice line, if u raise that turn ur definetly commiting yourself. the river is real weak on his part, but i wouldn't want to invest more myself.

[Alex/Mugaaz]

Maybe he has Jacks and is trying to get a cheap showdown? I can't understand his line.