AKs UTG.......... wussied the river (I think)

[Gomez22]

Party .50/1.00 table.... pretty loose(4+ every flop)

I'm UTG with A /images/graemlins/club.gif K /images/graemlins/club.gif

I raise, UTG+1 calls, folded to CO, who calls, button calls, SB calls, BB calls.

FLOP: 10 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif A /images/graemlins/spade.gif 7 /images/graemlins/heart.gif

Checked to me, I bet, all call.

TURN: 9 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Checked to me, I bet, all call.

RIVER: J /images/graemlins/spade.gif

Monster time........ Checked around.

Now I know alot of people put there are going to say I need to bet the river here, but with 5 callers along for the ride, and the table being almost uber-loose, I figured to be out against either the straight or 2 pair here. AM I SEEING MONSTERS? Given the table circumstances, I don't feel too bad about my play, but don't feel as though I was aggessive enough on the river. At a table where I had some good reads or was very comfortable, I would bet the river here, but I had been seeing all sorts of crazy things here.

Thoughts?

[rkiray]

I think you did fine. At this limit with so many people in, fearing an 8 is rational. I see no reason to think anyone has two pair though.