easy check on the river?
 

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="666666">3 folds</font>, Hero checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, MP3 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

River: (18.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks.

Final Pot: 18.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 18.75 BB, between Hero, UTG+1 and UTG+2.</font>

Re: easy check on the river?
 

I would bet this river and then call a raise.

Re: easy check on the river?
 

You have a straight. You have to bet. Call a raise. You're good here plenty enough for a bet to be +EV.