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Being as loose as you said Villain was, the only thing i would slightly worry about on that flop would be him holding 77 (hands like A8s, 98s, 87s would beat you but would he call a 4x BB raise with those?).
I do indeed think you're miles ahead. But as for free cards being not so bad - I think the decision on the river is a pretty nasty one to make because all of a sudden the possible holdings that'd beat you have significantly increased.

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First of all - loosey gooseys can turn up with all manner of hands. So, its entirely possible that he has an 8. In fact, there are quite a few players that are not loosey gooseys who could also turn up here with an 8.

Second of all - what massive array of possibilities have turned up to beat me on the river ? 9T is the only realistic *new* possibility.

AK/KQ/KJ/Kx are all beat by me
99/TT/QQ are all beat by me (and are not really likely)
JJ/KK I lose (and are not really likely)

66-22 are all beat by me.

Any 8 was ahead on the flop and is still ahead now.

Giving a free card on the flop didnt really add a lot to the "beats me" list, but it did keep the pot small if villain had an 8 or 77.