[trigeek08]

You are giving villian way to much credit by thinking he will lay down a hand like JJ/QQ/AQ/AK pre-flop to a re-raise. If villin has JJ he will put hero on AK, same with QQ. If villian has AK he will put hero on AQ, KQ, or maybe even hands like KJ/KT since there was only one limper when hero raised in a steal position.

Now, without the reraise pf, a raise on the flop is in order. Maybe I am just a little new to this, but I would imagine villian going for a check/raise with a hand like AA or QQ. The $25 bet seems more like a continuation bet.

Turn. Since villian is "unremarkable" I would imagine that he has now made his hand and is telling himself, "What kinda bet can I put out there that will get this guy to pay off my AK?" I can't imagine him putting out a deffensive/blocker bet when this ace falls

River. Good fold. He has convinced himself that you have a hand you will pay him off with and he in turn puts you in.