[Ghazban]

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perfectly played, IMO. there's no reason to bet the turn.

when he checks again on the river, you know you have him. it'd have to be a very tricky (or dumb) opponent who would check a 9 or full house twice.

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I don't often disagree with you but I do here. The weak lead on the flop is often a draw trying to price itself in. I like OP's raise here. Now when the turn doesn't complete the draw, I like to bet to again charge what I feel is likely a draw for my opponent. If I get checkraised on the turn, I'm folding. I don't think players at this level will weak-lead/call the flop, then checkraise semibluff the turn with anything I can beat. Then I check behind on almost all rivers (I'd probably bet a Q river on this board hoping to get a crying call from a badly played 9 or other underfull).

So, in short, I like raise flop, bet turn (1/2 pot), check behind on river best as it charges the draws but never puts me in a spot where I have to make a tough decision (as I might have to if I check the turn and face a big bet/checkraise on the river)