Small pot, deep stacks.

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I thought the river action on this hand was interesting.

Online NL, 6-handed <font color="white">1358477713</font>

Villain is MP, 188 BB. Seems slightly loose. Sometimes calls raises behind, then usually folds on the flop.

Hero is CO, covers the table, has rarely limped but doesn't seem maniacal. In a past hand, Hero bet 1/2 pot from the BB on 3 streets with a turned royal flush.

Preflop:
UTG posts 1 BB. UTG checks, Villain limps, Hero limps with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Button limps, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop (6 players, 6 BB): T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
SB folds, 2 checks, Villain bets 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB, 3 folds.

Turn (2 players, 10 BB): K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Villain bets 3 BB, Hero raises to 12 BB, Villain calls 9 BB.

River (2 players, 34 BB): 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Villain checks, Hero?

Villain has 173 BB left. Hero has the nuts. What is the right size of value bet?