Set of 8s vs scary river

[smizmiatch]

I feel good about this hand. What do you think?
Villain is very loose 58/8.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (8 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(8 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks, MP3 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (4 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(8 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls.

River: (7 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13 BB

[Clarkmeister]

I'm sure many will disagree, but I'd bet that flop once all those people check.

[Evan]

Who would dare disagree with THE Clarkmeister?

p.s. I'm in the 'bet the flop' group, you need to protect the likely best hand.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

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I'm sure many will disagree, but I'd bet that flop once all those people check.

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i don't disagree at all.

[goofball]

why do you want to bet the flop?

and what's your plan if you get checkraised? fold? call and fold a non-8 turn?