Ignition - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): 86.32 BB
BTN: 100 BB
SB: 137.08 BB
BB: 132.6 BB
UTG: 92.28 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9 T

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) J 3 3
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: (7.4 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 3.52 BB, BTN calls 3.52 BB

River: (14.44 BB, 2 players) 4
[color=red] Hero ???

Would bluffing river here just be burning money? I was torn because on turn I decided to try to represent a flush, and so thought maybe I should follow through on river. While I would usually c bet flop with a flush draw (and if I had I think it would make a river bluff way more believable), with the low paired board on the flop I sometimes would check flush draws as I did here (not sure if this is correct or not). Anyways, did I horribly misplay this on flop/turn and should I just check/fold on river? In general, I found at this stake bluffing river without c-betting flop usually gets me called.

I think you should cbet flop here. OOP I usually size up a little.

In general I thought it was a bad idea to rep flushes on paired boards. Your hand has no SDV so I like bluffing but it has to be believable.

Please elaborate.

Top up to 100bb.

If you find that bluffing river without c-betting flop usually gets you called you should value bet thinner if you check flop.

Preflop is marginal and probably just a fold unless you have some exploitative reason like BTN, BB or SB are fish.

I don't think flop check is that bad with this exact holding. We can turn some equity on any K/Q/T/9/8/7 if IP checks behind.

I think this 1/2 pot turn size is weird. Would you ever bet this size with an actual flush or FH?

We have zero SDV so I doubt a bluff can be bad. I'd be snapping you off because it's unlikely you have AA, KK, QQ, JJ or any strong flushes here with a flop check and turn 1/2 pot. I'd expect to see air or like smaller PPs (or maybe 33 lol)

I usually cbet the flop when i have no showdown and two backdoor draws.

Nvm, i didn't see they're offsuit, so i'd just fold pre.

MDA says B120