Limping pre is a bit too passive, but postflop we generally navigate the hand fine and the river call is reasonable given our price and hand strength.
Leading small with top pair is defensible in a limp pot, but a high-frequency check keeps our range less transparent and allows BB to stab with air that we can then bluff-catch or check-raise.
Note: Auto-donking top pair makes our range face-up and denies BB the chance to bluff; mixing in more checks with strong hands would improve overall EV.
Checking after improving to two pair is good; the paired card drastically strengthens BB’s 4x region and we don’t want to bet into a range that now has plenty of trips while being happy to bluff-catch.
Calling the turn bet with top two on a paired, somewhat coordinated board is correct; we’re well ahead of BB’s 9x, weaker Qx and bluff region and raising would overplay our hand into a trips‑heavy value range.
Checking river with two pair is standard: our hand is strong but not nutted, and the river card doesn’t improve many worse holdings that would happily pay a value bet.
Calling the half‑pot river bet is fine: our hand is a natural bluff‑catcher, the river bricks draws, and the price is good versus a range that still contains plenty of one‑pair and missed-draw bluffs. **Ranges:** BB gets to river with 4x, strong Qx and some slowplayed overpairs, but also many 9x, pocket pairs, and busted straight draws like JT/T8/87 that now have incentive to bluff when checked to twice. **Board:** The runout stays fairly dry for nutted hands: no straights complete and full houses are possible but not overwhelmingly dense, so two pair remains high enough in our range to defend versus a modestly sized value/bluff mix. **Math:** Facing 5 into 14.7 we need ~25% equity; two pair comfortably clears that threshold unless BB is extremely underbluffing, so folding would be an over‑adjustment without a strong live read. --- > **Takeaway:** When river brings a brick and you’re getting a good price, two pair versus a reasonable value/bluff mix should usually call rather than overfold.