Eff stax ~3300

Hero is up and has everyone covered. No one in this casino knows me so I should have a blank/clean slate. Currently 2nd tightest player at the table, only hands I showed down I had the goods. I did 3bet villain light OTB and ended up giving up when he called my flop cbet and he won with a middle pp. Can't remember if that happened before or after this hand though.

Villain looks like late 20s/early 30s white guy. Dressed in a neutral manner, doesn't look too much like a pro but he could be. He's LAG-ish preflop, seen him raising suited gappers and any Axs, but slows way down postflop. Gave up a few times when his cbets were called, also doesn't cbet when he gets multiple callers. Only saw him put big bets in postflop when he had overpair+. When I got to the table he was sitting on ~1500 and has since doubled up by value betting fish and getting paid.

Preflop:
2 limps, villain raises to $50 from MP, Hero calls with 44 from HIJ, 3 others call.

Flop: Ac 7h 4h
Checks to villain who bets $200 into $250, hero calls, everyone else folds.
There were 2 short stacks in the hand and I was hoping one of them would shove but I was not so lucky.

Turn 5s
Villain checks, hero bets $420 into $650, villain x/r to $1100, I tank for a min then call. While tanking I looked over and saw villain staring down at his cards/fake gulping/blinking a lot.

River 3o
Villain tanks for a minute then shoves ~1.9-2k, continues to give off those live tells plus he throws in the up and down leg shake for good measure.

I know I misplayed the turn by flatting instead of shoving as I think he has 2 combos of A7s, 2 combos of A6s, 65hh, and he might stack off with all of them. But as played his river shove doesn't make much sense if he has A7/A6 does it? The 4 card straight should hit my range way more than his yet he still shoves and gives off every "i have the nuts" tell in the world.

A6 should be replaced with A5*

Well .. it`s a fold, given everything you said about villain.

I don`t like shoving OTT, as calling keeps our range wider and I would probably call this blank river (this card doesn`t help villain at all, as he would not c/r A6hh, A2hh or x6hh OTT, right), if you did not describe villains behavior as creepy/nutty ..

Seems like a fold, where was this played.

This was played at the aria during the mayweather fight.

I mean....if you're sure he's fake gulping and not just a nervous wreck than it turns what would generally be a rather difficult decision into a pretty routine fold.

I didnt think this guy was a pro, but judging by the way he played he very obviously had some experience and wasnt a total fish. I cant imagine anyone with experience giving off all those tells by accident.

Well it wasn't vs me so its def a fold. Every time I flat to induce a short stack it never works. I don't fault you for flatting but I'd just raise this flop as there are really no bad outcomes.

I know you said A6 should be replaced with A5, but I think A6ss is also credible in his range (especially A6hh)

I'm always fascinated when people lead flop and check/raise turn as in here. Anyway I think a strong value hand like two pair would lead turn as well, especially since you said earlier that V makes his money by value-owning opponents. Turn c/r smells like a strong draw, and everything except A5hh got there by the river.

I fold river unfortunately, but agree as you said that turn is a shove.

Raise flop

Strongly dislike villians play here unless he reads you as a maniac who is always going to stab once checked to. There's no way he is c/r a combo draw here. He is either overplaying 2 pair or has you overset. I fold about 80% of time. I'm not even considering any of the "tells" because you have no history about how this guy normally acts in big pots. This is never a bluff line a rec player will take. Also most pros won't take this strange line so it leads me to believe hes a rec who doesn't rly know what to do because he just flopped the world and is trying to pile as much in as possible on turn.

Why do u think there is no way he c/r a combo draw here? The flop is scary for two pair or a set, and the turn gets even worse. And when we look like we have an Ace or a draw, there's no reason V should give us a free card. I think it makes perfect sense that he has a strong draw and would check/raise for added fold equity. It's a good play imo and I've seen fish and pros alike make that move.

Tells can be pretty useful especially when readless, although I personally am not sure exactly what "fake gulping" is or how reliable it is.

Pauper can you post results please?

Without more information on this villains tells and more history I don't think you can assume they are fake. I personally believe the weakness in this spot. I also think your missing your image. If he reads your range is mostly a big A then his play is standard value betting.

I'm going to buck the trend here and say call but I am not a full time 5/10 player I play it only on weekends.