Villian 1: I won't mince words, this villian is my equal or better than I am at live 1/2. There's a lot of tricks in his arsenal.

Villian 2: Competent enough 1/2 player.

Hero Image: Has made a few bluffs but mostly I've been showing down solid hands.

Preflop: SB, BB posts. folds to V1/HJ, V1/HJ raises to $8. V2/CO calls $8. Hero/BUT calls $6 with K7

POT: $27: Flop is 976

Vil1 checks, Vil2 bets $10. [b]Hero/BB calls $10[b], VIL/HJ calls $10.

Pot: $57: Turn is 976A

Vil1 checks, Vil2 checks. Hero checks.

Vil1 Bets Dark $30

Pot: $87: River is 976AA

Vil2 folds. Hero calls ???

Preflop: I don't like calling here in general but you say both villains are reasonable players so it seems like a snap fold.

Flop: Sure

Turn: Good

River: Well you only need to be good about 20% of the time to break even but you basically beat nothing. Is villain bluffing that often here?

Truth be told, I think the dark bet was a pretty good sign that villain was bluffing. He's basically screaming "I have a super strong hand here, one that doesn't matter what happens on the river" with that bet, and I think it's a weak-means-strong tell.

I also think it might have been that villian had a hand like a random 8 that had an OESD, and figured "Well, if I miss, I'll bluff, if I hit, I'll bet for value - since I'm betting anyway, I'll bet dark - when I bluff, it looks stronger, when I hit, it hides the straight draw."

I was pretty convinced that he didn't have a made straight - wouldn't you want to see if the board pairs/a higher straight can be made? A set would want to see if 4-to-a-straight come in. Two pair... possible, but unlikely, because you don't want to get counterfeited.

I just thought it was a very weird line. I couldn't think of a single value hand that wouldn't wait to see the river. I beat very little, but he's basically polarized between T8 and a bluff. The A didn't complete any draws, so I called.

As played, I tanked, called, tabled, and he mucked, then he gave me a fist bump for a good hero call.

Call because his line makes no sense, but you are kind of tricking us by saying this guy is good, because his line is terribad with every possible hand.

Sorry man but WTF is that pf call ? Especially against 2 people that you qualify as competent regs...
I just don't understand . Yes you are in position but you'll make ****ty top pair from whom you'll get minimum value and you have strong reverse odds.

Btw the squeeze spot looks beautiful to me you should have taken it instead of flatting

I think this is a fold against a good villain because he shouldn't have worse than 98. as played, he must have had something like jt or 8 no pair.

V is a terrible player.

3! or fold pre.

As played, who knows. Lol at betting dark. You only need to be good ~25% of the time, so calling can't be that big of a mistake.

with the A on the river, bet sizing and you closing the action, i prob call here and expect to see bluffs and some 9x hands.