I open j8s on the button, huge fish calls sb, bb folds. Sb is mostly loose passive but bets 100% when checked to. He will raise but I've never seen him go crazy on a big street.

Flop is AhThJc.

I bet he calls.

Turn is Jh, he c/r.

River is a blank.

Live poker makes me really want to fold...

No just call.

If ever there were a spot to fold trips, this is it. But even at that, you still can't fold. You have the top of your range for hands that call the turn raise.

Plus huge fish find weird times to spaz out. You lose often when you call, but it's not a big mistake to call -- you'll win rarely but still sometimes win, and when you don't you pick up even more info on what hands he plays like this: does he slowplay flopped straights? Does he not c/r flopped flush draws? Does he not c/r flopped two pair? All these questions are answered when you call the river getting 8:1.

fyp

I can find worse hands that he is raising for value (J7s, J6s) so I would call. Given that he probably has some sort of a bluff range, I think this is still a call even though you're probably beaten.

Just as a short aside, do you check behind with <AQ on the turn? What about AK or AQ?

DONT FOLD

call

You chop a lot.

This could easily be a delayed check-raise with an ace. That was his plan, and he's sticking to it.

This was my first thought.

Exactly what i was thinking.

Uh, this isn't true at all I hope. Anyway I think its probably pretty close between call and fold

Oops, of course you're right. I temporarily forgot about the flush hitting on the turn as well.

I could see a certain live player type having AK here, especially if he has the K of hearts

Been really testing my propensity to show down, I'm glad to find this call wasn't out of line even though lately it feels like I never win here. He had the 27 hearts for the scoopzilla.