Cutoff: $2.5K
Hero: $1.5K
$10 rock is in cutoff. Two limps to hero, who limps with A
K
T
7
I limped because the button had been 3-betting a lot recently, and I didn't want to get three-bet OOP with this hand.
Cutoff makes it $45, two limpers call, I call.
Flop ($180)
A
K
3
Limpers check, I check, cutoff bets $150, limpers fold, I call.
I decide to flat here with no redraw and because board hits cutoff's range well.
Turn ($480)
A
K
3
T
I check, cutoff bets $375. I call.
River ($1230)
A
K
3
T
9
I check, cutoff bets $800.
Hero?
I put villain on a range of a set of aces, set of kings, QJ, busted heart draw, QJ + busted heart draw, and a bluff.
I think QJ without backup pots the turn most of the time, so I discount bare QJ based on the turn sizing. I think a set of aces and kings would take their showdown value here, but have seen plenty of players in this game make value bets in this spot here with top and second set. This seems likely, as if I had bare QJ, I would be likely to check/pot turn, so V may be confidently value betting a set.
Finally, given I didn't check/pot turn, hearts missed, and the board didn't pair, I think it reasonable that villain thinks I don't have a strong enough hand to call, and is trying to push me off my hand.
I end up tanking until somebody calls the clock on me....
What's your action in this spot?
Edit: To add, I had played with Villain for only half an hour up to this point, and hadn't seen any of his hands show down yet.