At the Bellagio, villain in this hand just sat down at the table, so no significant reads. He was a young guy, well-dressed like he was going out later and chatty, but he had come from another table with a little over starting stack (roughly $220). I got the sense he had played some before, but hard to tell how good he was. Effective stack sizes around $200.

I limp UTG with TT. Two more limp, villain raises from the SB to $12, I call, one limper folds and the other folds.

(Pot: $28)
Flop: Q-T-2.

Villain leads out for $20. I call, hoping to reel in the other limper. He folds, and we go heads up to the turn.

($68)
Q-T-2-(A)

Villain leads out for $50. I was surprised at the size of his bet, as usually villains aren't betting that strong without the nuts or close to it. There weren't any flush draws possible so I wasn't worried about him betting a flush draw. I call.

($168)
Q-T-2-A-(6)

Villain shoves for my stack. Easy call?

Raise flop, raise turn

As played fist pump call river

easy call

No need to raise the turn. Pot is bigger than the remaining stacks and Hero has position. If the villain doesn't bet, Hero can go all in himself on the river.

If the villain has AA or QQ, it is a cooler.

I really don't see villain raising from SB with KJ, that seems a touch off (though you never know).

As played, i'm not folding a set here. AQ, AT, AK, are in his preflop raising range so I call.

Not a fistpump call, more of a crying call, but a call nonetheless.

happens all the time. can't fold here, but i'd bet 10:1 that's what he has.

Granted, readless, it's a bit hard to say, but in my experience at $1/$2 I don't find that many people willing to stack off with a one-pair hand like AK, especially on a board like that. I figured he had AQ, QQ, AA or KJ, so it would seem the majority of his range is shifted toward hands that beat me. With that said, though, I think folding a set here reeks of weakness. I ended up calling and he showed K-J for the turned straight.

FWIW I asked him if he'd take the same line with AQ and he said yes, so I guess at least if I play him again I know he's not a total nit.

Kolb is right. Guy has KJ here a lot. Doesn't matter whether or not 2p2 thinks it doesn't make sense to raise KJ out of the SB, the Villain isn't on this site, it might make sense to HIM.

As played call, prepare to lose a lot.

I'd have raised the flop for sure.

raise the flop!!!

get ready to see KJ a lot here, IMO!

I would raise the turn to semi protect against AK. Imo he limps with kj from the sb alot. Cooler. You played it fine though. If you had a read that he had AA or KK, I would raise the flop to try to get stacks in right there.

To most posters who say it's a cooler, I agree. But to the ones who say, "you'll see KJ here a lot" why call? This isn't exactly me having to put in $20 to win $150, this is basically me having to put in $150 to win roughly $300, so the odds aren't exactly slanted toward calling if we're behind often.

Not sure why some r saying raise flop.. Are we trying to get a fold? Raising flop polarises his Villians hands to Qx's, KK, AA and maybe KJ. I don't see KJ raising out of the SB too often

I vote raise turn, at this point villian has 80+ in and if he is on air you won't get a bet on the river unless you think he is capable of 3barreling air here.. which isnt likely with this board. Anything u get value from on the river you can get here.

As played, river is ez call.

Unlucky.