2/3 9 handed 300 max game on a Wednesday night
The table: Playing fairly loose passive. Many open raises to $15 are going 4-6 way, however 3betting and major bluffs have been extremely rare.
Hero (Covers): Young 20's Tag, but playing fairly aggressive post flop. Have shown down a good mix of made hands and bluffs, and a few players seem to be waiting for monsters to trap (including villain).
Villain (800eff): Older, somewhat competent Tag (not so much aggressive though) who has probably read a few books but plays way too straightforward and exploitable. Almost never bluffs, besides one small river bluff that I've seen in 4+ hours. Relevant prior hands:
1) Raised AQ on B against a limper, got heads up, and checked a Q5cQ flop to slow play/trap.
2) I opened to 15 in EP, one call in MP, he 3bet to 45 on SB, I call, limp folds. He then check/folded an Axx board with ease.
The hand.....
Pre: Straddled pot for 6. Utg limps. Hero is utg+2 w/ A
K
and makes it 25, folds to Villain who reraises to 80 from SB. Folds to hero who calls.
(My Preflop call here might bet what set me up for trouble. I range him on AK,QQ+ and possibly JJ at the widest. Not the best spot for me.)
Flop (170): K
J
9
Villain checks, hero bets 100. Call. (Mostly betting for value against QQ here, and I doubt he checks AA/AK on this board)
Turn (370): A
Villain leads out 100. Hero calls. (This bet confused me quite a bit at the time... To me it also makes QQ extremely unlikely)
River (570): 9
Villain bets 250 (leaving himself about 250 more behind). Hero?
Aaargh! Hating myself for this hand! Seems much more straightforward to me after writing this up. Please criticize everything! It's the only way I learn my lesson