Villian is this hand is an older gentleman from Queens who plays @ Mohegan Sun pretty often on weekends and seems to know all the players on a first name basis. He is a pretty solid player, originally I thought he was more on the OMC side but I think he's a bit looser and more aggressive than the average OMC but he has some OMC traits. He usually plays 2/5 NL, never seen him play 1/2 before but I did once play a short 5-10 session with him @ 5/T @ Mohegan, too. (Hint: villain is |) 4 |\| |\| Y) My read is he has a decent amount of money, capable of making a move vs. tight players and good at reading opponents. He's capable of opening semi light preflop e.g. QTsooted from EP/MP. He limps a bit more than optimal (in my opinion) but plays pretty well postflop, but I have seen him do some silly stuff here and there (e.g. make light calls when opponent agrees to check it down in spots where he know's he is behind with like a mid-pair+draw type of hand).

Here is one semi-strange hand that we just played before the hand in question. Villian limps UTG, I think 1 or 2 more people limp in MP. I limp button JTcc and we see a flop multiway. It comes Q 9 x rainbow. Villian bets ~25 on flop, MP calls, I call. Turn K villian leads $100...I consider raising but decide he's very solid and may fold a lot vs. a raise here but he will lead a lot of rivers so I'll make more by slowplaying. MP folds, I call. River is T (I think it brought BDFD) He bets 100 again, I'm kinda pissed that river was so terrible so I just call and he shows Aces (lol).

So this hand I'm in the BB with AK. I think it was suited diamonds, but honestly don't remember because this hand happened about a month ago and my suits don't even really matter to this hand if I recall correctly. A few people limp (I think 3 limpers) and SB completes. I'm about $1100 deep to start the hand and villian covers, BY A LOT (he has like about 3k). I raise to ~$40. First limper folds, villian calls from hijack or cutoff, superdonkey button calls of course. 3way to the flop.

A5x7

90% of time I would just bet here but for some reason I figured since we are so deep and he's pretty solid postflop that I'm better off trying to pot control and let him bluff or value own himself. I check, V bets ~70. Button folds. I call.

Turn 8

I check. Villian tanks for a bit, makes it seem like he's going to bet as he counts out some chips but decides to check.

River K (pot = ~260

I check. Villian bets $155. I view this bet as pretty strong and something he wants me to call. We engage in some table talk and he seems pretty strong from what he says. I say something like "my hand is too good to fold here, I have 2 pair" and he makes some comments that seem like he's trying to induce a call by sort of pretending to be scared/nervous about me announcing a big hand. I don't think AK is a big part of his range here but I wouldn't completely discount it (lol live + look how he limped AA earlier) but I think he's a weighted a bit higher to flushes.

your hand is under repped but river sucks. He has a lot of flushes in his range but the price you get is too good.

I mean, folding is fine vs a player who is OMC, but i'm not going to be folding often if he is capable of making a few moves, or value betting with worse.

This is actually an odd situation given how weirdly you have played the hand. It looks like you have air on the river and that makes villain's bet weird if he does have a big hand but it's also the last chance for him to get value. He can also easily be betting a worse two pair, possibly value betting just AX or remotely trying to bluff you.

My inclination is too call just because you have so massively underplayed your hand and villain can be value betting worse.

Sure he could have a flush but neither A or K high. If he is solid post flop he could have K7, K5 or be bluffing with 76, or 65 which you beat, with the 2 pair hands being discounted because he may fold preflop. Other than that it would be flushes. But with the A high and K high flushes out, with the fact that he limp called a big bet, i dont think there's that many flushes left. Id have to make this call and expect to be good at least 50%.

bet/fold the river.

as played just call. your hand looks like utter garbage, he can be value-cutting himself with a worse Ax, worse two pair, and yeah sometimes a magical set/straight/flush.

checking this flop to create a bluff-catching range is leaving a lot of money on the table without a pretty killer read.

Solid player calls with Jh5h. You might want to tweak your read to "fish" who calls wide pre

He called $40 pre, doesn't raise one of the best flops for him, and checks one of the best turns he could ask for vs your perceived range. You should of bet river yourself for $100 and folded to a raise, but what ever, as played it's fine.

To those who say bet/fold river, how much would you bet?

$175

Why did you check the turn?