This is 1/2 NL 300 max
Hero: Young white. Losing image tonight. Can't get anything going. One cooler and some not so great play mixed with no cards leaves me in the game for $700 with a $300 stack. Since getting wacked around pretty good at the beginning of the session hero has TAGed it up quite a bit. Probably viewed as TAG leaning towards tight at the moment. Hero has played with V a couple times but they were both about 4-5 months ago. Didn't play a ton with him just maybe a couple hours each time. Not sure in V remembers me. V is definitely competent but far from Phil Ivey. V has shown the ability to bluff, especially when weakness is shown. He has gotten called on a river bluff where everyone checked the turn and he bombs river. V has a few leaks that I've picked up on but none noteworthy pertaining to this hand.
V: Young white, maybe mid 20s. He is on his laptop at the table 4 tabling online. Started out the session a little aggro but has since calmed down since he busted out his laptop and started multi tabling. Seems to really have TAGed it up.
Eff stacks $300
7 handed, it folds to V in MP he makes it 10. Hero in the cutoff has A
J
. Hero calls. Everyone else folds.
Flop is K82r. V checks. This kind of surprised me since he was cbetting a fairly high percentage. I even recall him cbetting into 4 or 5 players with something that couldn't beat top pair at showdown. I figure he cbets all his Ks and better, and all his air. His checks screams weakish value hand that wants to get to showdown. I feel A high is no good so I must strong arm this pot. Hero bets $15. V calls.
Pot $50.
K823 on the turn completing the rainbow. V checks again. I'm almost certain V has middling pair type of hand, maybe a weak K trying to pot control? I fire $27 hoping this will fold out quite a few hands that beat me. V calls.
Pot $104
K8234 on river
V checks. What do we do here? I am almost certain V can't beat a King. And I feel my image is super tag to the point where I could easily have a K or better. Should I make a valueish looking bet of $45-$55 here? Should I always be prepared to 3 barrel here with my flop plan and reads?