1/2NL, playing 8 handed.

I debated making this a PAHWM thread, but figured I would just lay out all the action up to the river. I feel like just about every street could have been played differently except maybe preflop. If they gave olympic medals for preflop play, I would've taken home the silver last night.

V in this hand is a late 30's guy. He doesn't have a players card, so not a reg, but he seems to have at least some clue what he's doing. He hasn't been at the table long but is pretty active playing in lots of pots. I hesitate to say LAG, but its close. He bought in for a weird amount, around $320ish. In the previous orbit he raised to 6 UTG, and I flatted OTB with AQo. Flop came KKJ with 2 hearts. He checked, I bet 7, he called. Turn was an offsuit T, check/bet 20/call. River was the Ace of hearts and he donked 20. I called and he said "I missed" and tabled T9s.

Hero is a mid 30's guy. My image may be a tad on the loose side, as I have also been fairly active at this table.

Hero is in the SB with AK. Both me and V start the hand with around $400.

V makes it $7 UTG+1. 2 fishy players call. I 3! out of the SB to $40. V calls, everyone else folds.

Flop ($89)QJ4.

I elect to c-bet $50. I'm not sure if it's a great c-betting board or not in this spot, as this may have been mistake #1. 2 overs + a gutter, but my overs have lots of potential RIO. V calls.

Turn($189)QJ4K

For some reason I go into pot control mode and check. I could go either way on this one. The board is really really wet so I should be protecting my equity against his strong draws, but I don't necessarily think I'm crushing any of his range here unless he is on pure air. V bets $80. I consider folding, but figure 3:1 with some outs, good SDV, and against this V, I elect to see one more card.

River($349)QJ4K6:d iamond:

I'm not overly concerned by the 3rd diamond, but it doesn't help. I'm sitting on TPTK in a massive 3 bet pot that seems to have gotten out of hand. I check again. V bets $145.

FWIW I don't think the river is necessarily the most interesting street here or the one where I am most lost, but I wanted to lay the whole hand out up to this point.

I like pre, don’t really love the cbet, don’t like the turn at all (you’re building a huge pot in a very marginal spot) and unfortunately probably have to fold the river. I don’t mind a river call because i’d Guess it’s about neutral EV.

Pre is good. Flop I like a cbet, & even SPR is close enough to x/jam vs aggro guy, etc. X/giving up or x/calling flop seem not the best. Turn & River I prefer x/c line vs b/f or b/c. Just don't think we can fold if he plays a bit bad aggressive in not good spots.

Pre flop
Flop good
Turn good

River is closeish but I’m calling

Not sure why you think this hand is butchered? Nh, wp, imo.
The flop cbet is the only decision that is marginal, but i think we fold out enough underpairs to make it work.

I'm folding river, pretty sure he doesn't have enough missed combo's to combat all the 2 pairs and straights. But yeah, it does seem close vs this villain.

Think hand is played fine, maybe more on the flop to max FE vs. TT-.

I'd fold river. Called the previous hand, C/C turn this hand , so logically speaking V should > AK. Might call based on live read.