Hero ($425) came to casino on a whim after working his finger to the bone making internet cash all week. On list for 2/5 and 5/10 but playing 1/2 at the moment until those games opened. Bought in for $150 to test waters and has ran stack up to current level playing aggressively the past two hours. Only showdown was second nuts (nut full-house) against V.
V (Fluctuating around $1500) live money player who told me he had been at the casino the past 16 hours...everyone knew him but I'm new to the particular room so hadn't seen him. My notes include: Very curious caller but has been catching cards to catch bluffs (river trips/two pair.) Raises 15% of hands pre-flop, positionally aware. Careful in multiway pots with strong but non-nut hands. Large turn/river bets are polarized. Folded my c-bet in 3! pot two orbits before on ace-high rainbow flop.
V - UTG +2 raises to $10 which had been his standard raise when opening.
1 caller
Hero button K
10
3! to $37. This was my second 3! against V. Maybe a spew but I like playing 3! pots against people in like V who have been playing a long time and may be loosing focus. If I flop something with this, I don't think he puts me on it in a 3! pot.
V calls, V2 folds.
Flop A
Q
4
V Check- Hero bets $25. V Calls
I tank bet small hoping to induce a check-raise from A-Q, J-10 (with one heart), A-A, Q-Q, 4-4, A-K hands. I think I should have bet at least 40 here to set up large bets on the turn and river. Check-raise would have been ideal because I can get stacks in on the flop or jam any turn (probably even turns that pair the board) Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Turn 7
---Pot $130 minus rake
V Checks, Hero bets 60. V calls.... Thoughts on bet size? I probably needed to go bigger here but I wasn't sure where he was in the hand just calling previous street. I guess in retrospect most hands that are calling $60 are calling $100
River 4
---Pot $260
V Checks, Hero Bets $110. V tank calls. Hero was partially scared of the paired board and thought he could find a bet fold here. Maybe could have jammed and got called by three pair thinking I missed my flush but I only think I'm getting called by better.
My overarching question is how do I get my whole stack into the pot here? It seems like my fatal mistake was betting small on the flop. I was probably better served to let V bet out big on the turn and maybe min-raise him or something.