Here's a tough hand from a deep 1/3 game. It's late, people have been playing loose, and stacks are deep.

Hero is a LAG, but so far all the big bets I've shown down have been value (though I got drawn out on many times). Ex. AI w/ set vs FD or straight draw several times. I'm effective stack w/ $1k.

V is a young player, generally playing a fairly wide range w/ aggression. Haven't been in many big pots with him but he's run up a huge stack (>$2k).

OTT:

Hero opens to $20 w/ 9hTh from HJ, V 3-bets to $60 from CO, both blinds cold call (not unusual), and hero calls.

Should I ever consider 4-bet bluffing w/ the dead money here? People are calling 3-bets insanely wide and I could potentially get it through. Otherwise seems like a straightforward call.

Flop ($240): 7h9s3h

Check, check, I check, V bets $150 and both blinds fold. Hero?

I decide to go for it w/ TP+FD. I can rep all the sets here and the occasional 79ss, and V should mostly be capped at overpairs. I raise to $400 and V tank calls.

Turn ($1050): 4s

I decide to continue my story and rip it in. (~$600 more) Plus there's always the possibility that V has a high FD, in which case my 9 is good.

Should I have given up here and tried to get a free river?

Xr flop bigger, you want the fold equity. Hard to imagine villain folding the turn given pot size, check is probably better. You may get the chance to bluff on a few rivers, such as a if he checks back kk, etx. And of course escape bricks.

Never give up, never surrender! The turn shove is mandatory but I like larger sizing on the flop. IMO, this hand is too playable to 4bet pre and you are getting good odds to call.

Grunch: I would have liked to size up the flop c/r. I think ripping in the turn is mandatory after the flop c/r. No issue at all the way the hand is played.

Post grunch: what dream crusher said.

Grunch

Spr is about 4. X/r a little bigger and shove all the turns. We have all the sets here so play it like a set.

Edit: well maybe we don't have 33 here. Or maybe we do!