1/2 9 handed. I just moved to the table 10min ago. Hero covers both Vs and has a clean image. Probably known to the regs at the table as a TAG who has the ability to mix it up and apply pressure in spots.
V1, BB $81. MAWW. Always short stacking, VERY nitty postflop. Will make "bad" calls preflop given her stack size, but won't be calling with trash hands. Only puts money in post when very strong. When she donk leads in hands, it will represent a very strong range.
V2, UTG $331 Early 30s WG. Plays larger games when running, but not overly aggressive. Just a solid thinking TAG who is situationally aware. Definitely respect his game.
OTTH: V2 opens UTG to $8, H 3! HJ $25 with black Aces. Don't like sizing this small, but with the small open and the table being very tight, that's why I select this size. Both Vs call.
Flop: $76 A
9
2
V1 open ships for $56. V2 slightly tanks then calls. I'm actually fairly concerned here because of how tight V1 is. I highly doubt she's even open shipping AK with K
, so I weight her heavily to sets and flushes. I also know V2 realizes this as well, so his call with me still to act behind as the PF 3-better is kind of alarming. Obviously not folding, so I call.
Turn: $244 J
V2 leads $130, with about $120 behind. When he leads like this into a dry sidepot I think he has flushes almost exclusively. I'm not quite getting the direct odds to call, but I also believe that he's not folding for his last $120 if the board pairs OTR, so I do think I have the implied odds to call. Obviously believe I have not FE, so I didn't think shoving was an option. I decide to call and then I could for sure fold on
rivers.
River: $244 main, $240 side 7
V2 tanks for about 30 seconds then shoves his last $120. Hero hates life but just isn't in the mood to fold for this sizing, hero sigh calls.
So I think my river call is bad and that I could find a fold. My question is about the rest of the hand. Given the exact situation of the Vs and the knowledge by both myself and V2 than V1 is super nutted when she open ships flop, was my line okay to just call flop and turn. Against a lot of random Vs, I'm raising flop and jamming turn. I just felt that knowing V1 was very strong cascades to knowing V2 is very nutted as well when he calls flop and leads turn/river into a dry sidepot.