Villain is a 39 year old black dude I've been chatting with for a bit. We are both chatty players. He's to my direct left. I saw him hit a monster pot recently with an oesd that he shouldn't have called pre but called correctly 3-way with IO otf. I've seen him begrudgingly fold some weak TP type hands, and he obviously has an idea of how the game should be played. However, some of his mechanics are way flawed. His PFR is 25-30, and he seems un-positionally-aware He's opened some hands he shouldn't have EP like 53s and QTs both UTG. He's also called raises oop and his FT3B% is about exactly 15. Additionally, he's tried bluffing in some "interesting" spots multi-way oop/ip, and a couple where his line is screaming bluff (bet, check, bet type lines). He did once put a player all-in in a decent sized pot in order to win a small side pot and chop a decent main pot when the board made a wheel. He forced the fold, and earned the side pot and chop of the main.
TLDR: Maniac with some clue of the game, but not too solid.
Hero (25 year old dark-looking white kid) has also been getting pretty lucky and now has a sizable stack. Most of the hands I've had go to showdown were premiums, and I've bluffed about 0 hands give or take. I've opened light a few times and either taken it down pre, post, or gave up. I did hit a set in a monster pot that I check-called flop, and check-raised an ultra drawy board, inducing a tank fold, which I think left some doubts in people's minds. My image should be very TAGGY and winning, although there may be a few question marks floating around.
TLDR: Solid TAG, possibly almost bordering on LAG
10 players
UTG folds
Hero ($475) is dealt A
K
and
calls $2 (planning to trap V)
Villain (Covers)
raises to $11 (in rhythm)
Folds to
BB who
shoves for $31
Hero raises to $57
Villain quickly
calls (and indicates he is reluctant)
Main Pot: ~$95, Side Pot: ~$50
Flop: K
3
4
Hero bets $85
Villain raises $210. Tells hero to let it go, "don't let pride get in the way." Seems to be representing that he's ahead, but doesn't want to play for stacks this deep.
Hero???
Value range (combos): AA(3, but unlikely), AK(6)/KQ(8), possibly KJs(2), but doubtfully any worse Kx combos. 33(3)/44(3)/43s(3). We block all pair+FD combos.
Semi-bluff range (combos): Naked Axhh(probably just AQhh - AThh), A2hh/A5hh, 65hh, 52hh, possibly some naked non-heart 65s(3)
Bluff range: Tough to say, but there is probably at least 10% random spew / over played crap, since he views me as a tight player with a fold button, and understands the value of bluffing me out of the side pot.
We are obviously never calling. Do we shove or fold? Fold or shove?