$2/$5 game at local casino around 1pm table has only been running for maybe 2 hours. Hero has been at the table for an hour and has built his stack from $500 to $1400 playing a very solid TAG game. Table has been fairly passive pre flop and Hero has taken advantage of that, Hero has been raising a wide range pre flop and just before this hand took place Hero won a nice sized pot raising 54hh UTG and winning a nice pot off the mark at the table. Reason I mentioned that hand is because it was one of the first hands I had shown down it awhile and so the other players are starting to realize i have opened it up a bit.

V in the hand is a mid 40s white male who Hero has played with before. He plays fairly standard but has been losing today. V stack is around $400 and he is on his second buy in.

Hero ($1400) raises to $20 UTG w ATcc folded to SB who calls and V calls in the BB ($400)

Flop ($60) 57Tcc checks to Hero who bets $35. SB folds and V raises to $100 and Hero calls.
-I thought about shoving flop because V only had about $300 behind but i figured he has more air than strong hands. If i shove i think he will fold most Ts and only call with 2pair or better.

Turn ($260) 57T5cc V checks and Hero checks behind.
-This was not a good card IMO. If V did have a weird 2pair he could have boated up (unlikely but possible) also this card could scare V.

River ($260) 57T54ccc V thinks for about 20 seconds and shoves for $300....

-i think its really hard to fold here. Hands that beat me that can be in vs range are 54 TT 77 75 44. I dont know if V would make this play with a straight or a flush.

is this an easy call?

Could definitely stove this, I would if I wasnt procrastinating from studying for final exams haha.

By no means is this an easy call, especially since the AI is >pot.

I think this a lot of times this is a combo club draw overbetting, as well as the fullhouses you are talking about.

This doesnt really ever seem like a bluff, every hand got there,dont know what he could possibly be bluffing with. Probably would check/call something with any showdown value, you have kind of underrepped your hand at this point.

You really should stove this against the value range you think he might have

And opening 54hh UTG is really -EV. Open that in LP

thats not the hand in question.

I know this, but its there, and should re-evaluate that next time in that spot.

im fine raising suited connectors at a passive/weak table. thats not a problem for me and i dont need to re-evaluate that.

you just stick to playing the nuts.

good luck

Edit: see post below.

BTW, I know it's not the hand in question, but opening with 54h UTG is fine (and good) sometimes. Great hand to mix it up with.

Wait, you have AT clubs? I'm not folding. If he got there w/ 54 playing back at you or had 57, 77, TT, 44, it's a bit of a cooler.

What does the check raise the flop, then check the turn when the board pairs mean tho? I don't know of he is check raising draws or maybe T7 and checking because he was counterfeited. The check on the turn is what confused me, I see a lot of players turn their effective nuts and check it quickly

Easy call.

Given the open shove I can't see a boat shoving into a made flush, he would be trying to figure out how to get a flush to call, this is too strong of a move and feels like weakness. Only hands that make sense are worse flushes, OESD that hit, and 2P.

I'd bet bigger otf at least $50 and expect to get called by worse tp, str8, flush draws, fd with overs etc.

I'd shove the flop over his c/r. Even if his calling range is only 2pair and sets you still have 42% equity vs this range. A shove can get called by worse hands especially combo FDs and could potentially fold "better" like JJ or 57.

As played, I think you have to call the river if you think this V can take this line with many flushes or ever bluffs.