As a rule previously when I am holding a decent hand and an opponent makes a move on me with a particularly dry board I tend to respect it more as he is unlikley to be semi-bluffing. Recently I am starting to question that logic after these two hands. Would love your thoughts.
1/2/100 Holdem ($100 max bet by law in this casino)
Heavy Action table
Hand 1
Villian 1 $370, young player tight, can tell has read some books but still a little green.
Villian 2 $240, rock
Hero $630, TAG image, winning and playing well
Villian 1 UTG+2 raise to 7
Villian 2 MP1 call
Hero A
A
Raise to 22
Blinds fold, Villian 1&2 call
Pot $69
Flop 6
5
Q
Villian 1: Check Dark
Villian 2: Check
Hero Raise 45
Villian 1 reraise 145
Villian 2 fold
Hero tanks, V1 trashtalks if I fold he show, I could tell he wanted a fold but he never got out of line after hours of play before. Hero folds based on read & V1 proudly shows 6
5
Note: I actually felt less comfortable holding the A
because I could take A
Q
out of his range
Hand 2
Villian 1 $235 Rock
Villian 2 $300 LAGTARD
Hero $570 - same
Villian 3 $440 (same as hero 1 from previous hand, only 1 orbit after hand 1)
Villian 3 Mississippi Straddle from BTN $5
sb fold
Villian 1 BB Call 5
Villian 2 UTG +2 Call 5
Hero UTG +3 A
A
Raise 20
Villian 3 BTN Call 20
Villian 1 Call 20
Villian 2 Call 20
Pot $81
Flop K
9
4
V1 Check
V2 Check
Hero Raise 55
V3 Raise 155
V1 fold
V2 fold
Hero Tank Raise 255
V3 call
Pot $591
Turn 3
Hero raise 100
V3 Call
Pot $791
River J
Hero Check
V3 All in 65
Hero Call
V3 insta mucks and runs away
When I tank I realized V3 couldnt look at me (used to see it as sign of stregnth) but figured he was playing that hand from an orbit ago and couldnt see him connecting on that dry of a board. Hands might have been more about the reads / history. Do you generally tend to respect this kind of agression on a dry board or wet board?
Perhaps I was lucky to be correct on both hands, comments welcome please.