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Visionary
Silver Level
Have played plenty with V before. He's a middle aged regular who has gotten better but has major holes in his game would be surprised if he was a lifetime winner. Biggest of which is tilt aggression and tilt call downs. This session V bought in small for about $200 and worked it up to $600+ before losing some big pots. Currently sitting about $400 and Hero covers.
OTTH:
MP open to $10, 2 callers including V on the button and Hero completes from the BB with AhTc.
Flop ($37): 8h 8c 3h
Checks to V who stabs at it for $20. V will bet pretty much any two cards here to steal when checked to but we are not closing the action. A fold is safer but chances of getting x/r from behind are low based on other Vs previous play. We defend with overs and back doors. Fold, fold. Heads up to the turn.
Turn ($75): 8h 8c 3h Jh
We miss but pick up the nut heart draw and the Ace is also probably good. V would often size down flop with trips but MAY bet over half pot to charge flush draws. V bets $40, Hero calls.
River ($155): 8h 8c 3h Jh Jd
We miss again and check. V quickly bets $75. His value range is super thin here. He's definitely 3B TT+ pre. So he may have some 99, the rest of his pocket pairs are counterfeited and it doesn't make much sense to barrel off a flush on a double paired board plus we block the nut flush limiting some combos. I'm in the tank. I decide to make the call expecting to chop some and get shown a boat on rare occasion but I think he also shows up with T9, QT, KT, 97, Q9 and other random air often enough to at least break even. Too optimistic?
OTTH:
MP open to $10, 2 callers including V on the button and Hero completes from the BB with AhTc.
Flop ($37): 8h 8c 3h
Checks to V who stabs at it for $20. V will bet pretty much any two cards here to steal when checked to but we are not closing the action. A fold is safer but chances of getting x/r from behind are low based on other Vs previous play. We defend with overs and back doors. Fold, fold. Heads up to the turn.
Turn ($75): 8h 8c 3h Jh
We miss but pick up the nut heart draw and the Ace is also probably good. V would often size down flop with trips but MAY bet over half pot to charge flush draws. V bets $40, Hero calls.
River ($155): 8h 8c 3h Jh Jd
We miss again and check. V quickly bets $75. His value range is super thin here. He's definitely 3B TT+ pre. So he may have some 99, the rest of his pocket pairs are counterfeited and it doesn't make much sense to barrel off a flush on a double paired board plus we block the nut flush limiting some combos. I'm in the tank. I decide to make the call expecting to chop some and get shown a boat on rare occasion but I think he also shows up with T9, QT, KT, 97, Q9 and other random air often enough to at least break even. Too optimistic?