Table bully vs TAG-fish, round 1...
1/3, $500 max, 9 handed, Friday evening around 7pm.
V1 / UTG - 30's-40's WG. Never seen him before, but he seemed competent enough, judging by the way he was playing and the things he said. Had only been at the table for about an hour, so I hadn't seen him play too many hands. Starting around $500.
V2 / MP - 30's WG. Never seen him before either, but he'd mostly been playing TAG-ish, folding most hands pre or post, only occasionally opening with a raise. Hadn't seen him 3B prior to this hand. Couldn't remember him showing down anything good or bad. Couldn't remember him getting caught bluffing. Had only been at the table for about two hours, but didn't seem entirely comfortable. Starting around $350.
Hero / BTN - early 50's white guy. Absolutely killing it this session, up over $2K. Mostly just letting the game come to me, not doing anything overly aggro, at least not very often. Only occasionally using the power of the big stack to bully an opponent when I sensed weakness or uncertainty, but mostly just showing up with good hands. Starting around $2500.
OTTH...
V1 opens for $15. V2 3B to $50. Hero on BTN flat calls with JTss. All others fold.
FLOP ($150 net of rake) - JT5rb, with one diamond.
V1 x. V2 c-bets for $90, leaving himself about $200 behind.
Hero?
Hero opts to flat call, to see what develops, if V1 puts in an x/r, but otherwise expecting V2 to stick the rest of his chips in on the turn.
V1 folds, and we're HU and IP going to the turn.
TURN ($330) - JT5rb8dd, bringing in a BDFD, and completing Q9s or 97s. Really doubtful V2 is 3B'ing either of those hands pre-flop, but it's possible he might realize those hands are well within hero's BTN 3B-flatting range pre. He's probably capable of realizing hero could definitely have some 2P, some sets, and some 1P + a draw BS here.
V2 thinks for a few seconds, then sticks in the rest of his chips.
Hero?