Mid-pair + flush draw

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Live local NL $500, $2/$5 blinds, seven-handed, early in the game so all stacks are about even. HERO and villain have played several times and are very familiar with each other. Both are very tough LAGs that like to play many hands even in raised pots, will work hard to outplay opponents, will not get trapped with mediocre hands for their entire stacks, etc.

HERO is CO with Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Folds to villain who opens for $20. HERO calls, BB calls.

Flop: J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
BB checks, villain bets $50, HERO raises to $150, BB folds, villain thinks a moment and calls.

Turn: 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Villain checks, HERO ???

Read: Villain isn't stupid. It's unlikely he's slowplaying a huge hand as he knows HERO will make this play with a flush draw or a big hand both. Flopped set is highly unlikely. Disguised flopped two pair is possible as villain has been known to make occasional raises with trash in an attempt to take down a huge pot with a hidden hand. More likely his is either legitimate in a big draw or a reasonably solid hand. HERO's read is he's most likely on A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] or AJ, but not sure which. HERO is typically solid at reading people, so I'd estimate the chances villain is on one of those two hands is high.

Villain is capable of laying a hand down, but it depends on his read...he's also very strong at reading people, and if he feels he's currently best in the hand with something like AJ, he will not lay it down.

- Chris