*** MOD: Moved to Mid Stakes [2013-12-03 16:35 CET] ***

The hand takes place at my local casino. The table is very weak with most people entering with 40-50bb. Vilain is a relatively competent reg in live games, and plays very loose and aggro, exploiting the fishes very obvious lines. He's doing martial art and can handle himself well ; I had seen him make a hero fold against a very LAG player last time I had played with him ; he's likely to view me as a good reg as he saw my picture on the coverage of the France Poker Series MTT (1100€ buy-in), and he's playing such tourneys occasionnaly.

I was card dead for most of the night, so I did fold a lot, but showed a few bluffs in the rare pots I was involved. I assume he thinks I'm a serious, patient player, able to take good bluff opportunities. Vilain is definitely above average when it comes to hand reading. He stabs a lot and is not afraid to make small to medium bluff. He check-raised small with AQ on Qxxr 3way facing a small CB of mine.

The table is loose and straddling often. UTG straddles and I open for 30€ UTG+1 with AdAc ; vilain calls from the SB and we're 200bb deep. As for his preflop range, he will play a lot of suited and connected cards.

Flop comes 5s7c8c, I cbet for 50€, and vilain check-raise for 115€. I'm pretty confident he would be the kind of guy to XR hands as weak as 8x, 45, 56, 67, and maybe some flush draws I'm not sure. His small sizing does incitate me to call, because I assume he'd have incentives to XR bigger with a set or a straight.

Turn is Jh, and he bets 185€ into 305€. I call.

River is Td, and vilain thinks for like 15 seconds before checking. Pot is 575€ and effective stack sizes behind are around 500€.

Would you check behind or turn your hand into a bluff? Can we value bet?