This is micro-stakes Zoom NL. Little information on the player. My VPIP stats are 28% but doubt he knows that as I am using HM Cloud and we have only played a couple hands together.

It comes to me in the CO and decide to open. My thoughts here are, 'my hand is light but playable in position if I can get the BTN to fold and effectively have position on the rest of the table'.

When the SB 3 bets, I kind of know I should probably fold. Given his show of strength but I decide to see a flop with the intention of folding on unconnected boards.

the board smacks me in the face. Literally feel like a great white who has just stumbled across a school of sardines.

Obviously I am playing this slowly every day of the week. I think calling here can help me represent hitting the 8. If he is thinking on the same lines as me that I know he has something like AQ+ QQ+ then I am going to call with an 8 rather than bet.

The Ace turn and then his 3/4 pot bet actually made me feel confident he had a hand like AK or AQs. It does cross my mind that he could easily have AA because of his p/f 3 bet then check on the flop.

I actually decide to trap and just call. If I raise here then I am giving my hand away, basically would be screaming I have a J. **(let me know if you think I am wrong here)**

The river is a 5 which changes nothing about the situation. BUT YET

he overbets the pot, massively! ........this is when I know I am in trouble!

Players at 2/5c almost NEVER do this without the nuts. (this is what is making me feel like its a bad call)

I run the scenarios through my head. If he is semi bluffing with a flush, you wouldnt overbet. maybe bet $1.20/$1.45.

If he has 88 does he really 3 bet this OOP pf? maybe but then I have the other 8 so unlikely.

AA, very possible........acutally almost positive.

I decide to only call as something doesn't feel right.

(what he actually shows, was not what I was expecting) ooops! lol