Deep, DEEP stacked hand

Villain is 91% VP$IP / 25% PFR.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

SB ($35.45)
BB ($27.55)
UTG ($25.45)
UTG+1 ($5.15)
Hero ($65.35)
MP1 ($10)
MP2 ($24.5)
MP3 ($21.65)
CO ($47.25)
Button ($168.87)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with T, A. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
2 folds, Hero raises to $2, 4 folds, Button calls $2, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.35) 8, T, 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $5, Button calls $5.

Turn: ($14.35) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $15, Button calls $15.

River: ($44.35) A (2 players)
Hero bets $42, Button calls $42.

Final Pot: $128.35

Would you have done anything different?

[ensign_lee]

Come the flop on, no. Preflop; I can kind of criticize playing AT off, but you did raise it and continue from a position of strength. Your river bet might have been a bit too zealous. I think that's one of those "the only hands that call you OWN you" type of bets. I would have stuck to about 3/4's the pot or so. I mean, what did you really think he had? I don't think he had a set, since he would have raised your river bet. I'm putting him on KK or something?

I think you won this hand.

[dsaxton]

Value bet less on the river. The board suggests both a straight and a flush, so make a bet which he can call without one of these hands.

[a500lbgorilla]

I'd survive with a smaller river bet. More of a blocking bet of 25 or 30.

-'rilla

OK, thanks for the advice guys. This guy kinda had a passion for calling hands down no matter what, that was why the pot sized bet on the river. I can understand toning it down to something that is more sure-fire that he will call.

Results:

Hero shows [ Th, Ac ] two pairs, aces and tens.
Button doesn't show [ 8s, 7s ] two pairs, eights and sevens.
Outcome: Hero wins $125.35