Labor Day short session at Trop - Big Laydown or MUBS?

Played only a few hours of NL$500 on Sat. Lost 110, eh, no biggie.Started with 4 outta 5 hands I had to play, and I don't like starting that way. Won a big pot and lost a bigger one for a small loss in the first orbit, I got 99, TT, 88, AKs, so the opposite of last time I played.

Made top set of 9s on turn for a big pot. Later I dragged about $350 with KK v TonySoprano overplaying his JJ on a 963Q board. He called me all the way down after I raised him pf.

So there's a very nice Indian man on my left, I'll call him Anand for short. He seems skilled, not trappy at all, bets his good hands hard, is happy to chat with me as I take the empty seat next to him. We are commenting on the table, I know 4[!] of the players there, so I fill him in and he fills me in on the rest. [I didn't mind giving advice on 3 of them who are obvious very tight TAGs.]

We end up in several pots together, splitting one with AQo for a chop, he wins a few big ones, I win several mid-sized ones from him. Very nice guy, from his comments is used to playing in bigger games - mentions $3k and $5k buy-ins, etc, seems like he has a nice bank.

Here is the hand:I get A6h in the small blind. AFter 4 limpers, I complete, Anand checks in the BB. Flop comes 754o.
I bet small as table was mostly passive except for TSoprano, Anand calls and mentions to me so only I can hear, "I got no hand but an extremely good draw!"Hmmm, okay. Duly noted.
I have the OESD obviously.Folded around to TSoprano in LP, he calls. Just the 3 of us.

Turn is a Q. Check, Anand checks, TS bets like $30 into a $75 pot, I call figuring Anand will drop and I can stack TS if I hit, Anand calls again. $165 pot.
River is the 8. Excellent. I check, intending to CR Soprano's LP bet. Anand checks, Soprano bets $75, I raise to $150, and Anand goes all-in for his last $700, so $550 more to me!
Soprano folds instantly. I immediately put him on a set of some sort. Okay, I got 2nd nuts. What do you do here?

It's hard to believe Anand has 96 here, but that is totally consistent with how he played the hand, he got a free flop and his comments on the flop to me when he called. I'm thinking real hard. I am chopping this pot at best. In fact, if Anand just had the 6, I think he would just call here, to be friendly.

Observing him, he looks very happy and comfortable in his seat, as if inviting the call. No stone face either, more...serene, hopeful almost. He shoved his chips in quickly as well, as if he couldnt' wait to get them in there. What do I do here?

I take some more time and observe him outta my left eye. He's very relaxed. He's almost smiling at the consternation he's caused at the table. I cannot get away from the feeling he has 96 and was calling along in an attempt to triple up to $2k or so.

But I can't believe I'm considering folding to a possible 96 in the BB. What would you do?I Folded. As Scotty Nguyen say, 'Big, big laydown.' Anand didnt' show but I am 95% convinced he had 96 there in the blind. Soprano revealed his set of 7s after I folded.

Maybe I was wrong, but I am learning to trust my intuition more at these live games with skilled players. Online, I autocall without a read. Live, with no read, I autocall. What do you think of the hand and my decision?

Live at the Trop, no, I don't have a King, sir.

It was an interesting session yesterday. It was the tightest table I have been at, that's not saying much I know. At one point there were 5 refugees from the super-tough NL1000 game there. That table was like 7 rockcs and 3 good TAGs.

The NL 500 table had me 5-6 really good players, and 1-2 tourists, max the whole time. We were down to 7-handed at one point the game was so slow. NL1k players would leave, go up, then immediately come back to our game. A few nut peddlers also.

First orbit, I get AA utg,decide to limp because past history has shown a raise will be coming at theswe tables. Nope.
3 players. T83o flop. I bet one caller. Turn is a 6. I bet again, guy takes forever to fold. He was on a draw, he later told me, but thought i had nothing. i had played with him before.

Saw 2-3 other players who are there every w/e in additon to him. Win about $60.

Early on, get KK in EP again, decide to limp and fold if an ace hits after the disaster last time, and reraise big if someone raises late. Plus, many hands are getting raised on button after many limers. Nope, 3 limpers. Yuck.

Flop comes Kc8c4d. Nice. I decide to bet out. I have a good playing LAG on my direct left, he'll raise if on a draw. I bet $15 into $22 pot, he raises to 30 I just call. Willing to let him peel one off, don't want to scare him yet. And if he has a set, great!
Turn comes Ts. Very nice. I bet out 3/4 pot. I started hand with 425 he has about 400. He raises me back. I push all-in. He calls without much thought.
River is the last King! Quad kings. He asks if I have a King.
I say, No, I don't have a king.I flip my hand - 'I have Four Kings.'
Tables oooohs appreciatively. I'm up to like $900.

He seemed like a decent LAG player too, did not show his hand. Two pair is the verdict. Obviously he thought I was bluffing him for some reason. A few players had been at table since 4am or earlier. Always nice to play those guys when they are tired.

After that got cold-decked again for about 5 hours. No top pairs, no draws the whole time until later. grab a bowl of soup and fold alot. In fact the first 4 seats don't win a pot in forever. For about 6 hours I fail to win another pot, or get better than Ajo / 66.

Then I get two good hands, k4s in the BB where I see a flush draw for free. EP bets I raise, all others fold he calls. Turn completes the flush. He bets big, I raise him with second nuts, he goes all-in for $300 total and I'm more than priced in.
Only if he had Axs in blinds am I a loser in this had. So I call and he flips A5s for the nuts. Oh well. Bad to raise turn with 2nd nut flush vs BB? Fold to his all-in?

Shortly thereafter I get my first high pp in hours. QQ in BB. Many limpers, Button makes it $30, I make it $90, folded to TAG on button, he goes all-in for $520 total.
Wow. I don't think I can call this. I can't even see him in the 10 seat.Any chance he doesn't have AA or KK? I fold. I know he had 'em, he played solid for like 8 hours. If he had QQ or AKs, more power to him. I know he had AA though. He also tough beat a guys KKK over QQQ flop. Ouch.

Interesting hand, 2 players have deep stacks qsjd4s3s board. seat 3 bet 50 on flop and got called. he checks and seat 7 bets $150. seat 3 thinks for a while and calls. River is 3h. Seat 3 bets 140, seat 7 raises him all-in. Seat 3 calls with q-hi full boat. Anyone misplay that? Seat 7 had nut flush of course.

Finally I get a hand or two I like and that are interesting.I limp with t9c in LP.Flop comes Ac5c2d. EP has won two pots on monster rivers, including a rivered full house. He bets $25 gets one caller so I make it $75. ep calls mp folds. EP is asking if I have a set. wtf?
Turn is the Jc. EP checks to me I make it 150. He thinks forever, asks me if i have a set and calls. weird!
River is Kh and now I'm a little nervous. He checks I check. My flush takes it down, he doesn't show but i think ak for sure.Who bets that river after being called for 150 on turn? Did i have mubs?

I win an okay hand with kt 2 pair on blinds and decide 7.5 hrs is enough time with 4-5 NL 1000 and higher players. Way too much like work. Anyway +460 not bad after 2 tough losses took me down a ways with 2nd best hands. virtually no tourists.

Except my first live sighting of internet boy. keeps buying in for $100 and losing it, no clue how to actually play. we felt bad for him. he raise and shove with like ak no pair after flop and got called almost every time. Way too much WSOP tourney watching.One hand I had kjs in blinds, he raised i called. $25 or so in pot with limpers. flop comes j82o. I bet 25 he makes it 50. I call, turn is another blank I bet 25 he raise his last 50 I call and he shows qj! We kept telling him not to play at our table and go to 2-4 limit but he wouldn't listen...

any comments welcome and appreciated.