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Thanks for the responses guys. While I agree with the merits of making a 4bet to better define the villains range, the reason I flat called was to play small-ball with a stronger hand... UTG+1 is a very loose gambler very willing to stack off on a J high board (like you said Ghaleon). I knew villain's range was strong preflop but I didn't want to play the pot with just him.
The $40 to me on the flop honestly looked like a modest steal attempt, maybe AK. As played, I wish I c/c'd the flop because I would have dumped less in the pot, been able to see a turn card and reassess the situation. BTW, my range for him preflop was JJ+, AKs, and stacks were deep enough to call for set value, when the flop comes 8 high I figure I'm ahead here a decent amount of the time.
I eventually folded to the raise on the flop. I waited a couple minutes and needled him for info. At one point he tells me "If you go all-in I'm calling" making me limit his range to about AsKs, KK+. I then showed my hand to gauge his reaction, his initial reaction seemed that he was comfortable with me having that hand and then he started acting weak. Eventually he tells me he would check it down if I called, after that he shows me and I fold the hand. I put him on KK, later on after the hand was over he confirmed to me he had KK
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