[Juan Carlos Alvarado]

Been waiting to post what I think is an interesting hand, but haven't had one in a while and I'm bored at Atlantis so here's this one that just happened:

Background:

I feel I've been playing really well but haven't had anything better than mid pair since level one, all my chips were coming (or going) from bluffs pretty much. I've shown one pretty weird bluff during level 3, other than that I've been pretty active but not showing anything down.

David has been playing really solid even though I'm pretty sure he's made a few moves throughout the tourney, I feel I've caught on to a pattern or two in his play but I couldn't really exploit any because my table was fairly soft and I didn't really want to get into it with him, I've done a good job of staying out of his way during the tourney. I've never played with him before this, and never heard anything about his play other than he's really good.

We're pretty much dead even in chips with about 41k to start I think (unless I'm messing up the numbers, but I dont think so).

Hand:

20 minutes to go for the day. Folds to Dave on the button, he limps for 1200 (he had done this with 79s from the cut before). SB thinks for a bit then just completes, I make it 5600 with AKs, I'd raise a similar size with steals - AA, I knew the pot on the flop would be fairly big if he called and I had planned on bet/calling a few flops even if I missed, check raising some, and giving up on some.

Dave thinks for a bit and calls (pot is 13,400 I think) , flop is 89Tr I check he thinks a little and checks back, now I think his range is a pair, A7-A2s, nuts, maybe two pair and that's about it. Turn is a blank 4x I check he thinks for a bit and bets 3400, he had done this with weak hands from what I had seen. I figure my outs are probably live and my hand might be best so I call, in the back of my head I thought I'd consider calling any potsized bet or bigger because it was kinda obv I had A high or a small pair. the river is a 2 I check pretty fast and he ships in what I'm pretty sure is 32k and that was about what I had left.... pot is 20,200 I think.

I had my big chips behind slightly behind the ante chips, when I pulled them out to count he glanced over and got pretty still, then I caught something that is almost impossible to hide or fake. I'd say I was 95% sure that he didn't have a strong hand like a straight or 2 pair. I think he'd bet a T on the flop. I think he checks back with a 4 and an 8 or 9 on the river. I'm pretty sure he raises any pair and AT+ here.

So based on my read I thought

A- He's turning a small pair or something into a bluff
B- He's value betting light.
C- A small chance he has the nuts or something similar (any T pretty much)
D- A tiny chance he misread my stack by 10 or 15k.
E- He's bluffing with the few non paired Ax's, KJ, and a couple other weird hands

Is my logic okay? Or am I just trying to be a hero vs a better player?