Overcalling preflop vs 5x raises in Live

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Overcalling preflop vs 5x raises in Live

Live 1-3

Recreational Asian limps EP covering table
unknown recreational who plays quite a bit of poker raises to $15 from MP and has $500
Tagfish lady calls w $180 stack
Decent Reg Calls CO w $500
Hero on Button w Ad2d $850 and calls
SB SS recreational calls w $70
EP Loose passive calls

Flop Qs7d5c
Pot = $83

checks to hero who checks
Turn Qd
Checks to CO who bets $40
Hero calls
SB calls
everyone else folds
River 7
SB and CO check
Hero checks

First of all
Preflop

Is overcalling here weak? We are certain to go a minimum of 4 way, sometimes 6 ways, and we can get jammed on by the SB sometimes, although, I think it happens less than it should with this specific guy in the blind playing passive preflop for the most part.

We do have a bit of depth which I think helps compensate for the large preflop open, and we do have a hand that draws to the nuts, and have position. I don't think I would flat something like T9s here, because of it only drawing to a T high flush, and may start to flat around JTs, QTs, KTs, QJs, KJs, area, and 3b AQo, AK, KQs, AJs, and sometimes with QJs and JTs, and likely JJ+, and then flat calling some of the suited Ax combos, but do not feel super confident about it.

Postflop, specifically on the river

When it checks to us on the river, its pretty clear that the CO has something like 88-TT for the most part, as I think Qx bets the flop as do sets. I don't really think we can rep anything at all here however, and with the player behind in the SB, and having the A high, i think we have smidgen of showdown that is better off checking than betting and repping alot of missed draws. I'm fine not having a bluffing range here, as its prob exploitative, but if we were to start to develop one, I suppose we would choose something like KTs or JTs, that block TT, and target 99 to fold? and maybe some A high? Yeah, I think that makes sense. As for sizing, with $200 in the middle, i suppose around 33% pot would be okay as a sizing, only needing to work 1/4 of the time, and accurately repping something like TT that is trying to go for thin value. However, with the 3rd player involved, it could just be a spot to basically never bluff, as even TT is going to be quite thin, but i can see it being okay.

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