I agree - you were unlucky here cos as played, your analysis made sense and it'd be extremely hard to lay it down (I know I would have to pay him off too). I would also have expected him to bet either the flop or turn to protect his hand from draws <-- lots of them! but again it's 2NL, so...
Now, away from your original question - just wondering, with hindsight, would you have played this hand differently? up til the river your 77 were pretty vulnerable. Free cards are great but you have no idea where you stand. OK if villain(s) showed strength you probably had to throw your hand away, but at this point, 4-handed, any A, T, 9 & JJ-KK (possible hand for SB) can beat you.
OK you hit the 7, but as you said, it still led to a bit of a tough decision. At this level, I would prefer to try to buy the pot or shut down by the turn, unless loose passive = they would call the turn with air or weak draw on this fairly scary board.
Thoughts?
