NL25: AKo facing small three-bet from maniac deep

[Emperor Norton]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB ($44.30)
BB ($16.05)
UTG ($10.05)
Hero ($38.10)
CO ($23.25)
Button ($51.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. UTG posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG (poster) checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls $1.75.

Flop: ($6.60) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $6</font>, Hero folds.

Villain is kind of scary to play against because he seems a little crazy. For instance, I'd previously seen him bluff-raise a river in position and fold to a push getting 5:1. Loves to donk flops, go for weird checkraises, that sort of thing. That said, I haven't really seen him three-betting much preflop. I don't want to call and check/fold most flops, but I think that this guy is going to be really tough to play against OOP in a four-bet pot, assuming he doesn't just move in over the top of my reraise. So what options do I have?

[mirrorman]

Preflop: I would act on his weak 3bet... 4bet to get a better idea of where you stand going to the flop, or maybe just push.

And get out on the flop, not enough info to continue imo.

[HighSteaks]

That min raise preflop to me means a pair 90% of the time, I don't think you can do much after calling him PF - I'd be patient and wait for another spot.

[jk1986]

Just 4bet pre and the hand will be a whole lot easier!

[creamfillin]

I don't like a 4-bet because we'll be stuck with a huge pot OOP most of the time, and we'll whiff around 2/3rds of the time. Maniacal or not, we don't really know if he's 3-betting light. I think I give him credit this one time.

[jk1986]

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I don't like a 4-bet because we'll be stuck with a huge pot OOP most of the time, and we'll whiff around 2/3rds of the time. Maniacal or not, we don't really know if he's 3-betting light. I think I give him credit this one time.

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No most of the time he'll fold...

[creamfillin]

Maniacs don't really like folding

[vixticator]

If he was a 3-betting maniac I would 4-bet shove here but you say he doesn't 3-bet much so what you did looks good to me.

[Emperor Norton]

That's the rub. I don't know how much of his range I can get him to fold, and it's really unlikely he'll fold an overpair on a low flop.

[jk1986]

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If he was a 3-betting maniac I would 4-bet shove here but you say he doesn't 3-bet much so what you did looks good to me.

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I guess maniacs on pokerstars don't 3bet much from the tight ranges everyones putting them on. Where I play, I'm fine 4betting here and expect to see lots of folds, or folds on flop. FWIW that sounds sarcastic but its not /images/graemlins/grin.gif