[lewdjunglist]

Part of me agrees with you, but part of me doesn't. This guy pushed all in preflop after an average player bet out 25 for 145 on top with 10s4s. He also cold called a 25 raise pre flop with 25o. This guy was an action junky. I think if I'm betting the flop...he's either calling or pushing. I could have lost less if he pushed though since he could have easy flopped a straight, set, or 2 pair on this board with his ATC range. Knowing this...I never should have checked the flop. Some of his play I hadn't seen until after this hand. It did pay off in the end when I dragged a $850 pot between him and another gambler who couldn't lay a set down to a straight and flush board.

I'm pretty sure I let his maniac play change my play. This bothers me because I've had bigger maniacs/ agrro players at my tables before and I still played a solid TAG game.