[phydaux]

*grunch*

Hand 1 - Well played. Easy call. You said yourself he's a maniac who likes to shove. So take his money.

Hand 2 - Ug! Gak! Gasp! You had SCs on the Button! That's a raising hand! In fact, with just five players and you on the Button, 93o is a raising hand. Never limp. In short handed NL position and aggression are king.

You understand that the reason you were check-raised on the flop is because you didn't raise preflop, right? SB had you pegged as just raising the flop based on your position alone, since most flops miss most people. But this flop didn't miss you, did it? After the CR, there's $5.00 in the pot. Make a pot-size raise. If he shoves, then flip a coin. I'd call a shove, though.

Hand 3 - Good check on the turn. That's called "pot control." River is a crying call. Your hand is too vulnerable to bet/raise, but too good to fold. Although a fold on the river probably isn't a mistake. I'd have called, though.