AJs vs a TAG and a maniac

[damaniac]

5/10 Party

CO is a TAG, 25/20 over a few hundred mostly mined hands, seems solid from all accounts but nothing more than that
Button is kind of nuts 68/18/2.5 and goes to showdown over 50%, so his postflop aggro is nuts and he's been backing it up, tends to bluff bet and raise.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, Button calls, SB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO caps</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (17 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button caps</font>, Hero calls, CO calls.

Turn: (14.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (17.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>...

Er, waddya think? Do I have them anyway? If CO folds, is it ever a bigger Ace? I had some thinking here but anyway I want to see what everyone else thinks.

[kapw7]

I would bet the flop.
As you played it the 3-bet is fine.
After CO cold calls you shouldnt feel very safe with J kicker.

On the river he is not folding AK/AQ even AJ so you might be better off just calling and hope he pays with a worse kicker

[DiamondDave]

Put your raise in on the turn.