Playing vs. a Maniac

[a1Six5Six]

Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $4.25
BB: $16.09
<u>UTG: $25.58</u>
MP: $28.55
CO: $21.20
<u>Hero (BTN): $24.65</u>

<font color="black">Reads: </font><font color="blue">Villain is 80/20/2.2. I find aggro maniacs hard to play against. I don't know if I lack balls to stand up to them or if I get angry getting pushed around and make rash decisions. Are patience and vb the key?

PF- I hate mini-raises they\'re gay. I don\'t know if I should raise, the guys a psycho so it\'s not like he is going away, my hand isn\'t that strong, and I\'m going to miss most flops and get pushed out and even if I hit I\'ll be nervous unless I hit my flush.

FLOP- Caught a piece, this guys a psycho his bet means nothing so I call

TURN- My hand just became a monster (vs. this guys range). I r/r big to protect against xxs hands... should I just shove here?

RIVER- Don\'t like the heart vs. this opponent but there\'s no turning back now</font>

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $0.50</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.75

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($2.85) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $2.00</font>, Hero calls $2.00

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($6.85) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $3.50</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $15.00</font>, UTG calls $11.50

<font color="black">River:</font> ($36.85) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets all-in for $7.33</font>, Hero calls all-in for $6.40
Uncalled bet of $0.93 returned to UTG

Pot Size: $49.65 ($2.45 Rake)

[tiger_hall]

shove turn or fold...

[Bowlboy]

Hand well played. If you think that Villain is going to call your shove then shove but I find that keeping them in the hand with a good 2 pair is better. If you shove you cant let him hang himself by shoving a blank river.

[tarheeljks]

his vpip is ridiculous, but the raise % isn't, so i'm not feeling this pf 3bet. anyway, i would just push the turn.

[Gustav]

Ok, I'm confused by preflop. You hate minraises. Minraises are gay. So you decide to minraise him. What?

[Bowlboy]

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Ok, I'm confused by preflop. You hate minraises. Minraises are gay. So you decide to minraise him. What?

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A minraise would be to .75cents. I'd make it $1.50 though.

[youthies]

I just call preflop. Postflop looks well-played to me.

[cooker3]

If your going to re-raise do a decent one, make it 2.
Tbh I fold the flop here unless you have seen him donk betting with nothing before.
If your going to raise that big on the turn might as well push.
Despite your huge odds, I am not against a fold. Are you seriously ever going to be ahead. I really doubt it.

[Gustav]

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A minraise would be to .75cents. I'd make it $1.50 though.

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There's only two reasons to raise preflop in this situation; trying to take the pot down now, or setting up a profitable cbet. I don't like it against an 80/20, but if we're going to raise, a pot sized raise would be $1.85 and we'll have to do a lot better than that. I'd say $2.25.

[Vyse]

$1.75 raise is fine. 3.5x original raise.