NL50 Top set against maniac

[ThorKGB]

Villain is 42/17/3. I almost never slowplay, but should I give a maniac more rope or is the texture too scary:

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

BTN: $93.30
SB: $22.80
BB: $28.50
UTG: $67.80
UTG+1: $29.50
Hero (MP1): $49.25
MP2: $91.80
CO: $59.85

Pre-Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (MP1)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $1.50</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $5</font>, 5 folds, UTG calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.75) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $5.50</font>

Results: $10.75 Pot ($10.75 Rake)

[seki]

I'll probably catch a little flak for it, but this is one of the few spots I like a min-raise. A call or a real raise will scare him off mediocre hands. A min-raise looks like you're the scared one, and he might try and push you off. If he has a real hand, it's all going in anyways, and this lets him think he can push you off w/ a weaker holding.

[ncboiler]

I either call or, like seki says, min raise. If a safe card comes on the turn he gets no more rope. Actually if an unsafe card comes I probably still make a big bet or raise because you still have a ton of outs if needed. More rope on the flop no more rope on thr turn.

[PokerFun007]

OOoooh...I like the min-raise option. Gets a nice big pot going, and our hope here is to get it all in the middle anyway...nice suggestion. I think it's especially true given the rather weak bet by the villain.

[ranka]

Are u serious? Min-raise? I would raise it up to 17$ because I can't give odds to flush or straight draws.

[coordi]

guy weak leads you in a 3 bet pot, hes either got AK, a set, or a less likely FD. If not hes an idiot and hes acting like he wants to get money in. raise that [censored] to 15+ and get it in on the flop/turn.

[WantToLearn]

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Are u serious? Min-raise? I would raise it up to 17$ because I can't give odds to flush or straight draws.

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The idea of min-raising is like making a mistake to give him the opportunity to make a bigger mistake, which might be no mistake at all. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

The draws are, in a way, less dangerous than against normal players.

In a way, though, they are even more dangerous, as the maniac will play a lot of suited and connected trash that other players won´t play.

But then again, if he is a true maniac (not sure here) he is not folding TP2K (or maybe worse) anyway, so the percentage he shows up w/ a made draw isn´t very high.

This is not because he has the draw less in absolute numbers, but less in relative numbers as he doesn´t fold the other garbage like badly dominated hands and so. Even better, the flush card etc. doesn´t kill our action against a maniac when we are ahead.

[PLAYOFFS]

I've never liked the minimum raise since I started playing no limit.

[Chargers In 07]

I raise, make it $11.05. I fail to see why this texture is scary. He could have a flush draw but it's not likely and even if it hits the turn you have the Ac plus a house draw and the only straight draws he could have are gutshots.

Raise to $15 and push the turn.

[SABR42]

Just call here and let him hang himself.