How to play JTo

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Villain is a certified maniac. I've seen him for less than 20 hands, but his stats are 50+/20+/3+. He's also raised every A that he's shown down, including a A6o which he 3b'd and then showed down UI.

He has also once bet/folded a flop, presumably on a stone bluff. I think anything short of a bluff he would have at least called down.

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Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.75.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

I knew villain could bet almost any hand in this situation, and because he didn't raise pf, an A was unlikely. Thus I raise. Once reraised, I figured villain for another at best, more aggro nonsense at worst, certainly worth a calldown.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

When turn was checked I figured the most likely scenario was that villain was trapping and the second most likely was that he had played aggro nonsense on the flop. So I bet, planning to call down if c/r'd.

River: (7.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

I figured if he called a river bet I was a probable loser at this point.

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

I kicked ass on this hand.