50NL AQs against maniac

[wulfpacker21]

Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Button ($50.30)
SB ($46.60)
BB ($50)
UTG ($66.50)
Hero ($57.20)
MP1 ($22.55)
MP2 ($81.85)
MP3 ($9.25)
CO ($49.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.75</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, Hero calls $1.25.

Flop: ($6.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $4.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $15</font>, MP2 calls $10.50.

Turn: ($36.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

River: ($36.75) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero ?

Villian is 31/15/2.6

and villian has a turn aggression of 11

Flop looks like a c-bet... turn ch/ch makes it even more look like a continuation bet and he doesn't have a pair/set so i should have the best hand here unless he has AK....his river aggression is 5

[Grumbo]

You should be beating his range if he 3 bets hands like JJ+, AQ+. Flop bet did look like c bet until he called your raise. Looked more like an overpair or A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] when he called. Turn check might be for pot control if he thought you were semibluffing with a flush draw on the flop. I might take a shot at betting $18 - $24 on the river given this range.

[demon102]

I would check to him and be inclined to call a river bet, I hate betting on the river here.

[jessyj07]

[ QUOTE ]
I would check to him and be inclined to call a river bet, I hate betting on the river here.

[/ QUOTE ]after spending a while thinking about this hand I agree. Checking &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&g t;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&g t; Betting.

[RobAtticus]

I think check-call is probably the best way to approach the river. I can't figure out if his check on the turn is because he's worried that you made some kind of straight/flush/set, or because he has a huge hand and hopes you catch up. AK/AQ of spades are the hands I fear most, and checking controls the size of his bet here so that you aren't throwing in a lot of money the times you are behind.

[FF_Woodycooks]

You must check call the river as played. I prefer a check-call on flop to check-raise.

[Gobias Ind.]

Not to get off topic, but why raise a maniac on this flop?

[Delphi]

I guess I'd check and call up to half the pot but fold to a push. If he was on a draw he probably got it by now. You still beat the pocketpairs he might play that way and some weaker ace but I don't like to loose a stack when he shows 87s.

[CallMeJohn]

Doesn't anyone think he should have c/f flop? You are OOP, you have A-high and you believe that your opponent is a maniac. Pick a better spot.

As played, not sure. i'm pretty lost here. i'm inclined to say c/c a small bet.

[Tking4unc]

I'm check folding this flop... as played Im probably gonna check call a smaller sized bet on the river. If I get rammed on the river Im gonna just let it go and pick a better spot