Blind battle against maniac

[sharpie]

Villain is a maniac, but can calm down at times. He's reraised 87o PF, does multistreet bluffs, bet/3 bet the turn with crappy draws, and stuff. Stats are ~58/23/1.8. He has 3BB left on the river.

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (3 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (6 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks

[El Ishmael]

Sure.

[kidcolin]

I think you've got a value bet.

[El Ishmael]

It's close but I think we have to pay off a checkraise, which makes it less appealing.

[V4P]

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It's close but I think we have to pay off a checkraise, which makes it less appealing.

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Oh Hells Yea!!

[raytownloc]

I leave the room. Battling blinds with a maniac gets my bloodpressure up. I don't need that kind of stress even if it is a profitable situation. In this hand I probably play it just like you did. Maybe bet the river 50% of the time, but kick myself if I get check raised.

[Disconnected]

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I think you've got a value bet.

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I think it's close, but I agree. The maniac is likely to bet the flush. Sucks if you're checkraised, but from your read, he might do that with a king, too. Checking behind can't be too bad, either, though.

[Erik779]

Value bet, get raised, call, and win the pot.

[Caddy_4_Life]

Someone quickly remind me..what are the odds Villain holds a [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] over the long run here?

-Caddy

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IF you are calling a c/r I think checking is best.

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