tacoshooter
08-22-2004, 01:03 PM
My first SS post:
Maniac is UTG, in the kill (game is playing $6/$12) and has raised the last 20 hands preflop. He's showing down crap to the river and winning lucky more often than not. Up about $1,200 on his $100 buy-in. No kidding.
This is the hand I was thinking about on the drive home:
Preflop:
I'm in MP with A7s. Maniac makes it $12 to go UTG. Three folds to me, I re-raise to $18. Folded to maniac. He calls.
I'm thinking I'm way ahead against his average hand and when it's folded to me I'm sure I can get it heads-up so I raise. His call was a little perplexing because he had been re-raising nearly 100% of the time in the past -- but I have to think it's because I'd come after him with good hands a couple times (and lost /images/graemlins/frown.gif). He mutters something to his buddy like "I gotta call with a pocket pair!" as he throws in. He's a talker.
Flop:
Flop comes 284. Suits unimportant. Maniac throws in $6. I think for a bit and call.
Maniac would bet at this point with anything so I can't put him solidly on a hand. I know my ace is good and I'm pretty certain my 7 would be good too. But he might have caught a piece of that board or really have a small PP.
Turn:
Turn is a 7, pairing me. Maniac bets. I quickly call.
He's talking up a storm. I'm fully in maniac-call-down mode but I felt really, really weak here.
River:
River is a blank. Maniac bets. I call.
Okay, so how did I do? This was definitely an out-of-the ordinary situation for me. I just had no idea where I was at with this guy because he only had one move. Bet, and if raised, re-raise. Is call-down mode appropriate for a good-but-not-great hand here against a psycho?
Let me have it.
Maniac is UTG, in the kill (game is playing $6/$12) and has raised the last 20 hands preflop. He's showing down crap to the river and winning lucky more often than not. Up about $1,200 on his $100 buy-in. No kidding.
This is the hand I was thinking about on the drive home:
Preflop:
I'm in MP with A7s. Maniac makes it $12 to go UTG. Three folds to me, I re-raise to $18. Folded to maniac. He calls.
I'm thinking I'm way ahead against his average hand and when it's folded to me I'm sure I can get it heads-up so I raise. His call was a little perplexing because he had been re-raising nearly 100% of the time in the past -- but I have to think it's because I'd come after him with good hands a couple times (and lost /images/graemlins/frown.gif). He mutters something to his buddy like "I gotta call with a pocket pair!" as he throws in. He's a talker.
Flop:
Flop comes 284. Suits unimportant. Maniac throws in $6. I think for a bit and call.
Maniac would bet at this point with anything so I can't put him solidly on a hand. I know my ace is good and I'm pretty certain my 7 would be good too. But he might have caught a piece of that board or really have a small PP.
Turn:
Turn is a 7, pairing me. Maniac bets. I quickly call.
He's talking up a storm. I'm fully in maniac-call-down mode but I felt really, really weak here.
River:
River is a blank. Maniac bets. I call.
Okay, so how did I do? This was definitely an out-of-the ordinary situation for me. I just had no idea where I was at with this guy because he only had one move. Bet, and if raised, re-raise. Is call-down mode appropriate for a good-but-not-great hand here against a psycho?
Let me have it.