Playing Against a Borderline Maniac

[Shalara]

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Preflop: Shalara is MP1 with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="CC3333">UTG raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Shalara 3-bets</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">UTG caps</font>, Shalara calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Shalara raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Shalara caps</font>, UTG calls.

Turn: (8.75 BB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Shalara bets</font>, UTG calls.

River: (10.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Shalara bets</font>, UTG folds.

Final Pot: 11.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 10.75 BB, won by Shalara.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to Shalara.</font>

Looked to me like UTG was playing about 70% of his hands, and raising nearly every time. He bet whenever it was checked to him, and frequently raised when it was bet to him.

[zuluking]

If he's playing 70% of his hands and raising almost everytime, you played it perfectly.

[Ajax410]

agreed - assume he doesn't have the Q until he proves otherwise.

[btspider]

i would call down after he 3-bets. i prefer he bet rather than get a check-raise in if he hits a Jack or some oddball card that beats me. i am assuming he won't fold heads-up until he sees the river.