standard, against preflop maniac

[masonx]

MP1 seems normal pretty passive. Mp2 is a maniac preflop, like 70/40

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10.40 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (9.70 BB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

River: (12.70 BB) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: 12.70 BB

[PaultheS]

i really like how you used the maniac here to make the field call three bets preflop and two on the flop.

i'd probably cap the flop if MP2 is very aggressive postflop also, but otherwise, looks good.

[tadams]

Are you raising UTG PF with 88 to get it heads up vs the maniac?