So I isolate the maniac with A4s...

[kross]

Villain in this hand has dropped about $170 (42 BB) in the last 50 hands or so. His stats are 87/60/1.5, with a W$SD of only 13%.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls.

To me, this seems standard against a maniac, with what figures to be the best hand. Yes?

Flop: (7.50 SB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Nice flop for me, a pair and flush draw.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Add a gutshot. Anyone take a free card here?

River: (8.75 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Obviously a good card.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB

Good?

[Piiop]

Standard.

[JerseyTom]

All good against the kind of opponent/nutjob you describe (interesting though that he seems to slow down a bit post-flop).

As per Pokerstove, you have almost 76% pot equity vs a random hand on this flop and ~70% edge on the turn. Pound away....


Tom