Stud8 - Day 6, Hand 3: Playing with the crazy LAG

[Aaron W.]

Villain behind me was stupid and aggressive. He was giving away his money as fast as he could by raising junk hands and firing them all the way to the end. I limped 3rd with the intent of limp-reraising. But then I started to draw bad, but kept chasing. Was I right to chase this all the way to the end? Was the river check-raise too much?

7 Card Stud High-Low ($0.25/$0.50), Ante $0.05, Bring-In $0.10 (converter (http://j.1asphost.com/greenage))

3rd Street - (1.60 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___calls___calls___calls
Hero: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___calls___raises___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif___raises___raises
Seat 4: xx xx T/images/graemlins/heart.gif___folds
Seat 5: xx xx A/images/graemlins/club.gif___calls___folds
Seat 6: xx xx 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif___brings-in___calls___calls
Seat 7: xx xx K/images/graemlins/club.gif___folds
Seat 8: xx xx 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif___folds

4th Street - (14.60 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___calls
Hero: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/club.gif___bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif___calls

5th Street - (9.30 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif___calls
Hero: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif___bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif___calls

6th Street - (13.30 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif___checks___calls
Hero: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif___checks___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif___bets
Seat 6: xx xx 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif___calls

River - (17.30 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif xx___checks___calls___raises
Hero: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 7/images/graemlins/club.gif Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif___checks___raises___calls
Seat 3: xx xx 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 8/images/graemlins/club.gif xx___bets___raises___calls
Seat 6: xx xx 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif xx___folds

Total pot: (29.30 BB)

[Andy B]

Especially with two Aces and a Trey out, I would only call on third. Calling fourth is OK since the pot is big and your call closes the action. Once you pick up your draw on fifth, you're in for the duration. Ordinarily, jamming the river would be over-optimistic, but if this guy is really a maniac, I think it's OK.

[imported_getfunky]

i agree with andy - your hand does not warrant as much raising as you did on 3rd - but it's less of an error than normal because of the big multiway action .. given your reads and the size of the pot, I like all other decisions - check raising the river is usually a delicate choice because you often make more by betting out and reraising if somebody is strong - often players who showed a lot of strength get shy on the river when they had a made low + str8 draw and did not improve. However the presence of maniacs makes a c/r fine because you know you'll get a least 2 bets in 99% of the time, and often four.