Miracles do happen.

[Pokey]

<font color="blue">MP3 is a maniac with VPIP 45.1%, PRF 9.8%, and Avg Agg 2.29. I think this play is fairly standard, but I'm curious if anybody thinks I should run it differently.</font>

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Preflop: Pokey is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 (Maniac)/ calls, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Pokey raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 (Maniac)/ 3-bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Pokey caps</font>, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP3 :#A500AF(Maniac)/ calls, CO calls.

<font color="blue">Standard. I must remember to write </font><font color="red">Maniac</font><font color="blue"> a thank-you note when this hand is over.</font>

Flop: (21.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Maniac bets</font>, CO folds, Pokey calls, UTG folds, MP1 folds.

<font color="blue">Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick, I just flopped a boat. I can't raise </font><font color="red">Maniac</font><font color="blue"> yet because there are two players between us, and if they call, the pot grows even larger when I'm way, Way, WAY ahead. Dang, they both folded. OK, time to get aggressive.</font>

Turn: (11.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Maniac bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Pokey raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Maniac 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Pokey caps</font>, Maniac calls.

<font color="blue">Great, a flush. I hope he caught it. Time to make this expensive. Against a more passive player, I'd be a BIT nervous about the potential boat-over-boat when I'm three-bet, but against a Maniac, I just can't give him credit for anything. Bets are for value.</font>

River: (19.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Maniac bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Pokey raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Maniac 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Pokey caps</font>, Maniac calls.

Final Pot: 27.75 BB

<font color="blue">Blank river = keep at it.</font>

[ThisHo]

OK... I don't see anything out of the ordinary here. You got a monster, played it as well as can be played and hopefully didn't run into KK. I think that given his #s you're play is fine.

Anything else you'd like to hear?

ThisHo

[SmileyEH]

Do we need to notify the bad beat police?

-SmileyEH

[wrto4556]

Looks like you missed a few bets on the flop.

[bungyrocks]

this is a sacrifice I can handle to make extra bets on the more expensive streets. you have a nut hand and want to keep customers if possible

[wrto4556]

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this is a sacrifice I can handle to make extra bets on the more expensive streets. you have a nut hand and want to keep customers if possible

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If they have a flush draw they will play. If they don't they will fold and you missed out on 3 bets from the maniac.

[CallMeIshmael]

FWIW, I dont know how much I would agree that

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VPIP 45.1%, PRF 9.8%, and Avg Agg 2.29

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Is a maniac.

We all know the Ag factor VPIP correlation (though that has yet to be proven), but... These numbers dont scream psycho to me.

[shant]

I would raise the flop because the "maniac" is going to probably re-raise me anyway, and if they have the flush draw or a 5 they're not going anywhere.

Otherwise nice hand and I guess the maniac had 55 or KK which sucks.

[PokerBob]

you lose

[PokerSparky]

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<font color="blue">MP3 is a maniac with VPIP 45.1%, PRF 9.8%, and Avg Agg 2.29.

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That's not a maniac imo. LAG sure, but not a maniac.

I think villain hit his two outer on the turn.