Against a maniac..too weak, too strong, or just right?

[Rico Suave]

MP1 is the maniac at the table and raises pf about 50% of the time and will go crazy post flop with any piece of the board.

Party Poker 2/4 (10 handed)
Rico has J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and is SB

EP2 limps, MP1 limps, Button limps, Rico limps, BB checks

Flop(5 SB): J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Rico bets, BB raises, EP2 folds, MP1 3-bets, Button folds, Rico caps, BB folds, MP1 calls

Turn(7 1/2 BB): 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Rico bets, MP1 raises, Rico calls

River(11 1/2 BB): 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Rico checks, MP1 bets, Rico calls

Like the subject asks, too weak, too strong, or just right.

--Rico

[Joe Tall]

Looks about right. Sometimes maniacs do flop sets and have good cards. Laying off on the turn seems like a good idea.

Please tell me he had A5, and you dragged it.

Peace,
JT

[butters]

i'd reraise the turn. a true maniac would play the same way with any Q, so i wouldn't give him credit for a better hand at this point.

[KUBowler99]

From your discription of the player, I don't understand why you didn't pump the turn and river. The only hand I think you fear is pocket 5s (unless, of course, he's holding the elusive Q3 [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]).

At the minimum, you should have 3-bet the turn and called a raise. I guess check-calling the river would be fine after this if you're not sure if you're in the lead.

Your play was a little weakish for me, especially since you described the MP as a maniac. Had MP been a solid (or even just typical) player, your play would have been warranted.

KUBowler