[CourtJester]

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When I isolate against a total maniac, I do so with the intention of getting to showdown unless the board is really bad (like four to a flush that I don't have or something like that). So in the situation you described, I hit the "call" key 3-times and go on to the next hand.

I'm not showing down Q-high or J-high, and I wouldn't be involved in the hand in the first place if that's what I had preflop. I'll occasionally show down something like an unimproved KQ though, again depending on the board.

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This seems just about right, except that i might raise/cap the flop with my pp's, and see what he does on the turn, like the OP said, he will still lead the turn with marginal holdings and there we can fold some of the time, actually thinking about it now, im not sure which line i like better, cap flop, c/c, c/c, or call call call, im not sure if the bigger pots will compensate for when the guy has a pair of 7's with his J7o cap, hmmmmm