Re: To isolate or not to isolate, that is the question
I think you should raise this flop. The way you played it you lucked out that no overcards fell to counterfeit your weak pair. By raising you face the whole field with 2 bets cold, making it unlikely that they will continue hand unless you are already beat, in which case you don't have to commit any more money to pot.
You get HU with the maniac, and middle pair A kicker is going to be the best hand often enough that this play makes $. Basically, the way you played you lucked out that no one else improved. Had you raised to isolate here you knock out a player improving your hand, and bumping your equity.
Aggressive maniacs at tables of weak players is the perfect time for this type of play.
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