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Thanks. No, the preflop action was non-existent, allowing me to limp from the small blind. The nut was in the BB and limped along PF. Again, thanks for your input.

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I'm a little confused. Was there a preflop raise? Or did you complete (fine, w/o pfr) and then your "maniac" check? The point is, I'm not sure how much of a maniac he is, making your preflop play more or less questionable.

The interesting question, imo, is what would you have done if someone else HAD raised the manaic's flop bet? No pfr, is somebody else recognizing that he's a maniac, or do they have you out-kicked? Given that question, I'm more likely to bet out and let the maniac protect my hand for me, then maybe c/r the turn, depending on the flop action.

Oh, and like everybody else has said, arguing about strategy in anything other than a friendly home-type game is strictly -EV. Just like bitching at somebody for playing "bad" blackjack.