[olavfo]

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Im interested in if anyone else thinks I shouldnt of capped the flop?
If he does have AK it has nothing to do with his actions, that's just a random occurance to me. (and again believe me if you want, but I severely doubted he had AK)


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I'm not very afraid of AK in this situation either. However, my point was that he could easily have a hand that beats yours, even if he's a maniac. Giving a maniac excess action those times he has a good hand is not the way to beat him. Sometimes the best strategy is to throw him some rope and let him hang himself. You still win one bet per street when you're ahead and you save money when you're behind.


In this particular hand, when the maniac doesn't surrender to your aggression, I would take a cheap route to showdown. It looks like he will keep betting, so you won't give up much those times you're ahead.