Ugh...do I call this?

[elnino12]

Pokerstars NLHE $1/2 blinds $200 max buy-in

Relative stacks:
Hero (270)
Villian (230)

Villian is very loose aggressive, and likes to win pots more than he likes to win money. He'll raise with a huge range of hands, and has already lost his buy-in twice in the 30 minutes since I sat down.

Hero dealt K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] UTG+1, Hero calls BB, Villain (MP2) raises to $10, folds around to Hero who raises to $32, Villian thinks for a while and calls. Pot is about $65.

Flop: J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Hero leads out for $65, Villian pushes entire stack ($200 more) into the middle. Hero says, "I've gotta call this" and calls.

Basically, should I call this huge bet? Should I raise more preflop? Should I check-raise the flop? Any suggestions/comments/insults are much appreciated.

[josie_wales]

Hey,

Maniacs get hands too. I think it would be tough for you to get away from your hand vs his set of Jacks though.

jw

[elnino12]

Yea I thought he might have JJ, but then remembered a hand I had seen him play where he hit top set with position vs. a known overpair. He just smooth-called the flop and turn bets and then raised all-in on the river. Thus, I put him on a hand like A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] or maybe even Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. 55 and 33 crossed my mind, but my instinct really told me I had him beat to this point.

[elnino12]

I guess this post is slightly worthless at this point, because it's all based on my reads, but interestingly enough Villian turned over 6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and ended up hitting a flush on the turn. I just thought it was an interesting play by villian, both pre-flop and post-flop. Does anyone else make a move like this on a regular basis? If so, does the bankroll flux make it worth it for the times you hit?

[amoeba]

his flop push is fine.

his preflop raise is ok too. But his call of the reraise is a bit bad. Really didn't have deep enough stacks to do that.

[Jonny]

I'd play KK exactly the same vs. a maniac. Most of the time they have QJ or some other garbage. Easy call IMO.