AA hand - 2 maniacs - enormous pot

Hojglad · #1 02-27-2005, 02:14 AM

In this hand, the guy that called three cold right after me preflop and the guy that acts immediately before me are both absolute maniacs.

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, 1 fold, MP1 raises, Hero 3-bets, MP3 calls, 3 folds, BB caps, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (20.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB bets, UTG+1 calls, MP1 raises, Hero 3-bets, MP3 caps, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (18.75 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets, Hero calls, MP3 raises, UTG+1 calls, MP1 3-bets, Hero calls, MP3 caps, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

River: (34.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets, Hero calls, MP3 raises, UTG+1 calls, MP1 3-bets, Hero calls, MP3 caps, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 50.75 BB

I hate the way I played the turn. I hate the way I played the river. I couldn't fold either. I had odds to draw to my set the whole way through. I had seen the guy who acted before me push bottom pair the same way he was doing it this hand. Does anyone play this any differently? I tried to slow down, but the maniacs wouldn't let me. No way I could let go either. No flush on the board. No reasonable straight draw. Just two absolute maniacs against my top pair.

By the turn, I was disgusted. I wanted to fold SO badly. I called anyway though. On the river, I really wanted to fold, but there was no way I was going to give up a chance at a 50BB pot. Any advice is appreciated.