The Maniac, Passivist, and an insanely large pot.

[wyrd]

The point of this post is to see if I played this hand correctly, or if anyone would play it differently.

Honestly this is the first time I've ran into a maniac. At least that's what I classify him as. If he limps into a pot and it's raised, he has no hesitation to reraise. I've seen him do this with TJs, then proceed to bet out every street even with two overcards on the board.

Here's a hand I was involved in, with the Maniac having position on everyone. I was in first position, which just didn't make me feel any more comfortable.

Preflop:
UTG+1 limps,
CO (Passive) limps,
Button (Manic) limps,
SB (Me) raises with JJ,
BB (No read) raises,
UTG+1 folds,
CO calls,
Maniac caps,
everyone calls.

Flop (16 SB): 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

The pot is insanely large at this point. I have no way to protect my hand. My intentions are to check and call to see what comes on the turn.

I check.
BB raises,
Passivist calls,
Maniac raises,

The Maniac raising gave me a good chance to protect my hand, so I took it,

I raise,

BB folds (woot, it worked)
Passivist calls,
Maniac caps,
everyone calls.

Turn (15 BB): 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

I know the maniac is going to bet out, and I'm in a bad position, so my intentions are to call down. The pot is so big, I don't see any reason to raise. If I get reraised I'm probably beat, and raising certainly won't make anyone fold at this point. I call and hope for the best.

I check, Passivist checks, Maniac raises, everyone calls.

River (18 BB): T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

I check, Passivist checks, Maniac bets, I call, Passivist folds.

Final pot is 20 BB.

I will not post the results, because I don't want this to be results oriented. What I would like to know is if I should be playing differently vs. maniacs, or did I play it just fine?

Please let me know. Thanks.