77- please discuss my play

[giant sand]

W Hill $3-6 6-handed. MP1 is a maniac

Blinds $1.50 - $3.00

MP1 calls MP2 folds <font color="red">Hero </font> 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] calls button calls, SB calls, BB checks

Flop: <font color="black"> 5 players </font>
A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets, <font color="red">Hero </font> raises, button calls, SB folds, BB calls, MP1 folds

Turn: <font color="black"> 3 players </font>
4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero </font> bets, button calls, BB calls

River: <font color="black"> 3 players </font>
8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
check, check, check.

<font color="black"> Total pot: </font> 9 BB

[Catt]

Well, I just replied on the SS forum after someone advised you to post here, so I'll repeat myself:

Your pre-flop and flop play seem totally incongruous. You limp pre-flop instead of isolating the maniac, and then you raise to effectively isolate on the flop once two overcards have fallen, one of them an A. Doesn't make sense to me.

[BabyJesus]

Raise preflop.

Check fold turn if button bets. If he doesn't fold to a bet on the river.

EDIT: Given that you got 2 cold callers you're done with the hand.

[wackjob]

Always raise this PF.

[Fianchetto]

Raise preflop.

Since you didn't do that, I think you should fold on the flop. This is just a bad flop for your hand against 4 opponents.

[aslowjoe]

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Raise preflop.

Since you didn't do that, I think you should fold on the flop. This is just a bad flop for your hand against 4 opponents.

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What he said