A weird AJ vs. Maniac hand

[Reef]

I check it here. I like keeping the pot from getting tooo large here. I would kind of hate to get check raised on the turn and I want to let villian bluff it on the river if I do have him beat.

[ajmargarine]

Bet $35. You're good here almost always. 88, QQ-AA are you're only concerns. He's not playing like he has any of those hands. This may be an exception because you posted it, but this is a common situation, and you can't check here given the action. It's too likely he has a flush draw.

[Iconoclastic]

Why didn't you reraise him preflop this time too?

[trevor]

Kurto you SOB here's your info.

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1) "We are running the show here" Strictly based on stack sizes, It looks like he is running the show?


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Translation: I raise everyone folds but him. He raises everyone folds but me. He raises limpers in front and I re-raise, etc. EVERYONE is just folding. He acquired this stack before I got there and I have no idea how he got it.

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2) What's with all these short stacks? almost half the players there are short. Ugg. Takes away a lot of implied odds play. Personally, I'd switch tables.


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I think this is a really good point.

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3) Regarding the hand. You call him a maniac but I don't know that you've given us enough info to qualify that. What is his range? Would he raise UTG+1 with J2 offsuit? How long ago did he say he was going to get you next time? Has he been folding more lately (waiting for a hand to stack you?)?


[/ QUOTE ] All of a sudden he's opened the last approx. 4/8 pots ranging from min-raise to 4BB. His range? Any two, honestly. The "I'm gonna play back at you" thingie was a couple of orbits ago.

[trevor]

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Why didn't you reraise him preflop this time too?

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*sigh* that is also a valid point