Maniacs with top pair

Wizard0965 · #1 07-31-2005, 04:26 PM

SB is maniac raising with high card all the time, occassionally sucking out. I'm more worried about other villian (he's LAG). I believe my line is fine till the turn but then I'm not sure. Do you push the turn and river?

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Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
6 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, Hero raises, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, Button raises, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, Button caps, SB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, SB calls, Hero calls.

River: (17 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, Button raises, SB calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 23 BB

silkyslim · #2 07-31-2005, 04:43 PM

I like your line actually. you proably lost to a full house, which sucks, but you raised in the right spots and slowed down in the right spots. Don't muscle SB out, let him give you dead money.

ltb · #3 07-31-2005, 04:45 PM

So you have the BB limp/calling, the SB completing/calling, you have TPTK on the flop with the nut flush draw - I like your flop line.

What are you afraid of on the turn? The only hands I see that wouldn't be raising that you're behind to are A8 and 88 (AQ and QQ would be raising preflop). There's only one more ace out there, so A8 seems unlikely. With trips and the best kicker along with the nut flush draw, I'm capping this turn and I'm 3-betting the river.

Bradyams · #4 07-31-2005, 04:48 PM

I'd probably cap the turn, and slow down to any aggression on the river.

POKhER · #5 07-31-2005, 04:51 PM

LOST TO AQ?
Looks fine...

ltb · #6 07-31-2005, 04:54 PM

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LOST TO AQ?
Looks fine...

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With his reads, I don't see how he could possibly be up against AQ. If SB is a "maniac" and the button is "LAG," they would certainly be raising AQ pf, no?