Player has shown to be maniac, openshoving crap like 53s and showing down. He has also shown a propensity to shove 10x pot on flops. How do we play vs this opponent with the apparent nuts?


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 6+0.25 Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (2 handed) - Full-Tilt Replayer from Poker Hands Replayer



SB (t885)
Avii (Button) (t2115)

Avii's M: 35.25

Preflop: Avii is Button with A , 9
Avii calls t20, SB checks

Flop: (t80) A , 10 , 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Avii bets t80, SB calls t80

Turn: (t240) A (2 players)
SB checks, Avii checks

River: (t240) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero (t1995) ?

Raise preflop?

Bet the turn?

On river, bet half pot again and be prepared to call a shove. You played this kinda weak so hopefully, he'll be inclined to bluff you off your hand.

^^^ This! It will definitely make your river decision a lot easier.

What's really your plan when checking this turn? Value bet this all day long on all streets.

If he is a maniac calling/raising too many bets, its time to v bet him when you hit your set.

The odds of him having a higher ace are pretty remote, especially when he checked the river and turn. He wants to get paid if he has the trips, and so do you.

Against a 'maniac' I am v-betting his ass the whole way here and instacalling a shove anywhere.

TNX for the replies guys and sorry for my slow input. I've been abroad without internet.

I would check the turn because I thought that would induce villain to bet into me. Really, if the maniac would raise any two pre and particularly so when I'm limping, why would i stop him by raising myself? its just that he took an uncharacteristically passive line in this specific hand of the match.