raising 66 utg like actuary

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Table is tight (by six-max standards). Everyone except villian in this hand has a VPIP < 30. Villian is 50/24/2.5 after 150 hands. He makes poker fun. :-) Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cxPreflop: Hero is UTG with 6:spade:, 6:diamond:. CO posts a blind of $3. Hero raises.Flop: (6 SB) T:diamond:, 9:heart:, 9:spade: (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.Turn: (4 BB) J:heart: (2 players)SB checks, Hero checks.River: (4 BB) 4:heart: (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.Final Pot: 6 BBI played this hand very abnormally.

[pokerplayer24 0]

Leave the table. Any table where you would consider raising 66 utg is way way to tight.

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Leave the table. Any table where you would consider raising 66 utg is way way to tight.

Uh, it's 6-handed. I'm only 4 off the button with some dead money contributed by the poster. Tight means most VPIP's are 25. I have position on a maniac. I'm not leaving.

[pokerplayer24 0]

Didn't see the poster I guess that makes it borderline.I still think you can find a much better table then one where 4 of 5 players have VPIP's around 25%.And I realize its 6 handed thats why you should be able to find tables where just about every player has a VPIP over 35%.

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Ok,Realize that most of these players were weak. It's not like the table was full of tags. There were 2 28/5/1 type players. And as I said, I had position on this maniac and I felt that in general this table was really profitable.Besides table selection, do you have any other suggestions/comments??

[pokerplayer24 0]

Bet the turn check the river.On the turn a ton of drawing hands he might call you with. flush draw, OESD or even a gutshot or A high if hes a major donk. Betting the river I don't see that many hands calling you that you have beat. 4x or A high maybe.

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Bet the turn check the river.On the turn a ton of drawing hands he might call you with. flush draw, OESD or even a gutshot or A high if hes a major donk. Betting the river I don't see that many hands calling you that you have beat. 4x or A high maybe.

The reason I never bet the turn is because this guy is semi-bluff raising here any chance he gets. It would be hard for me to call a raise, because there are so many hands I am behind to. Betting this turn is my normal play, but I would have hated a c/r here so much and I think it happens quite often. I don't know if it's the right play, but I planned on calling any river.After this aggressive opponent checks the river, this is the easiest value bet in the world. He calls with almost all ace high hands, and some king high.

[pokerplayer24 0]

Played it pretty alright then. figure against an OESD with 2 overs we're only about 55% on the turn anyway and 60% vs a straight or flush draw that has 1 over.

[Actuary 3]

bet the turn.you want to be raised.that's what makes playing a maniac so profitable, no?

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bet the turn.you want to be raised.that's what makes playing a maniac so profitable, no?

I think you're right.This is similar to what cmn said in one of your threads the other day. Unfortunately, I never learn. Maybe this situation is a bit different though, since my hand is weak?? I'd really like to see showdown as cheaply as possible (maniacs occassionally have hands too), and it is likely my check could induce a river bluff from this player. I would feel much more comfortable with a stronger hand/a not-so-dangerous board.

[justblaze 0]

i bet turn.

[AceJackOffS 0]

bet the turn.you want to be raised.that's what makes playing a maniac so profitable, no?

I think you're right.This is similar to what cmn said in one of your threads the other day. Unfortunately, I never learn. Maybe this situation is a bit different though, since my hand is weak?? I'd really like to see showdown as cheaply as possible (maniacs occassionally have hands too), and it is likely my check could induce a river bluff from this player. I would feel much more comfortable with a stronger hand/a not-so-dangerous board.

if this is the case why not just check the river?

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bet the turn.you want to be raised.that's what makes playing a maniac so profitable, no?

I think you're right.This is similar to what cmn said in one of your threads the other day. Unfortunately, I never learn. Maybe this situation is a bit different though, since my hand is weak?? I'd really like to see showdown as cheaply as possible (maniacs occassionally have hands too), and it is likely my check could induce a river bluff from this player. I would feel much more comfortable with a stronger hand/a not-so-dangerous board.

if this is the case why not just check the river?

Because once this aggressive opponent checks the river after I showed weakness on the turn, I have an easy value bet.