2/5 mwp facing maniac donk
2/5 9 handed
Hero just sat down for less than 30 mins, there's already massive action going on, already spotted maniac and whale at the table.
V1 ~ whale ~ 1500
Spoiler
btn(v2) rock straddle 20 sb limps +2limps co opens to 85 v2 flats, sb ships for 250 +2ships for 260, co folds v2 call with j4 and won
v2 ~ maniac ~ stacks 500 know him back from plo table, he plays hyper aggressive in plo as well.
Spoiler
hh1
v1 opens 1 caller v2 3bets to 125 with a9cc
v1 calls with AJdd
flop J83r V1 donk ship 500 effective
V2 tank call and hit runner runner flush
hh2
rock straddle 20, v2 limps in ep Hero opens to 100 w/tt v2 calls
t42dds4s6s v2 x/c3st for stacks, H double up immediately.
Hero has crazy aggro image vs v2 in plo. stacks 1000
+1limps, v2(+2) limps,
Hero in MP opens to 30 with J♠J♣
sb calls
bb(v1) calls
+1 calls
v2 calls
5way pot 150
Flop 2♣6♣7♥
all checks to v2
v2 donks 85
Hero??? raise? call? fold?
5 Replies
Smooth call
If the guy’s a maniac as you suggest, let him bet your hand for you. No reason to raise and alert him. In a 5way pot, it’s possible he hit this flop hard, but if he did, I don’t think he donks 85.
This bet into a crowd should be enough to clear out the field unless one of them hit the flop hard. If you get squeezed, I think the decision becomes very difficult, but no reason to believe you’re behind at this point.
Ok we call, v1 calls as well.
Pot 405
Turn 7♣ all check
River 2♠
V1 bets 100, V2 raises to 250, H folds
Spoiler
V1 calls and won with 2J
V2 mucks and said he had 99????
In retrospect maybe we probably better off raising flop vs v2.
Enjoy following your hands. You know me by now, I don’t know nothing about nothing, but I think you could greatly improve your game by applying pressure on the turn.
The turn is where things become honest. Cbetting the flop is so common, it almost means nothing anymore, but on the turn things get real. Your weakness emboldens villain.
The 7 was a good card for you, giving you a strong 2pair with a hidden overpair. I just don’t know what you’re waiting for. I was a defensive football coach for most of my life, but in this game you have to play offense; you have to attack.
Enjoy following your hands. You know me by now, I don’t know nothing about nothing, but I think you could greatly improve your game by applying pressure on the turn.The turn is where things become honest. Cbetting the flop is so common, it almost means nothing anymore, but on the turn things get real. Your weakness emboldens villain.The 7 was a good card for you, giving you a s
Turn was the flush card and pairs the board.
I’m only trying to help by telling you how it appears to me, but it looks like you’re playing too high stakes to properly attack the game. You are avoiding risk. I can’t imagine you bluffing ever.
I do something similar sometimes and I have to fight it. When I get short in cash or tournaments, I will do the exact opposite of what I should do. I find myself limping in like everyone else and trying to hit a hand. A loser’s game.
I know that I should play raise or fold, but this game can beat you down to where you try to find the careful play. Sometimes you lose, that’s the nature of the game, but you’ve still got to be ready to fire.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
