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    Default QQ facing raise on drawy board against maniac, range check

    UTG is a bit of a maniac but over a small sample of hands, is playing 68/32 over 30 hands. I have seen him limp, then 4-bet A2o from UTG a couple of orbits ago. So definitely capable of bluffs pre, stands to reason he will bluff at the pot sometimes as well then. Anyways, I need a range and math check here and want to know if I should be jamming against this range.
    JJ-77,QJs,JTs,T9s,98s,87s,76s,QJo,JTo,T9o,98o,87o,76o
    I have 46.5% equity against.
    He only needs 28% to call a shove from me, and the worst hand in his range here (77) has 29%, so I think he calls 100% of the time. Doing the math I win 2.03 on average and am putting 1.84 at risk, so this seems +EV for about 9 1/2 bb's. Comments on range and math are more than welcome.


    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

    MP1 ($4.96)
    MP2 ($2.58)
    CO ($4.70)
    Button ($1.61)
    SB ($4.96)
    Hero (BB) ($2)
    UTG ($2.91)
    UTG+1 ($1.80)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with ,
    UTG bets $0.04, 4 folds, Button calls $0.04, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.16, UTG calls $0.12, 1 fold

    Flop: ($0.37) , , (2 players)
    Hero bets $0.30, UTG raises to $0.62, Hero?
    Grinding my way to 100NL, 1 2NL bb at a time.
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    I ship it here. There so much crap he will call with you are beating.
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    OMG man add some hands to his range. A maniac is raising here with KT, AT, possibly middle pair w/ good kick, multiple FD's and SD's....
    Just shove it and hope he calls. You should have plenty of equity against a chip masher here.
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    I discount hands like AT, AJ, and really should be discounting most pp's here as well, cause most of the time maniacs are just shoving to a 3-bet pre. But KT is a good one that should be in there, and heck maybe even A9, A8, A7. The more I think about it, the more I realize how many truly junk hands can show up here, especially if villain thinks I am bluffing with AK.
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    You are more than likely ahead of his range. Shove.
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    maniacs aren't always shoving AT, AJ pre. i would definitely include those in his flop range.
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    I'd give him a wider range, he'll turn up with some surprising stuff here. I'd add A7-AJ for sure.
    Just dipping my toes back in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bjsaust
    I'd give him a wider range, he'll turn up with some surprising stuff here. I'd add A7-AJ for sure.
    To say the least, I was suprised. How often does a maniac show up with KK here?
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    AJ/KJ/QJ/TJ/QK/AQ/AK/66-AA/A7/K7/AT/A9/A8/T9/98/87/76/etc.....

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