Defending against pretty good LAG in low limits?

NL10, between 6-7 players in the period that this happened

I think I'd played with him before, he could read me like a book, it was surprising. He was betting really hard at me as soon as I sat down. He would raise 3bb w/ any two in EP then outplay on the flop. I'm guessing he was following the whole "any two are only a 3-2 dog to AK" kind of thinking. After losing a stack to him I tightened up, then he had me outkicked in a hand, started talking smack in the chat and left.

He would fold if he wasn't the aggressor, and whenever he was the aggressor, which was almost all the time, and someone called him to see what he had (other people were annoyed), he had something.

Was he maybe just a maniac on a rush? He seemed more aware than those guys.

Is there a way to defend against the odd good player at these limits, besides stay out of their way?

stay tight
play hands when you hit

sorry i did that to you :) just kidding - I play a lot like this...the toughest players for me are players that play back at me...I don't think getting supertight will work - you can do that but it sounds like he just gets outta the way - So he steals 8 pots and you take a little one when you finally get a hand - not the way to play against these types...I would loosen up and open up your raising standards - Like instead of limping in with 44, raise it 3xBB and C-bet...Basically take anything you were going to limp with, raise up instead, especially in late position...Beat them at their own game - Or just find another table :)

Yeah I tried playing back at him w/ A9s, hit an ace on the flop, he's got AT and it holds up. Then he left the table. But yeah, for the 10 hands we played, I had no reads on him but I might as well have shown him my hole cards.

10 HANDS? u only played 10 hands against him? well that small of an amount anything could have been the case - did he just come in to hit and run? don't worry about it - the A9 example is perfect, he just had you outkicked - but in 10 hands, shoot anything can happen -

Let him take the small pots, when he raises, only call with good (or tricky [Low suited connectors, pp's]) hands. When he comes out firing, if you hit something tricky, let him stay the aggressor until you find the right time to open up and reveal your strength. You're there to take his stack, not 1/25th of it. And when you have a relatively good hand, stay strong. Hit him with a few re-raises (if logical to do so...) to keep him in line. If he fires back, you'll have a better idea of where you stand.

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it all.

Only ten hands, so that's not enough to determine if he really is a good LAG or if he just had your number for a while.

Assuming he IS a solid LAG, mixing it up with this kinda player if you are not used to playing big pots can put you in a world of hurt.

You want to have position on the LAG so you can avoid him coming over the top of your or hugging the button and leaving you with tough decisions all night. Only stay if there is enough easy money at the table to go around.