1/3 at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh Pa. Villain is a Hines Ward lookalike - he started out playing as a seemingly competent LAG, playing lots of hands fairly aggressively, putting opponents in tough spots. Turns out he's just a maniac. Has bought in for the 4th time, buying in full each time. Preflop raises have increased from teens, to 20s, to 40s. Folds maybe 1/4 of hands pre, raises everything else. Has been getting paid when he has the goods, and giving it all back with misplaced aggression. Table in general has seemed frustrated by villain. Hero 3-bet once before villain arrived and got a fold - other than that, there hasn't been any 3-betting preflop.
Hero's recent hands: Hero has ~180. Villain is BB, UTG stradles to 6. Hero sees black TT in UTG+2, limps planning to limp/rr, villain makes it 43, UTG calls, hero shoves. Villain calls, UTG folds. Villain says "You're ahead". Board runs out K95A9, hero shows 2 pair, villain mucks.
Against a different player who had shown a propensity to make what he considered big laydowns against villain, and has also been seen bluffing late streets. Hero AJssA♠J♠ in HJ raises to 18 behind a couple of limpers, button hems, haws, and calls (he had been doing this often). 2 players in EP call. Flop comes J23 rainbow, one spade♠. Hero bets 65 (misclick, meant 60), button hems, haws, and calls again, EP folds. Turn 6s6♠, Hero bets 100, button shoves for his remaining 70, hero calls and spikes a J against KK.
The hand in question:
Table Stacks:
Hero (BB) 600
Villain (CO) ~650
Limpers have 200-300
Preflop:
Hero dealt QdQcQ♢ Q♣
2 limpers to Villain in CO who makes it 13. Button and SB fold, Hero raises to 33, 2 folds, Villain calls.
Flop ($67):
Tc8s3cT♣ 8♠ 3♣
Hero bets $50, villain calls without much hesitation.
Turn ($167):
4s4♠
Hero bets $100, villain calls fairly quickly.
I think my betsizing was a bit small here. I do well on the flop (IMO), but I think that in general, I tend to go too small on the turn. I end up leaving > a PSB on the river for both of us.
River ($367):
ThT♡
Final board:
Tc8s3c 4s ThT♣ 8♠ 3♣ 4♠ T♡
Effective stacks remaining are around $420. Hero checks. Villain instantly shoves all in.
Should we call?