$2 NLHE Full Ring: Dealing with maniac, but there's one more player on hand

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PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 131.5 BB (VPIP: 34.88, PFR: 20.93, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, hands: 47)
BTN: 242 BB (VPIP: 91.67, PFR: 91.67, 3Bet Preflop: 100.00, Hands: 13)
SB: 36 BB (VPIP: 35.29, PFR: 29.41, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 39 BB (VPIP: 54.55, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A:spade: T:spade:

fold, CO calls 1 BB, BTN raises to 12 BB, fold

The BTN is the craziest maniac I've ever seen, he is jamming with really any hand.
Do I have to be worried with the CO in this spot, or should I just shove 100% of the time?



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There was also one more spot, with the same maniac, but now with more players behind to act, do I just give up AJo?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 476 BB (VPIP: 30.65, PFR: 17.74, 3Bet Preflop: 11.54, Hands: 66)
MP: 206 BB (VPIP: 93.55, PFR: 93.55, 3Bet Preflop: 100.00, Hands: 32)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (MP+2): 100 BB
CO: 155.5 BB (VPIP: 39.29, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 28)
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 8.97, PFR: 3.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 291)
SB: 99 BB (VPIP: 17.72, PFR: 13.92, 3Bet Preflop: 5.81, Hands: 240)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.97, PFR: 10.79, 3Bet Preflop: 2.89, Hands: 1,033)
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 19.74, PFR: 10.47, 3Bet Preflop: 4.75, Hands: 3,356)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J:spade: A:diamond:

fold, fold, MP raises to 40 BB, fold, Hero ???
 
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Given CO's passive tendency and we are in the BB, just ship it with A10ss. 100% shove.

Yeah, hand 2 I think shipping it in is okay if he jams literally any two. Block a lot of the premium hands, and you have a ton of equity vs his ATC range.
 
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Given CO's passive tendency and we are in the BB, just ship it with A10ss. 100% shove.

Yeah, hand 2 I think shipping it in is okay if he jams literally any two. Block a lot of the premium hands, and you have a ton of equity vs his ATC range.


Thanks, yeah, I was was thinking that at the first spot the shove is OK too.

At the second spot I'm not so sure because there are 4 players to act, and I am dominated by AQ, AK. Plus, other premium hands (JJ+) are quite ahead of me. The other players know this guy is crazy and will possibly call my shove knowing that my standards to shove would be as low as A9o+ 66+.
 
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Think people will find a fold a good % with AQ for 100bb, unless it's specifically AQs. Holding blockers for premiums also helps. It's probably a little marginal, but it should be profitable to rejam AJ there if he is jamming any two.
 
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These opponents don't come around enough... Your pretty much shoving any Ax hands and PP against these guys ... it's usually free money.

Axs is definetly 100% shove.
AT+ Is definetly100% shove.
 
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A♠ T♠ is good enough to shove here,even low pair such as 66+ imo.
 
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