$2 NLHE 6-max: hit top two pair on the river, villain shoves: fold or call?
Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 62/27/11
I am up against a maniac that's been shoving wide against other players, and usually putting them in uncomfortable situations by overbetting.
The sample size is small on this player (n=26). However their stats are showing extreme tendencies so I thought it would be safer to assume their type.
VPIP: 62%
PFR: 27%
AF:11
74o preflop range.jpg
Naturally, if they shoved trips or better on the river my river range with just aces.jpg
It's only when we add KX hands to their range that my call becomes profitable, if we add all possible hands they could've called with preflop, and assuming they played them until the river, my River range with Kings.jpg
So realistically, would villain play any KX hand until the river and shove?
In hindsight, I think they would play any KX hand up until the river, but shoving would be a stretch.
I thought that by playing passively I could allow the villain to bet with a wider range, given that my hand had SDV, I didn't see the need to bet.
I thought that they would only call/raise with better hands if I did elect to bet/raise.
However, despite the player being a maniac, they would've caught on to the fact that I am not giving up on my hand. And so I think that they would not have bet this much on the river if they were holding KX. Perhaps they thought I was holding AX, and so wanted to fold it while repping trips or better.
So even if the villain showed some very loose tendencies in earlier hands, I believe that shoving the river with KX would be too wide, even for a maniac.
Anyway, I could ramble on and on about this spot, but I will avoid confusing myself.
Do let me know if certain parts are unclear.
So I have some questions for you:
How would you have played this hand?
Are there profitable lines of action that I didn't see?
Are there better ways to narrow villain's range?
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