V1 seems competent, folding a bunch, but wouldn't be surprised if limps were too wide. Also maybe getting slightly tilted because not getting many good hands.
V2 been playing for years, std. above average 1-2 player. pre ranges maybe a bit wide but not enough to make them bad, have seen him fire multiple barrels previously (before covid though). Can also call light, but understands enough I don't expect him to do anything insane often.

One reason everybody is at the table is because of maniac, who folded to the limp pre. (one of the very few hands).

Hand:

V1 has about $200
V2 about $400
H covers

V1 open limps (maybe mostly because maniac has been raising 90%+ of hands to $10+)
folds to V2 in SB limps
H in BB makes it $17 with AK -- won't be a good spot if V1 3bets but that's life
V1 calls
V2 calls

Flop: AT2 - $51
V2 check
H bets $25
V1 folds
V2 calls

Seems std. ... maybe could go a little higher.

Turn: AT2 3 - $101
V2 check
H bets $65
V2 calls

Wasn't sure what size to go with here, I'm not that worried about 54 (I'd assume only 5s4s gets here), but A2s,A3s,AT,22 all possible and going three streets seems meh but feel like we should still bet here, just don't want to make it so big everything worse folds and/or we are stacking off with 1 pair and hoping.
Planning on checking a lot of rivers.

River: AT23 K - $231
V2 check
H bets ???


This wasn't one of them, we now just losing to 22 or maybe TT and QsJs/5s4s.
Assume most of V2s range that is going to think of calling is A2-AT, and probably isn't going to raise even a smaller bet with A2 ... but who knows.

You lose to 4 combos. Deuces and 4s5s. He does not have 1010 in the range here often enough to count it. Or QJss. He has to be raising those based on description the majority of the time. I think I fire off $70 and hope to get called off by everything. a2, A3 and are only hands i see youbeat calling larger sizings. I see A10 raisingpre mostly by player described.

1. getting 3! pre with AKs is a dream not sure what you're talking about

2. flop sizing is a little iffy, these half PSBs are usually a bit beginnerish, I see them a lot at my tables, someone has something but they're not sure if its good enough but its pretty good but not sure so uuuhh yea lets go half pot...its a small tell at my tables, how much would you bet here with a set of TT?, I would go 2/3rds sizing here just because there's a lot of FD+BWD+AX that can call and we're 3-ways.

3. Fine with everything else, I'm over-betting river and hoping it looks bluffy, probably all-in for remaining 290$.

$120 seems fine, assuming you call a shove. We want it to be small enough to give him a chance to believe he can bluff you with a CRAI, while it’s also a good size to get called by all his aces (or rivered 2-pair). (If V has a hand like AQ, that’s actually a pretty good River for him: it reduces the likelihood that you had AK.)

Agree with the poster above that your flop sizing makes no sense. Your bets on this board—when you make them—need to be very big. The basic rule:

Wet flops: c-bet infrequently (You should not be betting AK 100% of the time on this flop) but for big amounts.

Dry flops: c-bet frequently but for small amounts.

If this particular player 3bet pre. I thought his range might well be AK/QQ+ ... and he would be limping all of them due to maniac, so not much of a dream.

Yeh, I'd normally do 35ish here on two broadway with a flush draw ... but confused myself with the 3x17 math (throwing 3 red chips in so easy to do pre. though). I would also misbet same with TT, so there's that.


My main concern was river, I did think about shoving mainly targeting his two pair hands and occasional hero calls or betting small so all his one pairs had to call and hopefully get a raise from two pair.


Ended up betting $125 and he thought for 30-60s and called in a kind of resigned way, said he was ahead at one point after I showed. Even though he thought for a while it still felt like the it was bad.

I always say "BOOM, too easy" when this happens. NH.