AK nl5

I think it's okay to 3 bet as you want him isolated, if you don't feel you can bluff if you miss then don't, your investment is small at that point anyways. You can fold easily if you miss either way, best way to play a guy like this is isolate and value bet your big hands.

First your play was good! As you said he is a maniac, and if he is aggresive you defenetly have to call here against his range (he can have almost everything here).

1. The 3bet is good, he open-raises a wide range and you don't always want to play A,K against that. By 3betting you leave in all his Ax, Kx, (as he is a big fish) that you dominate (and that he will play for stack if he hits top pair).

2. You don't always have to bluff if you miss. If he hardly folds pick good boards, where he is highly likely to have missed also, if you want to bluff and you can also fire a second barrel. But against very loose fish you should play tight if you don't hit.

3. If he pots all flops, doesn't necessary mean that he will invest more than that.

Hello deivid2,

Long time no see. ♦ Had a break from poker?

With your reads and stats I wouldn't play it any differently. 3bet for value and most likely play for the stacks. He definitely has also worse Ax hands in his raising range. Nice hand!

Best Regards.