Hi! i recently discover this new forum, and im gonna be active, so im posting this 2 hands to get some feedback, thanks!.

Live game 5-10, 8handed, with really, but really bad players, gamblers, playing any 2 cards and calling 3bets, 4bets, all ins with any two cards, they dont know about position, ranges, 3bets, 4bets.

Just me and 2 others friends have some "knowledge" about the game.

In my first hand. Im against my friend who knows how to play, he is a little bit nit but agressive.

He knows how to play but i dont think is a good player, he runs really well, so he made a lot of money against this fishis.

Hand 1:

h: Im in sb ($3000) with TT

V: He is on 2nd straddle ($4000).

2 players limp $40 i raise to $250 (standar raise in this table), if i raise less everyone is calling.

V: calls ( he calls the %80 of his straddles), 1 of the limpers call.

Flop: 873 rainbow. i bet $500(and when i made this bet i think i was wrong on betting so big, the flop is hitting 77, 88, 87).

V: raise to $1300.

I fold, i put him completly in a set, he is not doing that with 2pair, or top pair.

What do you think about this ? I think my only mistake is bet so big on the flop, the thing is i bet so large because they are fishes and i want to extract value, from any 8 or 7 they are calling for sure, or any straight draw, they cant fold a pair, they are bad.

(i dont know how to put the spoiler)

Hand 2:

8handed 5-10, double straddle.

Villain is a good player, really agressive and maniac, he can call 4bets, 5bets with any 2 cards and he try to make plays that only works in his head.

He is on double straddle, im in co, the hand is fold to me i have Q9c

h(2500) : raise $110

V on double str (3000) : re raise to $600.

I decide to call, for 2 reasons, if i hit the flop i can take his hole stack, he can make this move with any two cards, just to show he is "shark" and he like the fame lol.

The other reason is i have position and i love my cards against this player.

Flop: J83xxx

v: ALL IN.

h: folds

So, the only question here is i should fold preflop ?.

Against this player i think i never folding, because is really agressive and if i hit the flop i can extract a lot of money, but maybe is a fold pre.