Quote Originally Posted by Hawkfan79
Am I nuts for wanting to 3bet a player like this in hand 1? I've been focusing more lately on isolating bad loose players, and this seems like it might not be a terrible spot. Someone correct me if I'm wrong (and tell me why).

First, he's playing a ton of hands, and even UTG you might have him dominated w/ AJ (you might be dominated yourself ofc), but you are probably at least ahead of his range. I don't think most 52/25's are aware enough to fold bad hands to 3bets to knock out all those dominated/behind hands (maybe this is where my thinking is off, if it is. I often have a hard time grasping what players that are so far on the other side of the poker spectrum than I am tend to think).

Raising also forces everyone else to play their hands straightforward, folding all but their best hands whereas they probably call with a wide range if loose player opens UTG and (assumingly) taggish player isn't strong enough to 3bet him.
i wouldn't say your nuts, but i think AJo is just a little too light for my liking. i mean on an A-high flop we get value out of like AT and that's it and on a J-high flop we get value outta like KJ and maybe QJ. also his fold to cbet was really low and i don't keep a fold to cbet in 3bet pots in my hud (should prolly start doin' that).