Re: Playing against a MANIAC (the rest of the hand)
 

Nice post

Re: Playing against a MANIAC
 

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You might have the maniac beaten but there's two other players in the pot as well.

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Yeah, but you're one of 'em. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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One of the players in the pot, or one of the maniacs? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Re: Playing against a MANIAC
 

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If all the maniacs in the world had a convention and a card game broke out all the other maniacs would think this guy is nuts.

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This actually happened this morning on Party. They all came to my table about 7 of them. I am still trying to figure out how once they got there that no one made a dime unless they played above 67% preflop and if you played less than 30% you lost big time.

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I am still trying to figure out how once they got there that no one made a dime unless they played above 67% preflop and if you played less than 30% you lost big time.

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They're all still trying to figure out why they found you so damned attractive!

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They're all still trying to figure out why they found you so damned attractive!

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Good reply!!!

Re: Playing against a MANIAC
 

I'd call the river if I got there but I think the maniac has only lost $1.63 because people call him down with weak hands when he catches hands better than a pair of sixes. Why not kill him with your good hands? I'd probably play more low pp's than normal and take his money with my sets.

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I'd call the river if I got there but I think the maniac has only lost $1.63 because people call him down with weak hands when he catches hands better than a pair of sixes. Why not kill him with your good hands? I'd probably play more low pp's than normal and take his money with my sets.

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Actually I think he only lost that much because people kept folding to his unrelenting aggression. Seems like he was up $70 or $80 at one time then lost it all back. Maybe people had started to call down more and that's why he started losing. I can't remember though.

Bottomset was there at that table too. Hey Bottomset, this was table 31003 on 6/24/05. Do you have any other info on Bubbapedro?

Re: Playing against a MANIAC
 

In general, when up against a complete maniac, I like to reraise preflop in an attempt to isolate. Some tables won't let you do this, but if the table is generally passive other than the maniac, that would be my preferred play.

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Bottomset was there at that table too. Hey Bottomset, this was table 31003 on 6/24/05. Do you have any other info on Bubbapedro?


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damn dude thats an old hand, I looked the hand up, you started with just 11.25 naughty naughty .. don't want to miss that .75of EV

anyway he was 86/75 in my DB over 50hands .. don't remember anything else about the hand or session in question

its def. a gutsy river c/r

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its def. a gutsy river c/r

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Matter of fact, I think you typed that in the chat window after the hand. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]