[Allinlife]

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you have to think in terms of relative hand strength when you are playing these kind of maniacs

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What do you mean by relative hand strength?

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think how much credit maniac gives for your hand given all previous action. which of following hands do you think maniac will try to bluff you in?

hand 1) dry flop 4 way action the button bets after everyone checks, then maniac him self, 1 checker calls.

turn comes and it looks blank, maniac checks and the checker BETS into the flop better, the flop better CALLS meaning he wasn't just trying to steal it. now maniac check-raises...

hand 2) 3 way action, same action as H1 up until turn.

both of you guys check again and you bet 1/3 or 1/2 the pot.. now maniac check raises...