Maniacs capping, starting hand requirements

[jayrutz2]

This is not hypothetical! I was playing live 3-6. 3 maniac are sitting next to each other, and will cap (5 bets) with just about anything (saw one with K5o, another with 98o, another with 83s...), all it takes is a bit of encouragement, like a raise from a non-maniac like myself, or two of them looking at each other and agreeing to cap!

So, my question is, when you find yourself in this game, how does it change your starting hand requirments? When do you "encourage" the capping? How does position change that?