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Do you know why maniacs are dangerous? It’s easy. Owing to their rash abandon, you simply don’t ever know when maniacs really have a good hand. Do you like playing against maniacs? Somebody does, and somebody doesn’t. A lot of gamblers don’t like being run over whereas others believe they harm the game integrity. I have never quite realized that one. I personally love to play against them.
Why? When you form a hand playing against them, odds are, you will get paid off generously. You can even win some large pots without a hand, since maniacs are frequently on an ice-cold bluff and may handle a raise. Lose or win, one thing is sure with these players, there will always be action.
Don’t misunderstand me, despite I love playing with these chaps, maniacs are dangerous! As I told you, they frequently pay you off while you form a hand. The flip side is that you’ll usually have to pay maniacs off when they’ve got a strong hand. They can also be hazardous when they make up their mind to a suicide operation against you. If you’ve got the courage and confidence to call him down, you’ll like the results as a rule. Another time, you’ll tell a bad beat story, not a good one.
Therefore how do you have to play against this kind of players? Well, in the first place, you ought to try to sit to their direct left all the time. Thus, before your turn you might constantly see what they’ve done. This easy thing may save you many bets over the game course. After that, I advise you to have loads of slow playing and trapping, but just in heads up situations in which the danger of handing over free cards are negligible. Afterward, simply wait till they sink themselves.
I will give you one example. I was gambling in a US$2-$5 No-limit game at my home card room. I looked down just to find hole aces on the button. There was a maniac at my table. All day long he was out of line and as a final point I understood it’d be my chance. He raised to US$45 and all who surround me folded. I simply call. We have the flop heads up and it is a wonder, the rainbow of A-5-2 and I flopped the highest set. Then he bet $60 and I only call. The 7¦ came on the turn and he bet $100. I rapidly go all in for $300. He grumbled and unwillingly called. A 9 came on the river and he began to jump up and down. The maniac had 6, 8 off and made a straight on me. I outwitted myself. I was going to hit a monster pot, however, I ended up allowing him to get there.
See I’ve told you that maniacs can be dangerous…
Till next time, let the chips fall as you want.
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