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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 8:10am Post subject: When to challenge maniac short handed?
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Flush
Joined: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 546
WPP: 135
Location: Norway
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Game: NL cash game 4-handed
Situation: I raise 0.25-1.0£ with AQo nad maniac reraises me 1.0-5.0£. I fold. He then keeps showing down J3s, T8o, K2o etc. playing almost any hand. Little later, I again raise 0.25-1.0£ with AQs and he again reraises me 1.0-5.0£. Stacks are 25£ each before the hand starts.
Do I push here?
Main question: How patient should I be and how strong hand do I need before playing back at a maniac in games like this? |
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 8:25am Post subject:
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Starfleet's Finest
Joined: 23 Feb 2005
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Location: The University of TEXAS at Austin
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So how often exactly will he pop you back like this?
If it's less than half the time, then go ahead and raise. You don't necessarily have to push all in. Make it 12 pounds total or 14 pounds total. Just be willing to go all in if you do this.
Why are you going to only raise partially if you'r ewilling to go all in anyway? Because You're trying to extract the most value out of the hand. |
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 8:29am Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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Location: Norway
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| ensign_lee wrote: | So how often exactly will he pop you back like this?
If it's less than half the time, then go ahead and raise. |
Why less then half the time? |
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 9:34am Post subject:
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Straight Flush
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
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Location: Petra Marklund FTW ^^^^
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 10:16am Post subject: maniac
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Straight
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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Location: bronx new york
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If the guy keeps reraising you preflop and showing you garbage, what makes you think that your ace queen isnt the besy hand?
PUSH!
If the guy is truly a maniac you might even ge a call from a KQ or ace rag if he thinks that you are trying ot play back at him. If you do reraise him preflop go all in, I would want to get all the money in with the bet hand preflop.
Make sure that you are paying attention to his play, he might change gears if he thinks the table is getting wise to him (but this probably wont bea problem at nl25) |
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 4:37pm Post subject:
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HABITUAL LINE-STEPPER
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
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just because he plays small pots loose doesn't mean he plays big ones loose too. Assuming otherwise is how good laggs make money. I am by no means assuming this guy is a good lagg, I am just saying be careful when you push against a maniac when you have a mediocre hand. Sometimes you're only called when beat.
I'd rather just cold call his raises with position and call down his bluffs. |
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 5:00pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| I agree with renton here, simply because he is reraise a lot, what makes you think he is going to call your pushes with the same frequency of bad hands? |
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Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2006, 8:34pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
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| I will reraise/push a maniac anyday with AQs/AQo/QQ/JJ. TT/AJs is marginal and read dependant. |
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Posted: Tue, 27 Jun 2006, 3:09am Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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WPP: 135
Location: Norway
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| Renton wrote: | just because he plays small pots loose doesn't mean he plays big ones loose too. Assuming otherwise is how good laggs make money. I am by no means assuming this guy is a good lagg, I am just saying be careful when you push against a maniac when you have a mediocre hand. Sometimes you're only called when beat.
I'd rather just cold call his raises with position and call down his bluffs. |
Right on target Renton 
Silly me pushed my AQs and he showed KK and even hit a full house...
I know have a good read on the guy. He raises strong hands hard and puts less in the pot with marginal and poor hands. I learned something, but a bit too expensive I would say. |
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