Quote Originally Posted by kingnat
I've been trying the same type of strategy to get out of my less than optimal 15/8, or 20/10 type game and get more into a 16/13 or there abouts... Best of luck.
I play NL10 almost exclusively at a rate of about 5.5 ptBB/100 with a pretty consistent 21/17/3.5 style. I play 9/9 UTG and more like 33/25 on the button.

I really think position is key. I've posted that on other threads, but I'll say it again here. Also, my aggressiveness is increasing, probably 4.0+ over last 5k hands. Another key: bet, raise or get out of there.

About playing the maniac style, I think it's a good experiment. What a rush it would be to play 80/40 one session on one table! I may try this at NL10 some day soon. I think there IS a point to playing maniac just for the sake of playing maniac. I think I would learn a lot.