Seven Card Stud: Dealing with Maniacs
loveablerogues wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
by Ashley Adams
First published in Poker Player
Maniacs present a problem at the table. They greatly increase the volatility of the game. Let me share my strategy for dealing with them. I think you’ll find it profitable. I was playing at my friendly neighborhood $10/20 Stud game at Foxwoods. I knew nearly all of the players at the table. All but one were tight players attracted to this tightly structured game.
But there was this one player I didn’t know - Aboud. I realized quickly that he was a maniac; he raised about every third hand. He wouldn’t stop until the pot was capped or until no one else raised him.
Aboud seemed to be winning. Mostly, against these straightforward, tight/aggressive players he won with his uncontested raise or when he bet out on Fourth. He seemed to be on quite a run. When I sat down he had two racks of reds and [...]
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