Playing Against The Maniacs (Old Hand Dissertation)

[JavaNut]

Very nice post.

It does not cover one situation I have been in a while back.

There was a 'good' maniac and a couple of normally just leaking, but otherwise not notably wierd players who went zombie-maniacs. Apparently the 'good' maniac had taken control over them, perhaps applying an imperius curse or something.

The 'good' maniac was raising everything preflop, every single hand, the zombies reriased him, so every hand was capped preflop, always at least 3-way, often 5-way or 6-way.
So much for isoraising.

At the flop, the 'good' maniac tried to get it capped and then at turn and river betting, raising or calling down, never folding. Often winning because the other players folded or with bottom pair and the occansional hand he'd hit.

How do you play now?

I figure the best way is to fold everyting except QQ+, AQ+.
And of course calling down everytime with this, unless exceptional cases where you know that you are beat no matter what.

The supersized pots you do win when you finally play makes up for the loads of blinds you fold.

Any thoughts?