Any Theories Or Strategies For A Table Full Of Maniacal Novices?

[kazana]

Okay, just downloaded and did the pokerstove calcs myself.

For 2 opponents:
equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 60.1943 % 59.75% 00.45% { KhKs }
Hand 2: 19.8986 % 19.32% 00.58% { 22+, A2s+, KJs+, QJs, JTs, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, 43s, 32s, ATo+, KJo+, QJo, JTo }
Hand 3: 19.9071 % 19.32% 00.59% { same as 2 }

For 3 opponents:
equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 49.4613 % 49.01% 00.45%
Hand 2: 16.8694 % 16.23% 00.64%
Hand 3: 16.8242 % 16.18% 00.64%
Hand 4: 16.8452 % 16.20% 00.64%

And finally for 4 opponents:
equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 41.4912 % 41.05% 00.44%
Hand 2: 14.6425 % 13.99% 00.66%
Hand 3: 14.5993 % 13.94% 00.66%
Hand 4: 14.6318 % 13.97% 00.66%
Hand 5: 14.6352 % 13.98% 00.66%

[Samara]

kazana, so you answered your own question, better raise those cowboys [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[kazana]

Indeed. I always thought I'd rather see if the flop doesn't show any clear dangers like OC, FD or SD...
Scratch that leak from my long list.

[zomicon]

I play a lot of lower limit SNGs and I would play KK pretty standard. If I am lucky enough to get KK early, I am ready to put it all on the line. You are ++EV to almost any holding, and an early double lets you push the table around. My only real adjustment is to increase the size of PF raises. I usually increase my raise to more like 6x or 7x bb. That will knock out a couple of limpers and often induce an all in (which I want). You are only 1 in 21 (I could be wrong but I think that is right) to hit a set on the flop, so why waste such good cards by not value betting?

While I agree with everyone else that it is right to play tight during the first 20 minutes, I also find it effective to loosen up a bit, raise often and play lots of continuation bets in the middle rounds.