Tilt inducing wild man (LC)

[lstream]

Seat 1 is simply unbelievable. I think I have seen this guy win $4-$5K at the 10/20 tables in the last two days. He hits almost every long shot hand he plays. His winning has been amplified since he seems to be driving other players into a tilting frenzy. I have been playing on line for about two years now, and I cannot recall a situation that even approaches what I have been witnessing here.

7 Card Stud High ($10/$20), Ante $1, Bring-In $3 (hand converter)

3rd Street - (0.60 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___completes___raises
Seat 2: xx xx T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 4: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___brings-in___raises___calls
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 7: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 8: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___folds

4th Street - (6.60 SB)

Seat 1: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 4: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___checks___calls

5th Street - (4.30 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 4: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___checks___raises

6th Street - (8.30 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___raises
Seat 4: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets___calls

River - (12.30 BB)

Seat 1: xx xx 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] xx___bets___raises___calls
Seat 4: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] xx___checks___raises___raises

Total pot: (20.30 BB)

Results:
Main Pot: $403 | Rake: $3

Seat 1: [ 7d 6h 8s 4c Th 9d 2c ] [ a straight, six to ten -- Th,9d,8s,7d,6h ]

Seat 4: [ 3c 4d 6c As Kd 5h Jd ] [ high card ace -- As,Kd,Jd,6c,5h ]

[frappeboy]

This is clearly expert play by both players... They are thinking on levels that we on 2+2 can't even comprehend.

[iamastud]

So, how have you done against him?

[lstream]

He has renewed my faith in poker - very well thank you. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I think though much of it is due to the bad play he induced in others. If he was in a hand, many of the other players stuck around no matter what. This made for some big pots - so picking your spots was very profitable.

[MRBAA]

When players like this are hitting, they can be infuriating. Roy Cooke has written some great essays about this (in he games) in his Real Poker books. As I recall, he said something very similar to your observation -- you make money not just from the maniac but from the ways he throws the other players off their games.

[2461Badugi]

Presuming that Seat 1 knows his effect on Seat 4, I think he played this hand pretty well.

I know a couple of people who are really really good at playing like this in other games, and can totally switch their gear depending on if they're playing a tilter or not. They make a fair amount of money at it, and it's always wonderful to be the non-tilter in the game and prey on the tilters without the investment.