What's the best strategy against a smart maniac heads-up as the little guy?
A smart maniac totally ran the table last night. It worked beautifully for him...the deck hit him hard! So all his bets looked good by showdown. Some of his hands include 33, flopped a set. AhQh, didn't hit, got a 4-way chop - quite the hand actually. Ax, called a smaller all-in light, sucked out with a broadway. QQ, filled up on the flop, got a ton of value against 2 other players. He busted 6 of the 8 players! Only 1 other player busted someone.
Anyways, it gets down to 2, I'm at ~10 - 15 BB. He's super-aggressive. Basically betting anything preflop regardless of my action. I think I got 1 fold out of him on a re-raise. I mostly fold preflops because I know the flop will bring more bets. I limp in with AT on the button knowing he'll put a raise in, he obliges, I shove, he snaps it off with Q4o. Binks a 4 on the turn, GG. Even if I had won that hand it would have been a long uphill battle considering his stack size.
Is there any smart play when you are small stacked against a super-aggro maniac, aside from riding the variance by widening your range and getting it in when you have it, and betting his VERY rare weak plays (like checks)?
A smart maniac totally ran the table last night. It worked beautifully for him...the deck hit him hard! So all his bets looked good by showdown. Some of his hands include 33, flopped a set. AhQh, didn't hit, got a 4-way chop - quite the hand actually. Ax, called a smaller all-in light, sucked out with a broadway. QQ, filled up on the flop, got a ton of value against 2 other players. He busted 6 of the 8 players! Only 1 other player busted someone.
Anyways, it gets down to 2, I'm at ~10 - 15 BB. He's super-aggressive. Basically betting anything preflop regardless of my action. I think I got 1 fold out of him on a re-raise. I mostly fold preflops because I know the flop will bring more bets. I limp in with AT on the button knowing he'll put a raise in, he obliges, I shove, he snaps it off with Q4o. Binks a 4 on the turn, GG. Even if I had won that hand it would have been a long uphill battle considering his stack size.
Is there any smart play when you are small stacked against a super-aggro maniac, aside from riding the variance by widening your range and getting it in when you have it, and betting his VERY rare weak plays (like checks)?
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