exmoroccan said:
We would need to know what your calling range is normally. If V is raising 70% of hands how many players are calling them? By raise do you mean 3-4 bet? Are they raising limps?koalapanda said:
good solid cash game advice above--also we can get a seat change if this is live to get on their left or leave and return in a better seat online.fundiver199 said:
Exactly. If their range is literal air, hands like A8o, KJo, or pocket 4s suddenly become massive favorites. It feels incredibly uncomfortable calling off a full tournament life or cash stack with those, but over-folding just lets them exploit the table.Station_Master said:
That psychological toll is the hardest part to master. It’s brutal confirmation bias—we always remember the time their 83o cracked our A9o, but forget the three times our Ace-high held. You really just have to close your eyes, accept the risk, and let the math do the work.pltelles said:
hit the nail on the head. The worst part of Koalapanda's situation is the maniac being on their direct left. Having a 70% VPIP maniac acting right after you completely destroys your ability to play a normal opening range, making that data collection and reverse-engineering even more urgent.eetenor said:We would need to know what your calling range is normally. If V is raising 70% of hands how many players are calling them? By raise do you mean 3-4 bet? Are they raising limps?
When you say shoving light that means you saw their hands. If you get to see their hands you get to reverse engineer their actions. Once you do that that will allow you to build a strategy to beat them.
To reverse engineer hands we ask the standard questions When? In what positions do they raise? Why? Is there a reason for them raising--table is passive and does not 3 bet Players play face up post flop etc etc. Who? are they attacking the NITS? The AGGRos or only the Passives? What/ Is it any 2 cards in any seat or connected cards in position etc.
Spot on. Too many players bring a tournament mindset to cash games. Losing 1.5 BB per orbit while waiting for a premium hand to snap off a maniac isn't "bleeding out"—it's just standard patience. If you have a 100 BB stack and can top up at any time, time is completely on your side.fundiver199 said:
Spot on. If you only 3-bet a 5% "nit" range, even a complete maniac will realize they are cooked and fold. Widening that 3-bet range to 25% completely punishes their wide opening range and prints money, even if it sends variance through the roof.Lodestone said:
Freerolls are a completely different animal. When chips have zero cash value, people play with zero fear. Trapping them when you have a monster is great, but like Lodestone mentioned, don't be afraid to push back lighter pre-flop to stop them from running over the table.antonis32123 said:
Realizing you can just change seats is a massive lightbulb moment for cash game players. Getting on a maniac's direct left completely flips the script. You go from playing on hard mode to literally printing money just by letting them act first on every street.eetenor said:good solid cash game advice above--also we can get a seat change if this is live to get on their left or leave and return in a better seat online.
This is the perfect blueprint for when you're stuck out of position. Trying to out-bluff a maniac on your left is a fast track to bust town. Tightening up the pre-flop range and letting them hang themselves post-flop with their natural tendency to overbluff is pure gold. Patience beats aggression every time here.Nameless14 said: