How would you play against a maniac who sits 50bb deep and RFI's 100%?
Imagine you're playing at a full-ring live table against a maniac who sits 50bb deep, opens every hand, and never folds to a 3-bet? (This is based on a real person).
Advantages of 3-betting super wide: you're almost always a favorite, and it allows you to isolate. However, the biggest drawback is SPR is only about 2. You lose a major post-flop edge to get the money in when he's crushed.
For this reason, do you favor flatting wide and just 3-betting with premiums to keep SPR around 6?
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The biggest drawback of 3-betting wide is not that it leads to SPR2 spot on the flop. That spot is printing money vs 100% range. The drawback is the other players. That is why you need to flat many of your hands, the ones that welcome other players in. Like suited aces, single-suited rundowns, weaker high pairs and so on.
This is easy. Effectively he’s posting a button straddle. So it becomes a lot like 15bb sb v bb play with us being in the sb. So you just play that stray. Prob gonna be 30-40% 3b
The biggest drawback of 3-betting wide is not that it leads to SPR2 spot on the flop. That spot is printing money vs 100% range. The drawback is the other players. That is why you need to flat many of your hands, the ones that welcome other players in. Like suited aces, single-suited rundowns, weaker high pairs and so on.
Interesting. In this situation, do you think the best seat is directly to the right of the maniac? You can limp 100% expecting the maniac to raise, then either flat or 3-bet depending on the action around the table?
Or would you rather have position on the maniac post-flop?
Yes of course to the right. If you sit on the left you should buy in the minimum and try to make it a one street game where he has 100% of the hands and you and the rest of the table have ~15% or so. If you are deeper it's a bit tougher.
Sitting to his right makes you the cutoff every hand.
This can be a very different game depending on whether other players are playing like they should, or more loose passive. The second scenario is a real gold mine but you need to learn equities in 4+ way pots to get the most out of it. And of course get on his right.
