Maniac At The Table...well Sort Of

[gfry11 0]

Okay, so I've been getting into Omaha for the last six months or so, and have what I would call intermediate knowledge of the game. I pretty much dabble in the lower stakes on-line in Pot-Limit Cash games. The last couple times I have played with a guy who would raise preflop everytime, but was a decent player post-flop. By continously raising, he would get most of the table on tilt because of their inexperience, and seriously cleaned up all three sessions I saw. We've all played these guys in Holdem, but I had never really dealt with it in hold 'em. I guess what I am wondering is how more experienced players would play against people like this...or better yet, if you are that much better then the rest of the table, is it optimal??Thanks for any advice...Oh by the way, I got a seat to his left last time and just continued to reraise or check-raise (depending on my position) when I got Qs or Higher and would pretty much call with any rundown.

[dingas 0]

I'm about the same as you in terms of experience, but I'll give you my thoughts. I think that this is not a bad strategy in PLO. By forcing people into marginal situations, he is getting them to make bad decisions and when he has a hand he will surely get paid off. Plus, he will pick up enough small pots on the way to cover his losses. I've recently started doing something similar (not raising every hand, though, but maybe 30-40% in mid/late position.) Really, if someone is raising EVERY hand and betting every flop, the best strategy must be just to wait for a hand and punish him when you get it. You need to lower your calling standards somewhat, of course, but avoid playing weak draws, since he will make it expensive for you (a combination of a made hand+draw is okay, though, e.g. top pair with a flush draw or oesd). You said this guy is decent post-flop, though, which means you should just call with your good hands preflop and then try to play good poker.

[Vman96 0]

Also a very important point is to play hands in position with this guy. Being OOP is really going to be a pain in the ***.