Knowing Your Way in Pot Limit Omaha Part 3: Confronting a Maniac

A maniac in a PLO table can create quite a stir among the players. Some will find the addition amusing while others will resent having that kind of person in their table making them play badly. Maybe it’s strange that some players don’t welcome a maniac on the PLO table and they are not to risk their chips unless they have a strong hand like AAxx. Mostly players will complain about the maniac’s strategy than receive him to the game easily.

I’ll be using the following profile of a maniac in the subsequent examples: A maniac who raises and re-raises most of the time including the first round of betting. He only wants to win it all before the flop shows that’s why he’s showing such kind of aggressiveness. Read more »