This is a $1/$2 NL live game. Buy in is $200 or 50% of the chip leader...which ever is higher. When I sat down, there was a $3500 stack and a $1000 stack. I bought for $500. The game is playing like a $2/$5 game. $20-$35 raises are standard and get multiple callers.

The monster stack is raising 75% of all his hands. Anywhere from $17-$30. He WILL NOT fold preflop. When he has a REALLY bad hand like 94, he says "Im gonna limp, nobody raise please". Ive taken this as my cue to raise him as Im 2 seats to his left. Hes a bad LAG but the deck is running over him and hes outplaying the weakies.

Example hand.....

He calls a $30 raise in the blind with [4h]. Flop is [7d][4c]. He calls $50 and another guy calls.

Turn is the . He calls $140 (yes this is $1/$2)...other guy calls also.
River is the . He leads $300

#1) He raises to $15. I reraise to $65 with [Th]. He calls as expected.

Pot $135 ish. Flop [9c][2d]. He checks, I bet $100 and he calls. He will call with any piece of that flop...and I mean ANY piece.

Pot $335. Turn . He checks...... bet or check?

#2) Its 7 handed. I raise to $20 with [Qs]. One caller and then the maniac reraises to $44 in the blind. I call as does the other guy. Again, yes, this is $1/$2.

Pot $135. Flop [8h][6d]. He bets $50. I raise to $150. 1 fold and then the maniac calls.

Pot $335. Turn . He checks...check or bet?

#3) Maniac says "Im gonna limp..nobody raise please". This is the first of a few times I raise him when he does this. I raise to $20 with [9d]. He calls me of course.

Pot $45. Flop [8h][4s]. He checks and I check behind.
Pot $45. Turn . He leads $50 and says "Heres your chance to come over the top". he said that same thing 15 min ago and had nothing but a ten high flush draw but the guy didnt raise and they got to showdown. I raise to $150. Likey?

#1: I think that you are committed to this pot...and I'm really not sure what to do. If we push here, it's a PSB, although I doubt he doesn't call. I figure we started the hand with $500, so yeah, I guess I am going to get the rest of the chips in the middle now. He didn't bet into us so he's probably not ahead of us here.

#2: Again, assuming the stack size you have is $500, I think you have ANOTHER push against this guy. He didn't bet into us again...get the money in while ahead.

#3: If the first two hands you were able to get the maniac to fold ever, then yes, but I still think the play is marginal. He's probably crazy enough to call you down with a pair of 4's. Bluffing this guy is not worth it most of the time.

TPA is absolutely the way to go in these games, GENERALLY speaking of course.