Short Handed Limit Holdem AK vs Maniac

#1 14-02-2007, 7:49 PM

Do you think its smart to take AK (or any good ace) to showdown against a maniac? I've done it several times and each time I took the pot down I felt like a genius.

Against one guy I even took KJ to showdown and took it down withing King high. I've been watching this one player the whole session he played everyhand, raising preflop almost everytime. If he didnt raise preflop he bet the flop no matter what came out. Alot of his hands were something like 62 or T4. However it seemed like I was the only one at the table to take marginal hands to showdown against him.

personally I love short handed limit.

#2 14-02-2007, 8:11 PM

The board would have to be really, really ugly for me to fold AK vs. a truly loose and aggressive player at any point. I don't make a habit of showing down K-high, but it's happened.

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personally I love short handed limit.

Oh, me too. The variance is horrible, but the profits are awesome.

#3 15-02-2007, 12:59 AM

Yeah I like short handed games too. Its easier to pull out the best hand, at least i think it is. I have definetely had better luck with them but i do good at regular tables too

#4 15-02-2007, 1:02 AM

Do you have to play a lot looser on short-handed?

#5 15-02-2007, 4:04 AM

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Oh, me too. The variance is horrible, but the profits are awesome

Yep more bad beats. You know you're going to have a bad day when this happens

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POKERSTARS GAME #8302877963: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($2/$4) - 2007/02/06 - 00:30:32 (ET)
Table 'Joella' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: KidNeil ($89 in chips)
Seat 3: lasagna*oka* ($128 in chips)
Seat 4: jogk ($41 in chips)
Seat 5: _Marklar_22 ($52 in chips)
Seat 6: August West ($75 in chips)
August West: posts small blind $1
KidNeil: posts big blind $2
jogk: posts small & big blinds $3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to _Marklar_22 [2s Ac]
lasagna*oka*: folds
jogk: checks
_Marklar_22: calls $2
August West: folds
KidNeil: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc As 7d]
KidNeil: checks
jogk: checks
_Marklar_22: bets $2
KidNeil: folds
jogk: calls $2
*** TURN *** [Kc As 7d] 5♣
jogk: checks
_Marklar_22: bets $4
jogk: calls $4
*** RIVER *** [Kc As 7d 5c] 5♠
jogk: bets $4
_Marklar_22: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jogk: shows [Qc 5h] (three of a kind, Fives)
_Marklar_22: mucks hand
jogk collected $27 from pot
_Marklar_22 said, "god"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $28 | Rake $1
Board [Kc As 7d 5c 5s]
Seat 2: KidNeil (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: lasagna*oka* folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: jogk showed [Qc 5h] and won ($27) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 5: _Marklar_22 (button) mucked [2s Ac]
Seat 6: August West (small blind) folded before Flop

#6 15-02-2007, 5:06 AM

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Originally Posted by edge-t

Do you have to play a lot looser on short-handed?

Not a "lot" looser, but looser, yes. And more aggressive preflop, although not necessarily postflop.

#7 16-02-2007, 4:48 AM

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Originally Posted by F Paulsson

Not a "lot" looser, but looser, yes. And more aggressive preflop, although not necessarily postflop.

Ahh... so you loosen your starting hand requirements and tighten up post flop. If you hit the flop say medium pair and good kicker, do you call the way down to the river? Cause I've been trying out .25/.5 FL 9max at Doyles recently. IT's not 6 max, but they are way loose... calling with bottom pair and bad bad kicker all the way down to river. I can't imagine what playing 6 max low-limit will be like.

I better stick to micro NL tables...

#8 16-02-2007, 6:11 AM

I don't think I necessarily tighten up postflop. The thing is, that so many players at my table play recklessly postflop (because it's shorthanded and they think they have to) that I'd miss out on a lot of money if I didn't exploit that. So it's opponent-dependent, as almost everything is.

#9 18-02-2007, 12:09 AM

AK is usually good to showdown against a maniac.

#10 21-02-2007, 10:25 AM

AK vs maniac happens to me a whole lot. Funny how I almost always lose to an idiot with 72 or 83 off. Is there no justice in the world ?

#11 24-02-2007, 12:24 PM

If you're sure the guy's a maniac, yeah.

I've seen many limit players take AK to showdown against a new player or even a tight one. Guess that makes them a little maniac, heh.

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