Poker landscape has a variety of players and you may come across some of the most bizarre variety in your poker career. One of the varieties consists of players who are lunatic while betting. Don’t confuse this lot with skilled but aggressive players. These players are not skilled enough but like to bet recklessly as apparently they believe, taking unusual risks is the key to success in poker. 

Thus, as a skilled poker player, sometimes it becomes a bit difficult to gauge the moves of such players because their moves are rarely supported with poker game skills or logic. So, what should you do in such cases? Read below to fathom the complexities of such poker players:

Play the Game, Simple!

When you are playing with such maniacal poker players, it’s not wise to be very strategic. It is because such players don’t abide by or usually fall for strategies. They bet recklessly and leave the game in the hands of the lady luck. Thus, your trial of deceiving them might be completely useless.

You can gauge the felt and decide on when to become aggressive as a player. Aggressive playing helps you a lot of times while facing such opponents. If you receive a premium hand in poker games, don’t be afraid to play your heart out because in a felt with such poker players, usually the best hand wins the pot during showdown.

However, be careful at all times because such games usually end, declaring some random unexpected pair of cards as the winner.

Let the Maniacs Lead

The maniac players in context are not only non-predictive but also very shrewd. You might fail to understand their mindset during the poker game, but they diligently keep on trying to comprehend you and your moves. Also, most of the times, they are successful and take up a more confusing style of aggressive playing to hassle your mind. 

In such situations, just let them lead. If they get a hint that you have superior cards than theirs, they would control their betting or might fold, leading to a very mediocre win for you. In case of premium hands, just control your call and raise to get more money accumulated in the pot which you would ship later during showdown.

Buy in Short

While battling against such poker players, it is best that you buy-in short. Too much bankroll would result into a temptation to bet unnecessarily and you might end up losing all your money.

When you have a limited stack, you play tight, extracting maximum amount from your opponents for the pot. By keeping a lower bankroll at the beginning, you might not end up with huge fortune but at least you would be assured that you won’t end up losing a lot of your money.

Don’t Give in to Temptation

Imagine that you have managed to win a huge fortune while playing poker. You have a big poker stack to spare for another hand but are doubtful whether you would be able to multiply or even get back the amount invested at the end. In those cases, opt to walk out.

It really becomes very difficult to win while playing with such poker players and if you have managed to acquire a huge fortune by playing against them, do not risk your earnings because of over-confidence and the mere temptation of winning more.

Just remember, it is more graceful to leave the hand at the right moment after winning decent money than investing all your earnings, with doubt in your mind about even more returns, after you have managed to hit the jackpot once.

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