The maniac can sometimes difficult to handle because you never know what he is going to do and playing back at him is certainly not the trick, unless you absolutely know what you’re doing. When you start playing back by re-raising you’re just allowing yourself into his area of expertise, playing with crap hands, and you probably will get smacked. Unless he’s a maniac-sucker, but you’ll find out soon enough.
Here’s a little tip on how to take on the maniac at the table: Call more.
