Has anyone become so irritated by a player who keeps raising unraised pots and calling with crap that they have committed the cardinal sin and put them all in with a bad hand.

Its like my hands had a mind of their own. The guy to my right raises me out of every pot. I became so incensed by this i went all-in on 4th street on a paired board with bottom pair, yes a complete bluff, a stupid one. It was even more stupid when he flips over a Q giving him QQQ.

I knew it was wrong to do, every conceivable sense was screaming fold, yet my hands pushed the chips in without my control....you live and leanr i suppose, thats only happened once before in a years play, i hope it doesn`t happen again.

Is your title : " how can I beat maniac" ?

Fold fold fold, call with monster, raise him in later street, he will be pot commited most of the time.

Here how it work, I have come up with a situation : you fight with a guy that is beating you with a plastic bat. All you have to do is wait and find the wooden bat, and then hit him.

eh!

Although maybe you are a fish and the guy is a pro? so watch it.

Your play is exactly why maniacs play the way they do. He put you on tilt, and you ended up doing something you normally wouldnt do. At least now you know what NOT to do when playing against them.

Yes, I have done that many many many many many many many many times.