In two recent cash games in which I played, at separate venues in separate time continuum, there was a player at the table who was sticking out like a sore thumb. He would call any raise pre flop with any two cards, massively overbet the pot on the flop out of position, or simply reraise all-in any continuation bet made by a solid player.
On both occasions, this player completely changed the dynamic of the table, turning everyone into timid time capsules waiting for aces or kings. The waiting was punctuated every few hands or so by someone unfortunately taking a stand and running Queens into two pair on a J,4,2 flop. Heads would be shaken, knowing glances exchanged and stifled sighs began to emanate across the table. The pervading thought was, "...poor bugger...but it will be me that catches him out..."
And so it went on, as the maniac's stack grew ever larger.
The difference between the two players was only this - one was so drunk he could hardly stand, and the other was an experienced player playing well within his bankroll and having a ball of a time doing so.
I never got to see how messy it got on either table as I left the drunk guy to annoy everyone else and the second guy stacked me, as of course he was always going to, with such a bizarre holding that I really should have seen it coming. It was late, so I went home, scratching my head and wondering why I had bothered.
Do the blondies have any tips for dealing with this sort of player? And don't say sit somewhere else.
ermm....................turn up every night praying that he's there
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