Poker Maniacs Do Exist

Thought some of you might find this story interesting. I was at a local poker club a few months back and was playing in a 1/2 NL game. Seated at my table was a player than was well known in the club scene (and apparently he run's a couple local clubs). The max. buy-in for this game was $200. This guy was a complete maniac! He starts off playing every hand all-in. After a few hands, and everyone folding around to him, he decides that to entice a caller, he announces to the table that he will be going all-in blind. I can't remember what happened at this point, but he won a few hands, cleaning out his opponents and lost a few hands, and continued to rebuy over and over again. I'm thinking to myself, this is a dream come true and tonight is going to be a payday. After a couple more rotations, he calms down a bit and starts to call more frequently. At some point I get dealt KK and I smooth call. When play gets to him, he looks at me and decides to go all-in. Obviously I call, and he shows J5 suited, and of course he hits his flush. I make a quick trip to the bank machine and rebuy for the max. There are players at my table who are rebuying for $60 at a time once he cleans them out, and I never understood this. After a few hands I get AK and raise. Again he announces all-in (even after my raise) and I call and he shows complete garbage. I win two straight all-ins back-to-back and he is down about $2k on the night with no sign of letting up. After a couple more wins, the guy decides he has had enough and is getting bored, so he leaves the table with the promise of returning. I stuck around for a few more hours hoping he would return to the table but it never happened. I finished the night up a few hundred, but will never forget this guy who played like he had money to burn. Wish this happened more often!

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  • pokerJAH wrote: »
    I finished the night up a few hundred, but will never forget this guy who played like he had money to burn. Wish this happened more often!


    OK... 2 questions... what does he look like? And where were you playing????

    :D
  • CanadaDave wrote: »
    OK... 2 questions... what does he look like? And where were you playing????

    :D

    Yeah dude, give it up.
  • Sorry I didn't come back....
  • pokerJAH wrote: »
    Thought some of you might find this story interesting. I was at a local poker club a few months back and was playing in a 1/2 NL game. Seated at my table was a player than was well known in the club scene (and apparently he run's a couple local clubs). The max. buy-in for this game was $200. This guy was a complete maniac! He starts off playing every hand all-in. After a few hands, and everyone folding around to him, he decides that to entice a caller, he announces to the table that he will be going all-in blind. I can't remember what happened at this point, but he won a few hands, cleaning out his opponents and lost a few hands, and continued to rebuy over and over again. I'm thinking to myself, this is a dream come true and tonight is going to be a payday. After a couple more rotations, he calms down a bit and starts to call more frequently. At some point I get dealt KK and I smooth call. When play gets to him, he looks at me and decides to go all-in. Obviously I call, and he shows J5 suited, and of course he hits his flush. I make a quick trip to the bank machine and rebuy for the max. There are players at my table who are rebuying for $60 at a time once he cleans them out, and I never understood this. After a few hands I get AK and raise. Again he announces all-in (even after my raise) and I call and he shows complete garbage. I win two straight all-ins back-to-back and he is down about $2k on the night with no sign of letting up. After a couple more wins, the guy decides he has had enough and is getting bored, so he leaves the table with the promise of returning. I stuck around for a few more hours hoping he would return to the table but it never happened. I finished the night up a few hundred, but will never forget this guy who played like he had money to burn. Wish this happened more often!

    What does this guy look like & where was this? Everyone needs to get in on that game, lol.
  • the guy that runs this club is a forum member of this site so I will let him add his comments. The maniac doesn't play at this club often as he runs his own clubs (one near Steeles and Woodbine). Just a very strange evening.
  • Damn i never thought someone would actually post this on me


    well i broke up with my girlfriend and i was poker crazy and wanted to lose all my money




    - jokes :)

    gotcha
  • Wow....I wish I could meet up with that guy. Do you happen to know if that guy or anyone like him plays online?? We should direct him to a certain site and take turns putting him on tilt ;) Jah...do you play online? What site do you play on??
  • What does this guy look like & where was this? Everyone needs to get in on that game, lol.

    Hooded PartyPoker sweatshirt, backwards WSOP baseball cap, mirrored fossilman sunglasses, under 25 years old and (for the bonus point) an extremely annoying attitude.
  • actually he had a good attitude; money was no object for this guy.
  • BBC Z wrote: »
    Hooded PartyPoker sweatshirt, backwards WSOP baseball cap, mirrored fossilman sunglasses, under 25 years old and (for the bonus point) an extremely annoying attitude.

    Wasn't that YOUR wardrobe I saw you in at the last Ryder? ;)
  • Wasn't that YOUR wardrobe I saw you in at the last Ryder?

    I couldnt' wear my usual hat and sunglasses (oh and ipod) because pkrfce9 didn't have any that matched and that was the theme we agreed on the night before.
  • Hahha, wow! I seriously hope this guy comes and plays me soon. Too bad about the J5 taking out your Kings. That's pretty un-lucky. Least you got some cash back.
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