[Zybomb]

Im sure you have noticed a maniac at your table from time to time... you know the type, raising every other pot preflop, firing hard, impossible to put on a hand, reckless... he pays people off sure, but he also is very unpredictable, makes the enitre table uncomfortable, takes control of the table, tightens players up and can win large sums of money very quickly

of course the downsides come, the fact that he can be slow played to death, goes through huge swings, and in the end he has a strong possibility of eventually losing it all.

I became interested in a maniacs positive qualities though, and was wondering how you could use them to incorporate into your own game, combine it with your intelligent poker (as opposed to their idiotic poker) and thus improve your game.

I realize this is a tough topic, and im not expecting many responses, but does anyone have any commentary about incorporating some of the things that work for a maniac into your smart poker strategy in order to improve your play? Most strategy out there incorporates a tight aggressive approach, what about the loose aggressive approach (without going over board like they do)