I have a few questions for you guys.

Apparently there are some really soft 2/5 and 5/10 uncapped games up in northern California. My buddy (who I've basically coached for over a year) has been playing in, and calling me after each session w/ hands he has played asking for feedback on how he played them, etc.

He's offered to stake me in these games, basically to sit 5k or 10k deep in these games. Now, I have a decent amount of experience playing live, and have had some success in my most recent trip to Vegas playing 5/10 live ... But I always bought in for 100bb in those games, so I'm going to give an example of one hand my friend told me about, then basically just ask how you guys would approach these games because this is a great opportunity to get back on my feet and I want to be prepared.

Here's how the hand went down ...

40/30 (roughly) postflop manaic opens to 45 in MP after like 3 limpers. Game is 2/5NL. He get's four callers, the initial 3 limpers, and a super nit millionaire whale sitting w/ 5k in BB also cold calls.

Flop comes Tc6c6s (Pot $180)
Checked around to maniac who bets 160. Super nit calls.
Super nit sitting about 5k deep, maniac w/ roughly $1700

Turn Jc, Board reads Tc6c6sJc (Pot $500)
Super nit insta donks out $300, maniac thinks and calls.

River 2h Board reads Tc6c6sJc2h (Pot $1100)

Super nit insta shoves. $1300 for maniac to call
maniac tanks and calls w/ K high flush
nit shows A high flush.

In regards to this hand, IMO the maniac played it terribly, if he's calling the turn it has to be to fold to a shove on the river that doesn't double pair the board or bring a 4th flush card, otherwise he should just be raising the turn to commit.

Anyways, just curious on your guys thoughts about approaching these types of games where there are such crazy nits like this one. Lag players I generally don't have issues with, especially live ones, but tend to have a lot of trouble when I pick up a real strong hand vs a nit.