Friday, August 7, 2009

Poker Personages : The Locksmith

By Michelle Mitamura

Ally or Enemy?

Locksmiths are there to occupy a vacant sit in the poker table and nothing else. They are not your friend nor your enemy. They are not willing to take the risk getting involve with anybody that's why they are like a stone cold lock. They also like to play strong hands which only means that you can only get a little profit from them. It is also most likely that you are going to fold your hand whenever they raises a bet.

Selectivity and Aggression

A locksmith only play a small percentage of the hands they are dealt about 10%. They will place money in the pot if they have a strong hand and have a habit to raise and re-raise if they have the best hand in the table. Be careful when dealing with them and stop betting if they raise you.

The locksmith is a very tight player who is willing to raise every hand he has and they are also passive poker players. This trait of passiveness can be attributed to their fear that they are not the ones who's holding the best hand in the table. Yes, they are willing to put the beginning bet but they will hesitate eventually to re-raise if they don't have the best card in the game.

The range of 10% is a small range of play. In Hold 'Em you only get a range of ATs+, AJo+, 88+. Other than that the locksmith would not turn over their hand and bet.

Predictability

If you're looking for a predictable player the locksmith is a very easy candidate. They cannot employ deceptive plays due to the short range of hands they play. And if they manage to grab a good hand in accordance to their tight play they will eventually acquiesce to a re-raise due to their passive way of playing.

Poker IQ

You will encounter a lot of locksmiths in your poker career. Each of them have different kind of Poker IQ. Some of them play tight and doesn't bother to make changes in their game. But a number of locksmith knew a lot about poker and are open to make changes in their play to suit their opponents.

Adjustments

The very first thing you should is to play without bothering to face the locksmith. But if you face them in the near future then it is advisable to play passively against them and desert all kind of passable deceptive drinks.

Free cards are often given by locksmiths. Avoid semi-bluffing and then take the chance to build your hand by taking those free cards.

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