Friday, August 7, 2009

Poker Personages : The Locksmith

By Yushua Ryoichi

Ally or Enemy?

A locksmith is not your ally and also not your foe; they are just there to fill up the table. They are unwilling to get involve to anything that's why a lot of poker players refer them as locks. They are also one of the simplest players to take down. But be wary of them cause when they only play strong hand and other than that they will fold every time they have a weak one. You cannot get a great deal of money from them. They are just there to fill up the vacant seat and with no other vital reasons.

Aggressiveness and Selectivity

The locksmith only plays a number of hands and its quiet small about 10% of the hands they are dealt with. They are quiet aggressive when they have a very strong hand. So if I were you I will be careful in dealing with a locksmith and will run in the first hint that they are going to raise.

This kind of poker personality is also the most tight player in the game. Once they play they will eventually raise the bet but since they only have a small number of hands to play they are utterly passive. Obviously, this passivity can be attributed to their fear of someone having a better hand than they have. They are also commonly willing to start the bet but hesitant to re-raise except if they have the best hand in the game.

In Hold 'Em , the locksmith will only play in a range of ATs+, AJo+, 88+. And will not turnover anything lower than that.

How Predictable They Are

The locksmith is very easy to predict by nature. They will not play any kind of deceptive plays because of the few numbers of hands they play. Too add up, the locksmith passivity will be their common weakness. You can also play with them when they raise the bet and you can actually defeat them when their passivity kicks in.

Poker IQ

Locksmiths are of different poker IQ. Some of them are playing the same game with every opponent with no changes whatsoever thinking that they only need the best hand in order to win. But some locksmith are more adept in the game and are willing to make certain changes in order to accommodate the skills of a particular opponent.

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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