Poker Personages : The Locksmith

Enemy or Friend?

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 has a little rang of hands that they find useful only about 10%. If they think they have a good chance of winning they will pour money in the pot. And if they have the nuts they will raise and re-raise the pot. So it’s better for you to avoid a call or raise from a locksmith because they will certainly win.

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.

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.

Adjustments

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.