Enemy or Friend?

If you’re thinking that a locksmith can be your friend, well all I can say is no they aren’t and they are not your enemies either. They are just a presence in the poker table that you cannot eliminate. They are like a lock made of ice because of their unwillingness to get involve and also one of the simplest opponent to take down. But playing with a locksmith will bring you little return due to the fact that they only play strong hands and you need to fold every time they raises a pot. But usually there are only there to sit and occupy the table.

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.

How small is a 10% range? According to Hold ‘Em it would be a range of ATs+, AJo+, 88+. You wouldn’t see a locksmith turn over other than that range.

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

If you are to deal with a locksmith its better not to face them in a one-on-one play. But if you find yourself facing a locksmith then play as passively as possible and don’t use any kind of tricks on them. They will just raise the bet if they have a lock hand, then call your bet if they have a good hand and fold when they think they won’t have a chance to win.

What You Should Do

One excellent way to take down a locksmith is to avoid them completely. If somehow you end up betting with this sort of poker personality then it will be better for you to play passively and don’t put up any kind of tricks on the table. They will just raise you if they have a lock hand, call when they have an excellent hand and fold if they have a non existent hand.

Locksmith are known to give many free cards in the game. Grab this free cards and try to build a better hand in the process.

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