Danger !!! maniacs get AA too

[BKAZ]

One thing I've noticed since I started using GT+ is that I tend to skew the hands I put players on based on their numbers i.e. "He's a LPA, LAA, or LAP so there's no way he has AA".

This really hurts when I play hands like AK or AQ and hit my K or Q and try to keep them in the hand while I bet and raise up the pot.

I have trapped myself a couple times with this where against a rock or other tight player I might slow down or even let it go.

Just an observation I have made with my game.

BK

[excession]

Yes that is a risk.

My favorite use of the numbers is when a player who raises 10% and plays 25% limps to me when I'm in LP or in the blinds. It's like he's saying 'my hand isn't good enough to see a raise - it's not in the top 10%'.

If you make a standard raise it's a big +EV play for you here.

I look at the figures every time I have limpers to me in LP or in the blinds - if they all tend to raise 5%+ and aren't hyper-aggressive post-flop, I will often raise (even with junk), isolate and then bet out to take down 7-8BB...

If you have folks that limp but never raise or even a maniac who does make a raise then you have to be more circumspect.

It helps if you do note down whether players who raise still like to limp with AA,KK and AK and also note what hands a min-raiser lkes to min raise..