Given that the stereotypes are known to all players and can be manipulated (moreso the baseball cap than race), refusing to believe the signals seems like the correct thing at high level tables where all players can be assumed to have thought through their presentation. Even with something like race, if the 20 year old asian knows you think he’s likely to be aggressive, he can use that to his advantage.
I would probably have thought the same thing if I didn’t play poker, but my impression from playing poker is that players just aren’t that sophisticated (in this manner) at anything but the highest of stakes.
Given that the stereotypes are known to all players and can be manipulated (moreso the baseball cap than race), refusing to believe the signals seems like the correct thing at high level tables where all players can be assumed to have thought through their presentation. Even with something like race, if the 20 year old asian knows you think he’s likely to be aggressive, he can use that to his advantage.
I would probably have thought the same thing if I didn’t play poker, but my impression from playing poker is that players just aren’t that sophisticated (in this manner) at anything but the highest of stakes.