The average nit is someone who rigidly sticks to tight starting hand requirements, and they rarely make bets or raises without a strong sense that they’ve got an opponent’s range dominated. Many of the bottom-feeder nits memorize starting hand requirements from some mid-2000′s poker strategy article, and ride this to death only betting from early position with AA-JJ and AK. Even in late position, don’t expect them to stray from AQ-AT and TT-77.
The nit term is often mixed in with bumhunter because most nits only like to play at tables where they have a big advantage. You’ll often see nits lying in wait hoping that they’ll catch a few fish on a shorthanded table. In short, don’t expect nits to start a game with seasoned pros for fear that they’ll lose $20 or $30; instead, they only jump in when the game has been started, and are the first ones to leave when the fish quit.
