There are many differences between limit and no-limit poker. Many no-limit players have difficulty gearing down for limit play, and limit players lack the courage and feel needed for no-limit games.
Many of the high-powered strategies that are available to the aggressive no-limit player can’t be used to great advantage in limit. Specifically bluffing and getting small pots are much more difficult when the game limits you to a maximum bet.
However, one thing remains constant between the two games. That is the need for an aggressive style. The nature of limit hold ‘em makes it necessary to keep a tighter rein on your aggressive play, but when you play a pot, play it strongly.
In limit poker, you should play big cards most of the time. The straight forward nature of limit play means that most of the time you have to show down a hand.
You’ll make the best hands more often with big cards rather than with smaller ones like 2-4 suited. This is mainly because there isn’t much money at stake in limit hands. If a player doesn’t have to jeopardize many chips, he is most likely going to call anything you put out there. If you don’t have a big hand, you risk losing even on suited connectors.
Poker great Doyle Brunson suggests that patience and self-discipline are essential to playing limit hold ‘em. You need to know which hands to get into and which hands not to bother with. He suggests you need to pay attention to what the other players are doing – even if you’re not in a hand.
Don’t get overly stressed about deciding what cards to play and what cards not to play. You’re not going to lose your shirt in limit games by calling a raise with pocket 2’s and getting an A-K-K flop. Just fold out gracefully and wait for the next hand.
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