Texas Holdem Poker

Limit hold’em get a bad rap in a lot of poker circles and it is actually quite a shame. You hear plenty of people talk about how this is the game for people that don’t have the guts to play no limit. I for one actually disagree with that and think that there is actually a lot more money to be made in limit poker if you know what you are doing.

In order to be a successful Texas Holdem Limit Poker player, you are going to have to have a very strong stomach. You are going to see some of the sickest beats that you can imagine, but if you are playing right, you are going to dish just as many of them out. This is a game of numbers and you better know them if you are going to be a successful player.

One of the main objects of Limit is to pound the pot every chance that you get. There are really only two times that you can take away any odds for literally any draw and then is pre-flop and then the turn bet when the betting doubles. You are going to hear people cry all the time about the suck out that they had to deal with, but the fact of the matter is that you are probably getting odds to hit just about any draw you have so how are you supposed to fold?

That being the case, you have to make them pay. An inexperienced limit player will be a little more tentative to make a bet if they have not hit their hand, especially when the turn bet comes around. This is where you skill and knowledge have to come into play and you have to force the action at every possible opportunity. You can NEVER give a free card when you think you are ahead or that your opponent is drawing.

Are you going to get beat sometimes? Absolutely, but sucking out is part of the game. It happens in NL just as much even though the purists will argue till they are blue in the face about it. However, by never missing a bet, you are going to take down some big payoffs when they do not hit their draw and more importantly, you are going to take down hands that you would not normally have won.

You see, when you are betting out all the time, people know that when they are in a hand with you, they are going to pay. Sure, you are going to see some check raising, but if you don’t hit you can let your hand go rather cheaply. Keep making people pay when you are in the lead and think you have a winner and you will not regret it. Your bankroll will grow. Just don’t go on tilt when some of those bad beats happen. It is part of limit and believe me, you are going to be dishing out just as much as you take.