Limit Poker?

[diffused]

limit poker is a game for people that want luck to be the primary factor of the action instead of skill.... and some donkeys enjoy a game of luck.... at Limit Holdem'... more players stay in all the way to the River, and then you get sucked out more than it seems you should... honestly... I can't stand limit poker and try to avoid playing it... ever !

This is further from the truth. Limit there is skill to be a long term winner. However, the margins are very thin. The variance is also very high. Especially at the lower limits.The variance will be higher than in no limit games. A bankroll of $200 at $2-$4 is not very much. If you run good you can possibly do it.

[jczecho2]

of course it is. just takes patience and probably time over anything else

[logan]

The other night i went to a casino late at night and the only table was playing 5 card double draw 10$ bet limit. never played 5 card for money before. it was fun

[newdaddyhere]

weird never have heard of that game before. So you're just playing against the dealer right not other players?

[buonafide]

Being from MA, the closest casinos to me are in NH - if you would want to call them that. $4/$4 limit holdem and Omaha H/L are the biggest games they have (by law) and some $160 buy in tournaments with a very taxed prize pool (by law). But its way better than nothing at all. CT casinos are an additional 90 minutes away so regular playing there is not an option for me. Most people try these games out at some point and leave in disgust back to NL- but you can beat these games. The strategy is very different from NL which is why people give up when they raise preflop with AA, get 7 callers to the river and end up with the 4th best hand.
Simple correction - have at least 5 buy-ins. Never raise preflop and limp in with anything coordinated - every hand is a drawing hand when there's more than 3 people in the pot preflop. There will rarely be situations where a preflop raise will accomplish anything. If you flop big or a big draw - bet big. Unimproved pocket pairs are very ugly in these games. Plus, if you never raise nobody will see your Aces full coming when you triple up off them on the river. You will frequently have people call you when you have the nuts in these games, so make 'em count and get as much of everyone's money as you can.

[holly]

Being from MA, the closest casinos to me are in NH - if you would want to call them that. $4/$4 limit holdem and Omaha H/L are the biggest games they have (by law) and some $160 buy in tournaments with a very taxed prize pool (by law). But its way better than nothing at all. CT casinos are an additional 90 minutes away so regular playing there is not an option for me. Most people try these games out at some point and leave in disgust back to NL- but you can beat these games. The strategy is very different from NL which is why people give up when they raise preflop with AA, get 7 callers to the river and end up with the 4th best hand.
Simple correction - have at least 5 buy-ins. Never raise preflop and limp in with anything coordinated - every hand is a drawing hand when there's more than 3 people in the pot preflop. There will rarely be situations where a preflop raise will accomplish anything. If you flop big or a big draw - bet big. Unimproved pocket pairs are very ugly in these games. Plus, if you never raise nobody will see your Aces full coming when you triple up off them on the river. You will frequently have people call you when you have the nuts in these games, so make 'em count and get as much of everyone's money as you can.

Good tips. Where do you play in NH, I live here an am on mass border. I go to seabrook every once in a while but prefer to just take the 2 hour trip to CT if I'm leaving the house for cards. As you said the charity tax in nh for card rooms is quite high.

[Detroitjunky]

If you can get past the boredom of the slow stakes and play, then it is a much better game for the experienced player, especially tournaments

[Swickster007]

If you do limit poker, I would recommend pot limit just so you can still have some decent pot sizes when you want it to be.

[TaknUrPlay]

low limit games will drain you the rake. So I don't play lower than 4-8. We dont have Pot limit at the casinos where I live.

[Drock1116]

I fricken hate playing limit poker its such a drag. Theres no excitement in limit.