limit versus no-limit hold'em

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What are the differences between limit and no-limit as it applies to gameplay? I am not asking the rules, I am aware of them. I mean, what type of player favors which? What type of play is favored? Why would anyone choose one over the other? Why isn't one exclusively favored by professional players?

[turd ferguson 1]

Search function. :wall:

[Drwnded 0]

over/under on this thread: 5 pages1st smash post: "NL for buffalo", page 2all 5 pages of content will be rehashed garbage

[Stylin_Fish 0]

over/under on this thread: 5 pages1st smash post: "NL for buffalo", page 2all 5 pages of content will be rehashed garbage

No way. That's blasphemy.

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Serves me right for posting the first poker-related thread the general forum has seen in a while. Carry on with the posts about scammers, rigged online sites, video game advertisements, and the lottery. Heaven forbid someone actually type their opinion instead of a snide reference to the search function.

[turd ferguson 1]

Serves me right for posting the first poker-related thread the general forum has seen in a while. Carry on with the posts about scammers, rigged online sites, video game advertisements, and the lottery. Heaven forbid someone actually type their opinion instead of a snide reference to the search function.

I General.

[dms26 3]

Serves me right for posting the first poker-related thread the general forum has seen in a while. Carry on with the posts about scammers, rigged online sites, video game advertisements, and the lottery. Heaven forbid someone actually type their opinion instead of a snide reference to the search function.

the same question gets asked at least once a week, it gets old after a while. and if you're looking for poker content general is not the place.

[HurricaneKyle 0]

Two entirely different games. You need a different approach to play both well. I will tell you right now that I can't play good No Limit and Limit simultaneously. I'm capbable of playing both quite well but never at the same time.Personally, I think No Limit requires more discipline than limit. You can get away with calling in some hands in limit that you would never dream of calling in a No Limit game. Likewise there are some bets you can make in No Limit that make no sense in Limit play.Keep in mind in limit, the worst thing that can happen to you is that you lose another bet. In NL, one bad call often can result in you losing your entire stack. Hand values are also different. In limit, unpaired high cards play better than the lower to medium pairs. In No limit the unpaired high cards don't play as well, while the lower to medium pairs play better. According to Doyle Brunson, if you are showing a hand down you need a better hand in a No Limit game than you do a limit game.

[Swift_Psycho 1]

Serves me right for posting the first poker-related thread the general forum has seen in a while. Carry on with the posts about scammers, rigged online sites, video game advertisements, and the lottery. Heaven forbid someone actually type their opinion instead of a snide reference to the search function.

the same question gets asked at least once a week, it gets old after a while. and if you're looking for poker content general is not the place.

[agsa6079 0]

Two entirely different games.  You need a different approach to play both well. I will tell you right now that I can't play good No Limit and Limit simultaneously. I'm capbable of playing both quite well but never at the same time.Personally, I think No Limit requires more discipline than limit. You can get away with calling in some hands in limit that you would never dream of calling in a No Limit game. Likewise there are some bets you can make in No Limit that make no sense in Limit play.Keep in mind in limit, the worst thing that can happen to you is that you lose another bet. In NL, one bad call often can result in you losing your entire stack.  According to Doyle Brunson, if you are showing a hand down you need a better hand in a No Limit game than you do a limit game.

The opening statement is dead on. 2 completely different games. Discipline is the key. Unlike NLHE, where you can make up a mistake in one hand, limit requires much more discipline in choosing where and when to play hands, because of relative position and strength of hands. This is something NLHE players never seem to get. Its also the game where the majority of professional players make their bread and butter.

[JFinn08 0]

The guy has 9 post, he is obviously new. Give the guy a freakin break. Try startegy OP, its a kinder more gentler crowd in there. Hurricane has a nice reply too. Believe it or not if you feel like sorting through pages of 16yr olds getting hard ons from making fun of people, sometime you can find some worthwhile stuff in general.Good Luck, and welcome aboard 8)

[keith crime 8]

I've found that the biggest difference is that in limit people always bet the same amount and in no limit its like crazy sometimes people bet their whole stacks

[SinPies 0]

I've found that the biggest difference is that in limit people always bet the same amount and in no limit its like crazy sometimes people bet their whole stacks

You noticed that too!?Best response so far ...

[RhinestoneCowboy 2]

What are the differences between golf and miniature golf as it applies to gameplay? I am not asking the rules, I am aware of them. I mean, what type of player favors which? What type of play is favored? Why would anyone choose one over the other? Why isn't one exclusively favored by professional players?

[mrdannyg 274]

if you want strategy-related posts, try the strategy forums, both general and game-specific. for questions like this, use the search function on the left hand side. this question has been asked and answered hundreds of times on this forum, so you won't get much new discussion.daniel

[Swift_Psycho 1]

I've found that the biggest difference is that in limit people always bet the same amount and in no limit its like crazy sometimes people bet their whole stacks

I too, have noticed this. Anyone else agree?

[Timdog1010 0]

I've found that the biggest difference is that in limit people always bet the same amount and in no limit its like crazy sometimes people bet their whole stacks

I too, have noticed this. Anyone else agree?

What confuses me to this day is how somtimes in a limit game a shortstack will go all-in. WTF?

[Frisco d’Anconia 0]

I've found that the biggest difference is that in limit people always bet the same amount and in no limit its like crazy sometimes people bet their whole stacks

I too, have noticed this. Anyone else agree?

Yeah.I've also noticed... NOLIMIT SUCKS!!!!Yeah! - whoow - LIMIT LIMIT LIMIT LIMIT, **Self Highfive**, count it. Sorry.Edit: Before you repond, I was kiding and I don't care.

[econ_tim 0]

at these prices, how can you afford not to?

[Frisco d’Anconia 0]

at these prices, how can you afford not to?

nice

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Thank you.

[BIG_L_RIP 0]

The opening statement is dead on. 2 completely different games. Discipline is the key. Unlike NLHE, where you can make up a mistake in one hand, limit requires much more discipline in choosing where and when to play hands, because of relative position and strength of hands. This is something NLHE players never seem to get. Its also the game where the majority of professional players make their bread and butter.

Not inclined to agree. While yes, you can compensate for a mistake in NLHE in one hand, you can just as easily make a catastrophic mistake and be gone, or broke. Then, you're forced to dig into your pocket for a new rack vs simply conceding the $50 or whatever you lost overplaying a limit hand. NLHE doesn't require less discipline, that's for sure. Of course, the implications of different stakes matters gravely, too.

[LewFather 0]

At the limits I play the biggest difference are the morons who say "SHIT, This isn't No-Limit!"

[swahnroger 0]

What are the differences between golf and miniature golf as it applies to gameplay? I am not asking the rules, I am aware of them. I mean, what type of player favors which? What type of play is favored? Why would anyone choose one over the other? Why isn't one exclusively favored by professional players?

Actually, one of them *is* favored.Other than that, yes.

[Ottawa_Biatch 288]

Limit is for suckers