Limit Poker?

[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.

[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.

[Musicmannn]

I started out playing micro limit. The variance is less but the ROI is SLOW going...Cash NL will build your bankroll quicker, but with higher variance. a 100bb bankroll is best, but you can build it with less if you are patient.

[Drock1116]

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

[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.

[TomKat1958]

limit poker sucks... when you have the nuts it really sucks... also you get sucked out more on the river

[EddieTorr]

Online limit poker is a good way to fine tune your "grind-it-out" game, which is never a bad thing.