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Winning the Limit Holdem pots requires tight, aggressive and concentrated playing from the very beginning. In limit holdem the amount of money you can bet in a pot is limited. There are limitations about the maximum bet that can be called and there are also limitations with the maximum raise that one can call.
The bet amounts are predetermined in limit holdem games. For example, in a predetermined limit holdem which has a $4 to $8 limit, the calling of the bet and the raises should be just $4 and not beyond. In the rounds following the flop like the turn and river the betting can be $8. The first player who sits clockwise to the dealer is forced to make a small blind bet; the player who is clockwise second from the dealer is forced to make the big blind bet to the pot. After the blind bets are placed, the two face down pocket or hole cards are dealt. After each player sees the cards they decide to either call the big bet, raise or fold. The calling ends with the person who did the blind betting. The little bet player if he did fold at this point will just loose the initial small bet amount that he placed. Only the first round has forced betting and the rest of the rounds do not have any kind of forced betting. The first round is followed by the flop round where 3 community cards are placed in the center of the table. The minimum bet should be that of the big blind that was initially called in the first round. In limit holdem following the flop, the turn card (one face up) is dealt with having to bet twice the big blind as the minimum. In limit holdem following the turn, the river card (one face up) is dealt with having to bet twice the big blind as the minimum. After these rounds all players reveal their pocket cards and the high hand wins the pot. The main requisite to win a limit holdem is to play every card wisely from the very start. The pre-flop should be wisely played. You must tighten up right from your pre-flop hand. By playing tight in the pre-flop you are very less vulnerable to making big mistakes in the flop. 100% involvement from the very first of a limit holdem is very important; if you are just trying to concentrate a little after you may not win unless luck greatly favors you. A limit holdem is the best place to start for beginners. You can play it in casinos or in any of the popular online poker websites. Playing in limit holdem is safe for your money; you tend to loose very less when compared to no limit holdem. |
