Limit Hold Em vs. No Limit Hold Em

Limit and No Limit Hold Em are very different games.

In Limit Hold Em, when you place a bet, you will get a lot more callers. More players will call all the way to the River. You get called more often. Bluffs do not work well in limit games. The most successful players will have a tight agressive style. Super agressive players, who bluff a lot of hands, will lose money. Most times, they will get called by someone with a better hand.

In No Limit Hold Em, position is the most important consideration. Super aggressive players will be more successful in no limit games. At any time, a player can raise you, and place all their chips in the pot. Pot odds and the number of outs you hand has may not be important. Most players are so afraid of losing all their chips, that they fold the best hands. Good No Limit players know this and use this "Gap" to their advantage. As you can see, in No Limit, you do not need to have the best starting hand. Sometimes you only need a positional advantage to make a bluff successful. Super Agressive players will constantly trying to steal pots, and most times they will be successful.

Texas Hold Em sounds very simple, however, it takes a lot of time at the table to pick up the nuances of the game. This site was created to help the average player improve their game. We'll help you with which starting hands to play, and how to bet. We'll show you how position impacts your starting hand selection, how to calculate pot odds, and wheter to call, raise, or fold. We'll help you determine your poker strategy. One that you will use to make more money. We'll even identify trap hands, which look good, but usually cost you big money. So... shuffle up and deal!