The Nuances of Becoming a Winning Limit Hold em Player
While we all dream of becoming a master Texas Hold em Poker player, the stark reality is that most players never progress to become an effective and consistent player. Those that do develop into consistent winners typically do so because they are able to understand and grasp the nuances of Texas Hold em Poker.
There are many considerations for the novice to understand when setting out to play limit Texas Hold em Poker.
While many of us have watched Texas Hold em Poker on TV and have seen players bluffed out of pots we understand that this effective strategy in no-limit Texas Hold em rarely works in limit because you are limited to a maximum bet. This makes bluffing and picking-up small pots more difficult in limit Texas Hold em Poker.
While I do favor an aggressive style of play in limit Texas Hold em Poker it does need to be controlled. What this means is that when you do play a pot, you play it strongly.
Another factor to consider in limit Hold em is that you can have as many as five or six players going for the pot. This is a result of the fact that bets are fixed so it can be...