Tag Archives: tight

Limit Holdem Strategy

If you ever played micro or low limit Holdem I suppose I needn’t tell you that it’s one of the most frustrating games you’ll ever play in an online poker room. Texas Holdem can be an extremely frustrating luck-dependent game in which schooling runs rampant under the right circumstances. Well, in low limit Holdem, the circumstances are indeed right to bring out the worst from this game. Because of the capped betting, and because of the small change involved, every player is going to call every bet all the way to showdown. This way, schooling will be huge, and all hands will lose value seriously except the extremely solid ones. Another thing is that low limit tables attract the majority of rookies which - in this instance - will only add to your frustration. A relatively easy way to squeeze money out of these low limit tables is to play extremely simplified poker. Never commit on anything only when you’re fairly certain you have the best hand. Remember, pots are randomly won on every hand, and mathematically, the distribution of wins around the table shall be approximately equal because of the chaotic play. The only way to squeeze money out of the game is to limit your losses. Continue Reading »