Re: Low Limit-Limit Holdem vs Blackjack, which is better?
right now, i'd say play no limit hold em for low stakes...and maybe the no limit Fast Tournies a la Arnold Snyder are a good opportunity now (see his book The Poker Formula)
really, bj v poker depends on where you live, how much money you have, how much time you have, and how cold hearted you can be about taking money from someone that may not be able to afford losing...those are important factors
good blackjack games are only in a few places...and for good selection of low limit bj games to go to Reno Nevada...Vegas has a few good low limit shoe games, but most good games there call for you to be playing $25 and up games on the strip and be willing to go up to $300 to $400 per hand if you a just counting...and you need a big bankroll for that...there are a few other places with a few good games around the county...Gulf Coast, Indiana, Palm Springs, parts of Arizona and New Mexico, a couple of places in Atlantic City...again mostly shoes offered...but most places offer really bad bj games (high house edge, bad pen, continuouse shuffle machines or fake 2 deck games) that can't be beaten by just counting...there are other ways to win, but they require extensive training or scouting and only a serious player can commit to them
low limit hold em poker is more widespread, as most states have some form of legal poker play...it probably best you learn low no limit right now imho as it offered more frequently in casinos that spread poker, newbies want to play no limit rather than limit.
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