Tight-aggressive-passive-loose table play

[Mllndllrmn]

I posted a similar post earlier, this is kind of the followup.
I am a big no limit player who would dabble in limit for fun. however, there is a 3-6 game at the only casino around here, and only 1 NL game I know of, and I figure that I should get good at limit anyways. The college is in a nothing town with noone around basically, so the game has the same people almost every time I go in there. Most of the players are solid, and have good card sense. I can steal pots occasionally with simply betting on the flop and 4th street. But sometimes, guys will raise and re-raise with 2nd pair or a bad kicker on top pair. Problem is, alot of the time, they also have trips, straight, etc. Basically, there isn't alot of craftiness going on, but I get called down alot and lose to a middle pair or a monster. They will raise 2nd pair on the flop and catch up, or I wont hit my 2 overs and lose. I just don't know how to adjust.
Help?

[HoneyBadger]

I think this is asking for too much, and too general advice. Did you read any books on limit play, "small stakes hold'em" in particular?

[SixForty]

One of the things that I'd say is that limit is far more about getting value than about showing strength. In no-limit, you can raise preflop with overcards. Then fire unimproved on the flop as a semi-bluff and most middle pairs will go away. The odds of them being best or improving to win are too small compared to the size of the bet.

In limit, you can't bet enough to just scare them away. They will always be getting better odds to stay in. As a result, unimproved overcards become a weak drawing hand instead of a strong semi-bluffing hand. (Don't get me wrong - you can still semi-bluff with them, but it just doesn't work as well)

For example - if I limp in with 66, and the Button raises, and we take a flop heads up, and it comes down T53, I know that I will often have the best hand right now. In no limit, the Button can bet a follow up large enough amount that it doesn't make it worth it for me to see if I am right. But in limit, any flop bet that the Button makes will be giving me 6.5-1 odds to continue - and I know I'm in the lead more often than that. So then it becomes a game of how to play it - call, raise, call now to raise the turn, etc.


In limit, it is often worth it to stay in with weaker hands that might be best, because you'll never have to face the large bet decisions you do in no-limit.

Anyway, that's just one thing that I got from your post. Hope it helps!

[Mllndllrmn]

No, but I have been recomended to it before. When I go home I will try to find it at the local bookstore because I haven't seen it here.