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Old 11-28-2007, 04:12 PM
CyberKnobby CyberKnobby is offline
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Hi everyone! I've been playing no-limit home games for about 4 months now and have gotten pretty good at the game. I try and play about 2-3 hours a day(in person, usually 6 handed) and am through harrington, theory of poker, and most of supersystem. I am to the point where my friends and thier friends are no longer challenging me, so I've decided to take my game to the 2-4 limit games at the casino near my house. The problem is that I'm incredibly nervous about the setting. Another thing is that I have not played much limit holdem, but it's all the local casinos offer(unless playing high stakes). I'm wondering what some of you more seasoned folks have to say about switching from quiet home games, playing against mostly familiar people, to a loud and colorful casino game. Any sugguestions for the switch, any casino nuances I should be made aware of?

Thanks for any advice!
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Old 11-28-2007, 04:19 PM
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If you are not experienced in limit you should learn about it. It differs alot form nl
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Old 11-28-2007, 04:31 PM
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Read Getting started in hold'em by ed miller, it's a quick read, introduces limit, and talks a little about some of the rules/ettiquitte of playing live. If you want to get any good at limit you'll then want to read small stakes hold'em my miller, sklansky, malmuth.
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Old 11-28-2007, 04:55 PM
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Assuming that 2/4 is the lowest limit offered by the casino, it is not uncommon for other new players to be at the table. Think about all those people watching televised poker who want to give it a try while they are at the casino.

The table should be fairly tolerant toward new players. Understanding the betting structure and basic principals of limit will go a long way. Just try to relax and have fun.
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Old 11-28-2007, 05:20 PM
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Read Getting started in hold'em by ed miller, it's a quick read, introduces limit, and talks a little about some of the rules/ettiquitte of playing live. If you want to get any good at limit you'll then want to read small stakes hold'em my miller, sklansky, malmuth.

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I agree with this. Limit strategy is very different from NL and the low stakes B&M games like 2/4 are different then higher stakes B&M games too. The Miller, Sklansky, Malmuth book is the best strategy book for low limit B&M games.

In NL you can size your bets to protect your made hands. You just cannot do that very well in limit. Limit is much more about identify situations were you have a small advantage and extracting maximum value from them.
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Old 11-28-2007, 05:56 PM
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My advice would be to find yourself a 1/2 No Limit game with a $100 dollar buy in at a card room near you [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 11-28-2007, 06:39 PM
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Go to General Poker Discussion / Brick & Mortar / READ THIS FIRST for a noobie guide to poker room etiquette.

Read SSHE.

Prepare yourself mentally for some enjoyable upswings and not so enjoyable downswings.

Play within your poker bankroll (see Micros for nice recent post regarding this).

Good luck and have fun!
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