Capped betting or not how do you know?

[skitzo444]

Some people talk about if they are heads up in a pot there is not CAP to the # of raises.

Does this apply to LIMIT or NO-LIMIT?

Or do certian casinos have certain rules?

[7n7]

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Some people talk about if they are heads up in a pot there is not CAP to the # of raises.

Does this apply to LIMIT or NO-LIMIT?

Or do certian casinos have certain rules?

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Limit.

There's never a cap in a NL game. After a few raises (unless you're playing extremely deep), one or both of the opponents are usually all-in.

[AbreuTime]

Some limit games in casinos have no caps to the number of bets in a heads-up pot. Search through the Brick & Mortar sub-forum for specific casinos.

Some NL games have caps to the max you can bet on a given hand. EG. 30 or 60bb is the most you can lose. This game plays shortstacked, and it doesnt matter how much you buy in for (above the cap amount).

[Harv72b]

Generally it applies to limit (although there are some NL capped tables, where no player can bet more than $X in a single hand). In most limit games, betting is "capped" at 4 bets per street; one bet and three raises. However, some places remove that cap when the hand is being played heads up; this is more prevalent in casinos & card rooms, but some internet sites also use this system. To give an example:

Limit hold'em game.

3 players call the big blind (limp), and the big blind then raises. All three call the raise.

The flop comes 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Big blind bets, Limper 1 raises, Limper 2 folds but Limper 3 calls two cold, big blind 3-bets, L1 caps (the third raise), and everyone calls.

The turn is the A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], BB bets again, L1 raises, and L3 now folds. At this point the pot is being contested heads up, so there would be no limit to the number of raises either player could make (or at least, until one of them is all in).

[mothmandan]

In the room where I dealt, all cash games had a limit of 3 raises per betting round (a raise, re-raise, and cap) after the initial bet, including both Limit and No-Limit games. If two players start a round of betting heads-up then the cap was removed until the end of the hand. Tournaments I dealt always allowed unlimited raises.

These limits are usually set by the house as are what games they apply to. If you are unsure always ask the dealer -"can I raise?".

Dan's 2 cents