The Difference Between Limit and No Limit Texas Holdem Poker

Without a doubt, Texas Holdem is unquestionably the most popular poker game in the world today. For the most part, there are two variations of Texas Holdem: Limit Texas Holdem and No Limit Texas Holdem. A majority of online poker card rooms play Limit Holdem, as the No Limit game has more risk (and higher stakes) associated with it. Some of the larger players (and larger risk takers) gravitate toward the No Limit rooms. Although basically the same game, it is important to distinguish the differences between the Limit and No Limit versions of this game.

In Limit Texas Holdem, the betting mechanism is quite structured, since bets are made at required levels, and there is nothing a player can do to alter that. In a "2-4" Limit game, for example, you have to bet in $ 2 increments for the first two betting rounds and then bet in $ 4 increments for the remaining two betting rounds. The four rounds of betting are: 1) After the pocket cards are deal; 2) after the three-card community flop is displayed on the board; 3) after the "turn" (or fourth) card is revealed; and 4) after the "river" card (or fifth) card is deal face-up. Players are usually allowed to make a single bet of the prescribed level, and up to three subsequent offerings. Most of the online poker rooms today, offer many different type of Limit rooms, the smallest being the ".01-.02" rooms. Some Limit rooms, however, have fairly large betting requirements like "50-100".

In No Limit Texas Holdem, each player starts at a certain minimum amount, but after this initial ante, they are allowed to bet anything over that, during any part of the game. They are effectively allowed to bet any amount up to the amount that they have in remaining chips. Whenever a player bets everything they have, this constituents what is known as being "all in". A player simply announces that he or she is going all in, when it is their turn, and they are considered to have made a bet representing their remaining chips, regardless of whether or not they physically push their entitlement chip allotment into the pot or not . Many of you may already be familiar with the No Limit version of Holdem, if you have watched the World Series of Poker on television. The World Series of Poker is the pinnacle of professional poker tournaments, and are strongly responsible for cultivating and promoting the No Limit version of Holdem.

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Source by Douglas Hayman