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When you first start playing poker, you will probably start out playing Low-Limit Poker. You don't have to be a poker pro to excel at these types of games. Essentially, you have to be able to outplay weak and less knowledgeable opponents. Winning higher limit games against better opponents involves a combination of strategy, skill and complexity of play.
Winning in Low-Limit Poker is relatively straightforward. In most cases, the other players will ignore you - what you have, how you bet, when you are in the hand. They will play their hands the same way each and every time. Your goal is take advantage of this fact by playing solid poker in order to take their money.
Play according to basic common sense with a long-term strategy - play tight, avoid unnecessary or complicated bluffs, bet aggressively with strong starting hands, and calculate pot odds to help you make drawing decisions. Slowplaying is an effective deception strategy with these types of players. Low-Limit Poker players are easily impressed when they hit a pair on the flop or the turn, and can be easily fooled into thinking that they have the best hand. Slow play poker will take you quite far, but bluffing is usually a waste of time. Your opponents will call almost anything to see if they have the best hand (or just to see what you have), and can get lucky on the turn or river.
Keeping it simple involves becoming adept at choosing starting hands, making the most of pot odds, and betting aggressively when you have winning or strong hands. It also means avoiding bluffs and other forms of deception (except for slowplaying). Trying to outthink your opponents by making complicated plays can end up hurting your chances at winning these types of games.
Make sure that you read the other articles on our website to get a better understanding of keeping it simple. Then you can check out some Limit Poker games at one of the online poker rooms found on the website. |
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