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Originally Posted by PokahBlows
Limit holdem sucks. Tom tried to play lag in limit it doesn't work out to well for him. In limit you use good cards because you see so many rivers. Terrible game imo.
I don't like these absolute statements. Limit Hold 'Em does not "suck". You will find limit games that suck due to larcenous rakes. That's a different issue completely, and you need to reconsider venues if you run into this situation. Don't reward a lousy venue by giving it your business.
As for the contention that limit HE is a good place to develop hand reading skills without costing yourself too much, this is
good advice. That's how I started out: $1 -- 3; 0.50 blind, $1 -- 4; 0.50 blind, $1 & $1 3 -- 6 limit. I found some pretty rich small limit HE in North Las Vegas and won pretty good. You not only develop reading skills, but also get a feel for flop textures that you won't get from book learning. It definitely helps, and who knows? If the rake isn't too brutal, you just might be able to build up that roll for when you're ready to give no-limit a go.
As for myself, my venue has a very poor 3/6 limit Hold 'Em game since they rake it to the same extent as their no-limit games. I don't play it.
As for LAGG-ing it up at limit, you can do that too, but you'll need to tone it down a notch or two, as it's much harder to drive off players when you can bet a fixed amount. Sometimes, your opposition will keep on a'comin', and they will be right to do so given the pot odds, whether they know it or not.
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I agree 7card stud has helped my patience and the game is so slow you have to hand read well, their is nothing else to do in limit. The game is too slow.
7card stud>limit holdem.
If you can still find one, that is.