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Low Limit Introduction
Bank Roll
If you are fairly new to poker,
check out the Bonus section of the poker room
you decided to start playing in and deposit into
your poker account accordingly, so you will receive
some extra cash after a while. You may also check
out our Promos
section where we provide you
with more information about the current pokerroom
promos.
When you buy-in to a table you can literally take
any amount there. Depending on how much you can
"afford to lose"” we recommend
not taking more than 50x the Big Blind (BB) to
the table. For example, if you want to play at
a $1/$2 table ($1 is the Small Blind; $2 is the
Big Blind), you shouldn’t buy-in with more
than $100. This will be enough to have a few hours
of solid play whilst the inevitable fluctuation
of your cash balance won’t have much effect.
One piece of advice: if you have lost about half
of your buy-in -- leave the table! Take a 10-15min
break, join a new table and start afresh. You
bank roll will be grateful.
Furthermore, it’s good practice to keep
track of your winnings/losses, for example in
form of a poker diary or spread sheet. This will
help you keeping an eye on your spending and a
performance overview.
If you have collected more experience and want
to move up to higher limits we suggest buying
in with at least 100 – 200 times the big
bet, in order to avoid losing your entire bankroll
due to a bad run.
Table Selection
This is one of the most important
decisions you'll make before starting to play.
It's extremely important for less experienced
players to find a table where the competition
seems fairly easy. If you play consistently
at those tables you are bound to make money in
the long run; if you select tables that are too
tough, you put your bank roll in jeopardy, unnecessarily.
The best table to start with would be one that
is populated with people who just play for the
fun of it or where not much raising is going on.
What
should I look for when choosing a table?
- Majority of players are just limping into
pots
- Good position on a loose or aggressive
player
- Opponents who like to play bad hole cards
- Players calling raises after trying to limp
in with weak hands
- Opponents who check-raise with top pair
& weak kicker
- Players, outside of the blinds, who are
playing weak hands
- Extreme raises on top quality hands, so
I know when to fold
Starting Hands
It is important to understand
when you play Low Limit Holdem which hands are
good to play and which hands to fold. The starting
hands below, should only be a guide for low limit
holdem players who are just starting out but want
to avoid potential big losses. We recommend starting
at a limit of $0.5/1 – $1/2.
Hands to Raise with:
These are very good hands with which you can and
should raise pre-flop, in order to increase the
pot size:
AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, AK,
AQ
Hands
to call with:
With these hands you want to see the flop cheaply
and then decide. We recommend calling up to two
raises in front of you:
AJ, KQ, QJ, JT, T9 (same
suit), 99, 88, 77, Ax (same suit)
Please refer to the Texas
Holdem Basics section for an extended and
general overview of Starting Hands.
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