Questions tagged [no-limit]
A game played with a no-limit betting structure allows each player to raise the bet by any amount up to his entire remaining stake at any time (subject to the table stakes rules and any other rules about raising).
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What is the difference between limit and no limit starting hand rankings?
I'm reading David Sklansky's book on Hold'em Poker . It was written in a time when limit poker was much more common and so the advice was focused towards it.
In his section on hand rankings, ...
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What kind of results are people getting with short stack strategies in no limit holdem?
starting a small poker school and using ed miller's short stack strategy.
can anyone share their online experience with this or similar short stack strategies?
mine for the last few weeks are below.
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how to get nice reports easily from poker tracker 4?
my students and i are using pt4 at a couple of online casinos.
we would like to have reports that we can easily convert to html so we can all see how we are doing.
but the only way to get reports ...
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How to play bottom pair in middle position?
I was playing NLHE speed poker on microstakes.
I had 6♥ 6⋄ in MP and I made a standard 3BB bet. Then the button called.
The flop came J⋄7♠3♣. Made standard 50% pot ...
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How to play two pairs when flop is connected?
Recently I had following hand. I was playing 6 players money 1/2$ NLH game I had K♥J♠ in SLposition. The player just before me made standard 3BB bet I called. Every one else folded.
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Problem with a hand in Texas hold'em
We play as friends and keep arguing over a certain hand dealt. The scenario is on the last card dealt it becomes a straight on the table, say 23456, I understand if someone has a 7 then that would win ...
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What happens if the last two live players fold at the same time?
In a no-limit hold em cash game, only two players remain live in the hand. Who claims the pot if both of these players muck their cards simultaneously?
There are no verbal declarations - both players ...
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Should I have bet this river? - KK vs potential flush
Playing 2NL. Hero has only seen villain in one hand where he called some large bets with top pair mid kicker and got lucky on the river. Villain has 9$ and hero has $1.90.
Preflop
Hero is on button
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Get all-in on a steal by a deep stack with avg hand
I played a play money MTT on Pokerstars and was wondering about a stealing situation. I was already In The (play) Money but had a short stack, specifically 3.53 BB with an M of 2.
My opponent was a ...
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To steal the pot, how much should I bet if first to act post-flop?
Let's say we went to the flop. Damn, no hit. I'm first to act.
I decided to 'steal' the pot, by raising high enough that people fold but not too high so I don't lose too much if somebody got a ...
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Preflop game in 50/50 sit'n'go
I tried to explain a friend of mine, that there happened several mistakes or bad play in this preflop situation:
6 Players left
Blinds 100/200
UTG (355) with 9♥9⋄ moves allin
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1/2 NL Decision
1/2 NL
Hero has been sitting with Villain for a little while. His preflop numbers seem pretty tight. He's limped here or there and only seen him play a small handful of raised pots in a couple ...
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No-Limit Holdem Partial Raise Clarification
Referencing the following from this link http://www.rgpfaq.com/no-limit.html
Now let us consider when a player has gone all in with a partial raise. Other players may not reraise on a player's all ...
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How to make the most of a very good hand when you've been playing conservatively?
The other day I was playing a game where I was playing relatively conservatively, waiting for a good hand. Then I got a pair of aces, and as soon as I bet just a couple of chips, everybody ...
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What is the minimum raise after an all-in?
I am hosting a home game (NL Texas Hold'em sit N go), and would like to make sure we get all the rules right, but there is one situation that I'm having trouble with. What is the minimum raise after ...
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In Hold'em games, how do the blinds move if the dealer is stationary (house)?
What if the dealer is stationary, not changing its position at the end of a game?
In a normal game, as I know, the small blind is the first person from the left of the dealer and the big blind is the ...
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Unexpected aggression and a premium hand
I was recently in a ten-handed 1/2 NLHE cash game. The table had a decent mix of tight and loose players, but nobody completely crazy. Generally, pre-flop raise to 25 was enough to limit the field to ...
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How to identify low sets against top pair top kicker? (Online Poker)
When I get busted it is because I did not identify that my opponent held a set and I thought my top pair with top kicker is best.
I often run in situations where I held something like A♠K&...
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Hand discussion: QJc vs A8o on A84 T K
I think that I played this hand (link to replay) quite well and my opponent did a mistake because he didn't protect his two pairs.
If he would did a good raise or reraise on flop or turn, I would ...
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What is the min-raise and min-reraise in Holdem No Limit?
When I play with friends live poker we always ask ourself what are the min-raise and min-reraise rules in Holdem No Limit?
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Pocket Aces in 9-handed
This should be a happy thing when you get pocket aces, but lately I feel bad just looking at the hole cards A♢ A♥, for example.
According to what I read and everyone's advice I should bet strong with ...
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Heads Up NL Holdem: Best strategy against all in every hand
Assume you are playing a NL Holdem tournament heads up where the starting stack is 200 times the big blind. What is the best strategy against these all-in scenarios, and what is the expected win ...
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Player very low on chips, can't pay Ante+BB. What happens?
Let's say three players, NLHE. Ante/SB/BB = 100/1000/2000.
Player 1 (BB): 50 chips left
Player 2 (Button): 10,000 chips
Player 3 (SB) : 10,000 chips
100 chips Ante to be paid by everyone - but ...
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Trying to express NL betting rules formally, did I miss anything?
I'm writing a poker app and need to implement the betting logic for the no-limit games. The basic rules behind min-raise/reopen have been discussed here before and I'm trying to express them (semi-) ...
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Maximizing profit post-bubble
Had a few pleasant games in a particular tourney format: 9max NL normal speed/structure; NTT S-M field (~150); M-L buy-in (~$300); this runs often enough for me to have accumulated a sample of just ...
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Easy to memorize starting hand strategy
I am not too good at memorizing stuff. Is there any starting hand set of rules or chart that is easy to remember?
A little bit of context:
No Limit Hold'em
the number of players is not really a ...
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