The decisions you make on the flop are the most important. After that there are fewer details.
Taking into account and using everything you read and study will help you solve the problems youll face in limit hold em. However, there is no substitute for experience. Only by playing will you gain that experience, confidence, self-discipline and control to make you an expert player.
Try not to be too predictable. Dont play the same hands the same way all the time. By swaying from your normal style of play – occasionally – youll keep your opponents off balance.
The table can be broken up into the following sections:
- Player one = the Blind
- Players 2 to 4 = early position
- Players 5 to 7 = middle position
- Players 8 to 10 = late position
So what are good hands before the flop when youre in early position? – You want a hand thats strong enough to stand a raise (pair of aces, kings, queens etc…) if you have one of the three highest pairs Id recommend raising. Of course if your hand is poor you should fold. Dont be afraid to fold. Remember that patience is very important in limit hold em.
Raising with a strong pair does two very important things for you. It gets more money in the pot and more importantly, it thins out the field. Strong pairs decrease in strength according to the number of hands out there. Your best and really only form of protection is to raise.
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