Texas Hold'em

bruce · Post by **bruce** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:38 pm

I won fifteen bucks off my friends tonight in no-limit Hold'em.

Which doesn't sound real impressive, but it *was* sixty times the small bet.

Bruce

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 1:43 pm

There cannot be a "small bet" in no-limit Hold 'Em. Unless you just meant "the lowest denomination of money which the players were allowed to bet".

"Small bet" generally refers to the fixed bet amount in the first two rounds of a limit Hold 'Em game.

bruce · Post by **bruce** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:18 am

pinback wrote:There cannot be a "small bet" in no-limit Hold 'Em. Unless you just meant "the lowest denomination of money which the players were allowed to bet".

"Small bet" generally refers to the fixed bet amount in the first two rounds of a limit Hold 'Em game.

That's what I meant.

Minimum bet in the first two rounds was a quarter. Minimum bet in the last two rounds was fifty cents. All bets during a given round were in increments of the minimum bet in that round, which I don't know whether it's right or not, but seemed to make sense, not that it seemed to come into play much.

I wonder, though: the whole secret of winning seems to be no more than just playing tighter than the other people at the table. Sure, it's helpful knowing that if Jason is betting, he actually has the cards, because he doesn't bluff, while JB occasionally bluffs convincingly, but it sure looks like the long-term advantage is to be gained by playing patiently and tight.

Did I miss something along the way?

Bruce

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:57 pm

Up to a certain skill level (which skill level is normally far, far above what *anyone* at a home game is at), playing tight will win you money at any poker game in the world.