No-limit play needs special strategies

No-limit play needs special strategies
PokerGazette 02/15/06 21:51
Most Texas Hold 'Em played in casinos is "limit" poker. That is, there is a limit as to how much money can be wagered. Small stakes limit games are typically $3-$6 and $4-$8. There are also high stakes limit games. For example, in Las Vegas, I've seen limits of $750-$1,500, and more. What defines limit Hold 'Em is that the maximum bet is prescribed.There is also "no-limit" Hold 'Em, meaning that there is no limit to the amount you can bet. If you want, you can bet all of the chips in front of yo

No-limit play needs special strategies
Poker - Topix 02/15/06 21:51
Most Texas Hold 'Em played in casinos is "limit" poker. That is, there is a limit as to how much money can be wagered.

Internet gambling is the latest campus craze
PokerGazette 02/15/06 21:51
PHILADELPHIA - Ari Paul's dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania has the trappings of the contemporary collegiate male: acoustic guitar, Hooters calendar, supersize bag of tortilla chips on the floor, and dual flat-screen computer monitors at which he's playing three simultaneous hands of online poker.The game is Omaha high, close to Texas hold `em. Cards flick across the screens at a speed no casino dealer could match.The stakes are low by Paul's old standards, a total buy-in of just $500