Bluffing is seldom used in limit poker. The majority of hands are played directly. Making the right decisions consistently over a period of time is imperative, while no-limit relies on applying pressure at the correct time to take the large pots.



Playing limit poker with small blinds relative to the stack sizes for some period of time will accomplish very little except to ensure that nobody can go broke for a few hours. It will do nothing to increase the skill factor. Playing limit poker, especially low limit poker, is pretty much ABC poker with a touch of selective aggression for short handed play.

In limit poker you are shooting at a target. It is a dysfunctional marriage of a game theorist and a math expert. They live in a home that looks like any other home in the poker neighborhood and, on the outside, they seem like a happy couple. It is more of a science, but no-limit is an art.

No-limit is unlike limit poker in many ways, having a decent knowledge of the game is necessary before studying and playing the game. This does not mean limit poker is inferior however, it is that different strategies are used. Winning big pots is what the professionals look to do by going all in, possibly if their current hands are not be the greatest. Beginners are encouraged more to play limit poker as the potential losses are small when comparing them to no-limit.

Although No Limit and limit poker differ greatly there are a few key strengths that great players in both variations share. Aggression is still essential as is patience. Also, the blinds would go steadily up on a regular increment and the excess bets would be returned to the big-stack.