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No Feel for no limit

What about no-limit? In the hand that Ricky had commented on, Moss had bet the size of the pot: $400. Johnny didn't have the luxury of knowing that the most he could get raised was $400. In no-limit play poker games, you're faced with the ominous possibility that a man might move all-in at anytime.

If your game is limit, and you want to try no-limit, keep
these three things firmly in mind:

(1) You need stronger hands to bet.

(2) You need stronger hands to call or raise.

(3) Bluffing is a much more powerful weapon.

The last point is very important. I've known limit players who won consistently but almost never bluffed. If you're going to have success at no-limit, you must know how to bluff. You've got to learn to intimidate your opponents in such a way that the mere threat of a bluff keeps them in line.

Even skillful no-limit players frequently make mistakes when they try to adjust to limit games. Most never make the transition because they're used to judging an opponent on the basis of "does he have me beat or doesn't he?"

Players get in this habit because no-limit bets tend to be large in relation to the size of the pot. A bet exactly the size of the pot is fairly standard.

When a man wagers an amount equal to the pot, he's risking the same money he hopes to win. For that reason, many no-limit players tend to call final bets about half the time.

Texans have won a reputation as the best no-limit players.
It's hard to quarrel with when you consider how many world champions have sprouted from Texas soil. They'll tend to look you straight in the eyes, study you for a few seconds and call or pass on the basis of whether they think they're more likely to win or lose.

That's the problem. Put these same players in a limit game and they might continue to make their decisions in this manner. In limit, however, once you're committed to a hand you should call most of the time! The reason is: The pot is usually proportionately large when weighed against the size of the bet.

In limit games, you must bet more often and call or raise more liberally. Keep in mind that bluffing will be a much weaker strategic tool. Most no-limit players bluff too often in limit games.

Basically, I like the drama of no-limit competition. Limit is more mechanical; it affords less chance for the superior player with "heart" to bury a weaker competitor.

Whichever game you're playing, remember the differences I've pointed out. Very few players can make the transition from one style to the other, but you'll be on the right track.

What about Rochester Ricky?

I'll always remember his parting words. "If you guys are ever in Rochester, don't bother to look me up. You won't see me playing hold 'em against Texans as long as I live.

We never saw hilm again. Too bad. The showed a lot of spirit. He might have made it.

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