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Fixed limit Texas Holdem is a completely different game then no limit Texas Holdem and you need to adapt an entirely new strategy in order to do well. There are numerous factors that should change in your strategy if you’re making the move from no limit to fixed limit Holdem and we’re going to look at them so you can make the proper adjustments.

* In fixed limit Holdem you can open up the amount of hands you play because the pot can only be raised a small amount. When you play no limit any opponent can raise the pot to any amount which limits the hands you can call with preflop, but in limit you don’t need to worry about this. You should always play your suited connectors, low pocket pairs and other marginal hands which you might have folded when playing internet poker no limit Holdem.

* Since the action is a lot slower in fixed limit poker it’s a lot cheaper to chase draws like straights and flushes. Of course if you chase the draw for free and hit it on the river you might not get paid off any money which is a negative of playing fixed limit. A strategy that some players will use in fixed limit is to build the pot when they have an open ended straight draw or high flush draw after the flop. If they don’t hit the draw they might be able to steal the pot on the river and if they do hit there draw then the pot is already built up to a nice size from bets made on the flop and turn.

* If you make your hand on the flop or turn and you can be beat by draws on the board you need to make sure you raise the pot to the maximum allowed. If someone else bets the pot you need to raise the pot and continue raising the pot until you’re not allowed. A lot of players chase draws down to the river when playing fixed limit Holdem, but if you keep raising the pot on the flop and turn you might find that they fold there hand if it’s getting to expensive to chase the draw.

* You shouldn’t really try and bluff any pots on www.PartyPoker.com in fixed limit because the chances are you’ll be called and you’ll also get a bad table image. You don’t want to be known to bluff because you’ll have every opponent calling your bets when you make them. Bluffing also doesn’t work nearly as well in fixed limit games because it’s inexpensive to call the bet. The only reason it works in no limit games so well is because you can bet your entire stack and the only way someone is going to call you is if they have a monster hand.

Fixed limit poker is great for new players to the game because you’re able to learn more about the game while keeping the pots small and decisions simple. As you become a better player I would suggest trying to play no limit because it’s much simpler to make money. All you need is one good hand on a no limit table whereas you’d need quite a few in fixed limit to make any decent money.

I saw a few hands, about an hour’s worth, of professional poker on TV recently. It wasn’t the World Series. It could’ve been FullTiltPoker.com, but anyway, a few of the big names were there. Matusow, Farha, Hellmuth and Ivey are four I can remember off the top of my head. For this one hand, though, Hellmuth and Farha are the only ones that matter.

Before I detail the hand, I’ll say that I never set blanket rules for myself before going into a game. I’ll never say, I’m definitely going to call if this or this happens…or “I’m going to raise this one player every time because I know he likes to buy pots early.”

Doesn’t make sense. Why tie yourself down, put yourself in a corner? There are so many swings, so many factors that can alter how you should be playing a hand, the fact that anyone makes up their mind about these things before even playing a single hand is baffling.

It’s even more baffling when a superstar does it. At least to me it is. And so we get to the hand.

Hellmuth, of Ultimate Bet has Jack, 10 off suit. Farha has Queen, Six of diamonds. Hellmuth bets, which gets Ivey to fold on nothing and Matusow to fold on a pair of two’s (a good move – man do I hate those small pair. You hate to play them but feel like you just have to sometimes, especially before the flop…on the other hand, it’s a great way to draw somebody into a game they shouldn’t be playing in). Farha calls. Neither has a great pre-flop hand at this point.

The flop is Queen, Jack, 8, with one diamond. Hellmuth bets again with $1,100. Farha calls. They jab back and forth. There’s usually more talking in these high-profile money games.

The turn is a King of diamonds, and Hellmuth checks. An awkward and transparent move for one of the game’s best. Farha starts to pick up on the fact that he has the best hand, but doesn’t bite on Hellmuth’s check.

The river is no help to either, and Hellmuth lays out a wimpy $800. Farha raises $2,000 back, all the while telling Hellmuth he’s playing weak. Hellmuth calls, though, to which Matusow says “that’s a bad call.”

And it was. And Hellmuth, of course, lost. Then Hellmuth, trying to justify his play, starts talking about how he said he was going to call every bet Farha made at the table. You think for a minute he’s joking, but he’s actually serious. Tough to criticize a poker star for anything, but on this one I gotta shrug my shoulders.

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Tournament Blunders Made By Beginner Poker Players

Tournament poker is a popular method of playing poker both online and live and f you play poker for any considerable amount of time then I’m sure you’ll find yourself entered in a large tournament. Your first tournament might not be the World Series of Poker tournament, but there are plenty of other large tournaments that are held online and in casinos. Wherever you’re playing the tournament one thing is certain and that’s that you can’t perform any rookie mistakes while playing.

I’ve seen both beginner players and veteran poker players make rookie mistakes in large tournaments because they lose there focus. Tournaments are long and grueling and when you’re not used to playing poker for that long they can seem even more intense. You need to make sure you keep your composure as well as your focus at all times on a poker table because one mistake could potentially end your tournament. There are a few different mistakes that are commonly made in poker tournaments and we’re going to look at them so that you don’t make the same mistakes and end your tournament.

The first mistake I see players make is that they often don’t bet enough on PokerStar.net when they have a marginal hand. A lot of times someone will have high pair and bet to small of an amount and it allows any draws to remain in the pot and potentially beat you. You don’t want to allow people in with draws, especially in tournaments as players are more prone to try and catch a draw in tournament play. On the other hand I also see players make the mistake of risking too much of there chip stack on drawing hands. When you have a drawing hand its fine to try and catch it for cheap, but once you’re faced with a big bet the drawing hands should be folded.

Regardless of what you have heard from pokerstar.com broadcasters pushing your chips all-in pre-flop isn’t a smart move at all. It might seem like you scare everyone when they all fold and you steal the blinds, but when someone does has a monster and calls your all-in it could end your tournament. There is no reason to bet all-in pre-flop unless you’re short stacked or making a re-raise after someone has already raised the pot up. You also shouldn’t make the all-in call against opponents when you have a marginal hand. I know the excitement of winning an all-in hand is awesome, but the feeling of losing one is horrible.

Last but not least I see a lot of players gamble to much in tournaments when they should be analyzing the hand more and putting some thought into what they are doing. The worst thing to do in poker is gamble, you should always have some sort of premium hand before considering making an all-in call. You shouldn’t risk your tournament life on a draw or marginal hand ever unless you’re extremely short stacked and need to double up immediately.