I’ve always thought a true starting hand chart for no-limit was out of reach. Preflop play in no-limit cash games is very malleable; a wide array of different styles and strategies can work Building a No-Limit Hold’em Starting Hand Chart – Middle Position Standards|330|3.95|USD|| well, and your opponents’ stack sizes and styles matter [...]

I’ve been posting mostly about no-limit these days, so I figured I’d pop in with a limit hold’em archive review to toss a little chum to the limit crowd.

Test your loose game preflop skills with my Low-Limit Preflop Quiz, originally posted at 2+2.
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This is the first question taken from the new Message Board. I’m excited about all the action there so far. Keep the great questions coming!
From a theoretical standpoint, there’s not a whole lot different about playing 6-max limit hold’em Q&A #68: Adjusting From Full-Ring to 6-Max Limit Hold’em|234|3.95|USD|| versus full-ring. It’s mathematically almost [...]

“Those who can’t, teach.” As someone who used to play poker fulltime and now spends more time teaching it, I hear that a lot. Frankly, I think it’s bullshit. People ask me frequently why I spend more time writing about poker now than I do playing it. It’s because teaching …Login/Register for more.

eng4410 asks,
Thanks for doing the site and answering questions; your advice is extremely helpful, and if your forthcoming book contains similar in-depth advice - I can’t wait!! Here are two hands from some micro-limit NL 6-Max cash games on Full Tilt which Q&A #33: Semi-Bluffing with a Short Stack|115|3.95|USD|| I think might provide [...]

uDevil asks,
I like the change to the site. I just read your post on how to play against tight players. As on your “Adjusting Your Play” DVD, it’s great stuff!
Along similar lines, can you give us a few tips on how to adjust to loose-aggressive-tricky players?
Especially in heads-up situations, this Q&A #14: Dealing with Tough [...]

Jeremy asks,
I find myself in the following situation frequently, and am not sure about the proper way to handle it. I play mostly at Absolute, and most players at 3/6 are pretty solid. I only have about 100 hands on this guy, but he’s around 25/15/2.3.
Dealt to HERO Q&A #13: A Shorthanded Limit [...]

Last month I suggested people give 6-max limit hold ‘em a try. For the good player, it’s more profitable, and it will help you develop poker skills you may have been neglecting at the full tables. I should have included a caveat about higher variance, so I will do that Beating the Bettor in 6-Max [...]

I rarely have played online. When I played full-time, I liked to play live games, and in Las Vegas, I had no shortage. Recently, I’ve started to play online a bit, and I figured I’d throw out a couple of observations I’ve made.
As of December 2005, if you are already Observations on 6-max Limit Hold [...]

Many players struggle needlessly with shorthanded play. This column will dispel a myth about shorthanded play and then address a common mistake people make when the game goes short.
“In shorthanded games you pay the blinds more often, so you have to play more hands to compensate.”
“ Playing in a shorthanded Preflop Play in Shorthanded Games|25|3.95|USD|| [...]