Limit Holdem 2/4 - Setup and Advice (1 Viewer)

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Since breaking 1,000x $1s with my SDPM set, I'm looking to get a LHE game going in the near future. I am curious for tips, advice, and some general rules for LHE, specifically:

- Recommended buyin for 1/2 LHE? $100 / 1 rack?
- Reloads with $20s?
- What is the accepted rule for max raises in LHE? Three? Four?
- Does the raise limit in LHE include the initial bet, or only actual raises on the initial bet?

Thanks in advance - and please feel free to add any pro tips you've figured out from your own home limit games.
 
3 raises max (unless heads up)
First 2 rounds are small bet ($1) last 2rounds are big bet ($2)
Let em buy in for as much as they want. It's limit

Edit. You can bet or raise only the exact amount. $1 on deal & flop. $2 on turn & river
$50 is plenty for an initial buy. I would encourage more (maybe $5,000):whistle: :whistling:
 
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A 2 chip / 4 chip structure is a WAY better structure for Limit. So with a $1 chip I would highly recommend $2/$4 Limit instead. And with the 25 x big bet standard for the buy in, that still keeps you to a $100 buy in (1 rack per person)!!!!!

Yes, use $1 as your base chip and a $20 as your value chip for rebuys. 20 base = 1 value!!!

We play 4 bet max, so the initial bet and 3 raises would cap a round (unless heads up).

Limit is awesome. Enjoy it. Great for introducing mixed games and kills too.
 
justsomedude said:
Since breaking 1,000x $1s with my SDPM set, I'm looking to get a LHE game going in the near future. I am curious for tips, advice, and some general rules for LHE, specifically:

- Recommended buyin for 1/2 LHE? $100 / 1 rack?
- Reloads with $20s?
- What is the accepted rule for max raises in LHE? Three? Four?
- Does the raise limit in LHE include the initial bet, or only actual raises on the initial bet?

Thanks in advance - and please feel free to add any pro tips you've figured out from your own home limit games.
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I always buy in for 100 big bets (I like a lot of chips), but 50x or even just 25x is sufficient. The max you can lose in any one hand is 8xsb + 8xbb, so $24 max at 1/2 limit (which represents the small and big bets, not blinds).. The only time that stack size comes into play is if you don't have enough chips to make/raise/call bets. Never start a hand with less than 12 big bets, or you risk running out of chips..

Reloads with $20 chips is fine. Nothing wrong with adding more $1 chips, either. I'd load the table up with all of the $1s you have before introducing larger chips.

Four bets max per betting round (including the big blind pre-flop). So one bet and three raises, unless the betting round started heads-up -- then no cap on number of raises.

Totally agree that 1/2 limit (which is 50c/$1 blinds, with $1 bets preflop/flop and $2 bets turn/river) plays better with 25c chips or 50c chips. Smallest limit game I'd run with $1 chips is 2/4, for the reasons already given.

Even 3/6 limit doesn't play as large as it sounds. Maximum exposure in any one hand is $72..... a sneeze in the wind compared to most 1/2 NL games.


edited for lack-of-sleep math errors :)
 
well at some point one of them has to figure their beat, just a question of how long until one taps. Entertaining
 
@BGinGA post just proves it's better to take the time and type out a well constructed post because in the end all the questions are answered.

Being first is fun and you look smart but then someone follows it up and you just look like a kid trying to act smart.
 
Also with the limited loss exposure limit is a good way to introduce new game to the NL HE crew. But don't ask me for anymore advice on that as I still haven't cracked my crew.
 
Forty4 said:
Also with the limited loss exposure limit is a good way to introduce new game to the NL HE crew. But don't ask me for anymore advice on that as I still haven't cracked my crew.
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:)

Totally agree with ^this^. My crew was not only just a no-limit hold'em crew, but tournament NLHE only.

Introduced new games with a limit format, starting with HORSE. Got them used to Omaha and Stud games that way, which led to Pineapple and Omaha tournaments, eventually giving way PLO, SOHE, and other variants.

This year, we're running the Circus Poker Tour league for the first time, which features Big-O, Dramaha, Shodugi, Scrotum, Super Hold'em, and SOHE -- all split-pot games played pot-limit. Re-buys are mandatory. :p

And once they are used to playing the games with limited exposure as a tournament event, it's much easier to ease them into the cash game versions. :sneaky:
 
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Lot of good answers already. I agree Limit games play best with a 2/4 chip structure

Structure used for our games:

Limit 50c/$1 - .25c workhorse chip / $5 big chip - Min buy-in (25BB) $25 (1 rack of .25c) / Max buy-in (whatever you want)

Limit $1/$2 - .50c workhorse chip / $10 big chip - Min buy-in (25BB) $50 (1 rack of .50c) / Max buy-in (whatever you want)

Limit $2/$4 - $1 workhorse chip / $20 big chip - Min buy-in (25BB) $100 (1 rack of $1) / Max buy-in (whatever you want)

etc...

Rebuys are minimum (25BB) = 5 x big chips

Everything is nice and clean.

3 raise limit per round unless heads-up.

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Of course you can play with 1/2 chip structure (don't like) or 4/8 chip structure (give everyone stacks of chips) depending on what chips you have on hand. $4/$8 Limit game at a lot of casinos plays with 4/8 structure ($1 workhorse) because they don't always have $2 chips.

#playmorelimit :cool:
 
I used to play the 4/8 game in Black Hawk, after the rake and bad beat drops, the pots were shit.....so a house game with no rake would be awesome and I could easily see 2/4, 3/6 or 4/8 being reasonable for your crowd (in other words: your No Limit games played around that, if not higher.....)
 
nitzilla said:
I used to play the 4/8 game in Black Hawk, after the rake and bad beat drops, the pots were shit.....so a house game with no rake would be awesome and I could easily see 2/4, 3/6 or 4/8 being reasonable for your crowd (in other words: your No Limit games played around that, if not higher.....)
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Yeah... my crew definitely pushes our .25/.50 game to feel like it's more like .50/1.00 NL or even 1/2 NL in some hands (depends if Subbu is playing or not, and opening with $12 preflop). :p

I think 2/4 Limit definitely needs to happen!
 
detroitdad said:
FLO.. my bad
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I'm in for sure!(y) :thumbsup: I cut my teeth in Hold 'em
on bar poker, and 2/4 Limit! I know most people can't stand it, but I still like it! I find it relaxing, because most times, you're never really put to many tough decisions. I played Limit a few times when I was in Vegas last month. I would love some more limit games going; FL Omaha, Stud, and maybe even some HORSE!

Just let me know when the game is!
 
Payback said:
Correct. If two players want to keep raising till they are all in they can do so.
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Might be worth clarifying that most rules require the betting round to start heads up for this rule to apply. In other words, if a hand starts with 4 players and 2 of them fold betting is still capped at 4 bets.

Also, there's an un-written rule that allows players to get it all in if it's clear that neither is going anywhere. I haven't seen it often but I have seen it a couple times.
 
links_slayer said:
Might be worth clarifying that most rules require the betting round to start heads up for this rule to apply. In other words, if a hand starts with 4 players and 2 of them fold betting is still capped at 4 bets.
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I wasn't aware of that. Granted I hosted all of ONE limit game. I thought as soon as it was heads up it became uncapped.

Thanks,

B
 

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