Odds have their role in both limit and no-limit hold’em. You can also sit in with less big blinds than you would need to in no limit. You can lose your stack in one hand in no limit. Yet, it is worthy of note that no-limit players have the freedom to protect the hand while limit players do not. Although, this works both ways because these same tight betting rules allow players to turn over losing hands, which ensures they don’t have to lose all their stack. It is a common sight to watch players playing fixed-limit games complaining about how tight betting rules limit their ability to protect their hands. This is perhaps one of the most glaring differences between limit and no-limit hold’em. For example, it is totally fine to play hands like KQ or AQ in fixed-limit hold’em, but most players avoid overplaying these hands or even fold them regularly with deep stacks in no-limit hold’em. However, playing these starting hands in no-limit hold’em could be a recipe for disaster. In fixed-limit hold’em, several unsuited big cards are correctly and regularly played as starting hands without much fuss. Other key aspects of both versions of Texas Hold’em that differs and they are
Other Key Differences Between Limit & No-limit Hold’em
