Hopeless at Limit Holdem

Start with the articles from pokerstrategy. I think there are the best explanations for a beginner in Limit Holdem.

Small Stakes Holdem By Ed Miller, David Slansky and Mason Malmuth is a must.

Im reading it atm and its pretty helpfull

To answer your starting hands question:

yeh poker is a game of skill so keep on learning and educating yourself, you'll get better than the competition if you work at it long enough, hard enough

I used to play limit at pokerchamps with Tony G and Gus Hansen and i noticed one thing no one ever folds in limit we where capping the pot every time and u had 4 to 5 people in the hand. u have to pray when u play limit that's why i stick to nl

Thanks for the preflop chart. I will be giving that a look. What does LA stand for? I figure LP is limp. Thanks for your thoughts everyone. Anyone else wants to add something please do.

I really don't play much limit hold, but one of the things mentioned above I also noticed. Suited cards tend to make it to the river more. If you have 4 people in the pot and you flop 2 flush cards to go with your 2 flush cards, you're priced in. So many AA KK type hands get cracked and get pissed. Its the nature of the game.

Limp along. It means you can limp if there are other limpers.

I only play Limit Hold'em when I play HORSE and I suck at limit hold'em. I usually just wait for the game to change. I only play the blinds. I have tried and tried to better my game, but to no avail. Maybe one day.

thats what im playing rite now to build a bank roll and rise up in the ranks

This +1000. Aside from the fact that it will teach you how to play limit holdem well it has a great section in the front where Miller gives a great explanation of how EV works, and essentially what the nature of successful gambling is. Its a fine book.

One thing though. You seem to be wanting to learn limit just to be more well rounded. At the level most of us are at (including you I suspect) you would be better off specializing in one game/format that you enjoy and play well. Getting really good at say 6 max NLHE will be more profitable than being "average" at 4 different games. Don't sacrifice depth of understanding for variety of game play IMO.

Good luck.

Winning at Low Limit Holdem by Lee Jones. My bible. Just remember you can't bluff, everyone will call just one more bet. Tight, tight tight is the way to go

Neat chart, C9H but please tell me what RC RF LP and LA stand for. I have a chart I made up from the Lee Jones book, but it is not as nicely compact as yours.

If you have HEM check out the PLO starting hand chart in the Leak Buster app. It's part of the free trial, so you can always view it without purchase and I believe it's laid out really well.